Sarah Palin: Cut, Kill, Dig and Drill

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 7:08am

Sarah Palin

Cut, Kill, Dig and Drill. We can probably add deny to that list of words used by the director of Alaska's Wildlife Alliance to describe Sarah Palin.

Environmentalists have nicknamed Palin the "killa from Wasilla," a reference to the small town where she formerly was mayor.

"Her philosophy from our perspective is cut, kill, dig and drill," said John Toppenberg, director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, maintaining she is "in the Stone Age of wildlife management and is very opposed to utilizing accepted science."

While acknowledging the climate is changing, Palin expresses doubt as to whether emissions from human activities are causing it. McCain, on the other hand, supports legislation to reduce heat-trapping pollutants, primarily from the burning of oil and coal.

"John McCain was all about global warming and the integrity of the science. The selection of Sarah Palin is a complete reversal from that position," said Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., who traveled to the South Pole with McCain in 2006 to visit with scientists studying climate change. "She is disturbingly part of the pattern of the Bush administration in their approach to science generally and the science of the environment in particular."

Just what we need.....another Cheney one heartbeat away from the Oval Office.

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Laura Leslie's fashion take

Submitted by James Protzman on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 7:25am.

Palin is usually pretty well turned-out, but not tonight. The dove-grey suit was pure Eighties-meets-Nurse-Ratchett. If she was consciously trying to downplay her attractiveness, it worked -- but I truly hope she didn’t feel pressured to do so.

Cindy McCain, in contrast, was effortlessly elegant in kelly green, and Palin’s youngest girl was beautifully turned out, too, though dark brown chiffon seems a tad mature for her. Still, very nice.

Admittedly, the barkeep covered the obligatory substance (there was none) before moving on to the fashion commentary. But here "hope" that Palin didn't feel pressure is wishful thinking. Palin's daughter is getting married to an irresponsible dumbshit kid because of pressure. Palin's life as governor has been one turn of the thumbscrew after another. This woman understands and responds to pressure ... and her attire Wednesday night was hand-picked by McCain's dream team to make her look less like Barbie and more like Barbara Bush.

Oh wait. This just in. God told her what to wear, which is all you need to know. I wonder if god also told her to follow the path of sarcasm and mockery in introducing herself to America?

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Jesus Swept, so you can come clean.

Say that again....?

Submitted by Blue South on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 6:24pm.

"Effortlessly elegant"? Her attire on Monday was worth $300,000 according to Vanity Fair. I think I could look elegant for that amount.

"Keep the Faith"

Cindy McCain's outfit cost more than my house....

Submitted by Robert P. on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 7:28am.

but not more than any of her 7 houses.

I don't think that Senator McCain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of Americans, I just think he doesn't know.

God's will

Submitted by James Protzman on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 7:38am.

The Stockholm Syndrome appears to be operating in full force. Held captive by the lunatics leading their party, Republicans everywhere are trading in their minds for manna from heaven, cuddling up to their captors because they truly have no other option.

Let's face it, god chose Sarah Palin, mother of who knows how many children, to be McSame's running mate. If god's on her side, why shouldn't every Republican theocrat be right there with her?
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Jesus Swept, so you can come clean.

As one of five children, I give "mad props" to any woman

Submitted by Linda on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 7:57pm.

like my mother, who can raise a family that large.

But now that I think about it - my mother was never a "pitbull", and never ran for vice president when my youngest brother was still a nursing infant.

Yes, I'm still making judgments.

Edited to add - my mother does not usually run for mayor of a small town and leave it $20 million in debt, or wind up in the middle of ethics investigations, either, which I think are much more important reasons to make judgments on Sarah Palin's judgment.

I'm starting to think she's worse than Cheney

Submitted by Christian Dem in NC on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 8:15am.

if only because of her rabid fundicostalism. Speaking as a charismatic/pentecostal myself, she's the worst stereotype of that strain of Christianity. The only redeeming quality I see in her is that she seems to be a nicer Marilyn Musgrave.