Shocking Choice by John McCain, Says Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

"Senator McCain's choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.

"Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP, has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska's coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.

"This is Senator McCain's first significant choice in building his executive team and it's a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain's commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil."


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[Javaman]

1. frankly, I believe what we are watching is the repukes panicking. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

2. She ok'd the shooting of wolves from planes....

[sinkingfeeling]

3. I would imagine environmental groups would rate her a '0'. She supports aerial hunting for guys with

big $$ and little everything elses.

[stillcool]

4. Does her husband work for BP..

or is he a commercial fisherman, or both?

[krkaufman]

6. If not both, simultaneously, then he's done both jobs. (from what I heard) nt

[stillcool]

8. I saw these couple of stories...

I can't imagine where he found the time. He worked for BP for 18 years, and then he became a stay at home dad.
http://palininvestigated.blogspot.com/
http://community.adn.com/node/109759

[krkaufman]

9. Sounds like the BP leave of absence was temporary ...

... and he's recently returned.

[ShadesOfGrey]

5. ...

"As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration."

Yep, under that pretty smile is a very creepy woman.

k&r

[bertman]

7. From what I've read and heard, she and McAnus are big on SAVING THE PUMAS.

All other animals are shit out of luck.

[countryjake]

10. Kick!