S.E. Cupp kills bears

[Laffy Kat]

On "The Cycle" a few minutes ago, she displayed her Christmas card: a couple of photos of her in camo. and the small black bear she bagged. I CAN'T STAND THIS WOMAN!
Edit: grammar

[arthritisR_US]

1. I echo your sentiments and now, more than

ever!

[pinboy3niner]

2. Time to re-dedicate ourselves to the Right to Arm Bears!

[murielm99]

3. Do people eat bears?

Venison, I can see. If people eat what they kill, okay. But I don't think people eat bear these days.

[Laffy Kat]

4. I guess you could eat bear but why?

You can't tell me she killed the bear to eat it. No, she's a Palin wannabe.

[PavePusher]

8. While I have no particular love for the woman, unless you know for a fact...

that she didn't eat (or possibly donate) the meat, there are plenty of things to castigate her for without making things up.

[Berserker]

5. Of course people hunt

and eat bear. In 2011 Wisconsin bear hunters killed 4,257 black bears.

[PavePusher]

6. Yes, we do.

It's quite tasty.

[OldDem2012]

11. I did a Google search on "eating bear meat" and I was very surprised to find that it is indeed....

...eaten and considered as good as pork or beef. Just have to make sure the meat is cooked thoroughly to avoid trichinosis.

But, having said that, what's the point in hunting bears for any reason? and who the heck cares what S. E. Cupp does in her personal time? I personally can't stand her and change the channel whenever her face fills the screen.

[tularetom]

12. I shot a bear once

I'd never do it again.

The meat was almost inedible. I wound up giving most of it away.

The bearskin is still on the wall in my shop after my wife refused to allow it anywhere in the house.

[Demoiselle]

34. ...What was he doing in your pajamas?

Oops...sorry. I thought you were doing the old Groucho Marx line, "I shot a bear once in my pajamas....What he was doing in my pajamas, I'll never know..."

[tularetom]

60. Um I think the Groucho Marx bit was an elephant

[Demoiselle]

78. You're right, of course, but I have very loose standards where gags are concerned.

[NickB79]

14. Yes, it's actually quite good

A very rich meat, but good in summer sausage form. A coworker brings in a platter every winter around Christmas after he has his bear processed.

[WCGreen]

17. Anything is good in sausage form...

[NickB79]

20. I draw the line at blood sausage

Yuck!

[WCGreen]

24. Keiska...

I think that is how it is spelled.

[jmowreader]

15. Yes. It's good.

The finest pizza you will ever eat is made with fresh homemade mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, kalamata olives and bear pepperoni. It's very fatty if you kill it in fall bear season so it's probably the finest sausage meat there is.

Spring bears have very little fat so they produce lean steaks and chops.

[closeupready]

18. The liver, apparently, can be fatally toxic, as

can other organs.

The paws, I've read, were considered delicacies by Native Americans, on the other hand.

[petronius]

40. MMmmm, bear claws are tasty eating!

[Whisp]

28. I know someone who did

and he said it was tender and delicious.

[DonCoquixote]

7. The first peoples did

But that was when Black bears were much more common, and were a source of fur.

[alp227]

9. Cupp of Crapp. nt

[Erose999]

16. 2craps 1Cupp

[pinboy3niner]

22. = Cupp overfloweth with crap

[Dawson Leery]

10. Trophy hunting is no different than the little kid

who blows up frogs for fun.

[PavePusher]

21. Do you have evidence that she was "trophy hunting"? n/t

[OldDem2012]

29. Do you have any evidence she was doing anything else? nt.

[Harmony Blue]

30. Yes, but I will not post the video

where she is skinning the bear. It can be found on the web.

[jmowreader]

23. Very few people trophy hunt black bears

Black bears aren't spectacular enough to trophy hunt. Imagine a Newfoundland with an Irish setter's head on it. People will do fur-on tans of the hides and use them as rugs, but black bear hunting is mainly meat hunting.

[NickB79]

33. It's illegal in most states to waste game meat

IE shoot a big game animal just for the head and/or fur. If she hunted the bear, she was obligated by law to use or donate the meat.

[2naSalit]

13. That does it

she needs to go the way of the Dodo bird!

[DollarBillHines]

19. I watched that show for the first time, today

I live in CA and that show airs while I am sleeping.

Thank the fuck heavens, because it is pablum.

