A case in favor of the right to arm bears
I submit for your derision, country singer Troy Lee Gentry indisputably proving his manhood in the most perilous of ways:"Troy Lee Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, has been accused...
View ArticleJohn McCain and the Michael Scott vote
Spending money on bear DNA? Not if McCain is president!
View ArticleBlaspheme not the Bear of Teddy
“Bless the Maker and his water. Bless his coming and his going. May his passing cleanse the world."You know, humans can visualize pretty much anything as a god. Worms, wind, small furry animals,...
View ArticleShopocalypse
This Week: Double Fudge Spill Grin and Bear it Peak Fish? Border Boar attack Bicycle Clown Brigade Shopocalypse B-Boys Molotov Chili Go Veg
View ArticleVermont Bear Company shows BaracknoBearism
There's been a lot of talk about that monkey sock puppet of Obama, but I want to draw your attention to The Vermont Bear Company Campaign Bears, which are, to me, just as offensive.
View ArticleATTACK AD idea: McCain at craps table, betting our Social Security, gets...
Nate Silver (Poblano) has written that Obama’s ads are failing to move voter sentiments because they lack the kinds of striking images or metaphors that stick in voters’ minds (think Reagan’s “Bear in...
View ArticleMcCain's "DNA of Bears" Story
Here’s the problem with McCain’s "joke" about earmarks to study grizzly bear DNA:
View ArticleOn Bears and B.S.
The Democrat by Design Poster Project presents today's daily diary entry. We've just posted a new high res PDF featuring, what else, bears. All that talk of paternal or criminal investigations got us...
View ArticleCredit Contraction Spreads to Student Financial Aid, Personal Credit Next?
The subprime lending fiasco and the repeal of the Glass Steagle Banking Act of 1933 are now having aftershocks.On Thursday, October 2, 2008, Citibank, N.A. informed my husband who works as the...
View ArticleI'm not sure if this is a criminal issue, or a paternal issue, or a hypocrisy...
This is about John McCain's incessant use of the joke about the $3,000,000 earmark about the research concerning Bear DNA. It's a good joke for the crowd, and it provokes people to think about earmark...
View ArticleDead Bear at WCU with Obama signs around neck
I've been searching for a source for this all afternoon. The Asheville Citizen-Times finally has details.UPDATE (8:18 EDT): The story has been picked up by the Associated Press and is showing up on...
View ArticleWestern Carolina Dead Bear Update
Yesterday, we were all disgusted and enraged at what we found out in this diary:Dead Bear at WCU with Obama signs around neckNow there seems to be more information
View ArticleOn Ruling The Arctic Frontier, Or, Polly Want A Reindeer?
We have an epic tale of history to tell today, and it has everything you’d want in your standard-issue epic tale: the vast expanse of ocean, exploration on the shores of an unknown land, questions of...
View ArticleCalifornia Proposes Expanding Bear Hunting
State Proposal Could Dramatically Increase Number of Bears Killed and Expand Bear Hunting into Additional Areas Including San Luis Obispo CountyLast month, the California Department of Fish & Game...
View ArticleBad News for Bears in California
Today, a broad coalition of conservation, animal welfare, faith, and student groups urged the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to scrap agency plans to expand trophy hunting of black bears...
View ArticleBears Dodge Some Bullets in California
San Luis Obispo, CA– In a surprise move today, the California Fish and Game Commission decided to table proposals to expand trophy hunting of black bears across the state. During a teleconference this...
View ArticleUrge eBay to Ban Trophy Hunts of Lions, Bears, Wolves
In February, Big Wildlife, Alaska Wildlife Alliance (AWA), and Raincoast Conservation urged eBay to halt the sale of trophy hunts of lions, leopards, bears, wolves, cougars, and other large predators...
View ArticleVertebrates hunting and fighting (WARNING--some graphic photos).
While reading a thread on some psycho claiming that Velociraptor did not have feathers due to the possibility of crushing them, I came upon several photos that I thought were fascinating.Primarily they...
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Recovery Act Credited with Making the Disastrous Merely Bad
The Commerce Department reported Friday that the economy posted a 1% drop in Gross Domestic Product for the second quarter (April-June) of 2009. The "consensus expectation" of economic observers had...
View ArticleSarah Palin Bears False Witness. Call It What It Is.
The super-duper amazingly-hard-to-believe Facebook comments of one Sarah Palin are hard to believe, despite the chatter they have already received here.Wait a minute.. no, they are not hard to...
View ArticleAn old Bear invades Portland - Help is needed
Let’s begin with a schmaltzy sing along with Kenny G:The weather outside is not delightful, And the ice is oh so frightful I had to find a place to go Where to go? Where to go? Where to go?I emerged...
View ArticleObama, the bear, and the GOP hiker
You know the old gag: Two hikers in the forest encounter a bear, one takes off running, and the other one says, "You know you can't outrun a bear." And the running hiker says, "I don't have to outrun...
View Article'Twas the Night Before Christmas....from the Animals Point of View!
