Sarah Palin on 'Crosshairs' Controversy: 'I Hate Violence'

[Liberal_in_LA]

I'm confused. If you like shooting animals just to shoot them, doesn't that show a love of violence?


Sarah Palin on 'Crosshairs' Controversy: 'I Hate Violence'
Sarah Palin E-Mails Glenn Beck on Ad That Put 'Crosshairs' on Gabrielle Giffords' District

142 comments By JOHN BERMAN
Jan. 10, 2011
PrintRSSFont Size: Share:EmailTwitterFacebookMoreFarkTechnoratiGoogleLiveMy SpaceNewsvineRedditDeliciousMixxYahoo"I hate violence." Those are the latest words from Sarah Palin on the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others that has once again placed the former Alaska Governor in the middle of the national political discussion.

The words were part of an e-mail exchange read by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on his syndicated radio show and first reported by Jonathan Martin on Politico.

Here is the full e-mail as read by Beck:

"I hate violence. I hate war. Our children will not have peace if politicos just capitalize on this to succeed in portraying anyone as inciting terror and violence. Thanks for all you do to send the message of truth and love. And God has the answer. - Sarah"

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-palin-mails-glenn-beck-2010-ad-put/story?id=12582457

[EarlG]

1. Sure she does. As Andrew Sullivan just pointed out...

One of the constants in Sarah Palin's worldview is violence. You see it in her reality show where most wildlife is immediately identified as a threat to be guarded against or killed. You see it in her inflammatory language, and the ways in which she corrals supporters to sometimes shockingly violent threats. You see it even in completely innocuous Facebook postings on sports. Just check out this Palin stream-of-consciousness on, yes, March Madness:

To the teams that desire making it this far next year: Gear up! In the battle, set your sights on next season's targets! From the shot across the bow – the first second's tip-off – your leaders will be in the enemy's crosshairs, so you must execute strong defensive tactics. You won't win only playing defense, so get on offense!

The crossfire is intense, so penetrate through enemy territory by bombing through the press, and use your strong weapons – your Big Guns – to drive to the hole. Shoot with accuracy; aim high and remember it takes blood, sweat and tears to win. Focus on the goal and fight for it.

If the gate is closed, go over the fence. If the fence is too high, pole vault in. If that doesn't work, parachute in. If the other side tries to push back, your attitude should be "go for it." Get in their faces and argue with them. (Sound familiar?!) Every possession is a battle; you'll only win the war if you've picked your battles wisely. No matter how tough it gets, never retreat, instead RELOAD!

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/01/palinspeak-and-violence.html

[Bjorn Against]

27. EarlG can you please bring back the top 10 this week?

There is no doubt going to be plenty of material for you to use, the excuses have only just begun.

[CountAllVotes]

2. if you hate violence Sarah

Then why to you murder animals on television for all to see you sadist? :puke: :grr:

[Initech]

3. They shot and killed a deer on live tv!!! How can she say that with a straight face?

[superduperfarleft]

4. Amazing, she writes exactly how she talks.

(Badly, in case I wasn't clear enough).

[Hannah Bell]

5. liar & hypocrite. big surprise

[EFerrari]

6. Sarah Unloaded. n/t

[lunatica]

7. What does she call this? Loving tenderness?

[my2sense]

8. Yeah right - we believe you Sarah (rolls eyes)

Bitch be gone!

[MineralMan]

9. Omitted from the email quote:

"Now, you'll have to excuse me. I have to go shoot some wolves from a helicopter."

[leftstreet]

10. LOLOL "And God has the answer"

Bad example
Jeez she's a moron

[kwolf68]

11. The I hate War thing is what confuses me

If she hates war, then where was she when the peace activists were marching AGAINST IT?

[Raschel]

40. Why did she even bring war or God or children into this whole thing?

Does she think if she throws in the kitchen sink while defending herself that she'll confuse us?

