Sarah Palin: Alaska documentary will be a good thing for America to see

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At the TIME 100 gala Wednesday night, Sarah Palin talked briefly with reporters about Sarah Palin's Alaska, the eight-part reality travel series about her native Alaska which be cablecast on Discovery Communications' TLC network:

"We're going to be showing off the beauty and the uniqueness and the ruggedness of Alaska and our natural environment and the characters who live up there and make their living. It's going to be a good thing for the rest of America to see."

But a group of leftist political operatives are trying their dangedest to keep viewers from ever having a chance to see "Sarah Palin's Alaska." More here.

- JP

Petition Drive Launched to Support 'Sarah Palin’s Alaska' Series

Graphic by Karen Allen

As most of our readers know, Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS) comes in many forms. We see it every day in the mainstream news media,on the Internet, and elsewhere.. Recently, it reared its ugly head as extremist environmental groups launched petitions to pressure Discovery Communications to drop Governor Palin’s Alaska documentary series.

So the members of Sarah’s Web Brigade have decided to launch a counterattack. We are launching a petition drive to support Sarah Palin and Discovery Communications and to promote their upcoming Sarah Palin’s Alaska series. We are all looking forward to this series with great anticipation and will not allow political malelovents to distract from what is promising to be an awe-inspiring look at the natural wonders of Alaska and an introduction to its history and everyday life.

Each of our SWB members has a website of his/her own and will be posting a graphic that is hyperlinked to the petition. All Sarah Palin supporters are invited to join us in this effort.. Becoming a sponsor of the Support Sarah Palin’s Alaska Documentary Series is a show of support for Governor Palin and Discovery Communications as they launch the Sarah Palin’s Alaska documentary series. There is no charge for participating. The only requirement is that each sponsor website post a copy of the hyperlinked graphic on their website and post the link to the petition on Twitter, Facebook, or other social networking sites.

Anyone who would like to participate can leave a comment in the comments section of this blog.or send me a tweet at @sarahpalinlinks. Once you are approved, the name of your website will be added to the list of sponsors on the petition. This will be done on a first-come-first-serve basis determined by the available space on the website.

Whether you participate as a sponsor website or not, please show your support for Governor Palin by adding your signature to the

Support Sarah Palin’s Alaska Documentary Series petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sarahpalinsalaska/ (corrected). A hyperlinked graphic that will take you directly to the petition can be found at the top of this article as well as on all participating websites.

- Fay

USSA Condemns Anti-Hunting Group’s Attacks on Gov. Palin

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A news release from the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance should be of special interest to Sarah Palin's supporters:

(Columbus) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) is one of numerous groups that are condemning the latest public relations smear campaign by the animal rights group Defenders of Wildlife targeting former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Defender’s has sent out numerous e-mail pleas to its membership asking that they contact Discovery Communications Inc., the parent company of the popular Discovery and Animal Planet channels, and urge it to drop a proposed new documentary to be called “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” in which the former governor will star.

The Defender’s campaign largely rests on a gross mischaracterization of then Alaska Gov. Palin’s wolf management plan and recycled outrage at her opposition to designating polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

According to the Defender’s website, over 125,000 people have signed an online petition the group intends to forward to Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav.

The USSA has stood up against Defender’s before when the group used the wolf issue during fundraising appeals in 2009. At that time, the USSA and several other leading conservation groups sent a letter to Gov. Palin outlining support for the policy.

The USSA stands by this letter as an accurate representation of the policy. It clarifies that the Alaska program avoids game population decimation, especially for moose and caribou “through a rigorously controlled, scientifically based system.” To view the full letter, Click Here [PDF].

The USSA also shares Gov. Palin’s concerns over the ESA designation of polar bears as endangered. That decision was based largely on an unverifiable 50 year projection of what could happen as a result of global warming.

“Once again, Defender’s of Wildlife have chosen to engage in misleading emotional appeals in order to tarnish the reputation of Gov. Palin,” said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president and CEO. “Whatever one’s politics, Gov. Palin should not be falsely accused of being anti-conservation when her actions were in concert with wildlife management professionals and verifiable science.”

Take Action! Sportsmen can let Discovery Communications know that they support their production of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” by writing a letter to David Zaslav.

Inform him that Gov. Palin is regarded as a conservationist by those inside and outside the wildlife management community and the rhetoric coming from Defender’s reflects an unscientific, emotional appeal. It fails to take into account the science supporting the wolf management program in Alaska as well as the lack of science used to place the polar bear on the endangered species list.

Mr. Zaslav can be reached at:

David M. Zaslav
President and CEO
Discovery Communications Inc.
One Discovery Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910

For more information, contact the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance at 614-888-4868 or email info@ussportsmen.org.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.

We urge Palin supporters, including those who aren't active in hunting or shooting sports, to join in the USSA's defense of Gov. Palin and write letters and emails to David Zaslav at Discovery along the guidelines recommended in the news release.

Sarah Palin always fights for us and our interests. Now we have an perfect opportunity to fight for her. Don't let the leftist hit squads get away with this lying smear attack on her.

h/t: Free Republic

- JP

Source: Palin-Discovery deal is 'in the bag'

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A spokesman for Sarah Palin is referring questions about the much-talked-about pending deal with Discovery networks to cablecast her "Sarah Palin's Alaska" documentary series to producer Mark Burnett's office. But Burnett is not returning requests for comment. Nor are Discovery's spokespersons. So the reports of a deal on the verge of being done remain unconfirmed.

However, People Magazine has a source at the Discovery Channel who says an agreement is "in the bag":

According to everyone from Variety to The Washington Post, the series Sarah Palin's Alaska has been picked up for a reported $1-million-plus per episode.

Variety says Palin's project with reality-TV rainmaker Mark Burnett "will center on interesting characters, traditions and attractions in the 49th state – with the ex-VP candidate as a guide."

Don't touch that dial...

- JP

Discovery said to have the edge for Sarah Palin documentary

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According to The Hoillywood Reporter, Sarah Palin is close to finalizing a deal for her doumentary television series about Alaska:

Sources say Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E Networks in the bidding for the project, titled "Sarah Palin's Alaska." An agreement could be announced in the next few days.

It's still undecided which network in the Discovery suite would air "Alaska," which is being produced by Mark Burnett Productions.

Although travelogues are on brand for the Discovery flagship, having Palin as a centerpiece also makes the show a fit for mom-friendly TLC. Clearly nature docs are still viable for the company -- Discovery's latest effort in genre, the miniseries "Life," just debuted to 11.8 million viewers on Sunday night.

It is rumored that the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate is asking for $1.2 million per episode. THR says the series will be in high-definition format and will be shot in a style similar to "Life" and "Planet Earth." Sarah Palin will appear as a guide to the Alaskan outdoors and narrator for each episode.

There's been no official confirmation of any of the above yet from Discovery Communications or the Palin inner circle.

- JP