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Shoot 'Em Up Palin

Thanks, Dahlia, for throwing down the welcome mat. Although, I'd add that part of what I was trying to point out in my post about the Palin sex doll is that it's not just the male population—your "dirty old men"—that are obsessed with Palin's sexuality—it's women, too. And Hanna, I loved this: "Maybe Sarah Palin is the first one to own the sex appeal and use it as her weapon." Speaking of weapons ...

Last week, a Fox news outlet in Colorado wondered if Palin's gun-lovin' 'tude would inspire other ladies to take up the hunt. The number of U.S. hunters is on the decline, but Palin could become a "role model" for those who like to kill their dinner. The billion-dollar hunting industry has taken up targeting women, including marketing pink firearms.

Intrigued, I found a few girlie guns online. Crickett makes three different models of single-shot, .22-caliber pink rifles. Remington makes a pink-barreled shotgun that reads: "Shoot like a girl ... if you can!" And Taurus manufactures a 9 mm semi-automatic pink pistol.

Let's hope the inflatable Palin love doll doesn't get taken out in the crossfire.