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Sarah Palin's Dirty Little Secret: Her Wolf Slaughter Program email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover1 year ago

Right off the bat let me just say this...for the most part I've been staying away from political discussions as I just plain don't want to get into an argument especially with my friends. I'll say however, upfront, I'm not thrilled with either candidate who is running from President. When McCain however decided to add Sarah Palin to the ticket as his Vice President candidate, I couldn't help see this as a downright ploy to sway women voters who may have been backing up Clinton.

Well folks, that just won't wash or work with me...there's something about Palin that creeps me out..LOL. I just don't LIKE the woman and I'm certainly not going to rush to vote for McCain just because he has a woman VP. Now some folks have rattled out about her "wonderful" qualities,...but many may not know of her wolf slaughter campaign in her home state of Alaska.

For a long time, The Defenders of Wildlife and other animal/environmental organizations did a tireless campaign to stop the aerial wolf slaughter that was initiated by none other than Sarah Palin herself...sadly they lost

On The Defenders Of Wildlife website it states:

In June, after gunning down 14 adult wolves from a helicopter, officials from Governor Palin’s Department of Fish and Game rounded up 14 orphaned wolf pups and methodically shot each one in the head in clear violation of a state law.

State law prohibits the targeting of pups -- a practice known as denning. Maybe that’s why Palin’s officials tried to cover it up, making no mention of the brutal pup executions in the state’s June 30th press release on the killings. To date, none of the officials involved in the incident has been held accountable.

Governor Palin could be just a heartbeat from the presidency. Do we want a vice president who champions savagery towards animals?


You can read more about it here

http://www.defendersactionfund.org/

{Warning: This is NOT a referral link NOR a petition, but information about Palin's wolf slaughter program}

On the website there are videos about all this as well...and if you wish to voice you opinion you can with other links...I'm not holding a gun to anyone's head about signing any petition...if a person chooses to do so it is up to them...

The MAIN issue here however, is this "kept" secret that many don't know about concerning Palin's program to kill off and slaughter wolves---Do we want a VP that sanctions such brutal slaughter of animals..any animals? What is to prevent her if she is elected as VP to initiate other programs of the slaughter of other animals in our country?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

I read about that and I think that is just horrible.
I am not against hunting for food.
I was raised that way.
But to allow the killing of wolves from planes an than after killing the parents rounding up the orphans just to help the revenue of Alaska so there are more moose to hunt is just horrible.
I read about it on yahoo a few weeks back.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Zelmarq (4004)   ranked 467 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

OH, i pity thos wolves. Its really a bad thing to do and they really spent money just to kill those pups.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Yes, I started hearing about all this weeks ago myself, but I had gotten a new email from Defenders just today, and couldn't keep silent about it any longer


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I usually don't get into political discussions.
Now look at what you made me do. lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

OK so it is not under politics but it still sorta is


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Aww...I usually don't get involved with political discussions either let alone start one.... whistle


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I guess I can forgive you this timelol


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

There are plenty moose to hunt. The real truth is that wolves are the most successful predators on the planet, getting 7 out of 10 kills. And that just pi$$es off the hunters.
Aerial hunting is cheating as far as I'm concerned. If these so-called hunters had to go on foot and track them they'd never be able to compete. They are a pathetic excuse for hunters.


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I agree.
I live in a hunting state and there are plenty of people that "road hunt" which is cheating and illegal. They just drive around and when they see a pheasant, or whatever they are hunting, they stop and shoot.
I find that pathetic as well.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

It's as pathetic as the "canned" hunts..ever hear about these "lovelies"? What it is, is that "retired" wild animals, like lions, tigers, etc from circuses or zoos that are no longer wanted and are sold over to "hunting" grounds....giving the opportunity for big mighty hunters the chance to kill them (hope you read the sarcasm there)..so these jerks can say they killed a "wild" animal like a tiger...they are far from wild after having spent most of their lives in a tame type of environment and wouldn't have a clue how to survive in the wild


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Not too far from here is a paid hunting place.
They have ducks that they feed and than they have the hunters come out and when it is feeding time you know what happens.
It is illegal to put out salt licks for deer but yet this isn't.


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

This all makes me sick and very pi$$ed off. I can understand when people HAD to hunt to eat, but that's not the case anymore. We have farms for the animals we eat and they aren't treated very well either.
Hunters may eat what they kill but they don't have to do so. They still go to the supermarket for food, so why hunt at all.


