Digg thisIf you’re a fading celebrity these days, there are two paths you can take to renewed relevance: Slobber all over Obama or screech about Sarah Palin. Day by day it’s getting tougher for even the most delusional, pampered has-been to pull off the former, so it’s no wonder Ashley Judd is switching to Plan B.
Did you know that she cares very, very deeply about Alaskan wolves? Here’s the pitch:
You can tell it’s serious by the sadness in her eyes.
Now, okay. I’m a dog person. I see something like the Michael Vick situation and it makes my blood boil. So when Ashley Judd pouts about the poor puppies getting shot at by the mean mans in the airy-planes, there’s a second or two where I’m like, “Awww! You cut that out, Sarah Palin!”
But then the ol’ logic centers kick in. (Assuming you have any.) “Wait a sec… why are they killing these wolves? Just to be cruel? Are they placing bets on it?” Well, no. They’re trying to protect moose and caribou, which have been almost wiped out because of wolf overpopulation. Why is there a wolf overpopulation in Alaska? Because for a long time it was illegal to hunt them. And why are they shooting the wolves from planes? Well, because there aren’t a lot of roads up there.
Here, let the Wicked Witch of the North explain it:
Palin struck back in a statement Tuesday night, calling the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund a fringe group that “distorts” the goal of Alaska’s predator control programs.
“Alaskans depend on wildlife for food and cultural practices which can’t be sustained when predators are allowed to decimate moose and caribou populations,” Palin said in the statement.
She added: “Shame on the Defenders of Wildlife for twisting the truth in an effort to raise funds from innocent and hard-pressed Americans struggling with these rough economic times.”
The wolf-thinning effort has saved Alaskan caribou from the brink of extinction. But they’re kind of dumb-looking and not nearly as sexy as wolves, so it’s no wonder Ashley’s mascara is running.
Courtesy of Hot Air, here’s another perspective on wolf vs. caribou:
http://www.spike.com/video/2846100
Sorry, Bullwinkle Jr., but Ashley knows best.
By the way, where are the protests over the killing of $100-a-pound Wagyu steak? It didn’t just jump onto Obama’s plate all by itself.
I love, love crotchety old women. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a wizened old crone waving her cane to get the damn skanks off her lawn, and nothing against old men but they’re so commonplace that I’m kind of over it. Crotchety old women is where it’s at.
