Humane Society statement on Cheney's accident

[Cocoa]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060213/pl_usnw/the_humane_society_of_the_united_states_reacts_to_vice_president_cheney_hunting_incident073_xml

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement after learning that the Vice President shot a man during a quail hunt in Texas on Saturday:


"Vice President Cheney just seems to keep topping himself on the hunting front. First, he showed terrible judgment by hunting ducks with Justice Antonin Scalia when his office had business before the Supreme Court. Then, he went on an exclusive private shooting spree in Pennsylvania and shot dozens, perhaps hundreds, of stocked pheasants at a drive-thru canned hunting operation -- where the pen-raised birds were treated as nothing more than living targets. Now, he's shot a hunting companion in his latest hunting venture. We don't quite understand his obsession with shooting animals, and we'd advise him to pursue a less violent form of relaxation and get on with the important business of leading the country."

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. no, please, not that. DON'T let him run the country. ANYTHING

BUT THAT!

[rodeodance]

7. i agree. he should take a walk i bogcountry.

.....and get on with the important business of leading the country."

[mom cat]

12. Lets let him lead the way to jail.

[Fovea]

24. It's a typo

'D' and 'V' are so close...

[JusticeForAll]

39. Excellent humor and much needed today!

[TheModernTerrorist]

23. exactly

he's killing less people when he's NOT running the govt.

I'd rather it stay that way.

[rsmith6621]

2. Do You Get The Feeling That their EVIL WAY ARE!!!!

catching up with them........

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Good one, HSUS!

[C_U_L8R]

4. What's the NRA got to say

on Scattershot Cheney's unsafe shooting ????

Are they gonna blame the victim too???

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. Schooltime...... send him here......

http://www.dacbsa.org/cc_schedtng/sch-hunter-safety.htm

The Hunter’s Safety Training Course is sponsored by The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Detroit Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

Conducted by Scout leaders who are certified Michigan DNR Hunter Safety Instructors and NRA Firearm Instructors
What: Hunter’s Safety Training
When Sep 23-25, 2005
Who: Registered Leaders and Scouts 11 ½ and older
Where: D-bar-A Scout Ranch, Martin Building
Why:

* Learn respect for firearms and safety measures to apply when handling firearms and equipment;
* Develop target practice skills;
* Receive a Michigan DNR card;
* Receive an official Council Hunter’s Safety patch;

Cost:
#

$ 40.00 (additional fees may occur if parent/guardian decides to accompany child to this training and not participate)
#

Pre-Registration is REQUIRED
Deadline Date: September 18, 2005
Pre-Requisites:

DO NOT BRING FIREARMS OR BOWS!

[jilln]

5. Wayne Pacelle is a badass. (nt)

[Wordie]

8. Some excellent points there! LOL

(I'm laughing at Cheyney, not the HSUS statement.)

[LisaL]

9. I wonder what NRA is going to say?

[jazzjunkysue]

10. "Guns Don't Kill People, NeoCons Kill People."

:rofl:

[pinniped]

11. These sickos feed on death.

.

[No Exit]

13. Before the wingnuts start hissing and spitting at Wayne Pacelle, let me

just say this: WAYNE PACELLE, YOU ROCK!!!!:yourock: :yourock:

[No Exit]

14. Bet Scalia'll think twice b/f he goes hunting with The Dick again

Of course, The Dick's not likely to invite Scalia again anytime soon--Dick and his holdings haven't got any more cases pending b/f the Supreme Court, that I know of.

[dweller]

25. DUCK! ... Where?

BAM!

i said 'duck'


dp

[buddysmellgood]

15. So the Humane Society protects lawyers too?

[stevedeshazer]

16. As a supporter of the Humane Society, I could not agree more

A small donation will be on the way very soon.

I applaud Wayne Pacelle for taking this position.

[Palladin]

17. Over there on the Repug site

the Fweepers are saying that it was the victim's fault. They also want to send Teddy Kennedy and Hillary Clinton out with Cheney on his next hunt hahaha. When oh when are the press going to ask about liquor in this incident? As a good Wyomin' boy myself
I bet you dimes to dollars it did have a role:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=397685&mesg_id=398143

Maybe that's why they waited 24 hours, for Cheney to sober up and get the Jack and coke off his oleaginous breath.

[LiberalFighter]

22. Has dimwit ever gone hunting with his VP buddy?

Why hasn't he?
Why won't he?
What is he waiting for?

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. Who remembers . . .

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:evilgrin:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. I've heard that hunting lions is much more interesting than quail hunting

when using a couple of pounds of pork chops for bait, a net and a gunny sack. It's also much more humane. Some hunters might wish to try this.

[iamjoy]

20. Stocked Hunts?

he isn't a Dick, he's a pussy (cat).

I would be rolling on the floor laughing, but thinking of all those animals being senselessly killed kind of ruin the humor of it.

[benburch]

36. Please don't use the word "Pussy" in a derrogatory mode!

Pussy is a nice thing!

I adore Pussy!

I suggest that WIMP be used instead.

Instead use "Pussy" in a superlative;

"Wow! That is a really PUSSY car you have there!"

"Michael Stipe's new EP is so Totally PUSSY!"

"Wow! I'm stoned! That was some really PUSSY weed!"

[Lorien]

21. Excellent statement

:thumbsup:

[Catchawave]

26. Go git'em Wayne...

:loveya:

I can't wait for Peta to weigh in :nuke:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. I hadn't heard about his involvement in canned hunts.

Now I despise him twice as much. :grr:

[RebelOne]

29. It's quite common to hunt stocked quail fields.

They are pen-reared and then released so that the hunters can have a go at them. It's not really a canned hunt.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. Humane Society mentions a canned pheasant hunt

in PA...

[silvermachine]

35. Not it's not a canned hunt.....

...just slaughter.
Sounds like a real challenge for the hardy "sportsman".

[Beaverhausen]

37. See this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x395842

Shooting 70 tame birds is canned hunt if you ask me. It sure as hell isn't sport.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. That turns my stomach!

And to think that this asshole is in charge... :scared:

[Raine]

28. Thumbs Up

to the Humane Society :thumbsup: this obsession the repukes have with killing is sick beyond measure! :mad:

[BiggJawn]

31. They don't understand?

"We don't quite understand his obsession with shooting animals..."

That's easy. Because as of yet, it's not legal for the Vice Pretzeldent of Murka to have them turn prison inmates loose for him to shoot.

Or perhaps they'll wait until they start filling those rumoured camps with Liberals and Atheists to pick from.

We Atheists are cunning, y'know....

Go figure. Howard Dean calls for his resignation on "Face to The Nation" and TinMan shoots somebody. Bet he was thinking about Gov. Dean when he pulled the trigger.

[Neshanic]

32. Sad is it not? The HSA statement is tougher than our "leaders"

daily mealy-mouthed, half assed, parsed words about the never ending scandals that leave us with our jaws on the floor.

[Cocoa]

34. DNC response was good

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=396114&mesg_id=396114

[zann725]

33. And he's one of those "hunters" who shoot tamed, partially lame game

I'll bet. The kind that don't even have a fair chance of getting away.

But then, that's similar to his treatment of Katrina victims, and elderly on new Medicare Part D, etc.

The man is TRULY heartless...literally. Has been for years.