Palin's Wolves by Dyan Kane

I received a letter from Natasha of the Care2 Campaign, printed below. But first, I'd like to share my thoughts with you.

McCain's running mate shoots (with lead bullets) and eats Moose with her BP oilman hubbie and 4 children. She likes to get up close to the helpless animal 'til she sees the whites of the eyes. Then she pulls the trigger. I guess there's not enough slaughtered meat in Alaska's supermarkets, for she also continues to OK the aerial "culling" of Alaska's mighty wolves, so the 100's of 1000's of Moose and Caribou won't be eaten by the (diminishing) wolf population. I mean, why waste a good bottle of Gallo or a 12-pack of Bud on a measly package of store-bought beef? Or perhaps Ms. Woman Governor knows the dirty secret most of us are kept in the dark about: alot of those poor cows are sick and "downed" right before their horrific slaughter, because factory farming is a disgusting, disease ridden - but BIG - business.

So she's turned hunting Alaskan wolves into an art form. Here's how she does it: she gives thumbs up for hunters to pack into airplanes. They circle and circle the wolf families for hours, exhausting them until they cannot run anymore. Then they pull the trigger. (Their lead bullets poison hawks and other near extinct birds as they finish off the bloody carcasses.) Lately, hunters have said, "hell with flying, I wanna get up close and personal, like our sexy governor does!". So now they and their hunter sons and daughters stake out wolf dens, (illegal, but so what? Who's monitering them?) They sneak up when the wolves are sleeping, place their rifle barrels right behind the eyes, and assassinate them - parents first, then the orphaned pups. like those so-called "savages" in Africa do to the mighty Silverback Guerrillas, now on the endangered species list.

But wait, there's more: Ms. Governor Woman, no wuss, has decreed that Polar Bears should not be categorized as endangered, (in fact, they're drowning because the ice up there is melting and they have nothing to float on) so BP Oil can proceed to drill in Anwar, despite years of calls, petitions, and letters from WE THE PEOPLE saying, pleading, hell, SCREAMING "NO!!". She is a life long hunter and member of the NRA. What can we expect? She's not for abortion, and would surely turn Roe v. Wade around in a heartbeat. But what the hell, animals aren't "intelligent" enough, to be called god's creatures, especially if they supposedly have no soul, right? I guess Roe v. Wade wouldn't cover pregnant animals and their pups, right? I mean, morally. Or. Ethically. Besides, killing unarmed, innocent, animals and their pups is damn fun!!
The family that spills, kills and grills together......

The republicans think they can throw a woman at it's evangelical base. For the confused, insulted, enraged democrats, they think WE think Palin is Clinton, and Clinton is Palin - I mean, we all look alike in a pants suit, don't we? Are evangelicals that stupid to buy that crap? Are women, red or blue, going to take that?

The Republicans are desperately betting on it.

I pray that hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods reign down on the GOP RNC where ever and whenever they convene, right up until November 4th, so we'll all be spared the gut-turning spectacle of lil Georgie and Johnnie playing patty-cakes behind their star spangled lectern. I think I'd actually return to a church, any church, if God did us all THAT one favor.

Let's say a prayer for the spirits and the souls of all the slaughtered animals killed in the name of human consumption (god forbid, not profit), so we have enough protein packed animal energy to finally wipe ourselves off the face of the planet.

Wanna do something? Read on, cut and paste, and sign the petition below:
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A letter I received from the CARE2Campaign:

Dear Dyan,

Thank you so much for speaking out and signing our petition to urge Congress to end aerial hunting of wolves. Your signatures are working – there are over 125 co-sponsors of the Protect America’s Wildlife (PAW) Act in Congress now!

But as we are making progress in Congress, there is unfortunately some sad news to report. Last week, Alaska voters defeated a ballot initiative that would have ended the state's brutal aerial hunting program. This news, on top of the recent brutal and illegal killing of 14 wolf pups shows how much we still need to do to protect our wildlife.

That is why we need your help. As we prepare for another bloody aerial hunting season in Alaska, we must redouble our efforts to pass the PAW Act. Please spread the word and help us end aerial hunting of wolves forever – ask three friends to sign our petition today!

Now more than ever we need to ensure that this important bill gets passed. Just weeks ago, state wildlife agency personnel staked out a known wolf denning site -- a practice that is illegal under Alaska law -- and, using helicopters, they gunned down 14 adult wolves from the air, part of an effort to boost caribou populations in Southwest Alaska.

When they landed, they found the 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens -- just weeks old -- and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all.

Please ask three friends to join you in signing our petition to Congress today: http://go.care2.com/e/9Ep3/VyLs/AGY89

You can use our tell-a-friend tool to send your friends a message, or copy the sample message below and send a personal email to all the wildlife lovers you know:

Sample email:

Hi -

Alaska is the only state in the nation where trophy hunters can gun down wolves from airplanes or chase wolves to exhaustion and then shoot them from the ground.

As recently as July, state wildlife agency personnel in Alaska staked out a known wolf denning site -- a practice that is illegal under Alaska law -- and, using helicopters, gunned down 14 adult wolves from the air. When they landed, they found the 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens -- just weeks old -- and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all.

Alaska's state officials continue to let brutal aerial hunting happen by exploiting a loophole in federal law. When this year's hunting season begins, hundreds of wolves could be killed yet again.

Please join me in signing this petition to urge Congress to close the loopholes and end aerial hunting of wolves: http://go.care2.com/e/9Ep4/VyLs/AGY89

Wolf opponents in Idaho and Wyoming are eager to follow Alaska's cruel example. Hundreds of wolves could be killed in the Northern Rockies if these states get their way.

Please sign the petition to save America's wolves and end aerial hunting: http://go.care2.com/e/9Ep4/VyLs/AGY89

Thanks!

Natasha
Thank you for helping us spread the word to save wolves,

Natasha
Care2 Campaign Team