Ashley Judd is right. Sarah Palin is wrong. Elisabeth Hasselbeck is clueless and should STFU

[Are_grits_groceries]

How do I know? I have been fighting the Alaskan Government Policy of Aerial Wolf Hunting for much of my life. The wolves of Alaska don't know they are Alaskan...or American. Wherever you are, these wolves are part of your world. They represent the best part of the Last Frontier; its wildness, its mystery and its promise of adventure. In short, they represent hope.

Their ongoing slaughter is whittling away the wolves' urgent and important role in maintaining healthy moose and caribou populations. In addition, the extermination is having an unknown and unquantifiable impact on peripheral prey animals and ecological systems. Sarah Palin has completely ignored the scientific findings of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Faith based science doesn't make credible policy. Sarah Palin's unbridled ambition and Bush-like lack of curiosity is akin to a jet engine on a golf cart. You don't know where she's going, but if you're a passenger, you should probably wear a helmet and carry a barf bag. Elisabeth Hasselbeck was made from the same Mean Girl factory; same intel, less horsepower.

On The View, the not-so-clever Hasselbeck followed typical Republican strategy: Make stuff up, and then change the subject to something completely unrelated...like abortion! Killing wolves saves babies! Is it too late to vote her off the island? Do we have a problem with doctors performing abortions from helicopters or planes? No. SHUT UP, Elisabeth! Just because you can see Sarah Palin on your Blackberry doesn't mean either one of you are right.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/elisabeththe-tribe-has-sp_b_164511.html

BOOM!! I wish she or Ashley Judd would go on the View. (An earler article is next at the site!)

[Blue_In_AK]

1. I'm so glad Shannyn's back.

She's been out in Unalaska working on a project since before Christmas, and we've missed her voice here. Her original post about the wolves in October or whenever it was was spot on.

Here it is: http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/wolf-in-governors-clothing/

[tularetom]

2. Fewer wolves = more moose, more moose = more food for Palin's dysfunctional hillbilly clan

[G_j]

3. K&R!

[rusty quoin]

4. K&R Reading about this makes me so angry.

Too bad we can't train and supply the wolves with stinger missles.

[foxfeet]

5. K&R

:kick:

[crimsonblue]

6. Why the fuck would you want to shoot wolves from a helicopter?

This seems extremely barbaric and stupid to me. If you are either too lousy a shot or bad a game tracker on foot, then I'd say that nature should get the win. Plus, how many freaking copters are there in the state?

[noiretextatique]

8. just what i was thinking

:wtf: wants to shoot wolves from helicopters?!?!

[Beaverhausen]

7. Judd will be on Larry King tonight

Dear Beav,

Just a quick note to let you know that Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund President Rodger Schlickeisen will appear on Larry King Live tonight with Ashley Judd to talk about Eye On Palin -- our campaign to expose Governor Sarah Palin’s anti-conservation record.

The show will air live tonight on CNN at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific time, and replayed at midnight Eastern/9 p.m. Pacific.

Our campaign is off to a tremendous start -- millions have seen our video since it was featured on The Today Show, The View, CNN, MSNBC and hundreds of blogs and news articles around the country. Over 45,000 people have sent messages this week calling on Governor Palin to end the aerial killing of wolves.

None of this would have been possible without the caring support of people like you. Thanks so much -- and stay tuned.

Sincerely,

Wil Lutz
Senior Director
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

9. lets not forget that it just isn't shooting them from a helicopter

It is the chasing them to the point of exhaustion, AND then shooting them from a helicopter.

I pass no judgment on hunting, but this isn't hunting, and borders on sadism.