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Sarah Palin Runs With the Grizzlies

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Soon-to-be former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been communing with grizzly bears and tweeting about the survival tips she's picked up from the creatures she finds so majestic that she uses one as big, ferocious couch pillow. Some of her observations:

Great day w/bear management wildlife biologists; much to see in wild territory incl amazing creatures w/mama bears' gutteral raw instinct to

protect & provide for her young;She sees danger?She brazenly rises up on strong hind legs, growls Don't Touch My Cubs & the species survives

& mama bear doesn't look 2 anyone else 2 hand her anything; biologists say she works harder than males, is provider/protector for the future

You gotta admire those mavericky mama bears and their instinct to protect their cubs and refuse government handouts. Maybe Palin also had a twinge of self-recognition as she learned about other ursine behaviors such as mock charges and "false hibernation." And perhaps she was disappointed to hear that while grizzlies once freely roamed much of the lower 48, they're now considered a threatened species down there. No doubt they're just planning their comeback.  

 

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Is Sarah implying that

Is Sarah implying that Alaskan Republicans are evolved from grizzly bears?

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I can't tell if this is a

I can't tell if this is a swipe at the MSM, Letterman, welfare or a useless 'First Dude'.

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Northern Exposure

"& mama bear doesn't look 2 anyone else 2 hand her anything"

Why does she sound surprised by this? Does that mean that the rest of AK's animals stand in line for their "Exxon rapes the wilderness" checks?

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Those hind legs make them taller....

Thats why we need to start shooting them from helicopters!

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I'm from Alaska. We're just

I'm from Alaska. We're just hoping that she goes into hibernation this fall, or better yet, migrates south.

We've been blessed with her for years up here...your turn.

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Sarah Palin.

When I think Sarah Palin I think more of a weasel than a grizzly bear.

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