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ruthep (5928)   ranked 131 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Trophy hunters I don't understand but hunting for food I do.
A few years ago we were doing very badly financially and deer meat was what we lived off of.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

And don't get me started about killing animals just for their fur either...saw a big a do with PETA trying to get Armani to stop using fur in his clothing and the fur comes from rabbits..don't ask the videos I saw about that. And when was the last time you went to a store and saw mink meat...what do they DO with the animal bodies they kill just for fur?


myLot reputation of 65/100. anniepa (9234)   ranked 301 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

OMG, Pye, all of these posts about killing innocent animals for no good reason brings me close to tears. Thank you for bringing this to people's attention because I have a feeling if more were aware of where Palin's "heart" really is they may not see her as such an average mom, just like the rest of us. She's as far from being like ME - or my mother, daughter, mother-in-law, my daughter's mother-in-law, and on and on - as she could get and still have female parts!
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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. lilaclady (19671)   ranked 124 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

I heard her being discussed on the show that Whoopie Goldberg has and Obama as well and I think they are both scary, Obama with his sus contacts of his past and her with her mega religious beliefs, I think she is the typw of person who try and inflict her beliefs on the world, I really do think it is time that in elections the people get to vote on the policies as well as the candidates...I just hope you guys make the right choice because the world is in enough trouble now and I guess we tend to look at England as the mother country and the US as the father country so I hope you vote wisely...


myLot reputation of 93/100. sedel1027 (12399)   ranked 138 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I hope people wise up and start looking at the other candidates that are on the docket. George Washington was right, bi-partisan politics were the worse thing to happen to the US.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

To be honest I'm not thrilled with either candidate for president....but I can't help thinking the McCain/Palin choice is probably the worse one..Yes, I see Palin as the type to inflict her viewpoints on us as well....viewpoints I'm against.


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

You are so right, Lilaclady! Both are horrible choices. It's unfortunate that it pretty much comes down to Democrat or Republican, as if there aren't any other choices. There are other choices but the truth is, they'll never get enough support or votes to sit in the Hot Seat. And it's sad, because we lose out.
Politics is big business just as much as big corportations and the politicians in power like it just the way it is. We don't stand a chance against them.

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. sedel1027 (12399)   ranked 138 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

This so reminds me of a conversation I just had. The MSgt in charge of all the recruiter here was asking who/if were voting for (I am sure he wanted to hear McCain since most military folks are republicans).

We said that we are both registered, I vote independent and so does my husband (which he didn't seem to like)

I said I wasn't sure but 99% of the time I don't vote mainstream, that my vote would probably go to Nader again (which just about made him fall off of his chair).

My husband commented that he did like McCain but he chose a poor VP choice, so he lost the vote. My husband gave his explanation of why he did like Palin, which included the wolves as well as that she and McCain do not see eye to eye on many issues.

The MSgt proceeded to say that she wasn't well known, she is a woman (ie compete with Hillary), etc. I told him well anyone who is into the environment or has a clue knows her from killing the wolves from helicopters. Then he tried saying that well, people don't pay attention to that and odds are that most of the population doesn't know who she is. I cam back with that same group of people probably can't tell you who is president right now and they don't deserve a vote anyway because they aren't well informed. He shut up LOL

I don't think she is wonderful. I think she lies frequently then tries to cover it all up. She is too wishy washy. Ever wonder why they find so much dirt on her, but none really on Biden? I don't think she is a good politician, I am not even sure she is a good parent. I wouldn't want to be friends with her. I agree with the creepiness.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I haven't heard much "dirt" on Biden either which is a good indicator that Palin who has had a truckload of info surface about her is the lesser person to ever consider voting for. I never even heard of her prior to McCain naming her as VP candidate..if he WAS to choose a woman to sway those who backed Clinton, I'm sure there were better women involved to choose from


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Pye, I was thinking the same thing! Why couldn't he have picked someone else, man or woman! Anyone BUT her!


myLot reputation of 93/100. sedel1027 (12399)   ranked 138 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I have been an environmentalist for years before it was "cool". I had teachers that taught about how we should be recycling and be environmentally aware before it was a mainstream thought. I remember my parents thinking I was "crazy": not eating hot dogs and very little meat, worried about them recycling, not wanting to eat anything that involved styrofoam.

Odds are if someone has done something horrible - I know who they are and they piss me off LOL For me, her being VP is no better than putting in a dog fighter like Michale Vicks.

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. OreoCookie3 (18583)   ranked 69 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

Pye, you know I love you... but I have a different take on this... I do believe this is the Left trying to take something and blowing it way out of proportion. I went to snopes and found a lot of the stuff that people say about her to be false. I couldn't find anything about it in snopes.. so I went elsewhere. So I went to this link and this is what I thought all along.. too many wolves upset the balance of nature. I don't believe everything I read on the Internet. People on the Internet would have us believe that she thinks the earth is just 6000 years old. There is a lot said about her that isn't true.

