Turkeys slaughtered as Palin addresses media

Sarah Palin is not an unskilled Politician, she is an Alaskan woman.  It must seem odd that a woman can grasp the concept that you must kill an animal to eat it.  In Alaska, we like to eat meat which comes from animals which must be killed to eat. . . hum . . . what a concept.  Apparently, in the lower 48 this must not be the case.  Forgive our media for not sensoring the cycle of life.

LOL, no matter what she does, she will  always be the laughing stock of election 08

AKgirl

They think Obama makes the turkeys magically appear in the stores. They lead very sheltered lives you know.

What did everyone think was going to happen to the rest of those turkeys? Maybe the Turkey Fairy would come and whisk them away to magical Turkey Island, full of unattended corn fields and little turkey amusement parks. Hello? With something like 90% of American households eating a gobbler this Thanksgiving, doesn't it sound just a wee bit assenine to be shocked. It's unfortunate place to shoot a news piece, big deal. Palin takes a lot of crap. Yeah, I don't agree with her policies, but the mainstream media just loves to keep taking cracks. I wonder how much of this is because she's a Republican and how much of it is because she's a woman and attractive?

P.S.- I'm a dem.

They think Obama makes the turkeys magically appear in the stores. They lead very sheltered lives you know.

Don't you mean "very sheltered lives don'cha know?"

It's not about censorship. The pardoning of a turkey is a symbolic action, to show the gregariousness of our leaders. Showing the gluttony of the chopping block in the background makes the symbolism a wash, is the point.

It's not a matter of not knowing what's happening to the turkeys before they arrive to our kitchen table. It's just a reflection of her overall cluelessness and lack of tact.

There's nothing unskilled about her interview.  What this looks like is another media attempt to maker her look bad.  Was the camera guy glued to the ground and couldn't move?  All he had to do is angle the camera so just the live turkeys were in the background.  Palin had no idea which way the angle of the camera was and what was going on behind her.  It also seems that the "killer" could've waited until the interview was over.  Hmmm, maybe he's an Obama supporter?  The media has always given Obama the upper hand on coverage and have done all they can to make Palin and McCain look bad.  Anyone that disagrees should go back from day one of the campaign.

Zom Zom

You are 100% correct in your assessment of this interview. I am a vegan and the interview offended me to the core! I have probably seen more videos than most of killing animals and abuse, but it still leaves me sickened to think I would have to watch this on national television as a nonchalant background of an interview. Also, there are children that are plenty smart enough to know what is going on......I find it offensive and laughable that she thinks that it was "fun".

Only you rabid leftist would care about this.  HAHAHA. As for the vegan- deal with it. Most people choose not to restrict their diet voluntarily like you, therefore we eat meat. And the thought of some turkey sounds good right now, think I will have some for lunch.

Quit making excuses for this idiot. Who wants to see animals getting slaughered. Maybe on the next interview we will see dogs being Euthenized or a cow being hit in the head with sledge hammer.

Unlike you Palinites we just believe that this should not be a backdrop for an interview. Have you entirely missed the twisted irony in her speach. She pardons one turkey and watches the rest get be-headed. Why don't have your kids or grandkids watch the video and get their reaction?

It's not a matter of not knowing what's happening to the turkeys before they arrive to our kitchen table. It's just a reflection of her overall cluelessness and lack of tact.

Pedro, you are just making way too much sense for the Palinites to grasp!

It's just a reflection of her overall cluelessness and lack of tact.

Exactly right. Politically speaking it's things like this that make her look like an even bigger buffoon then she might be. She's completely politically tone deaf.

Why in the hell this is NEWS WORTHY?  Good GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is bull@!$%# people!!!!!

Only you rabid leftist would care about this.  HAHAHA. As for the vegan- deal with it. Most people choose not to restrict their diet voluntarily like you, therefore we eat meat. And the thought of some turkey sounds good right now, think I will have some for lunch.

I'm certainly a liberal, but my point wasn't that I care about the turkeys. I like eating turkey just as much as anyone else, and spent a lot of time on my grandmother's farm when I was young. It doesn't bother me.