This poem comes to you this holiday season on behalf of all the animals in the forest who eat, run, hunt and sleep this time of year.I took liberties to change the words when an environmental group for...
View ArticleA Story about Some Gunaholics
I was stationed up in Fairbanks Alaska in the U.S. Air force in the 1950’s. This period was during the Korean War and our Squadron was composed of F104 all-weather jet fighters. Our Squadron was on 24...
View ArticleSaying goodbye -- for now: good news update
Willson Fancy Dancing Bear was born, son of Spirit, in my bed on December 9, 1998. He was one of seven pups who declared early on that he wanted to be my dog by leaving his litter mates to lie by my...
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Bear runs loose in DC to celebrate DOMA repeal
Oops wrong kind of bear. This is apparently a black bear Ursus AmericanusThe bear, which animal control officials described as less than a year old, weighing less than 100 pounds and “very harmless,”...
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The World of the Republican, Where...
Bears Would Compete With People for Dumpster Food!Oblivious to human suffering, House GOP wants to cut $40 billion in food stampsA bear is caught on camera standing on its hind legs and pushing a large...
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Woman who fed bears dead
The bear mauled her to death and then it ate her.neighbors complained. Wildlife officers tried to persuade her to stop"To friends and family she trusted, she would tell them, yes, she was feeding the...
View ArticleCharles M. Blow on "Barack the Bear"
In this op ed for tomorrow's New York Times the columnist decides to build upon the President's recent self references, which he notes in case the readers missed them:During a walk a few weeks ago from...
View ArticleBears, Foxhounds and Typhoons Roaming the Skies of Europe - Watching Me...
With a nod to an old Jethro Tull song, while Europe has been scrambling fighters to track Russian Bear bombers, the Russians have been looking back. It made the news a few days ago when Russian...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon Aviation Potpourri
For those with some time this weekend, I thought I'd put out some air-related links I've been accumulating. As always, the BBC is a good place to turn up the story or two. Major Kong had an...
View ArticleSix wolves from Profanity Peak Pack killed by state gunners. State workers...
for the crime of eating obvious game in a Natural Forrest. In this case two cows being grazed on land that their owner does not own. The small number of wolves were not offered any sort of benevolent...
View ArticleTrump: international laughingstock! SAD!
Donald J. Trump is already an international laughingstock and I think he will become the biggest laughingstock in human history. I do mean that in a literal, quantifiable, provable sense. If by means...
View ArticleCartoon- And The Elephants Danced
You can’t see it, but in the third ring the elephants are dancing in circles.
View ArticleBeing a Bear
I was watching the interview of Secretary Clinton by Rachel Maddow last night, and while I thought it was good, there was one moment that struck me. Rachel (yes, she’ll be shocked we’re on a first...
View ArticlePWB Peeps Evening Emergency Open Thread: Openness
Our regular diarist may be a bit under the weather. But since we can’t let the night go by without an open thread, for Peeps to post lynx or otherwise amews ourselves, I present an emergency open...
View ArticleDutch Intelligence Hacked Into Cozy Bear And Warned The FBI.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more like a spy novel, There's this:In the Summer of 2015, Dutch intelligence services were the first to alert their American counterparts about the...
View ArticleThe Review, July 7, 2018 – Trump Inexorably Plods to Trade Disaster
After imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union, Trump on Friday instituted $34 billion in tariffs against China. China immediately retaliated. Trump claims that trade wars are good...
View ArticleThis is for real. Trumpy bear.
I actually thought this was a joke, may an SNL skit. No, it’s real and advertised on Fox news. It’s #1 trending on Twitter and are they having a field day with this.It actually comes with an American...
View ArticleBearly There
Was she a bear—or something more?She was dreaming in the cave, with the cubs snuggled against her broad chest. They dreamed together while outside the wind swept snow pellets through the trees and the...
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Morning Open Thread: The Sad Tale of Trumpy Bear
Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open...
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Thanks to all who have donated already! We love our little boy so much!
Had a bit of a scare last night with his (fast) breathing last night. This morning our vet said he would be okay for now. We may have to adjust his meds. Bear's fur is starting to come back. He’s a...
View ArticleAccording to Fish and Wildlife Bears are Liberals!
We have had a black bear wandering around the neighborhood for a couple days, mostly just casually exploring, knocking over a few trash cans without actually digging into the trash. The “dog walker”...
View ArticleMaybe a laugh? When we really, really need one?
I am pretty sure this is ok to at least chuckle about. But let me know if not. It seems that the blame is not of...
View ArticleGo help the bear, Mr. Stephens
ICYMI, Bret Stephens is once more offering Democrats ‘helpful’ advice— which keeps coming down to dump Biden and stop being Democrats with a piece headlined Take Bobby Kennedy Jr. Seriously, Not...
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Pulling the Plug; On The Loss Of A Grandson, A Colorado State Open Thread,...
My phone rang on the afternoon of July 4. “I should be calling to say Happy Fourth of July,” said my daughter, “but I can’t, because it’s not.” I heard her crying.She had just received the news that...
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