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Cub scout: Fisheries and Wildlife officials take Gov. Patrick on mission to meet Whately bear, make a happy discovery

Published on February 28, 2009

WHATELY -- 'This is why I love this job,' Gov. Deval Patrick proclaimed, cuddling one of three new bear cubs inside his jacket.

Reader comments:

Finally, a governor who lives in Massachusetts, takes off his stuffed shirt, sees the real world and spends time in it. It is pathetic that after so many Governors ran away, so many joked about us, even abandoned Jane Swift because she was from the boonies, that your bloggers can't get a grasp on reality. If you don't expect more of your politicians, you get what you deserve. If your politicians spend all their time in their office, the only people they see are slick lobbyists. I rather our leaders spend a little time in forests, factories and coffee shoppes. Invite him to Adams Donut Shop. I don't expect to agree with anyone much,,, but I expect a Governor to get out of Boston at every opportunity. AND, if you live in Franklin County and have not seen a bear, you are the problem. Blind and ignorant,, you get the government you deserve.

Why isn't he in Boston working on ways to cut waste from the budget. Instead he wants to tax gas 19 cents a gallon and come out to western mass for some photo ops with bear cubs.

some jerk will be killing these cuddly bears soon....just for fun. I wonder why this comment was erased before? hmmmmm editor a hunter?

This article is a perfect example of government controlled news/propaganda!

This Governor is in violation of our Constitutions and is conspiring and merging us into an international banker controlled dictatorship every day. A man that wants to enter us into a pilot program to be chipped, tracked and taxed by the mile is a common criminal and a threat to me, my family, and this community.

I ask the puppet governor to walk between Lexington and Concord through all the battle fields where WE began our battle for independence and ask himself if he is willing to destroy our heritage and future for the benefit of those same bankers and foreigners?

Citizens, please search for Boston Tea Party 2008 and see the real state of our State and become activated, get involved to change this Marxist nightmare!

Just in case the puppet governor is compartmentalized and ignorant to the directive handed down to him I have included a link for him to study to get and idea of the big picture. http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/TreasonAbounds.html

How cute...yeah the Gov should have given the cubs a ride in his big Caddy! Perhaps he'll give them a big fat pay raise too!

Did they anesthetize the mother so Patrick could have a photo op? What's wrong with the picture when it's acceptable to drug the mother and invade the environment of these hibernating bears?

What's wrong with the picture when noone comments about that?

Wow! Gov. Deval Patrick is holding a cub bear for the first time. The cub looked so cute.

He should've given the cubs a ride in his Cadillac.

This is so apropos of the current financial situation we are in. A bear market that is expanding. Sorry about the intended pun but I did enyoy the story and picture. There is a life outside the current dismal economic situation.

Nice article Recorder, wildlife is a geat thing!!!! Please continue the good work.

Maybe we can take the Gov. ice fishing.

he did tax them, that bear hung himself!

saw nicer ap photo of gov holding cubs. Just wonder if the bears will be charged a sales or increased gas tax anytime?