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September 8, 2008 at 20:02:04

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Meet PEACH, My Loving Pit Bull - The Anti-Palin

by Linda Milazzo     Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Reading Andy Borowitz's blog on the HuffPost tonight, I was reminded of how outraged I was when Sarah Palin made her pit bull/hockey mom reference. You know the one:

"What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.


The second I heard that pit-slam from Governor Palin, I thought about putting some lipstick on my gorgeous pit bull, Peach, and sending Palin the photo. Of the two breeds -- animal-killing women and docile loving pits, I personally know only one -- docile loving pits. Truthfully, I'd have very little in common with a wealthy American woman who likes killing animals for sport.

Of pit bulls, though, I've rescued several and have had two of my own. The first was a wonderful female who lived to fourteen and raised a 3 day-old abandoned kitten as her own.

And now we have young Peach -- a year and a half old male -- who, before he moved into our house, had been abandoned at least twice. Peach is the most gentle guy in the world. He loves every person and every animal -- including our first pit's kitten who is now a cat of nineteen.

Peach's best animal friends are Iddy, our three year-old five-pound chihuahua, and our 110 pound golden retriever. Rather than going on and on about how gentle young Peach is -- allow me to show you Peach and Iddy's youtube -- a great favorite of their fans. It's a typical three minutes in their daily "lopsided" routine:



In all likelihood, there will only be one gratitude I will ever have toward Governor Palin. It's this great opportunity to introduce more folks to Peach & Iddy. After seeing what Peach puts up with day-in and day-out from his irascible buddy Iddy, people will hopefully be convinced that there are other pitbulls like Peach who are characteristically loving. And just like young Peach was, once upon a not too distant time, many are desperate for homes.

Now please excuse me - it's time to get more valium for Iddy!

 

Linda Milazzo is a Los Angeles based writer, educator and activist. Since 1974, she has divided her time between the entertainment industry, government organizations & community development projects and educational programs. Linda began her writing career over 30 years ago, starting out in advertising and promotions. From 1976 to 1989, she operated an independent public relations service providing specialty writing for individual and corporate clients. For the past six years, Linda has focused on political writing. Her essays, letters and commentaries have appeared in domestic and international journals, newspapers and magazines. She's an educator and creator of a writers' program she's taught privately and in public schools. She currently facilitates an advocacy writing workshop and is developing an advocacy writing program to be implemented in public and private educational institutions and in community based organizations. Linda is a senior editor at OEN, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and to other respected news and opinion websites. A political and social activist since the Vietnam War, Linda attributes her revitalized-fully-engaged-intense-head-on-non-stop-political activism to the UNFORTUNATE EXISTENCE OF GEORGE W. BUSH and her disgust with greed-ridden American imperialism, environmental atrocities, egregious war, nuclear proliferation, lying leaders, and global tyranny!

 

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major caniphile here

someone wrote me privately when - in a comment - I referred to an election investigator as a real pit bull - which I meant as a compliment.   so I posted her comment inside mine... and said I agree, we can help pits by not demonzing them (or words to that effect, anyway)
 
 
I loved your video... hey, I've seen that video before... is that possible?  did you send me this before?  or did I get it virally?

... I totally love dogs ... they love me, too.  and I have fear of pits and shepherds - but they still love me anyway.

thanks for posting this

by Rady Ananda (133 articles, 300 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 1229 comments) on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9:26:26 PM
 


Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author and educator who counts First Lady Dolley Payne Todd Madison as well as two signers of the Articles of Confederation among her ancestors. Mary Ball, mother of George Washington is in the ancestral lineage of Butler's great grandmother, Blanche Ball. Grateful to know that the blood of America's founding mothers and fathers runs in her veins, Butler has been newly filled with matriotism as a direct result of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Lest she a...

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Meryl Ann ButlerMeryl Ann Butler is an artist, author and educator who counts First Lady Dolley Payne Todd Madison as well as two signers of the Articles of Confederation among her ancestors. Mary Ball, mother of George Washington is in the ancestral lineage of Butler's great grandmother, Blanche Ball. Grateful to know that the blood of America's founding mothers and fathers runs in her veins, Butler has been newly filled with matriotism as a direct result of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Lest she a...

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Pit bulls are gentle by nature ...

...they didn't earn the title "nanny dogs" for nothing!  Thanks for this reminder! The one I knew best, my daughter's dog, Alabama, seemed like the reincarnation of a Buddha! I've been chagrined at some of the recent comparisons  between Palin and pit bulls—It just doesn't seem fair to malign these good natured dogs that way.

by Meryl Ann Butler (53 articles, 61 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 531 comments) on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 2:06:55 AM
 


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She is a good mother

Good job pointing out how Palin and her hockey moms are good moms.

by Gallaher (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 833 comments) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 12:22:10 PM
 

 

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