[thaddeus_flowe]

12. i actually hate violence, i truly hate war.

tell that nine year old girl's mother that god has the answer to murder
that no one attempted to "capitalize" on incendiary rhetoric or to cash in terror.

she evidently lacks sincerity, she evidently lacks virtue.

[Blue Owl]

13. I see peaceniks using scope crosshairs and gun metaphors all the time

:sarcasm:

[CountAllVotes]

14. remember all of the turkeys

Being slaughtered and YOU Sarah just stood there as if absolutely nothing was going on as the dying birds screamed and squealed?



You are one sicko Sarah!

[shockra]

15. I'm so happy to hear this, Sarah!

I have some Vegan Outreach pamphlets for you.

Or, better yet. When you go to Tucson to apologize for any harm you may have caused, you can stop by their office.

http://www.veganoutreach.org/

It's okay. You can still eat dessert.

[spin]

16. Not to defend Sarah Palin ...

but many people hunt for food.

I live in a poor rural area of North Florida where deer and hog hunting is common. It's not unusual to have deer run out in front of your car while driving and you definitely don't want to hit one. Without the hunting season the deer population would soar and eventually deer would starve or become diseased. The wild hog population is also out of control and they do a lot of damage to the environment. You can hunt wild hog year around without a license.

The population of feral hogs is second only to Texas. Every year hunters harvest about 100,000 hogs and their population numbers are still on the rise.

Florida has no closed season on hog hunting. You can hunt hogs all year long. As long as you have the land owner's permission you're okay. There is no hunting license required to hunt hogs in Florida either. In addition there are no size or bag limits on feral hogs in Florida.

You can also hunt hogs at night in Florida using hog lights. And you can trap hogs too. You can either buy a hog trap or build your own.



http://www.hog-hunting-guide.com/florida-hog-hunting.html

Prepared properly venison or wild hog is IMO superior to store bought meat. It definitely helps the people in the area who live on a tight income provide for their family.

I personally don't hunt as I have hip and back problems, but my daughter has several friends who do and they often give my daughter some game. My daughter plans to take up hunting in the near future especially with the way store bought meat is climbing in price.

Edited to add picture

[TBF]

22. Sarah Palin shops at Saks Fifth Avenue - she's not hunting for food. nt

[spin]

28. That might be true today ...

but she didn't start out wealthy. I believe her dad did hunt for food. Also it's quite possible that beef and chicken prices are much higher in Alaska than in the contiguous 48. Many items are.

[TBF]

31. Her dad hunting for food 40 years ago has nothing to do with her today,

and if she can shop at Saks she can afford the chicken in Alaska.

[Raschel]

42. Personally I don't believe she's very aquainted with hunting. IMO she shot that animal for show.

Now her dad may hunt, and she may have a couple of times, but watching her on her show she seemed to be VERY unfamiliar with the process. The men along with her told her what to do, how to aim, and she did seem nervous.

She was very unlike a woman who lives up there and does hunt. They would have just gone in and done it. It was a big ordeal for Palin. She was very unsure and tentative after she shot the animal and while approaching.

You can't convince me she's a hunter. Uh uh.

[Cleita]

34. Also in Sandpoint, where her dad is from, most of

the locals go out every year to get their deer or elk for the year. However, they do have supermarkets and many of the local ranchers raise beef, so you really don't have to hunt unless you want some venison in your freezer.

[spin]

38. That's interesting, thanks ...

I was trying to research the availability and price of beef in the local markets. Obviously some areas of Alaska are so remote that hunting is probably the only choice.

I have met many people that prefer venison and other game to store bought beef. In my opinion it tastes as good or better, much depends on the preparation.

[TBF]

45. A good part of my family back in the midwest hunts -

they do it for sport, and eat the result. They wouldn't have to - they can afford meat - but they enjoy it. I don't love that, but given the realities of farm-fed animals often treated inhumanely, who is to say it is not more humane to hunt. They are also honest about what they are doing.

My problem with Sarah is that I don't buy her act. I think she is in this for the money, and left her job in Alaska because she decided she could make more money on TV and books. She saw her 15 minutes of fame and went for it. Hopefully, now, we are reaching the end of this chapter.

