LA Times pooh-poohs Rush Limbaugh mentioning President Obama’s unilaterally ending the comment period for feedback on changes to fishing laws. WIthout quoting any actual facts, the author urges Rush to “hire a fact checker”.
Rush mentioned on the show (which the author didn’t listen to or get the transcript of) that he has only fished one time in his life, and the salmon he caught was snatched by by a Sea Otter before it got to the boat. Rush is not raising the issue because of a personal motivation.
In 2008, Senator Barack Obama (or possibly his TelePromptr or more likely the WWF) gave an “interview” to Sport Fishing Magazine about his view on the role of the Federal Government in managing fishing resources.
A short list of items Senator Obama thought were appropriate to consider:
– catch controls
– habitat protection
– gear restrictions
– bag limits
– closures
– marine reserves
– international diplomacy
– global environmental treaties
– funding and “ethics” rules for members of the regional fishery management councils
– increased funding for NOAA
– annual catch limits
– ecosystem based management systems
– endangered species management plans
– limited-access-privilege programs…
Yeah, there is nothing to this thing other than some ESPN blog guy….
Heck, obama would never think about taking away any of our freedoms?????!!!!!