http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_el_pr/obama_dead_bear

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Police at Western Carolina University and wildlife officials were investigating the discovery early Monday of a dead bear cub draped with a pair of Barack Obama campaign signs.

Leila Tvedt, associate vice chancellor for public relations, said Monday night that maintenance workers found the 75-pound bear cub shot to death in front of the school's administration building at the entrance to campus. The Obama yard signs were stapled together and placed over the bear's head, Tvedt said.

The bear had been shot in the head, Tvedt said.

"Western Carolina University deplores the inappropriate behavior that has led to this troubling incident," Tvedt said. "We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved nor who those people might be. Campus police are cooperating fully with authorities to investigate this matter."

University police called in state Wildlife Resources officials to remove the body and help in the investigation.

Bear season is under way in western North Carolina.

10/21/2008 2:00:20 PM

if only there were a thread about this already...

10/21/2008 2:01:02 PM

I didn't see one, twat.

10/21/2008 2:01:56 PM

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"found the 75-pound bear cub shot to death"

silly obama supporters spreading their pro-choice ideology into the animal kingdom

10/21/2008 2:03:14 PM

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"We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved..."

[Edited on October 21, 2008 at 2:10 PM. Reason : .]

10/21/2008 2:06:07 PM

^ sounds like you got your answer with ^^

[Edited on October 21, 2008 at 2:07 PM. Reason : there is noway that is serious.]

10/21/2008 2:06:58 PM

old

10/21/2008 2:07:44 PM

I really wouldn't be apposed to Polling exams to keep retarded bear shooters from voting .... because that doesn't even seem to make a political point... so i doubt they would pass it.

I really think if you don't know what you're talking about i don't think you should be allowed to vote.

it would make people study for elections and possibly find out their candidate isn't who they thought.

10/21/2008 2:08:35 PM

I think the real question is whether the bear was wearing the Obama signs before he was shot or if that was put on him afterwards.

10/21/2008 2:08:35 PM

why would an obama supporter kill something that was already born and had never held a job

10/21/2008 2:12:34 PM

Attn: users with <8000 posts.

10/21/2008 2:19:30 PM

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"apposed"

10/21/2008 2:21:46 PM

you will not call me a twat

10/21/2008 2:24:26 PM

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"why would an obama supporter kill something that was already born and had never held a job"

10/21/2008 2:25:52 PM

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"We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved nor who those people might be."

I'm going to speculate that they were drunk and a lot of laughing occurred.

10/21/2008 2:26:01 PM

We can speculate that McCain will die within a week of being elected because he's SO OLD! but we can't speculate about who might've done this

10/21/2008 2:28:12 PM

its obviously McCain supports. Obama supporters don't hunt.

10/21/2008 2:48:07 PM

how about this
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/18/owner-believes-lexus-vandalized-due-mccain-sticker/

10/21/2008 2:49:32 PM

That's fine, it just earned Obama another 10,000 votes and $2M campaign funds. The further down the repubs go in the pools, the nastier they get.

10/21/2008 2:52:55 PM

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"its obviously McCain supports. Obama supporters don't hunt."

Damn that Palin and her helicopter... She done did it again...

10/21/2008 3:25:23 PM

pedo bear?

10/21/2008 3:27:18 PM

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"if only there were a thread about this already..."

10/21/2008 3:38:15 PM

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"We can speculate that McCain will die within a week of being elected because he's SO OLD! but we can't speculate about who might've done this"

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS SON. IF IT GOES AGAINST THEIR SHIT THEN IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE HEARD SON.

10/21/2008 3:41:19 PM

Probably done by Obama-lovers to generate sympathy and an excuse for their feelings of victimhood.

10/21/2008 3:46:19 PM

EVERY TIME NC IS ON THE NATIONAL NEWS.....

10/21/2008 3:59:24 PM

those idiots should be kicked out of school.

or shot in the head.

i mean, since when does wildlife vote? they dont. so dont go killing innocent animals just to promote your own political beliefs. how about going to a frickin rally instead of pulling out a gun and shooting a bear in the head.

it'd be nice if NC could get on the news for something good rather for idiotic stunts like this

10/22/2008 8:56:59 AM

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/268782.html

THOSE FUCKING REPUBLICAN BASTARDS SHOULD BE SHOT F-

oh wait...

10/22/2008 9:24:55 AM

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""I am pleased to hear that this situation appears to be a stupid prank," "

10/22/2008 4:05:53 PM

^^ uhh... they surely realized that using OBama campaign signs near a dead bear with a bullet in its head, dumped in front of a school statue is going to cause problems? WCU students must be dumber than we all realize, if they didn't think this wouldn't cause a commotion.

10/22/2008 4:15:05 PM

i'm sure they knew the news outlets and passionate obama worshipers would pitch a fit, and it looks like they won

10/22/2008 4:20:38 PM

Fuck off moron

10/22/2008 4:21:46 PM

^ what do you go to WCU?

Case in point, I guess.

10/22/2008 4:29:37 PM

I just think one school putting down another is rather pathetic, that' all

10/22/2008 4:34:05 PM

prank eh?

10/22/2008 4:40:57 PM

i am pleased to announce

10/22/2008 4:43:40 PM

the fuckers who shot the bear cub piss me off

10/22/2008 4:45:14 PM

lol, thats my hometown! woot

10/22/2008 4:53:05 PM

at least the students didnt shoot the bear...

10/22/2008 4:56:38 PM

^^Mine too!

[Edited on October 22, 2008 at 4:57 PM. Reason : sss]

10/22/2008 4:56:56 PM

FUCK YOU

10/22/2008 4:57:50 PM

prank or not, apparently they dont breed WCU students to have any decency towards animals.

even if they didnt shoot that bear, you dont disrespect it and pick it up to put in front of the main entrance to campus. you leave it alone.

and whoever did shoot it should be shot in the head, just to see what its like

10/22/2008 5:32:38 PM

oh

10/22/2008 5:33:31 PM