[Whisp]

31. It is a terrible show, and it's not only Sippie Cupp's fault

they are all obnoxious

[bluestate10]

44. I like the Cycle. Cupp can be a pain, but the dynamics in the group are entertaining to watch. nt

[Raine]

43. I saw it for the first time today too and it will also be the last time

after seeing that disgusting display of her hunting skill.

[bluestate10]

45. There are three democratic leaners on The Cycle. They make fun of Cupp a lot.

The show is an acquired taste. When I first watched it, I didn't think much of it, but now, I like the show.

[cilla4progress]

54. Uh ... been listening on Sirius off and on for some time ...

have acquired no taste as of yet!

I expect it to go the way of the Dodo in 2013!

[ashling]

25. Yesterday they were talking about office Xmas parties

and she went on about how she didn't like them or something. Anyway, the part I heard was her going on about how you get drunk and the intern gropes you in the copy room.

I could have done without that image.

[Cleita]

27. The intern must have really low standards and no self-esteem whatsoever to grope that.

Ewww!

[bluestate10]

46. Cupp isn't bad looking. Her voice and views are complete turn offs. nt

[Cleita]

49. I'm afraid looks just couldn't make up for the latter qualities in my book. n/t

[Cleita]

26. If that's what she does she's no better than a black widow spider.

The way bears are hunted so princesses like her don't get hurt is so cruel I can't even talk about it here.

[Mike Nelson]

32. Why the heck is she...

...hunting bear?
Don't they pay her enough to eat out or have someone take a shopping list to the store?
Does she live in the wild????

[NickB79]

35. So, you'd be OK with her eating factory-farmed beef?

Like the kind one would buy if you went to the grocery store, instead of hunting a wild animal that's lived it's entire life free in the woods?

That's an......odd point of view.

[Mike Nelson]

38. I can't picture well-paid daily talk-show hosts out hunting for their meat...

...but, people are always surprising me!

[Cleita]

50. Bear hunting isn't just hunting. It's a cruel sport.

Look it up but be prepared to be sickened.

[NickB79]

61. I know what bear hunting entails

Other than the use of bait to draw in the bears, it's no different than hunting deer. You sit in a stand, wait for the animal to come into range, and put a bullet or arrow through it's chest.

On the other hand, have you ever looked up what happens to farm animals when they're raised from birth to slaughter? I grew up on a small family farm, and the things we did to livestock on a daily basis were appalling in retrospect. Castration with no anesthesia, tail docking with no anesthesia, the pulling of teeth with no anesthesia, confinement in dusty barns for extended periods of time (ie the entire winter in some cases), being fed huge amounts of antibiotic and feed supplements that play hell with their digestive systems. And this wasn't even a factory farm!

Any sane person who has truly compared hunting to the vast majority of farm-raised meat cannot come to any conclusion other than hunting being a more humane source of meat for your plate. If you're concerned about cruelty to animals, hunting falls pretty far down on the list right now.

[Cleita]

63. If that's what you think, you don't know. Pathetic. n/t

[NickB79]

64. Since I have coworkers and family who bear hunt

I'm pretty sure that yes, I do know.

Enlighten me how it's more cruel than I stated? All I can think of is that you're thinking of bear hunting with dogs, which has become very rare in most of the US due to the widespread and booming populations of bears making it unnecessary.

And I see you gave no input on what I said about farming practices and the inherent cruelty involved there. Any reason you failed to comment on that portion of my reply?

[Cleita]

66. The dogs for one. n/t

[NickB79]

70. Not a fan of using dogs for bear hunting

That said, it's rare today that most hunters even use dogs anymore; the majority of bear hunters just throw a pile of old donuts and syrups onto the ground as bait and wait for the bears to catch wind of it. It appears to be primarily a Southern tradition, and since I'm up in Minnesota I've never met anyone who's used that method.

And after having seen how farm animals are treated every day of their lives, I still come to the conclusion that hunting, even using dogs, is less cruel than modern-day farming practices if one insists on eating meat.

[LanternWaste]

71. remember some guy even went so far as to draw an ethical contrast between canned hunts ...

I remember some guy even went so far as to draw an ethical contrast between canned hunts and the average weekend hunt for game. Not necessary to draw that contrast at all-- it's legal, people defend, and it's fun-- "if one insists on eating meat"

[PavePusher]

73. Not everyone uses dogs in bear hunting.

Probably nowhere close to a majority, or even a large minority.

