I hate Sarah Palin and it has nothing to do with her anti-reproductive freedom stance. It has to do with a hunting program in Alaska which Governor Palin is an active promoter of. Under this program bears and wolves are either shot from the air or chased by air to the point of exhaustion. The pilot then lands and the “hunter” kills them.
This is what aerial hunting looks like and it is not pretty:
Palin offered a bounty of $150 per wolf in order to promote the killing of wolves in Alaska. In order to collect the bounty shooters had to present a forelimb of the dead wolf.
In the past year state employed biologists killed 14 wolf pups after shooting their parents.
Palin also actively opposed a ballot measure campaign seeking to end the aerial hunting of wolves by private hunters and approved a $400K state funded campaign aimed at swaying votes on the issue.
And that’s just the beginning. Palin’s record on environmental issues is abysmal – at best.
Sarah Palin on Global Warming:
Palin continues to question the validity of global warming and our responsibility in it, defying worldwide scientific consensus. And her “drill here, drill now!” approach to energy issues will do nothing to ease the causes of global warming, promote the use of clean, renewable energy sources nor break our addiction to foreign oil.
Sarah Palin on Endangered Species:
Palin has repeatedly opposed the listing of endangered animals under the Endangered Species List despite overwhelming scientific evidence that such listings are warranted. Specifically, Palin opposed the listing of polar bears on the list despite top marine biologists in Alaska agreeing that polar bears should be listed.
Palin recently filed a suit seeking to overturn the listing of polar bears.
Palin also has an issue with beluga whales and opposes the listing of such whales as endangered despite the fact that their numbers have decreased from 1300 in the 1980s to about 350 today. The reason for her opposition? It would interfere with drilling for oil and gas.
Sarah Palin on Drilling:
Palin supports drilling in the ANWR, a vital wilderness area that is home to hundreds of thousands of caribou, more than a million migratory birds and countless other wildlife. It is also important to polar bears who use it for denning. Palin also supports a mining operation in Bristol Bay another wildlife habitat in Alaska.
Sarah Palin on Clean Water and Pebble Mine:
Palin actively campaigned against a ballot measure aimed at protecting Bristol Bay from gold and copper mining that would pollute the Bay’s headwaters and threaten the spawning grounds for the largest remaining wild salmon run. (see above link about Bristol Bay)
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This is a good reminder that there are plenty of reasons to keep Palin out of office, some which have nothing whatsoever to do with her Christian extremism.
I completely agree. I tell people my issues with Sarah Palin and her torture of animals and disregard to the environment and a lot of people are still unaware of this. The word needs to be spread. She can’t get elected in November!
It breaks my heart knowing what this woman stands for. I am shocked that there are still so many Americans who do not understand what the Republican Party is all about. I am not an American by the way, but my husband is. I find her dangerous and hope with all my heart that America will do the right thing after 8 years of disaster with Mr.Bush.
Jana…perhaps YOU don’t understand what the Republican party is all about…on the other hand, I find Obama dangerous! I am all for drilling to help make our country less dependent on foreign oil, and I too, question the validity of global warming.
I’m so disgusted with this woman I can barely put it into words. She will further destroy this country and everything that was once beautiful about it. The fact that within a week all of these Republicans would put their trust in this woman who they know nothing about speaks volumes.
Barack Obama has been campaigning 18 months and people fear him and say they don’t know him. And yet they know this woman already? I think she is much more dangerous than Barack Obama ever could be.
Barack Obama is an open book and he is not afraid to be questioned, even by the revolting staff at Fox News. Sarah Palin won’t be interviewed by anyone but Charlie Gibson, a known Republican sympathizer, while pretending that Oprah Winfrey has singled her out by not interviewing her…even though Oprah has said she will not have ANY candidates on, including Barack, since she made an endorsement.
If McCain-Palin wins this year I will lose all hope for the future and for a peaceful world.