Note: this is not a referral link.. it is a link that explains the issue.

http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/06/palin-rumors/



"Yes, she did want authority to have wolves culled from the air, because they were taking too many moose and caribou. Which people hunt for food in the back country in Alaska. No, she isn’t shooting them herself. I mean, not that she couldn’t, but I’m sure she doesn’t have time. (Thanks to bluemerlin in the comments.)

Look, this is one of those that I’m tempted to categorize under “cripes, what city folks will believe.” You don’t sport hunt from the air; this isn’t some fascination with “blood sports.” This is wildlife management; the authority wasn’t general, it was for only a limited number of wolves, and it was to be done by people with state-issued permits. Here’s how this happens in the wild in a predator-prey model: the predators build up to the point that they cut the population of the prey animals dramatically. They then starve. The prey animals then build up again. Repeat. Only, in this case, the predators who would starve include Alaska’s native (and Native) human population. "

It's not much different that hunters going deer hunting for food or sport.. they will die of starvation in the winter if a certain number are not killed. But as far as Palin.. only a certain number were ordered to be killed.

I don't believe all this stuff that is slanted in one way about her.. because most of it is coming out to be contrived or completely false.

I won't be coming back to argue about this Pye.. you have your thoughts and I have mine. She isn't a sinister person out to torture animals.. she is though trying to balance nature so that the people of the state will not starve from the wolves taking everything. People eat Moose up there like we eat deer. Those who don't have the money to shop hunt for food.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Oreo I'm not going to argue with you either...the issue about wolf hunting has actually been around for many years in Alaska even before Palin came into the picture....

Do you know WHY the moose and caribou hunters are actually in an uproar? Because heaven forbid, visitors don't get their caribou steak while on their vacations in Alaska. I'm not talking about people who may hunt moose and caribou for their livelihood, I'm talking about killing them just to satisfy vacationers to Alaska....I read this a LONG time ago.

As far as state-issued permits....as the Defenders of Wildlife website indicates, the cubs that were killed were done against state law and policies. Defenders of Wildlife is an animal organization that has been around a long time and is of good reputation.

I just don't care for Palin....period.


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Wolves do not upset the balance of nature, HUMANS do. Wolves are part of the natural enviroment and actually keep nature in balance. I do not want to argue with you but I must tell you, you are misinformed. I spent years researching wolves, I know everything there is to know about wolves and am currently writing a book about wolves. I know what I'm talking about. But don't believe me, find out for yourself. All I'm asking is for you to shop around a bit and research a little more.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Just wanted to give the heads up about this...it turns out Palin is a real gun ho hunter...look at this article where she is posing over a caribou she hunted and killed

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/the_real_american_idol/article1687959.ece

(This is NOT a referral link but to an article about Sarah Palin}


myLot reputation of 91/100. beautyqueen26 (9134)   ranked 298 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Hey Oreo!
Thanks for the link.

Guess this is a side note not related
to the wolf hunting.

I read almost all of the rumors (on the link provided)
about Sarah Palin on the site.
And the person tried their best
to refute most of the rumors.

I guess that answers the question I asked
earlier today, about why so many people
hate Sarah Palin. I'm just surprised anyone
would believe that trash.

You know she's been accused of slandering
Obama and his campaign, but looks to me
like someone (probably Obama supporters)
have done their best to stomp a mud hole in Palin.
Did you read those horrible rumors about her children?

Hey, I'm not trying to get political over this,
but why can't people leave her children out
of the mudslinging. They're not in politics.

Very sad.

Thanks again Oreo
and PyeWacket for the interesting conversation.


myLot reputation of 94/100. sharra1 (3032)   ranked 239 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I am sorry but I have heard this argument by right wingers time and time again that there are too many animals and they must be killed to make way for us well I do not and never will accept that we have the right to exterminate any species just because it might get in our way. Every creature on this earth is part of a balanced environment except for mankind who is constantly trying to destroy the balance and the planet.

Just because people eat Moose is no justification to wipe wolves out or to murder their pups. That is not culling that is extermination and it is totally wrong. I have heard she also wants to get rid of the national parks up there so she can drill for oil and no doubt if the polar bears and seals get in the way she will kill them as well. I mean polar bears are already in trouble it would not take much to wipe them out and if we keep on going there will only be a few animals in zoos and then I suppose one day people will want that land as well and kill all the zoo animals. It has got to stop. This desire to have everything has got to stop, this greed will end up destroying our planet. I am just hoping that I will not live to see the destruction and I have no children who will suffer but my partner and my brother do. I feel sorry for the world they will inherit.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I just had to add Oreo...this wolf hunting campaign isn't something new..and it's not just the 14 wolves killed in June...Palin endorsed and placed a bounty for wolf hunting, and to prove they have killed wolves they must provide a severed leg from a wolf....nice huh?

