Did anyone show the Gwich'in (who stupidly did not take part in the 1971 lands settlement, and who now purport to worry that oil exploration on the protected coastal slope would lead to changes in the herd upon which they have built their society) the pictures of the caribou FLORISHING along the Alaska pipeline and around Prudhoe bay drilling facilities? Did anyone explain to them that their hunting would be eased by the presence of the refineries? I am sure that no one will force them to take any money or join the rest of civilization.
Why are the needs of one backward tribe superior to that of one that simply wants a damn flush toilet and the best for their children? Why doesn't Kerry pay for the toilets himself out of his wife's $700 million dollar inheritance? Why does Kerry look like Jay Leno with that big horsey face?
All legitimate questions. And, lastly, what about the rights of the caribou not to be hunted? Quick, call PETA!!!!! ;-)