Wednesday October 15, 2008, 6:31 am
Thank you Maria finally some real news and news to take action! Noted and signed!

Wednesday October 15, 2008, 6:45 am
Thanks for speaking out for our wolves. Your message has been sent to the following decision makers: Governor Sarah Palin ...aka the Terminator......

you know I was in Alaska this past June hoping to see wolves, I saw none, I'll be going to Montana in February to see wolves, I hope.....
stop killing my wolves..................
thanks Maria

Wednesday October 15, 2008, 12:11 pm
Maria you're great, thank you so much for sharing this!:x
Signed of course, and will post a link on my homepage!

Wednesday October 15, 2008, 3:35 pm
Noted and gladly signed.Thank you Maria.

Wednesday October 15, 2008, 3:39 pm
There is something about Sarah ...

Going For The Gut

by digby

I can't honestly say that I'm prescient about much of anything, but
I have said from the day she was nominated that her attitude toward animals was a serious weak point for Palin. It wasn't about regular All American hunting. This was about her not caring if the polar bears drown and supporting aerial wolf hunting, which takes her way into the outer boundaries of the anti-environmental and gun culture. She
is far from being mainstream on a whole host of issues, but this is one that creates a visceral, emotional reaction and shows just how extreme she really is.

It looks like that disturbing wolf hunting ad moves voters:

A new national focus group among 312 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents, revealed that after viewing a new ad by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund regarding "Palin's Wildlife Record", there was moderate movement among all parties toward Barack Obama.

The study was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO) on September 15, to obtain Americans' perceptions of a new ad which questions Governor Sarah Palin's record in regard to wildlife in Alaska.

"The ad which focuses on Governor Palin's record regarding the treatment of wildlife in Alaska seemed to strike a chord with voters," commented Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research. "The recent ads from both parties have had little impact among voters. This is the first ad in over a month that seems to have broken through," he added.

Among the study findings:

The ad earned Barack Obama a Political Communications Impact Score (PCI of 29.4 and John McCain received a score of 5.9, resulting in a net score of 23.5 for Barack Obama. The scores can be compared to a mean score of 9.3 for previously tested Obama ads and 7.5 for previously tested McCain ads. To date, the total mean score for all previously tested ads is 8.3

The most prevalent emotional responses reported from voters were "angry" and "disturbed" after viewing the ad. Click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQobIUE1zTU

It's one thing to be a frontier gal who hunts moose in Alaska for food. But most people instinctively get that there's something fundamentally wrong with this:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/going-for-gut-by-digby-i-cant-honestly.html

Wednesday October 15, 2008, 4:31 pm
noted and signed as well. also tried to sign the petition but was told I was denied because of my address. Does anyone know if the petition is for Alaska residents only?

Friday October 17, 2008, 5:41 am
I am non-U.S. and I could not sign this petition. So, when people from the U.S. have troubles in signing too, then I guess, that this petition can only be signed by Canadians, but I don't know for sure.
I have send e-mail to that organization and I hope to get an answer quickly.
It would help, when people put this also on top of the news: only for the U.S., only for Canadians and so on...
Thanks Maria!