The View Heats Up Over Wolf Killings

Thursday on The View, the debate raged over Ashley Judd's video denouncing aerial wolf killing. Teaming up with Defender's of Wildlife Action Fund, Ms. Judd is taking a stance on this barbaric practice of shooting animals from planes.

Elisabeth, of course, was unconvinced that Sarah Palin has anything to do with this practice. When Joy Behar said , "I don't think she's a friend of animals," and that the torturing of the wolf has to be addressed, Elisabeth said Joy didn't know Palin well enough to make the assessment that Palin didn't like animals. Gosh I guess Palin's record doesn't speak for itself on how she feels about wildlife.

It is documented that Sarah Palin has offered a $150.00 bounty on wolf legs and has gone out of her way to defend the practice of wolf slaughter. She spent $400,000 of state money trying to convince her public that aerial gunning was a necessity in her state. She also recently introduced a bill that would remove what remains of any scientific requirements for approving predator killing. (Thankfully that measure failed, but she isn't dropping the bill.)

Sherri, from The View, wondered how different it would be if Palin wasn't in the forefront of the news. Would this issue be getting so much attention? That's a good question. Perhaps not, but on the other hand, if Palin didn't support efforts such as aerial gunning and dissolving environmental standards, maybe we wouldn't have this mess to begin with.

The final jaw-dropping moment happened when Elisabeth tried to tie the gunning of wolves' to the abortion issue. The other women on the panel didn't want to mesh the two debates. Which is probably a good idea because when you think about it, how can a woman who claims to be such a pro-lifer, turn around and support barbaric practices like aerial gunning? Just makes you wonder.

For more on this topic check out the following links here and here.

Comments

[stagebandman]

Hasselbeck & Palin: could they be more vapid?

[ratitouille]

I did watch The View that day. I love the ad by IDA. Joy is right that Palin surely does not appear to be a friend of animals. Apart from the wolf shooting, let us not forget her effort to remove whales from the endangered species list. Oh yeah, and how about her holiday greeting from the poultry plant while they decapited a bird right behind her? Elizabeth's attempt to turn it into an abortion debate was typical of Christian conservatives. She said something to the effect of, 'Why are Hollywood celebs always so concerned with animals while ignoring the plight of unborn children?" Perhaps we should ask Elizabeth and Sarah Palin, 'Why are you so concerned about cluster s of cells in the bodies of women while you ignore the plight of, or are willing to destroy , fully sentient members of other species with whom we share this planet?'

[flytyer]

Oh ok because a wolf is so called "sentient" that means its barbaric to kill it. That little bundle of cells is also alive but you have no qualms killing that. Hypocrite.

[ratitouille]

I have no qualms about women making decisions about their own bodies, and I believe they should have safe and legal options available should they choose to end a pregnancy. Sarah Palin does not believe that should be the case, but she advacates, to the point of offering bounties, the aerial slaughter of wolves. Do you think that she is a hypocrite?

[FairTalk]

Palin is confused about the purpose of wolves, and the whole idea of balance in nature. She has said she wants to kill the wolves because they attack and kill the caraboo, which Palin wants to protect so hunters can kill them. The wolves cull the herd, hunters go for the prime specimin.

[gorgonopsid]

I missed the View episode mentioned. I have long been a lover of wolves, and am in favor of their continuing to fulfill their roles in the ecosystem. The idea that a person could murder one of these intelligent and fascinating animals with a high-powered rifle from the safety and relative comfort of an airplane is obscene. What it proves is that the wolf is so formidably adapted to its environment that human beings can only win contests with them when the odds are overwhelmingly in the humans' favor. Sportsmanship, indeed. Let the hunter go out alone, on foot, armed with only a spear and get her wolf--then I'll respect her.

[Cindy Letchworth - Huffpost Blogger]

Well said! I couldn't agree more. Thanks for commenting.

[momoluvsu]

Elisabeth was uninformed and opinionated as usual. The rest were apathetic. Whoopie should have just shut up.

[Cindy Letchworth - Huffpost Blogger]

I too, was surprised at Whoopi's reaction. Good observation.

[2008CaliforniaFan]

I found this document on the ADN Blog that someone posted there. I also drop all the links from stories here as well to rile up the palin-nistas. There are about twice as many negative as to the positive comments.
http://govweb.state.ak.us/pdf/GasPipeline_LetterPresObama_Feb6.pdf

Look at Pa lins signature on page 3. It has big flowing and O V E R -inflated letters. Sort of matches the ego. A signature handwritng person should analyze it... and post his/her opinion.

[Cindy Letchworth - Huffpost Blogger]

Thanks for sharing your link, 2008CaliforniaFan. Love Palin's signature. You sure can't miss it!