In Defense Of Sarah Palin's Hunting
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There are lots of problems with Sarah Palin and her show/campaign ad. Hunting isn’t one of them.
After Palin shot and butchered a caribou on Sunday’s show, PETA VP Dan Mathews issued this criticism: “Sarah seems to think that resorting to violence and blood and guts may lure people into watching her boring show. But the ratings remain as dead as the poor animals she shoots.” Meanwhile, Palin tweeted that “Unless you’ve never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather couch or eaten a piece of meat, save your condemnation of tonight’s episode. I remain proudly intolerant of anti-hunting hypocrisy. :)” Aaron Sorkin, blogging for the Huffington Post in his capacity as Social Network writer/animal rights expert, disagrees: