Republican US senator condemned for taking part in live pigeon shoot (Inhofe) GuardianUK

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

They call this sport. Watch the video at risk of nausea at the sight of Manly Men shooting birds out of the sky after being flung there by lackeys.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/24/republican-senator-condemned-live-pigeon-shoot

A national animal rights group says it’s outraged at US senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma for participating in a live pigeon shoot at a September fundraising event.

The group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (Shark) said it was tipped off by a letter from an anonymous Inhofe supporter who was “appalled” by the senator’s fundraiser. The Illinois-based group decided bought a ticket and sent an undercover investigator to film the event on 5 September and released that footage on Tuesday.

“This was not food gathering. This was not pest control. This wasn’t even competition. This was just a slaughter-fest,” said the group’s founder and president, Steve Hindi.

The group’s investigator, who Hindi said they are not naming for privacy reasons, watched the Republican senator and his son take part in the event. Inhofe campaign spokesman Rusty Appleton later confirmed Inhofe’s participation to the Associated Press.

“Senator Inhofe agrees with the [National Rifle Association] that this is a long-standing traditional shooting sport,” Appleton told the AP.

The video shows workers flinging birds into the air as shooters take aim. A round of shots rings out and some birds fall from the sky, while a live mariachi band serenades guests in the background. A man the group identifies as Inhofe can be seen shooting at the pigeons tossed into the sky.

[liberalla]

1. 'What else can we kill?'

(the new GOP slogan?)

What the fuck is wrong with these people? I just don't get why someone would consider this entertainment, and think it's fun...

[summerschild]

2. It's sick like Sara Palin shooting wolves from helicoptors.

Real sporting of them, huh?