What I was commenting about is the reason that it is a political blunder. It is like the Auto Execs who flew private jets to Washington to ask for bailout money. It's not that we expect Auto Execs (whose time is worth a lot of money) to hitch-hike. It's just a matter of screwing up politically, and showing that Palin has the political senses of, well, a turkey.

No one is denying that turkeys get slaughtered before I eat them. I've seen pigs and cows get slaughtered for food and it really doesn't bother me. What bothers me is a politician who is so clueless as to the force of the media power she weilds that she can't make a simple, Thanksgiving-day gesture without making such an obvious blunder.

You can't do a video of "How touching and sweet I am" when, in the background, the head is flying off of your symbol, as blood pours down its neck. Except that, well, she is a Republican. Maybe that's exactly how her party means to treat their symbols.

I had a turkey sandwich for breakfast. The tastiness, it was.

Whats the difference between Sarah Palin and a Thanksgiving Turkey?

At least the turkey has an excuse to have no brains.

If you're going to be mean spirited, you could at least try to be witty.

I was not making excuses for for her, I was making fun of you guys. If it bothers you so much turn off the TV.

I was not making excuses for for her, I was making fun of you guys. If it bothers you so much turn off the TV.

Your post is confusing. I said it didn't bother me, and no one claimed that you were making excuses for her.

I was pointing out that the reason that it is a story is because it demonstrates Palin's lack of ability to control her own press, and her constant media blundering, and that the story isn't about whether or not killing turkeys is "icky."

Plus: "hahahahaha" is a pretty lame attempt to make fun of someone.

RoC,

you seem to be ascribing some sort of stance to the left regarding this issue.

Joe Scarborough laughed at her this morning. It is about the Irony of the video, not some disgust with the slaughter of an animal to stupid to keep from drowning in the rain (if those were domesticated turkeys)

Subtly does not seem to be in the nature of many conservatives/palinites.

It is FUNNY that she is trying to come off as sweet by "pardoning" a turkey, but then behind her, a turkey gets its head chopped off. FUNNY... not sad, not horrible, just FUNNY. and because it is funny, she can be made fun of for the lack of skill at projecting an image. Because she can be made fun of for a lack of skill in politics, it was thus, a dumb move on her part.

Got it? does that make sense to you and the other Palinites?

Joe Scarborough laughed at her this morning. It is about the Irony of the video, not some disgust with the slaughter of an animal to stupid to keep from drowning in the rain (if those were domesticated turkeys)

Slightly off-topic, but that's a myth. Turkeys don't drown in the rain.

Darn... the takes the edge off my statement.

I am thoroughly amazed at the hatred spewn at this woman--it's not as if she

is the one filming this and putting it out there for the world to see-it's the media who did and have totally thrown ethics out the window this year. The continued media infatuation with Sarah Palin and hate-filled discussions about her like these makes me wonder -what are you so afraid of? The election is over.  She should be disappearing back to Alaska but you are keeping her right in the headlines.  Continued publicity gives credance that she shook the liberals to their core!!!

altas shrugged, I'm not sure if people are so much afraid as much as they are (at least I am) disgusted with this women. She is STUPID, regardless of her gender or her attractiveness!!! And by the way, Mrs. Sarah certainly tried to get a little extra media coverage after her fortunate defeat, so please don't go saying "you are keeping her in the headlines". SHE is trying to keep herself there! I only wish she were next in line after the unfortunate bird we saw.

Poor Sarah, she was having a WKRP moment == With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

You can't do a video of "How touching and sweet I am" when, in the background, the head is flying off of your symbol, as blood pours down its neck. Except that, well, she is a Republican. Maybe that's exactly how her party means to treat their symbols.

ROFL..

I agree. I don't understand how the right doesn't get the irony of this photo op. Overall I could care less about a turkey. However I find it a little disturbing to watch a video that looks like the  beginning of a Stephen King movie. You could splice that clip into Pet Cemetery and no one would know the difference.