[Avalux]

17. Truth and Love! Poor thing is so misunderstood. n/t

[Raschel]

18. "And God has the answer." To what? She just threw His Name in there to hide behind Him.

[bettyellen]

19. Glen Beck spreads "truth and love"? She is a fucking idiot if she thinks anyone will believe that.

[Ohio Joe]

20. What a POS - nt

[Rex]

21. She is a fucking liar and I am glad her career in the spotlight is now

over...well at least the good times are over for her. Now she is considered, indirectly, as a baby killer by a lot of people and those numbers will grow as time goes on.

[FiveGoodMen]

24. I hope you're right but I think you're way too optimistic

Her followers will not be daunted by a little skirmish they can shift the blame for.

And her followers are mostly hoping for much bigger violence to come.

[flvegan]

23. Yes, "hunting" is violent.

I don't care how the folks that do it spin it, but it is indeed violent. Matter of fact, I'd rate it up there amongst the highest acts of violence, shooting an unarmed, unsuspecting being for (a good percentage of, but certainly not all) selfish reasons.

Flame away, gunslingers!

[Cleita]

26. Snuffing out a life even if it isn't human is a violent

act and anyone who has ever had to do it knows it and how upsetting it is.

[Cleita]

25. She says as she violently kills an innocent animal.

Sure she doesn't.

[spin]

29. Delete ... replied to wrong poster.

[spin]

30. You would hate living where I live ...

Just about everybody, men, women and teenagers hunt deer. When I first moved here, I remember a grandmother in he 70s bragging at the hardware store about how she shot her first deer of the season using her new black powder rifle. At a Christmas party last year I met a tiny little 14 or 15 year old girl who had just got her first deer. She was proud to say the least.

Without hunting the deer population would soar and eventually the deer would die of starvation or disease.

[Cleita]

33. I've lived up north in the forest and yes, it's part of the

culture, but the locals do it for food and to cull the deer population. They don't shoot just any animal willy nilly either. Usually, it was a buck over three years old or a doe that wasn't raising young ones. I really hated the hunters though that came in from other places to do it for fun, the Sarah Palins, when I was a campground host. The locals didn't like them either because of the way they hunted and because they often had a terrible aim leaving a wounded animal to run and bleed to death.

I never understood bear hunting. Why? And the way it's done is downright cruel.

[spin]

37. I believe that very few hunters come into our county from outside the area ...

and very few people, if any, are hunting only for trophies. People hunt for food and while I myself am not a hunter as I have back and hip problems that would make hunting difficult, I enjoy the taste of venison or wild hog. In fact I feel it tastes as good as or in many cases better than meat bought in a store.

[WestSeattle2]

32. Snakes always throw in "children" and "God" when they're

seeking sympathy.

Pathetic. The woman has absolutely no shame.

[Raschel]

39. "Our children won't have peace" Is she even considering Christina Green?

What a horrible statement for her to make. Christina Green didn't die because we are calling for an end to hateful rhetoric.

[WestSeattle2]

47. Ms. Palin only thinks of herself and her net worth. n/t

[cilla4progress]

35. It's always about Sarah....

[MrMickeysMom]

36. If God has the answer for your, sister Sarah...

Then, I'd sure like to know the fucking question you've been asking!

[Catherina]

41. Sarah Palin needs to STFU. n/t

[Mimosa]

43. LiberalinLA: "If you like shooting animals just to shoot them, doesn't that show a love of violence

She's all about mean.

[StarryNite]

44. palin is a lying sack of shit!

She has a blood lust.

[AsahinaKimi]

46. Yeah, right...

[deminks]

48. Well, we know she clubs fish.

One wonders who she is fantasizing about whilst brandishing the club.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1332543/Sarah-Palin-blasted-animal-rights-group-clubbing-fish-death-TV.html

[eppur_se_muova]

49. I'm sure she could just strangle violent people with her bare hands. nt