Oh, The Humanity, Er, Animality

I'm not particularly interested in getting the details on how the meat on my plate got there. But I do know that at some point animals are killed to provide my food. (Vegetables are murdered too, but that's another story.)

So I was pretty surprised at the "outrage" that ensued after Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was interviewed against the backdrop of a turkey being killed. Where do people imagine their Thanksgiving turkey comes from? I, for one, would not want to eat one that had died a natural death!

Thinking back over the last several months, though, I should have expected extended coverage of Palin after she went back to Alaska.

I mean, what else did I expect from a news media that went crazy over the expenditure from the (donated) Republican party coffers for chic duds for Gov. Palin, when no mention was ever, ever made about the clothes worn by the three men in the race. The media were pretty uncurious about where they came from, who paid for them and how much they cost. And I agree. Who cares?

When it comes to Palin's clothes, I reiterate, Who cares?

But, give 'em a break! What else do news people have to do now? Bush is all but gone and they can't criticize the incoming Golden Boy. They better hope Palin keeps doing outrageous things or they will be back to reporting on each other.