'Sarah Palin's Alaska': "Mama Grizzly" Palin Watches a Wild Bear Fight (VIDEO)
'Sarah Palin's Alaska' (Sun., 9PM ET on TLC) takes us to the northernmost state. On the premiere, Sarah dishes out some wisdom about protecting her "cubs" -- while confronting a real-life bear and its offspring.Ms. Palin travels with husband Todd, daughter Piper and niece McKinley for some fishing on the Big Lake River. While floating on the river, the family encounters a group of brown bears. The bears fish, swim ... then, one bear starts fighting to protect her territory and her two cubs.
The rival bears growl, snarl and lash out as the babies scamper into the woods.
Sarah and her family view the action from their boat. "Wow," she says. "Wow ... It was amazing to watch. This 'mama grizzly' ... protecting her cubs!" This seems like an intentional metaphor from Ms. Palin, who has used the 'mama grizzly' reference before. The phrase invokes a "common sense" woman who guards her children and her country from harm.
While watching the natural drama, Palin points out how the animals teach their cubs about survival first-hand. "No one else can do it for you," she concludes, focusing on the the bears' self-reliance.
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