A Minnesota-based host of a big-game hunting program caused a worldwide controversy after she posted a picture of herself posing with a male lion she had just shot in South Africa. “An incredible day hunting in South Africa! Stalked inside 60-yards on this beautiful male lion,” Melissa Bachman tweeted. “What a hunt!” The response was swift, including Facebook group devoted to “stopping” her and numerous petitions, both in the United States and abroad.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Scott Kaufman / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/18/tv-host-melissa-bachman-criticized-for-smiling-photograph-of-herself-with-dead-lion/
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Did you check out her facebook? The lion made up only a very small fraction of all the things she killed on that trip …