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Back when Cheney shot his hunting buddy in the face, I was surprised that he didn't get more flak for taking part in a phony "hunt" of penned quail. Hunting isn't for me, but I've never been one to pass judgement on those who do enjoy it. I always assumed, though, that the actual hunt part of hunting was its primary appeal for enthusiasts. Therefore, I figured that outdoorsmen everywhere would be outraged that the VP of The United States of America was going around getting his jollies by snuffing out captive birds. I was wrong.
Now it appears that Troy Gentry, one half of Right Wing country duo "Montgomery Gentry", has been charge with-get this-shooting a tame, captive bear with a bow and arrow and then trying to pass it off to the Minnesota authorities as a wild kill. Only a god-damned weirdie gets any satisfaction out of killing a caged animal. Obviously, he planned to have it mounted and placed in his home. That way, whenever he felt a little down, he could look at his trophy and remember the sweet sensation of blowing a load in his BVDs as he watched the mighty beast's death throes. Something ain't right with this guy.
Sad thing is, none of his fans are going to care in the least. Why would they? They're Simple Heartland Folks. They don't care about the conditions in the third world hellhole sweatshops where their clothes were made. They could give a shit less about the appalling working conditions and even worse treatment of livestock at the slaughterhouses that provide their daily victuals. They don't care about what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan, they just like the idea that American GIs are out somewhere blowing stuff up real good. They're ignorant and proud of it. What does it matter to them who serves up to them the jingoistic corn-pone masquerading as music that they so love? So Troy Montgomery is a sadistic creep. Big Deal.
It's not like Larry The Cable Guy just got outed as a fag or anything.