Kerry bags a goose in.............POLAND!

[underpants]

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) (R) walks through a field after goose hunting in Poland, Ohio, October 21, 2004. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION

[helpisontheway]

1. Well, someone on the other boards said

that Imus called Kerry a bastard and said that if he shot a goose he was not voting for him. Well, finally Imus can stop lying and saying he is a Kerry supporter!

[bluedog]

7. Imus is and always will be an ASS

he never sounded like a Kerry supporter.he always cut him down.esp after K&E didn't stop at his ranch in early morning hours to visit the "sick" kids.well, those kids shouldn't have been up at 3 or 4 in the morning!

I use to watch him.....but hes always has to have every one agree with him.even his staff can't say boo on air.they sit there and act like little kids getting reprimanded!

[rndmprsn]

10. I've never listened to Imus...

and i can't really relate to the fascintation there is about him on these forums...call me stupid but why would you listen to someone that you obviously don't agree with and seemingly dislike?

no disrespect meant either.

[King Coal]

19. Imus has called Dick Cheney a war criminal over and over

So killing a goose is worse than killing ducks, Iraqis, or American soldiers?

[DemBones DemBones]

25. Yep! I listened to a few minutes of his show last week and he

kept referring to Cheney as "that pork chop-sucking war criminal."

But Imus is an asshole and untrustworthy.

[underpants]

30. Speaking of a**holes

http://filmstripinternational.com/

[goddess40]

32. Was he serious? - Imus has a weird and arid sense of humor

I used to hate Imus, is still isn't a favorite, but sometimes when he 'jokes' about something his face doesn't change. You can sometimes watch the entire clip and not "know" if he was serious or joking.

[benburch]

2. Nice bird!

I wonder who gets to eat it? I doubt the Kerry's have time.

[Texas_Dem]

4. Naw, but he is going to cook Shrub's goose for sure!

[JuniorPlankton]

8. BINGO!

[MsTryska]

3. Now i wonder if the RW Media Menace can spin this

somehow?

maybe they can accuse kerry of being cruel to geese? he hates them for their feathers?

[underpants]

5. I would be surprised if they give it much light

See Kerry is gonna take away all the guns...oh and the Bibles too ya know.

:eyes:

I have heard that Kerry is quite the good shot. He actually hunts regularly not just for photo ops.

[MsTryska]

17. Yeah, you're prolly right....RNC + PETA would make

very strange bedfellows indeed.

But they prolly will downplay the manly-man camoflauge and gun pic.


they'll jsut say "he was taking a vacation when he's in a dead-heat. cocky indeed."

[rkc3]

9. If Cheney can go duck hunting with Scalia - Kerry can use AA fire

to hunt geese with no problems.

[MsTryska]

22. In the Reality-Based Community, sure.

but somehow the "media" will find a way to denigrate it.

[rndmprsn]

13. i bet they'll say it was staged...

as staged as that turkey shrub served in iraq last year?...i bet not.

[MsTryska]

20. "In an attempt to win favor with the NRA, Senator Kerry

was seen posing with a goose and a gun today on the campaign trail. I think Mr. Kerry feels if people think he's a hunter, they will think he's gun-supporter. Mr Kerry has voted numerous times to take guns away from American Citizens. it appears he really WILL do anything to win an election.

And for the Cheney News Network, I'm Candy Cruller, reporting from Poland."

[rkc3]

33. Staged - the geese were specially trained to fly over Kerry's gun.

Or better yet, it was the turkey/helicopter stunt from WKRP and Kerry shot them as they fell.

[underpants]

28. KERRY HATES DOGS!!!! (pic)

Oh they won't let you see this.

[MsTryska]

34. That's one good -looking dog tho.

err...getting chastised by Kerry, who hates all things American.

[underpants]

36. Woody

see post #26

[MsTryska]

37. I just saw it.....is he

Bellino's dog, i wonder?

what pets does kerry have anyway?

[underpants]

46. From *gulp* the Freepers-a golden retriever and a parakeet

Actually a very interesting questionaire about animals and pets.
http://www.humaneusa.org/2004_presidential/question/jkerry_2004.pdf


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1199448/posts

Do you have any pets that have made an impact on you personally?

I have always had pets in my life and there are a few that I remember very fondly.

When I was serving on a swiftboat in Vietnam, my crewmates and I had a dog we called VC. We all took care of him, and he stayed with us and loved riding on the swiftboat deck. I think he provided all of us with a link to home and a few moments of peace and tanquility during a dangerous time. On day as our swiftboat was heading up a river, a mine exploded hard under our boat. After picking ourselves up, we discovered VC was MIA. Several minutes of frantic search followed after which we thought we lost him. We were relieved when another boat called asking if we were missing a dog. I turns out VC was catapulted from the deck of our boat and landed confused, but unhurt, on the deck of another boat in our patrol.

