Sarah Palin showed America what an avid and skilled hunter she truly is in Episode 4 of "Sarah Palin’s Alaska," when she bagged a caribou on camera. In doing so, she exposed herself as a poser to the NRA crowd she’s long courted.
A lot of America’s sportsmen made their anger about Caribou Barbie’s pose as a great sportswoman known in blog posts to TLC. The episode took down a caribou and her reputation as a real hunter.
The salient points most heard from hunters included a series of bungles, suggesting little experience in hunting or handling the equipment she was carrying.
She didn’t load her own rifle.
She placed her finger on the trigger as soon as it was loaded and handed to her,
this is the sort of thing you can only get away with if you’re already the Vice President, then all bets are off. Until then, you make fellow hunters nervous it seems.
All of the above led to the quote taken from the posts, saying that "At best she’s a fake, at worst, she’s a danger to other hunters."
Last but certainly not least, you’re not starving lady, and that caribou looks an awful lot like a reindeer. Is there a worse time of year for this bit of outdoorsy ratings grab? Was that Dancer or Prancer?
Editors Note: As a life long HUNTER what this woman is doing is not HUNTING, it is just taking joy in KILLING. RJ