I am just as disgusted with her values and beliefs. I further believe that she is simply a pawn in a desperate attempt to win votes. She has absolutely no business running this country. If something were to happen to John McCain would anyone really want this woman running our country? I know that it scares me to think that is a possibility. Whether you believe in Obama or not, you are lying to yourself to think Palin is the answer.
I fear for the direction this country is headed. I too am disgusted with her. I cannot stand anyone who hunts down or has not a care in the world for earths creatures. I can’t trust a person like that either. Where is the sympathy and love of the environment? Oh yeah, she doesn’t believe in global warming or it being a manmade effort. I don’t believe that God intended us to be animal killers. I don’t believe that he put animals on earth to be abused!!!
It saddens me that many citizens are so blinded by her happy go lucky presence, that they are failing to look at what she stands for. Why aren’t Americans being smarter than this? Too much tv watching
Is this country so shallow as to easily follow shallow, empty, surface behavior as we do on television (think Paris Hilton worship) and allow to that transfer into our REAL LIVES? This is very scary and if so, America deserves what they get in a McCain/Palin ticket!
Crazy Republicans. My biggest fear is that the GOP’s will win (or even steal the election) this year.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!
I stand with you 100%.
How can this nightmare be stopped? We simply can’t let them win, it’s too, too important and tragic.
THANKS FOR JOINING ME IN TELLING THE TRUTH ON OUR BLOGS ABOUT THIS CRUEL PERSON.
I enjoyed reading your thoughts on Palin and as a woman I am insulted that the Republicans think that they can simply bring in a woman and that will woo all the women in America to vote for McCain. I am not drinking the Kool-Aid!!
I was most disturbed by Palin favoring the teaching of creationism in our schools. I am from the deep south and was taught creationism in a private school all the way up until the 11th grade.
When I moved west to attend college, I realized I was leagues behind in science. I had absolutely no knowledge of evolution until college and because of this, I struggled dearly.
Creationism robbed me of a proper education and these teachings do nothing but promote ignorance. I think she is just one big fony all the way down to her fake glasses. She is coming out all hard ass in order to gain the evangelical vote…I am disgusted with this entire circus.
FYI…I WAS a republican.
She has also cut funding for the disabled. This needs to get out. Are there photos of her and a wounded Polar Bear? This election is even scarier than the last 2. McCain is old and sick. Many people will not vote for Obama because he is black. Rove is a master of manipulation. It is vital that we stop this insane love affair that is developing over this nasty woman. What can we do?
THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS:
As a marine biologist and fisheries biologist, I always promote candidates who are environmentalists. I DISLIKE SARAH PALIN not only because she is advocating species extinction (because of the mass killing of endangered species in Alaska for oil drilling) and environmental degradation, but also because of her lack of confidence on her decision and statements to the press. I have seen two of her interviews, and I could see that she is not at ease. She couldn’t answer a simple question directly and precisely, but indeed, she tried to find ways to change the subject. Also, she doesn’t know where to stand. She doesn’t have a fix statement, and sometimes eats her own words. In other words, she has no personal identity.
Having a vice presidential candidate who doesn’t know how to respect the findings of scientists is an indication of close mindedness. I believe that close minded people are not good leaders, because oftentimes they always want to do what they want. What is the purpose of science if she will not respect it?
Another thing that I don’t like in her propaganda is her discrimination among homosexuals. Gays and lesbians are not considered as social burdens/issues. They are products of genetics. They were born to be like that, it is not their choice. Just like her child with a down syndrome. I think she needs to take biology and genetics courses before she would say anything. It is not good to treat them like rugs. They are also humans, like us. What if people will discriminate against her own child because of genetic mutation? What will she do?
And PLEASE… I really dislike candidates who always invoke the name of their church. Politics is politics. Religion is religion.
