Vt. governor chased by 4 bears in backyard

Associated Press ^ | April 13, 2012 | WILSON RING

[Free ThinkerNY]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A late-night encounter with four bears trying to snack from backyard birdfeeders gave Vermont's governor a lesson in what not to do in bear country.

One of the bears chased Peter Shumlin and nearly caught the governor while he was trying to shoo the animals away, he said Friday.

[Mmogamer]

He tried to shoo bears away from a food source,,,*facepalm*

[lurk]

Trying to shoo the animals away.

Must be an elected official. Pity the bears didn’t educate him by taking a chunk out of his bun.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Only a dumb-ass democrat would shoo a bear!

[Thane_Banquo]

What an idiot.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

What kind of hunt do they have on bears in Vermont? Might be time to encourage more bear hunting.

[Lysandru]

Governor Palin would have shot them...

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[Raider Sam]

Ursidae gon hate!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Shoo a bear?...I think not!

[Little Bill]

I spent a good deal of time, in my youth, in the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont, back when it was a semi-free State. A real Vermonter would be eating Roast Black Bear, need a lot of onions and garlic, the Gov is a Flat Lander emigrant.

[Doogle]

"..then watchu do?

"I went and s*** in his car"

[tickedoffnow]

“Only a dumb-ass democrat would shoo a bear!”

Well, they figure all they have to do is sit down with them and a beer and explain the situation.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

A Bear-Beer Summit?

[Little Bill]

Used to run concurrent with deer season. Back in the day you could use dogs, lot of fun.

[katana]

I just knew it had to be but to confirm the guess I looked it up. Yes, a Democrat.

[skinkinthegrass]

"Governor Palin would have shot them..."That's Gov. Sarah "Bear Grease" Palin....PARNER! :-D

[reg45]

Ursus Republicanus

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

That spinning sound you hear is Ethan Hale turning over in his grave.

[GladesGuru]

Show the bears your Governor’s ID!