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(Page 1 of 12) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments1. Washington, DC - Alaska Governor and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is a strong promoter of the aerial hunting of wolves and bears, a practice that has been condemned by conservationists, scientists and many hunters alike. It involves shooting wolves and bears from the air or chasing them to exhaustion and then landing and shooting them point blank. The animals, shot with a shotgun, usually die a painful death. The hunters involved in the program keep and sell the animals' pelts.
"Sarah Palin's anti-conservation position is so extreme that she condones shooting wolves and bears from airplanes or using airplanes to chase them to exhaustion and then shoot them point blank. Most Americans find this practice barbaric, but it's routine in Alaska under Palin's leadership," said Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund president Rodger Schlickeisen.
Sarah Palin has supported aerial hunting since taking office despite the fact that the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council, the American Society of Mammalogists, and more than 120 other scientists have called for a halt to the program, citing its lack of scientific justification and despite opposition from many hunters who see it as violating the sportsmen's ethic of fair chase. Palin in 2007 even proposed offering a bounty of $150 per wolf, as long as the hunter provided the wolf's foreleg as proof of the kill. And just earlier this year, she introduced legislation to expand the program and derail a scheduled August 2008 citizens' vote on the issue. The bounty was determined to violate the state's constitution and her legislation failed.
"Sarah Palin's positions against America's wildlife could put her to the right of even the Bush administration," said Schlickeisen. "She is a promoter of one of our nation's most ugly and cruel wildlife hunting programs and Americans deserve to know her views on such matters before they vote."
Posted at 9:25AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Aja
2. AJ,
blah,blah,blah,blah......
You and your other fairy friends belong in a Disney movie singing with the pretty birdies.
OBAMA'S GOIN DOWN!
Posted at 9:35AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Obamasasocialist.
3. Palin is a viscous moron who spews negativity to cover for her lack of knowledge and experience.
Posted at 9:37AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Lolita
4. Whaaa, Whaaa, Whaaa, Go hug a wolf Aja. We'll see how much it appreciates your effection. Just hope it ain't hungary. Bleeding heart liberals. Gee....
Posted at 9:41AM on Sep 5th 2008 by charlets
5. Hard to believe the Democratic Party could lose to the Republicans after 8 years of George Busch & Company, but it looks like that is exactly what is going to happen.
Posted at 9:42AM on Sep 5th 2008 by FlBiker
6. May I digress? Thank you! That Palin is a hot milf! But VP? NFW! Thank you for your time.
Posted at 9:55AM on Sep 5th 2008 by hopper65
7. I'd have a beer with Palin. She'd have 20 of them then I'd take her home.
Posted at 9:45AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Terd Ferguson
8. Congratulations to Obama and Biden
Posted at 9:47AM on Sep 5th 2008 by SWING VOTER
9. It's really disappointing at the utter lack of humanity from some of you. Someone with a heart would be shocked to know of the horrors that are the causes Palin supports. It's just really really sad. I used to get mad about it, but then I'd be no better than the awful people posting. For those of you with compassion, I think you should look at the horrible things Palin supports.
Posted at 9:53AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Aja
10. The Form is Quality crowd at the democratic party have just had their asses kicked and their willing cohorts in the Media are now going to feign "journalism" as they smear both MCCain and Palin...Aja above is typical of a twit in remission from reality....Worrying about the life style of bunnies is not going to heat our homes this winter...Americans can spot a phony Obama is history...his five minutes are over....
Posted at 11:36AM on Sep 6th 2008 by wolfy1946
11. As a citizen of this great country I will not let our land be destroyed. I will not pollute and disrupt the core of our earth. I will not vote for some underhanded hoochie or a dinosaur. I will not support war. I shall support a woman's right to choose. I will support a proponent for change and the insinuation that Barrack Obama is incapable of making an executive decision in the best interest of his country is absurd and I WILL NOT HEAR OF IT! McCain and Palin are over.
Posted at 9:56AM on Sep 5th 2008 by SWING VOTER
12. It's really sad how people seemed to be suckered by Palin. She has no repeat no qualifications to be in this race. And guess what she doesn't write her own speeches. She is a slap in the face to the American public.
Posted at 10:56AM on Sep 5th 2008 by nyc
13. Ah, Resorting to name calling now. Thank you for proving my point about the type of people who don't care or have any compassion for anyone besides themselves.
Posted at 9:57AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Aja
14. Well... didn't all those Republicans and Independents all swear that they voted for Bush because he was the guy who they wanted to have over for their next BBQ? You know.... the next door neighbor-in-chief?
So... how's your job?
How's your bills?
How are your children's futures?
And how much money have you spent on a lying war in Iraq?
And aren't you a nation of WHINERS to a party that sees the economy as just fine -- and has a nominee who don't know jack about it and a V-P nominee who had to be replaced by a professional administrator during her much vaunted years of taking your tax dollars for her town in Alaska, that 50th State of Entitlement?
Lynn Spears for VP?
Posted at 10:01AM on Sep 5th 2008 by jf
15. Well said SWING VOTER!!!!
Posted at 10:00AM on Sep 5th 2008 by Aja
