h/t Sadly, No! (because this needs to be seen). She just lost my mom's vote.
As a co-blogger so rightly observed, we all knew she was a nimrod---in both senses. This one is worse.
LiveVegan alleges:
Please note, neither the GOP or the Dems or any international government has any kind of animal rights record to speak of, and a very poor "animal welfare" record. However, we tend to focus on conservative parties because they always protect the profits of corporations over the rights of non-humans every time. Please also note that many US polititions tend to support hunting and are afraid to speak out against the NRA.
To sum up contents, Sarah Palin's actions personally and as governor are of great concern at best. The following starts with the personal then moves on to Governor Palin's public record.1. Sarah Palin is a lifetime NRA member and hunter as is her husband. They own a commercial fishing business. She hunts moose, wears fur, ice fishes, and (from photos) appears to own a bearskin rug.
2. Sarah Palin's husband's favorite sport to participate in is dogsled racing.
3. As governor, Sarah Palin supports the brutal aerial hunting of wolves and bears and authorized $400,000 in state funds to oppose a ballot initiative ending aerial hunting. State voters have twice before voted to ban such hunting.
4. As governor, in order to increase wolf hunting, Sarah Palin offered hunters a bounty of $150 each for every left front foreleg of a wolf they could provide the state.
5. In a region west of Anchorage, she authorized the killing of up to 70% of all bears (1400 bears) including mothers and cubs.
6. Alaskan Governor Palin sued the federal government (the Bush-Cheney administration) to keep polar bears from being listed as an endangered species.
7. Sarah Palin supports and promotes the brutal Iditarod dogsled races.
8. She opposed the closing of an unprofitable state-run dairy and authorized $600,000 in state funds to keep it open.
9. Sarah Palin supports drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), an extremely sensitive region where millions of animals could be harmed or killed. Senator John McCain has long opposed this drilling as do most energy experts who see it as useless.
10. Sarah Palin (Vice presidential choice by Senator John McCain) has publicly stated that global warming is a "farce" and is not caused by humans even though her state and the animals in it suffer some of the most dramatic consequences.
In essence, regarding animals and the environment, she may be the worst vice-presidential candidate in history. More importantly, this raises great concerns about ability of Senator John McCain to make sound considered choices and decisions. eg choosing a Vice President who is a climate change sceptic at this dangerous stage in the Earth's history.
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