King Juan Carlos has been the honorary president of the Spanish branch of the World Wildlife Fund since 1968. But that title has been stripped away since the king returned from an elephant hunting safari.
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Many Spaniards were dumbfounded when news broke in April that the king had made a secret journey to hunt elephants in Botswana even though it was widely known he was president of the Spanish branch of the fund.
Such an opulent indulgence also angered Spaniards at a time when national unemployment hovers around 25 percent, the economy is contracting and there are fears the country may need an international financial bailout.
The Spanish public learned of the safari only after the king had to fly back in a private jet to receive emergency medical attention for a broken hip suffered during the trip.
In an unprecedented act of royal contrition, a sheepish Juan Carlos apologized, saying as he left the hospital: “I am very sorry. I made a mistake. It won’t happen again.”
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Lo que un pendejo!
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Taking into account the fact that the Duke of Edinburgh (who enjoys hunting foxes) is one of the Founders of WWF, I find this very hypocritical,
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Elephants are endangered. Foxes are not.
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He said he was sorry, so it's all good..
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It's the exact same apology he gave after killing and eating that hobo in 1997.
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