A415-are you sure you're not getting confused by Tina Fey? My. my to expend such

emotion on a person you don't even know by wishing her dead appears to be a little

unstable to me.

Uhm, excuse us other states for being a little queasy about it all.  We all know how our meat gets on our plates, but seriously, that was a bit much....Seems to me one of those turkeys was suffering needlessly, or are you Alaskans proud of torturing you food before eating it.  Yay for you all!!!  Proud of your fur coats too?  There should be some dignity, and what scared me the most was not just the killing of the turkey, but the look on the guys face when doing it...Enjoying it a little too much, I'd say. 

You seem to be ascribing some sort of meaning to the reporting of this story.

It is funny due to the irony of the situation.

I have a spoof-site for political stories, but I couldn't write anything in regards to Palin. Reality was far more strange than anything I could come up with.

You can't make this stuff up! She is her own comedy hour!

Steven

Well said. It's amazing how ridiculous some people are.

Yes folks, turkey's have to be killed in order for you to eat them. It's part of life. Just like taking responsibility for your own well being.

Hey, Joebuck! Why is a turkey so popular (no political intent)? Cause some like white meat and some like dark meat. The turkey serves us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steven,

Failure to project the image that was intended by pardoning a turkey is a failure in political skills. Regardless of the true nature of where Turkey comes from, the juxtaposition of the saving the life of a turkey while the other one gets slaughtered is called irony and it kills the message she was trying to send.

Well said!

Well put kuskus!

I know...wasn't it great to hear her say how much fun it was to be there as the turkey fought for its life in the background...I half expected her to turn around and yell, "could somebody shut up that damn bird"...SNL couldn't have done any better...I guess it turns out it wasn't McCain's people who were responsible for the media blunders after all! LMAO!

OK, why don't we just agree to disagree and give Sarah "The Bird"

Well said, TNP!

Governor Palin gives an interview to the local paper. Nobody cares, right?

So why is the media all over the world  and bloggers talking about it ?

Because of the weird background...

This woman is a genius.... 

LOL, Joplin!

I can only say ditto to everything Richard Stewart believes & stated. 

As for the turkey scenario, how hypocritical can people be.  Unless you are vegetarian, you eat turkey & it is not alive when you eat it.   Just one  more jab at Sarah Palin & the more jabs the more people realize there must be something good about her or there wouldn't be so much negatives ran to try to discredit  her.  Now its down to "oh, she doesn't care if turkeys are killed for food let's watch it again."  I can't even say what I think the intelligence of these reporters are.  Get some real news or get a job butchering turkeys.

Well, I was a vegetarian for 20+ years, and still eat very little meat. I don't really have a problem with that video. I always thought that people who hunted or killed their own meat were more honest than people who didn't.

What really burns me though, is this business with protesting or attacking (with bombs in researcher's homes, and home invasions in broad daylight) medical research when right down the street is a supermarket that sells more meat in a week than all the monkeys used for experiments in the nation. (Alright, rant over.)

Anyway, this bit of Sarah I kind of like. It's straight-up and honest.

I was shocked and appalled at her ignorance of world affairs, and I am really glad she wasn't elected. But this? People should see what happens to make their sausage.

Think this Republican is just having a hard day. Set back and relax, all is good!

The point is not that turkey's are being killed for food but the fact someone forgot to mention to Ms Palin where she was standing at the time of her interview (right at the slaughter trough). Enjoy your turkey and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Wow Rich - you need to settle down.  I have to agree that I wish they would just leave Sarah Palin alone . . . I have to believe she has enough brains NOT to come back to the lower 48 looking for a political life again....heaven help us!!!

As for the turkey - it is uncomfortable, in a bad way, to watch - but not like the uncomfortable, in a good way, after I have eaten a turkey dinner. :o) 

Richard Stewart Jr.

US Army Retired

.....You are supposed to be non biased, but all can see that you are not. Give back the Country to our people, and help us get rid of the corrupt politicians (both Republican and Democrat). Clean up your own house before throwing rocks at others.

Richard, I sincerely appreciate your service to our country and the quotes above I agree with entirely, but the rest of your dialogue are just the biased ramblings of a die hard Republican.