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5. myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

When they announced her as Rep VP candidate, I screamed at the TV. My husband never heard of her but I sure did! I knew exactly who and what she is! That cutesy smile doesn't fool me for a second.
Everyone who knows me, knows about my intense love of wolves. I've signed every petition and send $$ to every organization that is trying to get her to STOP.
Once wolves were downgraded from endangered to threatened it just opened the door for ignorant fools to commit atrocites against the wolves. It is wrong on so many levels, I could go off on a rant but it makes me sound crazy, so I'll refrain.
This is not a secret to anyone who is involved with wolf preservation. But I'm sure mainstream USA has no clue what's going on.
The current administration has been a nightmare to all those involved in the conservation efforts of the past 30 or so years. They have opened the door to this type of thing and I find her opportunistic and cruel.
I do not like her and do not trust her because of this one reason. Anyone who can spew such hatred towards an animal has got to have something wrong with them. My husband likes her and he gives me a list of reasons why but I don't care, I don't want to hear it. She lost me at wolf slaughter and that's that. I don't care what her good points are. I wish McCain didn't pick her to run with him.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I'm so with you on this..maybe because the wolf is my "totem" animal I can't stand the idea of needless slaughter of the wolves...I've been an activist of just about every animal cause, but especially about wolves.
Like you I'm sure many people don't know Palin's full story...think it's about time they did don't you?


myLot reputation of 89/100. thelastwolf113 (3082)   ranked 134 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Yes, I do, but people don't care. There's things about each of the candidates that are bad and their followers do not want to hear it. People believe what they want to believe, it's as simple as that. I don't think it'll do any good.
Case in point: my own husband
He knows better than anyone what wolves mean to me, and about all the false propaganda against them.
And then there are the people who think I'm crazy for choosing the welfare of wolves over that of people.
Gandhi once said 'The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated.'
I believe this to be true. And the US is seriously lacking.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

To quote you
Gandhi once said 'The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated.'

I came across this saying a long time ago and agree with it one hundred percent...if we don't have compassion for animals then why does it surprise people when mankind in general is barbaric to mankind himself.. American isn't the only country though to be barbaric toward animals...I can think of other countries as well, and I'm sure you know specifically which I'm alluding to since in one country there are NO animal rights at all

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6. myLot reputation of 91/100. Anomalie (1066)   ranked 268 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

I usually never join in a discussion about American Politics because I don't understand them enough to make comments. However, this is less about politics and more about a person who could be a vital part of leading the country.

The first photograph I saw of this woman was of her holding a gun and smirking over the body of a beautiful caribou type animal she had just killed. Well whoopee aren't we a prize mean A-hole? I remarked to my husband 'there is no way in this whole wide world I would be voting for a creature who likes to kill animals. No way!' He agreed.

I didn't know about the wolves. What a filthy thing to do! Honestly what a nasty piece of work! For the sake of all these lovely animals I just hope people have the sense to vote for the other fellow even if they are not too enthusiastic about doing so. Hopefully these mean creepy people will never get into power.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

LOL--I may be American but like many even WE don't understand our politics...LOL
Yikes I never saw that picture...I'll have to try and find that..


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Bingo...I just did some tracking and found an article and the picture of Palin sitting next to the caribou she just killed


myLot reputation of 91/100. Anomalie (1066)   ranked 268 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Well done! That was the first picture of the woman printed in our Australian newspapers. Doesn't that just make you sick?


myLot reputation of 91/100. Anomalie (1066)   ranked 268 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Even worse! There is a picture of her sitting on a seat which is a DEAD BEAR! Would you believe that? I love the bears. The bears are one of my pet charities. I am totally horrified. In the caribou one we had, she even had a child with her. Just lovely to teach your little children to slaughter animals! She has to go!!! It's all up to you people now. I will be devastated if you let them get in.


myLot reputation of 94/100. sharra1 (3032)   ranked 239 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I agree with you. I do watch American politics because what they do impacts on us but I object to the killing of the wolves. It is totally wrong. Wolves have been wiped out from almost every place on Earth and it would be sad if they are also lost from Alaska. I do not understand how anyone could kill such beautiful creatures.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I was able to find that photo of her sitting on a sofa with a dead bear next to her...gross.


myLot reputation of 91/100. Anomalie (1066)   ranked 268 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Gross indeed! Makes you wonder about the mentality of the person. Perhaps the men like and admire her for her hunting, shooting and fishing abilities?

