Sarah Palin, Turkey Murderer

I never thought I would say this. . .but I'm tired of people picking on Sarah Palin.

Sure, I think the whole folksy anti-intellectual attitude is ridiculous. Yes, I think she's a female version of W. Of course, I disagree with her on everything politically. But can we please let the turkey thing go?

In case you were fortunate enough to miss it, Governor Palin - after pardoning a local turkey - gave an interview in front of a turkey rendering area. Where a worker proceeds to kill some turkeys in the background while Palin blithely answers questions in the foreground.

Now, unless you are a vegetarian, being offended by the turkey killing is just plain stupid. If you eat meat, you are eating murdered animals (unless you only eat roadkill, in which case - how the hell did you get on the internet?). And if you eat murdered animals, why be all squeamish about how they get that way?

Folks, Sarah Palin hunts. And what do responsible hunters do? Eat their prey. And also, Gov. Palin is from ALASKA. One of the few places in the country where you need to bring a gun on a nature hike to protect yourself from wild animals. Killing animals is part of the culture of Alaska. They don't just buy prepackaged meat at the supermarket, mmmmkay?

So leave Sarah alone about the turkey killing that she ignored during her interview. To her it was no big deal. If it was such a big deal to you, become a vegetarian - because you're clearly not cut out to be a meat-eater.