If we are to defer to the judgment of those who know her best, consider her own mother in law, who says she might vote for Obama.

Palin's mother-in-law uncertain about how she'll vote

And consider the comments of two major Alaskan newspapers that do not feel Palin is qualified for the job of VP or P.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-m..._b_122625.html

The same article quotes the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE ALASKA STATE SENATE as saying:

"She's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president? Look at what she's done to this state. What would she do to the nation?"

And the REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, when asked if Palin is qualified to be president, replied only: "She's old enough. She's a U.S. citizen."

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No, Lo, I wasn't side-stepping. I adore Kennedy. And many other Christian and or Catholic presidents who were not all about cramming their faith down everyone's throat.

In general, I don't trust dogmatic religious people - which was my point. Now, I don't have time to discuss this with you all day, so my answer will have to suffice for now.

Anne

Originally posted by Tim Murphy:

How many of you...have been to The Great Land, have seen the Alaska Pipeline, have hiked in brown bear country?

I have.

Bob

Yep, me too. Panned for gold, ate salmon, hiked the slopes of Denali, watched glaciers calving, all the good stuff.

Which makes me concerned about Palin wanting to drill all of it. There are pumpjacks in downtown Los Angeles and they look grotty and industrial enough there. I don't want them in the middle of a national wildlife refuge.

Originally posted by Tim Murphy:

I'm not worried about the brown bears.

I am. They're easier to shoot than buffalo.

They're just everywhere in SE Alaska

I know Alaska's a great land mass, but so is the land where the buffalo roamed.

...and it wouldn't hurt for there to be a strictly controlled harvest...

Harvest?

And what would the program be named, Clear Meadows?

...to put the fear of man into those big fellows.

The next time I'm fishing in Katmai, the last thing I want to stumble upon is a fearful bear.

Shameless

So I don't get my head bitten off I'll start with the following disclaimer:


The following statements were overheard and repeated for discussion's sake and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the reporter.

*grin*

Listening to our staunch conservatives in the area, I've heard more than a few comment they might prefer if McCain retire should the McCain/Palin ticket get elected.

Nothing was said about the brown bear or the buffalo.

I am deeply disturbed by the gun lobby, the hunting lobby,
and those who hunt and kill animals for sport. It is disgusting to me. These people are not pro-life.

This is Pro Life? Airial Hunting Video

Sure they are - they just get to pick which life is important. What they don't seem to get is that, like the buffalo, if you kill it all off - eventually you condemn your own children to death as well.

Personally, I think you should only kill an animal:

a) as part of a larger program to regulate a biome
b) for food (common sense should dictate what is and is not fair game)
c) in self-defence (which does not include shooting brown bears or anything else on sight)

Oh, and I wanted to say that the weird site I linked to is not an indication that I believe in UFOs or frequent such web sites. But I had done a search about Sarah Palin and Ariel hunting out of curiosity to see what is involved in this practice.

Do y'all think these folks are eating all those wolves and buffaloes and such that they are killing in such a manner? I don't know what they do with them. I don't oppose hunting for food. But for sport, it just seems like gratuitous violence.