WSJ has Story on Defenders of Wildlife Ad against Palin

[RamboLiberal]

An environmental group launched a graphic television ad Friday condemning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s support for aerial wolf hunting. The ad also seeks to take the Great White North mystique out of the vice presidential candidate for voters in the Lower 48.

The ad shows unflattering photos of the Republican governor juxtaposed with footage of a hunter in a small, low-flying plane shooting a wolf, which stumbles in the snow, gnawing at the wound on his hindquarters. The camera cuts to a view of the wolf’s bloody body strapped under the plane’s wing.

“Do we really want a vice president who champions such savagery?” asks the female narrator.

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, a nonprofit advocacy group funded mostly by small donors, said it will run the ads for the next two weeks in Ohio’s Toledo and Dayton media markets. The group plans to run the ads in other key political markets, starting next week, according to William Lutz, the fund’s senior director.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/12/enviro-group-launches-attack-ad-against-palin/

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Good. Everyone needs to know that the Michael Vick case is not a rare one.

Animal abuse happens everywhere.

Even in small towns.

[MJJP21]

2. Don't stop

Don't stop at Ohio. Bring this info to PA an and the rest of the country. Whether you're a rep or dem this is sickening and will motivate a lot of people who don't normally vote just to come out and make sure this idiot doesn't get anywhere near the White House.

[sasha031]

4. they are trying to, got this email yesterday.

Thank you so much for your donation to help us run our hard-hitting new television ad highlighting Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's brutal record on aerial hunting of wolves! Thanks to the contributions of more than 4,500 caring wildlife supporters like you, our powerful Palin ad is already airing today on television stations in Ohio.

With your help, we can air it on television in another swing state. Our strategy team just met, and we think that -- with a little more help from caring folks like you -- we can run this powerful ad in Florida.

You've already made an important contribution to our efforts, but can you forward the message below to at least 3 friends and encourage them to join our fight?

Governor Sarah Palin could be just a heartbeat away from the White House. Please help us fight to provide a voice for wildlife and get the word out about her brutal record on aerial hunting before it's too late.

With Gratitude,

Rodger Schlickeisen


President, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

P.S. Today, we've received calls from ABC, NBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and several Ohio newspapers -- all interested in the ad that you're helping to
http://www.defendersactionfund.org/

[tannybogus]

3. What Vick did was heinous..

However, he was scapegoated and in a lot of cases unfairly portrayed as one of the few who fight dogs. I think there are a lot of people who are in denial and smugly sit

back and judge Vick as if this has stopped. There are sickening abuses like this everywhere. I know of other abuses besides dogfighting and cockfighting that are worse.

Now my morning has gotten off to a happy start. I am hugging my cats more. They will have to roll soon after eating the treats I'm giving them.