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Gov. Rejects Request To Make Walleye Off-Limits
WCCO.COM ^ | Aug 3, 2005

Posted on 08/04/2005 12:02:59 PM PDT by Manic_Episode

Gov. Rejects Request To Make Walleye Off-Limits

(WCCO) Gov. Tim Pawlenty sank an animal rights group's request Tuesday.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked Pawlenty to declare walleye off-limits for fishing.

PETA said a recent study showed fish are smart and feel pain.

In a written statement, Pawlenty said, "The PETA 'Fish Empathy Project' is nutty and misses the mark."

Pawlenty said PETA displayed "goofy judgment" and that fishing was not, as PETA claimed, the same as hooking a dog or cat through the mouth with a large hook and dragging it behind your car.

"Minnesota cares for its natural resources and fishing is part of our way of life," Pawlenty said.

He concluded saying, "Because of the letter, I am going out for a walleye dinner tonight."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: animalrightswhackos; dinner; peta; yummyfishies
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between stuff like this, giving Minnesota CCW and not raising taxes(cig "fee" notwithstanding) in the face of a massive budget shortfall inherited from Jesse Ventura, Pawlenty is my hero and IMHO presidential material.
1 posted on 08/04/2005 12:03:04 PM PDT by Manic_Episode
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'Fish Empathy Project'

Get real.


2 posted on 08/04/2005 12:05:25 PM PDT by zencat (The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
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Surly PETA has not run out of dogs and cats to kill have they?


3 posted on 08/04/2005 12:05:57 PM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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?...... Gov. Rejects Request To Make...al-Qanadian... Walleye Off-Limits?

close the borders....

4 posted on 08/04/2005 12:07:55 PM PDT by maestro
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He concluded saying, "Because of the letter, I am going out for a walleye dinner tonight."

GOOD FOR TIM! That's the only way to respond to these weirdos.

5 posted on 08/04/2005 12:10:02 PM PDT by Kryptonite
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I am sure PETA can stake out all 10,000 lakes to prevent people from Walleye Fishing.


6 posted on 08/04/2005 12:10:05 PM PDT by Always Right
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between stuff like this, giving Minnesota CCW and not raising taxes(cig "fee" notwithstanding) in the face of a massive budget shortfall inherited from Jesse Ventura, Pawlenty is my hero and IMHO presidential material.

I'm with you. I don't know much about him but he sounds great.
7 posted on 08/04/2005 12:10:39 PM PDT by Jaysun (Name one war — anywhere — that had a "timetable".)
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Walleye. It's what's for dinner.


8 posted on 08/04/2005 12:11:44 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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I am sure PETA can stake out all 10,000 lakes to prevent people from Walleye Fishing.

ha ha
The great thing about being approached by "activist" while on the lake is that you'd have a convenient place to dispose of their bodies.
9 posted on 08/04/2005 12:13:46 PM PDT by Jaysun (Name one war — anywhere — that had a "timetable".)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Wow. Nice walleye!


10 posted on 08/04/2005 12:14:00 PM PDT by cpanter (Another Democrat bites the dust.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Is that yours? Magnificent!


11 posted on 08/04/2005 12:14:33 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (OUT OF ORDER)
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After 16 years in Minnesota, I got some of that excess money Jessie gave back as a sales tax rebate. Used it to buy property in Missouri.


12 posted on 08/04/2005 12:15:49 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Scratch a Liberal. Uncover a Fascist)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Wow. THAT'S a walleye!


13 posted on 08/04/2005 12:16:17 PM PDT by Trust but Verify (Get over yourselves!)
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To: cpanter

That's Anthony Duncan, Commonwealth of Virginia Walleye record holder. Caught in New River, Va on 12/15/2000 and weighed 15 lbs 15 oz.


14 posted on 08/04/2005 12:16:43 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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between stuff like this, giving Minnesota CCW and not raising taxes(cig "fee" notwithstanding) in the face of a massive budget shortfall inherited from Jesse Ventura, Pawlenty is my hero and IMHO presidential material.

Pawlenty just jacked the price of my cigarettes up a buck a pack. Wouldn't vote for him again.

15 posted on 08/04/2005 12:17:44 PM PDT by Jim_Curtis
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How is it that PETA members are Pro Animal Rights but also Pro Abortion?


16 posted on 08/04/2005 12:17:45 PM PDT by nikos1121
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Based on his candor, I naturally assumed this was an Onion article.

Is there really an elected official at this level that would speak so frankly? If so, I applaud the man.


17 posted on 08/04/2005 12:18:13 PM PDT by RobRoy (Child support and maintenance (alimony) are what we used to call indentured slavery)
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I did not know Walleyes got that big. I saw someone holding up a fish almost that size last week and could not figure out what it was. Now I know.


18 posted on 08/04/2005 12:18:36 PM PDT by Always Right
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PETA said a recent study showed fish are smart and feel pain.

The same cannot be said of PETA.

LVM

19 posted on 08/04/2005 12:19:12 PM PDT by LasVegasMac ("God. Guts. Guns. I don't call 911." (bumper sticker))
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To: Jim_Curtis

Can't say I blame you. What's a pack going for these days? Six bucks? Boggles the mind. I quit a 23 year chewing habit a year ago last march. Not a fun project.


20 posted on 08/04/2005 12:20:48 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (OUT OF ORDER)
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