I also fondly remember a parakeet in college, Dodi Faustus. Dodi was a smart bird who learned a few words of French and Italian, but not smart enough to avoid having to be rescued from a tree once. My daughters and I had a Golden Retriever named Winston. Today, Teresa and I have a German Sheperd named Cym and a yellow parakeet.

[TheDonkey]

6. Looking for wild turkey, yet is carrying a goose. Classic flip-flop

pandering to pro-duck lovers and pro-turkey lovers.
Sad.

[KoKo]

11. Is this a joke?

:wow:

[oldschoolguy]

12. Kerry is a hunter and has hunted for years.

The RW can't say a thing about this because Bush had several photo-ops during his Texas governor days when he was dove hunting.

I have always been infuriated when the RW tried to scare hunters and other gun owners by saying that liberals would take away guns and do away with hunting privileges, etc.... They always implied that if you hunted, shot targets, owned guns, etc., then you had to vote repub.

I have hunted for years and most of the men I have hunted with over the years have been staunch democrats (primarily teachers and union laborers).

Just like they try to hijack Christianity, the RW tries to hijack the right to own guns.

[underpants]

16. Yep my father-in-law is exactly the same

Long time Dem. Retired from the railroad. Hunts RELIGOUSLY!

A friend of mine hunts/fishes/canoes and such but he wouldn't join the NRA because they are just too radical.

Welcome to DU :hi:

[DoveTurnedHawk]

29. Bush Went Dove Hunting?

How apropos.

DTH

[Mr E McSquare]

45. Bush goes dove hunting...

Just like him to shoot the very symbol of peace on earth.

Also.....my father in law is an ardent NRA supporter yet doesnt own a gun. Go figure.

[oldschoolguy]

50. If I remember correctly...

...(and I probably do not!), I seem to recall a slightly embarrassing story regarding bush and dove hunting from the Texas Governor's race against Ann Richards. I think that during a dove hunt/photo op, bush took a shot at a 'dove' and upon retrieving it, found out that it was actually another type of bird (maybe a pigeon) that he mistook for a dove.

(If someone from Texas has a better memory than me, please feel free to correct and revise this story).

[vireo]

51. And Bush can't even do that right!

He once killed a Killdeer, which is federally protected.

"I thought it was a dove," Bush said, "I made a mistake and I'm going to pay for it." GW was fined $130 for shooting the bird with a 20-gauge shotgun during an hour long dove hunt in a field northwest of Houston.

http://www.savethedoves.org/gwbush.html

[amazona]

53. a killdeer quite different from a dove!

The killdeer is a boldly marked bird with two dark collars.


And they make a very distinctive cry. May we assume that * was intoxicated at the time he shot the hapless bird?

[oldschoolguy]

14. Hey, at least he remembered Poland this time..

It takes away another intellectual argument from bush.;-)

[clevergirl]

15. NRA/Kerry sticker

And on that note:
Thought I'd never, ever see this: an NRA sticker on a pickup with two Kerry stickers!!!! 'Twas in VA.

[oldschoolguy]

18. Well, my truck has a Texas

Trophy Hunters Association sticker and two Kerry/Edwards stickers on it.

(You just know a lot of RWingers in Tx are scratching their heads on that one)

:D

[Texas_Dem]

23. Good for you! Love to see those kind of things!

[TX-RAT]

24. Same here.

Been a member since the beginning.

[DemBones DemBones]

38. Do any silhouette shooting (shooting steel)?

My husband used to do that a lot. I never got into that, or saw many other women involved, but know a number of women who hunt.

Husband just quit the NRA because of their anti-Kerry campaign.

Welcome to DU and hello from Georgia!

[rkc3]

39. RWs in TX probably go into seizures over your stickers -

they can't figure out whether to knock your windows out or ask about your membership.

[JPace]

21. I am not a fan of killing wild things.....

but if it will get a few more votes its o.k. with me.
This year is different and we all have stick together
to win it for the nations sake.

The reward will be when Kerry kills bush's goose!

[Lorien]

48. Me either. Put me in the ABB column

I'm no longer voting "for" Kerry, but against *. Hunters are a hUGE turnoff for me.Killing for 'pleasure"? Disgusting.(And no, it's not because he needs food for his dinner tonight).

[underpants]

52. Well I understand that but you might like to know this

First of all I don't hunt. We can go into that whole issue but what I have learned over the years is that a vast majority of hunters are very concerned about the environment, are very concerned with safety issues, and:

http://www.h4hungry.org/

Virginia Hunters Donate 308,274 pounds of Venison during 2003-2004 season. For more details go HERE.


My fiather-in-law cleans what he kills and if he can't keep it he gives it to a church in the area who give it to poor families (he has to pay a small fee for them to do that too).

The link above is only for the Virginia program but a quick google search shows that there are a lot of programs like this all over the country.

