Vegsource website (for vegetarians) supports Obama but promotes book by Sarah Palin's speechwriter

[Eric J in MN]

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/top

Matthew Scully: Animal Protection
Champion & Speechwriter for Sarah Palin

by Jeff Nelson
HeadVeg, VegSource.com

September 18, 2008 -- As many in the veg world know, professed animal welfare champion, Matthew Scully, is writing speeches for "let's-shoot-wolves-from-airplanes-and-kill-polar-bears-to-help-oil-companies" VP candidate, Sarah Palin. I have received quite a few emails and read a number of posts on our discussion boards expressing curiosity, amusement, anger or disgust about this fact.

People are writing to us about this because VegSource created and hosts Matthew Scully’s website http://www.matthewscully.com which spotlights his book, Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy. Our “hosted by VegSource” logo is on his his front page.

A typical email reads: with Palin representing some of the most anti-animal and anti-environment positions on the planet, how could VegSource support someone like Matthew Scully, who is working so hard to get her elected?

...We personally support the Obama/Biden ticket.

Just to be clear, our endorsement is not based on animal rights, and we frankly don't agree with everything Obama/Biden stand for. Nor do we disagree with everything McCain says. But we are really disturbed by the lying. We don't think we can survive four more years of that.

[robcon]

1. Yeah, and her cousin's best friend's wife wrote a book, too.

silly thread, IMO.

[chupacabranation]

2. That's horrible.

That's very disturbing to me.

Which do you value more? Your principles or an extra dime? I guess we know the answer.

[Codeine]

3. Their principle is animal rights.

They feel that this book advances that cause regardless of the author's other views.

[chupacabranation]

4. Right.

I get that.

What I'm saying is, if he's serving as a speechwriter for Palin, which does he value more? His principles or an extra dime?

[juno jones]

5. Hitler was a vegetarian n/t

[Eric J in MN]

6. Hitler ate sausages.

http://www.vegsource.com/berry/hitler.html

[Peacetrain]

7. Lets see, you decorate you office with animal skins..

Want to take the polar bear off the endangered list, think field dressing a moose qualifies you for the leader of the free world?

And an animal rights protectionist is writing its speeches.

Okay the world is officially off its axis :crazy: