This clip of Sarah Palin in a boat near bears hit the web weeks ago but some group finally got around to finding something to freak out about over it. When I heard about this at first it sounded like Sarahcuda jumped on a grizzly and rode it like a pony with baby Trigg spinning on one finger like a Globetrotters basketball. Instead it turns out to be a big over reaction just to complain about something.
The Guardian reports that the director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance thinks Palin broke the rules of Wolverine Creek which is a place in Alaska where bears and humans alike go fishing.
Large brown bears gather in Wolverine Creek because the fishing is so easy and the animals have, in the process, become a tourist spectacle. But Toppenberg warned that by behaving in an apparently irreverent manner, Palin was doing nothing to foster responsibility among visitors. “She is encouraging the violation of important guidelines that allows tourism to flourish in Alaska. She is inviting future problems with the tourism industry and, in particular, the bear-viewing industry,” he said.
This guy is being a total douche. He calls Palins actions a “travesty”. The fuck? She wasn’t throwing rocks at the god damn cubs – She drifts in their direction slowly and with caution, leaves them alone, shows fear and respect for the possible danger and then leaves.
Making this even more bizarre though is that the criticism is not that she was being dangerous…
But this enraged Toppenberg. “She implies that she is somehow in danger or being brave. That’s complete nonsense,” he said. “Wolverine Creek is the one place in Alaska where the bears are tolerant and completely habituated to the presence of people and boats. But the guidelines are there for a reason.”
If this is worthy of outrage for you, you need to get a friggin life. If this is the best fuel you’re using to make an anti-Palin case you fail even harder because she’s such a font of legit criticism. Do you not read her Twitter or Facebook or watch her on Fox News? She’s an endless stream of bullseye’s to make news over and gain points for your side (or just lower hers) on and you’re wasting your time on criticism like “she’s too damn enthusiastic about nature”? *facepalm* – You’re doing it wrong…
Be scared that she might run for president, not that she might have broken a “spirit of the law” rule concerning domesticated wildlife that caused no harm.
Another reason I think jumping on this may be ill-advised is that Palin is constantly trolling… she dont just bait fish hooks.. on Facebook, on Twitter, on Fox News – she is ALWAYS throwing something out there that looks like its crazystupidwrong and then owns everyone who jumped on it before all the facts were in. this allows her more controversial comments to slip under the radar. so i wouldnt be surprised if this episode has a buttload of “bears are dangerous” type of PSA warnings and crap in it and she’s gonna lean back smugly over the hype. I dont wanna play that game.