[flpoljunkie]

26. This is a great shot, too of JK petting Woody, the dog in your photo...

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry pets hunting dog Woody as Bob Bellino looks on after a goose hunting outing in Springfield Township, Ohio, October 21, 2004. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION

[elcondor]

35. That is so g-ddamn adorable

I don't go in for this hunter crap; but give me a cute picture of a man petting a dog and all is forgiven for me! I'm such a . . . what's the word? ;-)

[Philostopher]

43. Meanwhile, the Naked Emperor ...

has to carry Barney around under his arm as a prop for photo ops, because if he put Barney down, that poor dog would run -- it's pretty clear Barney's only there for the kibble. Other people's dogs even like this guy.

[underpants]

27. Behind him is Bob Bellino, a board member for the local Ducks Unlimited

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., reacts after returning from a goose hunting trip in Poland Ohio Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004. Behind him is Bob Bellino, a board member for the local Ducks Unlimited. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)



Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) indicates he shot one goose after a hunting outing in Springfield Township, Ohio October 21, 2004. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION

[hippiechick]

31. Bush would probably shoot himself in the ass !

Uncoordinated moron ! It's going to be so nice to have a real gentleman-human being in the White House again !!



:hippie:

[agingdem]

40. Bush should be happy...

Kerry didn't forget Poland.

[Catherine Vincent]

41. Kerry likes to hunt. Fine. Does he have to bring a photographer

along with him?

[Greyskye]

56. Do you really think...

...that he can go anywhere these days without a press pool tagging along?

And at this stage of the campaign, there is very little that happens which isn't wrangled into some kind of press coverage. Do you remember earlier, around the conventions? Kerry took some time off (mostly) away from photographers, and people here were screaming that he wasn't visible enough.

You just can't make everyone happy. :evilgrin:

[On the Road]

42. I Used to Discount All These "Outdoorsman" Photo Ops

that Kerry engages in. But I'm coming to realize they communicate a very powerful image. Better because it's not verbal.

Showing Kerry hunting is politically very good in getting and keeping support among many blue-collar workers that he needs. It completely negates all the "upper-class rich French effete impudent snob" image the Republicans have been trying to paint.

[JI7]

44. why are they wearing those colors ?

[underpants]

47. It's called camouflage

See it helps them blend in with the surroundings so the animal they are hunting doesn't see them standing there.

Deer are color blind so hunters can wear blaze orange so that other hunters can see them in the woods while the deer relies on scent and movement to detect any danger in the area. Deer hunters tend to wear camou too because they just are in the habit of wearing it but mostly because all their hunting gear is camou-ed.

[DrFunkenstein]

59. I Thought It Was Because Hunters Tended To Be Shy

Say, has anybody read Faulkner's "The Bear"?

[underpants]

61. No

we're talkin' 'bout manly stuff none of that reeeeedin'

:eyes:

[oldschoolguy]

49. Thank you so much for..

..the welcome, underpants. This is the absolutely the best forum that I have been on in a long time. I really enjoy the energy, humor, and passion.

DemBones: Yes, I have done some silhouette shooting.

rkc3: Yes, I'm sure I have been the source of some cussing and swearing from RWer's who have seen my 'mix' of stickers. However, I live in Austin, so I am in good company here! Also, as noted earlier, I know many hunters/sport shooters who are democrats. Again, the RWer's can't hijack this one from me.

[semillama]

54. I wonder about the goose

Kerry probably did us Ohioans a big favor if it was one of our non-migratory Canada geese he shot. I guess Canada Geese used to be endangered in Ohio, so the ODNR restocked. But get this - they restocked with a subspecies of C. goose that is non-migratory, whereas the ones that nearly disappeared were migratory. So that's why there's all these huge fat geese everywhere during the year.

I hope this helps him with the blue collar folks.

[naufragus]

55. chimpy's handlers are

afraid top let him have a gun -- or any sharp objects

[goodboy]

57. why is there an (R) after his name, can anyone tell me??? NT

[underpants]

58. That means he is on the Right of the picture n/t

-

[DrFunkenstein]

60. Kerry Shocked Reporters Earlier By Shooting 2 Right In Front Of Them

That was during the primaries, and the press pool was bored and thought Kerry was a weinie playing dress up. They learned right quick that Kerry had been hunting since he was a kid.

[underpants]

64. For a minute I thought you meant he shot 2 reporters

THAT would get the rest in line.

[TrogL]

62. KERRY DECLARES WAR ON CANADA

That's a Canadian goose.

However, that reminds me of a recent poster...

Canadians, please come get your geese. They're crapping all over the parking lot.

[VolcanoJen]

63. CNN's Miles "Space Whore" O'Brien is totally mocking Kerry.

He literally LAUGHED OUT LOUD when the video of Kerry hunting popped up. Said something about "Kerry's trying to be a 'regular guy'."

Could CNN Whoreity be any more blatant?