Posted on 08/26/2010 10:09:16 AM PDT by Nachum
Continuing my coverage of the revolt against the White House ocean grab, here’s the latest on today’s fishermen’s protest flotilla gathering at Martha’s Vineyard while President Obama plays Scrabble and golf with his Chicago cronies.
Takeaway quote from this local news report from one of the fishermen outraged at the administration’s junk science-based catch limits: “All these politicians scream about is jobs, jobs, jobs. Why are they putting out of business?”
Related: Corruption, waste, and anti-fishing vendettas at NOAA have been rampant. Background from Richard Gaines of the Gloucester Daily Times here and here.
More from Andrew Malcolm at Top of the Ticket.
Get involved: More from the Fishing Rights Alliance and the Recreational Fishing Alliance.
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A local fishermen took out a full-page ad in the Martha’s Vineyard Gazette. I’m reprinting it in full here. How about a fish and chips summit, Mr. President?
(Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...
It is really sad when a President of the United States needs basic economics handed to him at the level of ‘see spot run’. Further, that citizens should have to go to such an extreme in delivering their message and with NO GUARANTEE of reaching the attention of the President, speaks ill of the ‘President’s’ understanding of the America he ‘leads’.
Curiously, will “O” even have the class to respond?
Well...I guess this ‘splains all the trouble barky had order his shrimp yesterday...
yes “SAVE THE HUMANS”
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