Palin’s propaganda on abstinence, abortion and anti-birth control is currently NOT the immediate need of this country. Abstinence, abortion and birth controls are PERSONAL CHOICES! She has no right to dictate to the Americans what they should do with their lives. Every time I see her face, I always see a dictator, a controller, a manipulator and a hypocrite. To date, the immediate need of this country is to improve its economy by increasing employment with an increased salary. TAKE NOTE: a living wage! NOT abstinence, abortion, and anti-birth control.
Last but not the least, is her continued promotion of “family values”. For me, once a daughter is pregnant at a very young age, it means that the parents failed to convince their children of their profess family values. If I were her, I would exclude “family values” in my propaganda, because I would look like a hypocrite in the eyes to the people.
I cant beleive Palin is even in the running for november. I never liked her for so many reasons such as: not beleiveing in global warming i mean comeon she must be stupid, and shes been govenor of such a small population for such a small amount of time but is somehow fit to run our country. imagine if mccain was elected then died in office and palin became president… god forbid. now 2 top it off shes supporting sniping animals from planes … wheres the sportsmanship in that, it pisses me off, i really hope that Obama wins and i will be casting my vote 2 help insure he does…in conclusion i hope Palin is eaten by a bear
Sarah uses her appearances as a ploy to gain more voters. She is not that intelligent. She is a puppet of the Oil industry and the republicans. I oppose everything she stands for. I am pro abortion,pro gay rights, pro get rid of the us government capitalist system. I advocate a revolution to all of you,if McCain wins. I plan to get millions of citizens outraged if McCain wins. WE NEED CHANGE AND THE REPUBLICANS AREN’T GOING TO DO IT!.
I DO understand what the Republican party is all about. That is why I can’t stand them.
Republicans have been trying to drill for oil along our coasts ever since I can remember. Do not believe their bullshit stories about drilling easing our dependence upon foreign oil. Reagan nearly accomplished this, but the great State of California fought that evil bastard tooth and nail to save out wild, pristine coasts. Just keep in mind that the MAIN REPUBLICAN AGENDA is to make a LOT of money from oil. They are all involved in the oil business, and that’s all they’re worried about.
Our focus needs to be on getting away from oil, not drilling for more. Each and every problem we have today can be traced very readily to the oil business. This is exactly why we’re in the situation we’re in right now. You name it, it can be traced to oil.
Palin and her cohorts do not care about you, they do not care about our environment or our wildlife, they just want that big time oil money.
And let me tell you in no uncertain terms: Anyone who is pro aerial hunting is an evil person.
The story of Ms. Sarah Palin is not all the way out yet. I’ll bet that if we knew more about her, it would be appalling.
As a card-carrying lefty, you can bet I will do everything in my power to expose this evil bitch for what she is.
Do NOT take these people at their word, you can’t believe anything they tell you.
Vote Obama whether you like him or not—we need to keep Palin away from the White House!
I am very gullible.
A month ago, I turned on the TV, and there was a reputable news channel that appeared to be having a press conference, on the discovery of Big Foot. They said the discovery had yet to be “scientifically” proven. But I thought there was a good chance it was Big foot, because they had given this story the “time of day”. Well… why couldn’t there be a Bigfoot? If we weren’t so horrible to our environment our world would be rich with species that may not exist now…
Unfortunately… later they announced, it was a hoax. It was an empty costume in a box.
Despite, being gullible, when I saw Sarah Palin speak on TV, I watched in utter disbelief. I wasn’t sure what she was trying to sell to the people exactly… because I had never seen or heard of her before, but I wasn’t buying it. I just saw an empty costume.
Our country needs to wake up. We aren’t choosing the next American Idol. It doesn’t matter who has the best style or the nicest legs. We are choosing the leaders of our country!
I have been watching several networks praising and serving up Sarah Palin. They speak with total confidence in McCain and Palin’s policies, affirming “McCain / Palin are what our country needs to recover financially”. These are the same spokespeople who confidently assured us that Bush would be a excellent candidate to lead our country. Look where we are now… We are experiencing economic turmoil, thousands of American’s have died in Bush’s War and our relations with other countries have severely damaged. But apparantly we still want to believe in the promises of the medicine men peddling snake oil.