We truly are in a horrible situation in this country, but can you seriously blame all this on the Dems. Have you really been paying attention to what Bush and his cronies have done to this country?

btw, I voted for Bush much to my dismay!

Richard Stewart Jr.

US Army Retired

 (yes I speleed it correctly)

No Richard you **speleed** it wrong.  lol

Shellie

US Citizen - Active

Nice, Shellie!

Seriously, people, the reason why this is newsworthy is because it is such a gem of irony! No one is going after Sarah Palin, she is doing this to herself. So Richard, if you want to go off on the "Leave Britney alone" vein, knock yourself out, but it doesn't change the fact that this has got to be some of the funniest stuff done by a politician that we have seen in ages.

And why do you feel that mentioning that you were in the Army will solidify your statement? I am a veteran and I am not expecting anyone to treat my comments differently because of that.

Why?   You don't like the truth? Go live on a farm for a while.

I live on a farm and have seen animals killed. That is not what bothers me about this. I think that it is poor taste to have some man (who is obviously playing for the camera) kill turkeys behind the governor. The President pardons a turkey every year. Do you see him go to a turkey farm and do inteviews in front of the processing area? no. he has more sense than that. I know that I can handle watching this, but have any of you ever thought that a small child could be watching this? That would upset a lot of children and vegetarians. I would not be surprised if PETA has a statement about this, shortly. It was a poor decision made by Governor Palin, but I have come to expect nothing less from her.

Oh, I am rather sure that PETA likes it, and that most vegetarians like it. :-)

I was a vegetarian for decades. Don't eat a lot of meat now. First meat I ate in many years was venison a relative had shot. I always thought hunters were honest meat eaters, never really had a problem with them as long as it's a clean, fast kill. Nature kills things by the billions.

Lee,

you are absolutely right. All children should be removed from farm families and be made wards of the state so they don't have to see such horrors.

I was raised on a farm and have slaughtered or helped slaughter turkeys, chickens and cows. This has nothing to do with city/country or the slaughtering or eating of meat or if poultry magically shows up pre-wrapped in the store. It has to do with the incredible stupidity of her people having her give an interview in front of a grinning idiot that's slaughtering birds on camera. Her and her people should have enough intelligence to know that the raw ignorance of this would give an opening to every anti-Palin person out there. The fact that they are so ignorant as to do this shows that she's just plain too stupid to even be a politician and her staff are too stupid to work for one!

On Wednesday, a teenager here in Florida killed himself. 1,500 people watched him on the Internetand encouraged him to end his life. And they did nothing to stop or help him.

And you are worried about the way Governor Palin reacts to the death of a f%@  turkey????

How come the media is not giving headlines to the cruelty that took place in Florida?

Joe, I did not say that children should be taken off of farms. I was raised on a farm and my family is one of hunters. I have seen animals killed, dressed, etc.... I just feel that most children have not seen their food being killed, especially on television with a governor speaking as if nothing is going on. Forgive me for hoping that children could get through life without having to see something like this on television. If they live on a farm, they will be used to it by now. Most people, however, do not live on a farm.

Andnow, I just saw about the story that you are speaking of. It is horrible what our society has come to. I had a student write a paper about things like this. It is a sad commentary on our nation. I wish someone had been able to help this young men.  I will keep his family in my prayers.

And where do you think the grocery stores get it from?

Not from God

Well, since you brought it up.

Just what are Obama's qualifications? Not one person has answered that yet.

Remember why he HAD to pick Biden the unreliable? Because everyone said he had no experience and needed on the job training.

Remember why his campaign insisted he had to use the teleprompter at all times. Because he was saying goofy things to much.

Name me one president that has been elected his FIRST term that has "experience" being president.  Then tell me what YOU consider to be acceptable qualifications for the job? 

Is it GW Bush?  the man who barely made c's in college and failed in EVERY business he had?  Not to mention he can't grasp the English language.

Was it Ronald Regan, an actor from hollywood?  

Shellie; in the words of Montgomery Burns, "Excellllllent."