But this could merely be my own perception bias, as I have never seen anyone hunt bear that way except on television. All my bear hunting involved stalking and waiting, no dogs.

[DirkGently]

56. Right. Because we have as many bears as cows. And she's super going to eat that bear meat.

[NickB79]

62. The number of bears hunted has no impact on the cruelty factor

Black bears are not an endangered species; their numbers are raising and have been for many years due to regulated hunting and habitat protection. If you're concerned about cruelty, meat you've hunted yourself beats farm-raised meat in every way.

And it's illegal in almost every state to waste game meat, ie trophy hunting just for the head and hide. People who don't want to eat the meat frequently donate it to food shelves.

[Demoiselle]

36. Hunters will hunt...

What I don't understand is the concept of putting a dead animal on your Christmas card.

[smirkymonkey]

57. I agree, It's disgusting. It's one thing to hunt for sport - which I despise. But to use the photo

for a holiday card is beyond despicable. She is revolting.

[deutsey]

69. I would suspect it's an "in-your-face" ploy for attention n/t

[RomneyLies]

37. If you hunt it, you damned well better eat it.

Bear tastes nasty, too.

I would NEVER hunt bear. Give me elk or deer or even antelope any day.

[Botany]

39. classless

my black lab is bigger than that bear .... she was just out killing not hunting

BTW most black bear hunts are over bait stations.

[joeybee12]

42. Yeah, that's a baby...or a first season...maybe second, just left mom...

What scum she is.

[smirkymonkey]

58. Poor baby. This just makes me so sad.

[OldDem2012]

48. Very freakin' sad. nt.

[joeybee12]

41. If that was altered to read: Bears Kill SE Cupp...

It would be on the greatest page in a flash

[Stinky The Clown]

47. She's funny on that show they do . . . . Miss Slackjaw

When they show her while someone else is yammering, she is often seen to be quite slackjawed.

[NoOneMan]

51. A lot of peaceful vegetarians have killed more bears

It takes some amount of bear habitat to grow and bring food to the market place

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? Selective outrage regarding our ecosystem killing machine

[The2ndWheel]

59. Don't bring that up

It feels better just to blame conservatives.

[SomethingFishy]

67. Yeah and then they put a picture of themselves,

waving proudly with the dead bear at their feet, on a fucking card and sent it out for Christmas.

Can you post a link about what you are saying? I tried looking it up but found nothing on the relation between the Brown Bear and getting food to the market.
If you are going to make a claim that from my perspective (and I respect responsible gun owners) seems crazy you may want to back it up with some facts.

[NoOneMan]

68. Cultivating natural land has a detrimental impact on biodiversity and animal habitat

The agricultural system has converted vast amount of forests, wetlands and natural grasslands into crop lands for our food system. Any society that is sustained on that ecological destruction is in some part responsible for the disruption of the ecosystem. Many bear populations have been depressed, and will continue to be, while we continue to push our way to feeding billions of people.

I can be no more outraged at this single bear death than the continue devastation our society is imparting on multiple bear populations.

[forestpath]

52. Vile. I believe in the right to arm bears.

[MotherPetrie]

53. Not surprised she gets off on killing animals. She's a vile human being.

[Odin2005]

55. I'm a hunter and I find the hunting of any carnivorous mammal to be disgusting.

And besides, bear meat tastes like shit

[NickB79]

65. Black bears rarely eat meat, though

Their diet is composed mostly of vegetation. We're not talking grizzly bears here.

Hell, the average farm-raised pig probably eats more meat than a black bear, due to their practice of cannibalizing their young if given the chance

[joeybee12]

72. In some places even grizzlies mainly eat veggies...

Like Denali where all the rivers and lakes are glacier run-offs so there are no fish...both bears are opportunists and will eat what they can.

[PavePusher]

74. Bears are omnivores.

And their meat tastes fine at the right times of the year, prepared correctly.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

75. She's a moron. Someone probably told her how tasty bear claws are. nt

[KamaAina]

76. She should go on Colbert

[sasha031]

77. I can't stand her either disgusting

[Shankapotomus]

79. She's like some freak mutant Republican

Her atheism and one or two of her other positions give you the impression she is at least modern and then you see her at home hanging around with swamp people shooting bears.