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“Statement: “During an earlier episode, she gunned down a.... female caribou with six shots, two rifles and help from her dad, recounts Maureen Dowd, also in the New York Times.

Your Response: Did it take Palin six shots, two rifles and help from her dad to bring down a caribou?”

Explanation, Devil in the details.

1. “Gunned down” She shot her in the back at high noon?
2. “female caribou”. Anything wrong with harvesting a female caribou? I'm sure they had all the necessary permits and were doing nothing illegal or unethical.
3. “with six shots” Out of context. Would have been easy to edit out the missed shots, she didn't. The first gun she used was not properly sighted in, as was proved later in the show when her father couldn't hit a much closer target with it.
4. “two rifles”. Yes, after figuring out, ( missing four times tells someone who knows how to shoot, that it isn't them) She used the other guy's gun (which had already killed a caribou), and with ONE shot, took the caribou.
5. “help from her dad” What is wrong with this? All he did was coach her and reload the rifle one round at a time. Maybe so she could keep her eye on the target and not lose sight of it?
6. “recounts Maureen Dowd” This is the biggest clue that you should pay no attention to her expert opinions on hunting. The only hunting I'll bet she has done is for a cogent thought.
7. “the New York Times.” Again, consider the source. Would a story in the NYT about Sarah Palin be accurate? I rest my case.