Say No to Sarah - Caution, Very Graphic Video

Sad and sick and all other things aside, this is not a person I want close to the White House.

She makes me sick.  Honestly, as soon as I heard her bragging about her husband winning the snowmobile competition, I didn't like her.  As a long-time cross-country skiier in AK, I HATE snowmobiles.  Get off yer fat behinds and ski, snowshoe, or hike ya' baaastards!     Her stand on wildlife and global warming as an Alaskan shows just how out of touch she is, just like her running mate.  I was there at New Year's after 20+ years away.  Trust me, global warming is very real.  Glaciers I walked on in elementary school during field trips are GONE.  I could only show my daughter, this is where they USED TO BE. 

 She makes me sick also, I can't stand this b&$@h!!. I'm already sick of seeing her ugly face posted all over the tv! 

Same here!!  Her placement on the ticket has sealed the deal for me.  It least it makes it easy now to have my mind already made up.

 Tone down the language. 

As a non American I am curious as to when the real debate on the real issues kicks in? There is certainly a lot more interest in the personal lives of politicians in the US, than in Canada. It seems we will be voting in October and I can't even tell you the name of the Prime Minister's wife, but I can certainly tell you what each parties platform on the environment, the war and economic is. Sometimes I wish our politics were more 'sexy'. LOL!

Political Cartoon in Montreal paper today. Thought it was good!   zette * Posted 09/03/2008

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Thanks for cementing my already made up mind about this running mate.  I didn't like what she stood for before I heard her speak, and listening to her speak, my skin crawled.  Huge negative vibe.  She's the religious right's poster child and I'm VERY scared.

Having never visitied Alaska, I don't feel like I am one to judge their hunting practices.  I do believe that population control is needed from time to time, so I do not have issue with hunters decreasing the wolf, & bear numbers.  I believe that, if, some areas of Alaska are too remote to get to via truck, snowmobile, ect..., then aerial hunting should be considered a viable option.

Of course, I have never been to Alaska, so I defer to their state officials to make a more informed decision that what I would be able to make...

Those wolves look like my Siberians. : (

I think we need a sincere environmentally educated protector in office,  Someone humane and dedicated to protection of the ecosystems we are destroying by the minute.  

Killing the natural animals and vegetation in their habitats will and has  deletarious effects on humans just most humans are too dumb and greedy to feel and see it quick enough.

They are killing wolves for killing their natural prey Amanda...prey that is not listed on the Endangered or Threatened Species list...prey that is not the sole means of sustenence for Alaskan people. They are shooting them...with her blessing...because that way there are more of the natural prey for humans to shoot.

That is inexcusable and I really don't care where you live.

BEVOLASVEGAS

Having never visitied Alaska, I don't feel like I am one to judge their hunting practices.  I do believe that population control is needed from time to time, so I do not have issue with hunters decreasing the wolf, & bear numbers.  I believe that, if, some areas of Alaska are too remote to get to via truck, snowmobile, ect..., then aerial hunting should be considered a viable option.

Of course, I have never been to Alaska, so I defer to their state officials to make a more informed decision that what I would be able to make...

If the areas are too remote for humans to get to, than why do the wolves need to be killed there??? And I don't need to ever have visited Alaska to disapprove of cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.

BEVOLASVEGAS

Having never visitied Alaska, I don't feel like I am one to judge their hunting practices.  I do believe that population control is needed from time to time, so I do not have issue with hunters decreasing the wolf, & bear numbers.  I believe that, if, some areas of Alaska are too remote to get to via truck, snowmobile, ect..., then aerial hunting should be considered a viable option.

Of course, I have never been to Alaska, so I defer to their state officials to make a more informed decision that what I would be able to make...

Well I have so perhaps that entitles me to pontificate on this point.  I lived there for 7 years and recently went back and viewed the devastation first hand.  Here's the problem with aerial hunting.  If you can't reach it, why shoot it???  Hmm???  Seems that the hunters are quite capable of reaching their kill to retrieve it for stuffing and mounting but not eating.  Chasing down an animal in an airplane or helicopter until its heart explodes?  I think it would probably rather starve.  I know I would.  If you can fly there and land there, then get out of the plane and hunt in a humane way.  

And if it were just a state decision, I might be inclined to agree with you and leave it to them to decide.  However, this woman is now running for a National office and will be involved in decisions that affect me and mine.  Someone who feels so little for animals and their humane treatment is not someone I can vote for. 

 "2003 -- Year that the Alaska Legislature and Governor Murkowski re-legalized aerial wolf hunting by private individuals" (pssst... before palin took office)

http://www.wolfsongnews.org/news/Alaska_current_events_1417.htm

there are 60 members of the alaska legislature. any of which could pose a new ban on aerial hunting. have they? the governor only holds authority to sign or veto a bill once passed through the legislature, and if vetoed, that can be overturned by the legislature. 

if the people of alaska are unhappy about current hunting policies, they seriously need to contact their senator and/or representative to get some action. 

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http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Alaska_Wolf_and_Bear_Protection_Act_(2008)