She told CNN's Anderson Cooper that she can hardly wait to go on down to Texas and check out her new 'spread' and start shooting some of the ranch animals.

Cooper told Palin that her ranch does not have any reindeer, moose, or caribou on it. And she replied that it didn't matter because she heard that it has lots of Longhorns, Herefords, Aberdeen Angus, and even a herd of Jersey milk cows.

Cooper asked her if she really was planning on shooting domesticated cattle and the governor replied, "Anderson my kids have to eat, don't they?"

"Well yes."

"Okay then."

"But governor, what's wrong with taking the kiddoes to McDonalds, Diary Queen, or Whataburger?"

"Really Anderson. Why should I pay...

She told CNN's Anderson Cooper that she can hardly wait to go on down to Texas and check out her new 'spread' and start shooting some of the ranch animals.

Cooper told Palin that her ranch does not have any reindeer, moose, or caribou on it. And she replied that it didn't matter because she heard that it has lots of Longhorns, Herefords, Aberdeen Angus, and even a herd of Jersey milk cows.

Cooper asked her if she really was planning on shooting domesticated cattle and the governor replied, "Anderson my kids have to eat, don't they?"

"Well yes."

"Okay then."

"But governor, what's wrong with taking the kiddoes to McDonalds, Diary Queen, or Whataburger?"

"Really Anderson. Why should I pay for hamburgers when I now actually own the factory and I can get all of the burgers that I want for free?"

"So, basically what you're saying is that you just want to be able to shoot your own food?"

"Bingo!"

"From a helicopter?"

"Ditto."