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7. myLot reputation of 93/100. stephcjh (22758)   ranked 212 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

I bet there are a bunxh more dirty secrets that we do not know about. I do not think we need her in office if she is going to slaughter animals like that.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

Anyone who constantly smiles so sweetly and acts as perky as she does must have some skeletons in her closet..LOL

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8. myLot reputation of 90/100. mcat19 (1026)   ranked 19 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

This is only one of many despicable things she has done. She abused the power of the governor's office by firing someone she had a personal vendetta against; she is anti-environment; she doesn't believe global warming is caused by people. There are too many to count. She hasn't done anything except appeal to right-wingers and stir up hate. Not my kind of gal, you betcha.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

She's certainly not my kind of gal either,..if McCain wanted to choose a woman for a VP candidate I'm sure there were a lot better qualified..where the heck did he dig her up anyway?

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9. myLot reputation of 73/100. thedogshrink (685)   ranked 400 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

Hey there! Altho I'm not happy about wolf shooting, period. For this particular issue it might be helpful to read about it on Factcheck.org. While it is true that she authorized the shootings -- not the shooting of pups, which she actually may not be aware of since it was a decision apparently made in the field, from what you wrote -- Alaska is very different from the lower 48 states, and I think we can all rest assured that Gov Palin would not have any interest in initiating slaughter of animals in the lower 48. Alaskans live differently, and a majority of them, according to factcheck.org, actually hunt for their food as a general rule, not just for sport. Again, I'm not at all happy about wolf shooting, and my thought was why not ship their excess wolves down here where they are trying so hard to reintroduce them? But it is not true either that she is just trigger happy, slaughtering wolves left and right. Again, I don't agree with the killing, but at the same time, we have to consider the differences in most of our lives and an Alaskan life, and we also have to realize the shooting was authorized only for reduction in the numbers, not for pure sport. My point is I don't think it makes her as much of a monster as Defenders is trying to paint -- it is their job to paint that picture. She's an Alaskan. And some Alaskans are against the shooting too, but it's kind of like criticizing the American Indian for hunting, in that it is their way of life and their way of putting food on the table. (No they don't eat wolves, but the wolves are growing in numbers to the point of threatening the caribou, moose, etc.)


myLot reputation of 73/100. thedogshrink (685)   ranked 400 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I don't want to be arguing here. Not at all. But I have to say it TERRIFIES me that people will vote based on someone hunting. Hunting can be changed. The kind of damage Obama can do to our freedom cannot easily be undone. So many of you sound as if you would be voting for McCain, except for Palin. But voting for Obama and his socialist tendencies is just too dangerous for our country. We need protection from terrorists, economic relief, and much more. But Obama has a health plan that FINES parents if they don't get insurance for their children!!! This is the kind of stuff that has already cost us dearly, with parents having their children taken away for ridiculous reasons, even while other, truly abused children die under the crazy liberal laws that don't allow parents the right to parent their children anymore. I don't like hunting. But I hate having my freedoms taken away even more. I hate having every part of life legislated by people who are trying to make everyone the same. And I hate that human babies are being slaughtered, crying in pain as they die in trash cans -- in far greater numbers than the wolves are being killed.
Sorry, but I had to say it.


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

LOL..first dogshrink...I am part Native American..heehee... and yes I can understand the viewpoint of killing animals for food rather than mere sport...but read my comment I made under poster #4.....wolves have been the target for a long time, even before Palin came into power...all due to the fact that when vacationers go to Alaska they can have their caribou steak..I've now come across articles about Palin and yes legit ones, where it shows her sitting over a caribou she just shot ....she was taught hunting by her father when a young girl...so this woman comes across as a very pro-hunter person..I also have a link to that article about Palin also in poster number four response.
As I mention...I'm not fond of either candidate...but I just never was a pro McCain person to begin with. In fact I haven't a clue whom I'm voting for

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10. myLot reputation of 95/100. tamarafireheart (12533)   ranked 204 out of 1,131 in animal lover   1 year ago

Hi pye,


How evil can anyone get? no, I just hope that McCain will not get in power. I have not really been following the polictics so much because of all the mud slinging that goes everytime but for some reason I never liked Sarah Palin ot McCain. I think it disgusting. The evil women.

Bright Blessings


Tamara


myLot reputation of 97/100. pyewacket (11614)   ranked 1 out of 1,131 in animal lover  1 year ago

I just posted a new discussion as I'm kind of curious what non-Americans think about our Presidential candidates...as an American I'm not thrilled with either to be honest


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