Sarah Palin seems to stretch the truth on insignificant details. I can’t recall the exact quote, but I heard Judge Judy say a great quote, about how the best way to explain past events accurately was by making it a point to always tell the truth. I never thought of it in such simple terms before, but that really makes sense. Just always tell the truth! Its that simple. I wouldn’t like Sarah Palin or her policies any better, but honesty would be ‘something’ at least! Is honesty too much to ask of our world leader?
The thought of Sarah Palin having any control of our country, our rights, our economy, our education, and particularly our foreign policies truly frightens me. The Palin McCain future isn’t the future I want for my child or our earth.
Sarah Palin is a mean and cruel woman who only cares about oil and money.
She cares nothing about wildlife and the environment.
Send her back to Alaska without a return ticket.
It really puzzles me how someone like Palin could even make it this far. If by some strange chance she makes it to the White House, I can only imagine that the next four years would be 100x worse than the last eight. Anyone who is included in the 65% (or more) of Americans who disapprove of President Bush (or anyone with any common sense for that matter) WILL NOT vote for McCain/Palin.
I knew about her horrible enviromental record long before she was to be the VP. It really scares the hell out of me someone like this would be in a position to totally wipe away years and years of work to protect out national wildlife refuges, and she would do it with a wink and a smile. Bush was scary but his real focus was screwing the middle class, with McCain and Palin all of Gods creatures both two and four legged are done for, she will send our world into a critical breakdown, what a shame, and she will do it under the guise of what God wants
I HATE, DETEST, LOATHE, DESPISE SARAH PENTECOSTAL PALIN. Nuf’ said.
Jacksonville, FL.
After Palins sideshow she put on during the debate, do you really think that Americas respect will be restored? In the words of Sarah Douchebag……..You bet cha! In my words……we will all die a miserable death!
I am happy to have found this site and see that a lot of people also dislike Sarah Palin…(although ‘dislike’ might be too light of a term to use for this woman!). I hated how she was during the debate…too folksy for my taste, and what’s with not pronouncing the ‘ng’ sound at the end of her words???? Do we really want someone to lead us when they can’t even speak properly? I think anyone who supports the McCain/Palin ticket is not critical enough and can only bring disappointment and suffering to this country and the world. All the Republicans know is how to do character assassination, fabricate ‘facts’ or twist reality, INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON POLICIES AND REAL SOCIAL ISSUES.
Let’s hope there are more intelligent and critical American voters than ignorant, narrow-minded, self-serving, fearful ones.
GOBAMA!!!!
how can you all be so dense
the media diverts our attention from the real reasons McCain picked Palin and this appeals to our emotions to make us feel angry with her.
PERSONALY i feel that Sarah Palin represents an intelligent Republican woman, and shows great family values, intellect, independence, and she is exactly the kind of leader America needs. Sarah would be a fantastic vice president, and has executive experience: running the state of Alaska, balancing budgets, and combating corruption within her own political party.
It’s not hard to believe why we have made wrong decisions in the past considering the fact that we’ve been spoon fed lies and are victims of media manipulation.
We embrace what the media has told us, and with out any regard we make a ‘good and ‘informed’ decision with out even questioning the relativity and truth of what we are told. Amidst all the different information about Palin, how can one possibly make a conscious and logical vote?
you can find this article at ALASKAREPORT.COM
Sarah Palin attacking Barack Obama’s relationship with William Ayers is ironic. She’s playing a pit bull, but it’s not the Palin we know. The Palin we know wouldn’t have known who William Ayers was.
