Defenders of Wildlife statement on Sarah Palin:

[InvisibleTouch]

Found this in my mailbox just now. My immediate reaction to McCain's pick was disgust - I already knew of Sarah Palin as an ecological criminal and a proponant of the horrific practice of aerial wolf gunning. But Defenders of Wildlife states it better than I could spew my own outrage:

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A few hours ago, the news broke that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been selected by Sen. John McCain as the vice presidential candidate for the Republican ticket.

As a Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporter, you are no doubt aware of Governor Palin’s dismal record, from her staunch support for special interests and Big Oil to her terrible assault on wolves and other wildlife.

As much of the nation wonders just who Sarah Palin is, I wanted to pass along my statement that I've just released.

Please read it and pass it along to everyone you know.

Thanks for your continued support,
Rodger Signature
Rodger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2008

Shocking Choice by John McCain

WASHINGTON-- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

“Senator McCain’s choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.

“Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska’s coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.

“This is Senator McCain’s first significant choice in building his executive team and it’s a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain’s commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.”

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The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (www.defendersactionfund.org) provides a powerful voice in Washington to Americans who value our conservation heritage. Through grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy and political campaigns, the Action Fund champions those laws and lawmakers that protect wildlife and wild places while working against those that do them harm.

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[AuntPatsy]

1. kick

[KittyWampus]

2. she's to the right of the Bush Administration on Enviromental Issues

[denem]

3. WOW - as Skinner suggested, I will be using the term FOREIGN Oil

BP sure aint American.

Edit: Bah! I can't type.

[tridim]

5. Yea, but they're "Beyond Petrolium" now..

Whatever that means. :eyes:

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. I'm appalled by her stance on shooting wolves and bears from airplanes

And killing the polar bears for oil. I pointed this out earlier

kicked nominated

[InvisibleTouch]

6. Thanks all, and please keep it kicked!

We need to get the word out as to who Sarah Palin is and what she stands for, since she's a cipher to the vast majority of voters at this time. I guess the rethug hope is that people won't bother to inform themselves, and will just say "Cool, I get to vote for a woman after all." This Hillary-fan doesn't find it cool.

[RiverStone]

7. She's even more of a wacko than I realized an hour ago - kick & R!!

[Kajsa]

8. Thank you, IT!

:)
I received this e-mail and
posted it also.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6819123&mesg_id=6819525

Spread the word- Palin is an environmental disaster!

:(

[merh]

9. k&r

:kick:

[Uncle Joe]

10. I'm glad this column spelled out Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

ANWR sounds to cold, corporate and bureaucratic, it's doesn't sound like nature or part of the environment; which sustains life as we know it.

Thanks for the thread, InvisibleTouch

Kicked and recommended.

[nam78_two]

11. K&R-I got the same email.nt