This Monday, a black bear cub was killed and left at the entrance to Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, with Obama campaign signs wrapped around its body, including two taped together over its head.
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Dead bears, Obama monkey dolls, slashed tires, violent voter intimidation… Is this really what the Republican ticket is all about?
How embarassing this must be for those sensible Republicans out there who see their party being poisened from the inside so that it’s just a shell of its formal self. By catering to the basest instincts of the American public (read racism, xenophobia, fear and loathing) the GOP has built a house of cards that is crumbling around them.
Will this be the event that brings a viable third party into the system?