“Our opponent is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country,” Palin told a rally of about 10,000 gathered at a tennis stadium in Carson, California. “Our opponent…is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country,” she said on the same day in Englewood, Colorado. Palin is referring to William Ayers. There are obvious controversies around the activist career of Bill Ayers, but the connections to Obama are peripheral. Bill Ayers has never been arrested, he turned himself into authorities and he never went to jail. He is professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has fought hard for education reform in his community. According to Palin’s qualifications of “pallin’ around”, John McCain and G. Gordon Liddy are practically blood brothers. McCain and Liddy have been longtime friends and McCain has publicly stated “I’m proud of you, I’m proud of your family.” He went on to say, “It’s always a pleasure for me to come on your program, Gordon, and congratulations on your continued success and adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great.” After the last eight years, I don’t hold the same regard for presidential operatives covering up crimes of the administration they work for. Liddy has contributed money to McCain’s campaign and held several fund raisers in his home.
Mike Navarro was right in his assumption Alaskans wouldn’t remember who G. Gordon Liddy was. Maybe Sarah Palin was one of those. She funded the lobbyist group who dreamed it up, and was willing to be on the G-Man’s radio show. Did Palin know Liddy was convicted of conspiracy, burglary, wiretapping, contempt of court and contempt of Congress? Did Palin know Liddy was willing to kill a janitor and a journalist as part of the Watergate cover-up? Did Palin know Liddy admitted plotting to firebomb the Brookings Institution? What about the plan to kidnap protesters at the 1972 Republican National Convention? Did Palin not know Liddy served a more than four years in prison? Or did Sarah Palin, like John McCain, celebrate and consider Liddy’s terrorist activities to be “principles and philosophies that keep our nation great?” It is an interesting and relevant footnote; In the late 1960s when Bill Ayers was involved with the Weatherman protesting a bloody, never-ending war that killed 58,000 Americans, he was in his early 20s; In the early 1970s when G. Gordon Liddy was involved in his criminal activities, he was in his early 40s. Maybe Sarah Palin’s excuse is she was only eight years old when the G-Man was plotting his terrorist acts.
Republicans think that they can drill in our own country in a matter of over night which is FAR less the case….to bring up an oil refinery in the USA it will take like 20 years to build one! In that amount of time America could rely on alternative energies and have created many more jobs in the process under Obama’s plan…..WHO WILL YOU VOTE FOR???
I truly detest this woman. I have never been so passionate about politic until Sarah Palin. I’m passionately despise this hypocritical, evil character who claim to be a human-being. I honestly believe that those who support her don’t have a brain to think for themselves, or that they are too scare to admit that they are racists who refuse to vote for a black man.
I am seriously thinking about moving out of the country if for some twisted reason that McCain/Palin win.
just by seeing her talk, there was something about her that i did not trust…
and now with all the news about her using state funds for her own personal use, and then CHANGING documents later when caught to show that they were all “legit” uses for her “campaign” (e.g., her 2 daughters need to be there to draw raffle tickets–separately) her true colors are solidifying in my mind.
the fact she disregards wildlife–the epitomy of her home state, i guess she hasn’t learned anything or appreciate the natural beauty and resources that SHE LIVES IN.
if she cant even regard that in her home, how can we trust her in our neighborhoods?
what a joke of a ‘human’.
I have designed my Christmas cards for this year. I have done a painting of Sarah Palin Aerial hunting. The inside of the card will read “When Pigs Fly” I am optimistic that people will vote Obama.
Hopefully by 2009, this undynamic GOP duo will soon be forgotten!
“Jana…perhaps YOU don’t understand what the Republican party is all about…on the other hand, I find Obama dangerous! I am all for drilling to help make our country less dependent on foreign oil, and I too, question the validity of global warming.”
Do you know that we only own 3% of the world oil? Do you know that even if we begin drilling, that oil wont be ready until 10-15 years from now. We need to invest in alternative fuels like obama’s plan calls for.
I was going to vote for McCain until he chose Palin as his running mate.
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