While Shooting Birds

While Shooting Birds

By Corey • December 27, 2007 • 1 comment

as part of his presidential campaign, Mike Huckabee showed his sociopathic side (and it wasn’t just his shooting of birds, but his comparing them to voters and his rivals).

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Corey

Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

One Response to “While Shooting Birds”

Vectis Birder Dec 31st, 2007 at 7:50 am
Anyone who hunts, unless in dire need, is mentally deficient. That includes would-be Presidential candidates.

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