On September 13, 2008 a group of Alaskan woman gathered in Anchorage to protest the Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who is currently the Governor of Alaska and the former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Reasons for Protest
- Support for Creationism in Public SchoolsAnchorage Daily News: Anti-Palin activists stage their own rally (September 14, 2008)
- She leans to the Right of George W. Bush and John McCain
- She lied about the Bridge to Nowhere
- Because Palin thinks she's a Feminist
- Her Pro-Life ViewsUSA Today: Anti-Palin rally draws hundreds in Alaska (September 14, 2008)
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Protest Began after Sarah Palin spoke at the Anchorage Convention Center
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The protest took place outside the Loussac Library in Anchorage
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Many called it the largest political protest in Alaska in history
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The protest was initiated by the small, local group “Alaska Women Reject Palin.”
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Eddie Burke referred to the protesters as "socialist, baby killing maggots"Rumproast: Burke's comments
