Sarah Palin and the right to kill things...
Sent from a person dear to me...
Read it, watch the video and then make up your own mind. All that matters is you get informed and make decisions from there. Anything else is being a sheep.
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Forgive me, as I am not typically the kind of person that posts these sort of political messages. Generally I am too cynical to give to much consideration to such things. But this issue in particular struck an emotional chord in me, and for once I actually feel a moral obligation to make this issue known. The issue to is that of Sarah Palin, and her endorsement of the aerial hunting of the Alaskan Timberwolf. Now, I'll preclude this by stating that I understand, given all the problems facing the United States and it's citizens right now, that this may seem a bit of a trifle. And, granted you may have a point. Yet, at the same time I feel that this trifling may point to a much greater character flaw in an individual that, by some mystifying political travesty, could inherit the mantle of Leader of the Free World, and essentially become the most powerful person on earth. So please, hear me out. In case you're already over reading this (I don't blame you), I've included a video I found on youtube which gives some basic background on what I'm referring to, but I'll provide you some of my general thoughts as well. The concept behind aerial hunting is very simple: Hunting animals is hard. Especially when that animal you're looking to bag is particularly quick and clever. Such is the case with the Alaskan Timberwolf. So the question is, how do we level the playing field? Eureka! We simply chase down these animals in airplanes and helicopters, and rain down fire from the sky with high powered shot guns. Death from above!
Now, I know what you're thinking, shooting a wolf from a plane as it runs in terror from you still sounds like a bit of a challenge. As it turns out, not so much. Certainly getting a one shot kill while airborne is a bit of a task, fortunately though, it is not too difficult to at least wound a fleeing wolf with buck shot, and then chase it down until it collapses from exhaustion. At that point, one needs only to land the plane, and blow the pooch away at point blank range. (Sadly, I'm not making this up.) Now, if you're not yet seeing a problem with this, then you're already lost to me. The fact of the matter is, even most hunters see this practice as unsportsmanlike and immoral. This is why the practice was federally outlawed in the 80's. Yet through a legal loophole, Sarah Palin has brought aerial hunting back to Alaska. In fact, not only has she brought it back, but she has provided the planes and the pilots for the hunters, and is offering $150 cash for every left paw a hunter brings to the state. (I assume it's to balance her collection of right paws). Now one might wonder why a state governor, would allocate state money and resources for this (I'm just going to go ahead and call it what it is) f*cked up practice, while slashing funding for programs which support unwed teenage mothers? The reasons are quite simple. By killing timber wolves, you are eliminating the natural predators of wild elk and moose. Thus, when you kill enough of the wolves, the elk and moose overpopulate, and there is far more game come hunting season. So essentially, the underlying idea is that you slaughter these animals so later you can slaughter more animals... And as it turns out, unwed teenage girls are not Sarah Palin's problem. So there you have it. Nothing personal against Sarah Palin. I know that she is an awesome "Hockey Mom", was mayor of Lego Land, and would make a fantastic Leader of the Free World. But at the same time, I don't know why, I'm just a tad apprehensive. It must be the elitist in me
Read it, watch the video and then make up your own mind. All that matters is you get informed and make decisions from there. Anything else is being a sheep.
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Forgive me, as I am not typically the kind of person that posts these sort of political messages. Generally I am too cynical to give to much consideration to such things. But this issue in particular struck an emotional chord in me, and for once I actually feel a moral obligation to make this issue known. The issue to is that of Sarah Palin, and her endorsement of the aerial hunting of the Alaskan Timberwolf. Now, I'll preclude this by stating that I understand, given all the problems facing the United States and it's citizens right now, that this may seem a bit of a trifle. And, granted you may have a point. Yet, at the same time I feel that this trifling may point to a much greater character flaw in an individual that, by some mystifying political travesty, could inherit the mantle of Leader of the Free World, and essentially become the most powerful person on earth. So please, hear me out. In case you're already over reading this (I don't blame you), I've included a video I found on youtube which gives some basic background on what I'm referring to, but I'll provide you some of my general thoughts as well. The concept behind aerial hunting is very simple: Hunting animals is hard. Especially when that animal you're looking to bag is particularly quick and clever. Such is the case with the Alaskan Timberwolf. So the question is, how do we level the playing field? Eureka! We simply chase down these animals in airplanes and helicopters, and rain down fire from the sky with high powered shot guns. Death from above!
Now, I know what you're thinking, shooting a wolf from a plane as it runs in terror from you still sounds like a bit of a challenge. As it turns out, not so much. Certainly getting a one shot kill while airborne is a bit of a task, fortunately though, it is not too difficult to at least wound a fleeing wolf with buck shot, and then chase it down until it collapses from exhaustion. At that point, one needs only to land the plane, and blow the pooch away at point blank range. (Sadly, I'm not making this up.) Now, if you're not yet seeing a problem with this, then you're already lost to me. The fact of the matter is, even most hunters see this practice as unsportsmanlike and immoral. This is why the practice was federally outlawed in the 80's. Yet through a legal loophole, Sarah Palin has brought aerial hunting back to Alaska. In fact, not only has she brought it back, but she has provided the planes and the pilots for the hunters, and is offering $150 cash for every left paw a hunter brings to the state. (I assume it's to balance her collection of right paws). Now one might wonder why a state governor, would allocate state money and resources for this (I'm just going to go ahead and call it what it is) f*cked up practice, while slashing funding for programs which support unwed teenage mothers? The reasons are quite simple. By killing timber wolves, you are eliminating the natural predators of wild elk and moose. Thus, when you kill enough of the wolves, the elk and moose overpopulate, and there is far more game come hunting season. So essentially, the underlying idea is that you slaughter these animals so later you can slaughter more animals... And as it turns out, unwed teenage girls are not Sarah Palin's problem. So there you have it. Nothing personal against Sarah Palin. I know that she is an awesome "Hockey Mom", was mayor of Lego Land, and would make a fantastic Leader of the Free World. But at the same time, I don't know why, I'm just a tad apprehensive. It must be the elitist in me
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