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Perhaps there's hope after all. It appears that the general public is not merely paying attention, they are questioning the lies they are being told. In spite of the mass-media now extolling the wonders of the President's almost entirely FRAUDULENT National Parks Centennial Initiative and even with such newspapers as the New York Times now going so far as to actually compare President Bush's environmental legacy with that of Teddy Roosevelt, the man in the streets smells a rat and knows things are not as they are being presented!
On the WashingtonPost's website there's a lively exchange of reader comments about an article titled "Bush Seeks Public-Private Funding Boost for Parks".
A sampling of reader posts appear below and I invite you to add your own thoughts using the link I have provided. To learn more about this fraud, explore recent posts on this blog.
Scott
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Something here really stinks. This has got to be another Trojan horse
bill. Bush/Cheney and their enablers have a pattern of enacting bills
that are completely opposite in the results than the intention implied
in the titles of the bills. My guess is that Bush really wants to sell
government land and to use existing parkland for purposes that are not
ecologically sound or in the best interests of the country.
-By kevinschmidt | Feb 7, 2007 7:16:55 PM
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Cut out Bush and companys mindless, tragic war and you have plenty of
billions to pay for parks, medicare, etc, etc, etc and without asking
for private donations. I pray that Bush is satisfied now that he has
killed the man who threatened his father. What a good, brave son. He
has truly earned his legacy as the worst president ever, surpassing
even Carter. Hmmm, I wonder why we have young Americans dead, billions
of dollars wasted over that nasty Saddam when the evil Idi Amin, et al
didnt elicit such a response? Could it be oil?...nah, we just didnt
want to spread democracy to Uganda wouldnt be prudent. Bush Jr. could
be a tad more prudent, opps too late...would have helped if he had put
down all those Shakespears hes been reading and picked up a history
book. No wonder Laura smokes...
-By carczar39 | Feb 8, 2007 9:10:50 AM
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Devils is always in the details as they say. Is it even possible to
raise $100 million every year for 10 years from the American people for
parks ... I mean have they done a feasibility study, doubtful. So
National Parks are going to have to get in bed with corporate America
to raise 1 billion. Look for the Bush Administration to flip the long
standing official and unofficial policies about National Parks not
accepting donations from industries like Oil/Gas, Alcohol/Tobacco and
companies seeking to do business with the parks. Also ... someone
should look into the National Park Foundation that has been identified
to lead the fundraising. With just a quick google search you find that
Laura Bush, her best friend, and Tommy Franks are on the Board. Plus
the Foundation apparently does not meet all the Better Business Bureau
standards. Check out What happens if National Parks can not raise the
private sector match ... does the Federal match for parks disappear
aka: get shifted to Iraq?
-By rockytrail08 | Feb 8, 2007 10:37:22 AM
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It sounds like another part of the coming to fruition of Republican
World, where everything from public schools to highways to national
parks are sold to private sector sponsors who in turn will charge us
fees. It started with Ronald Reagans initiation of charging fees to
enter the Parks I am old enough to remember when National Parks were
free because they were... well... National Parks. Next came the higher
and never ending tolls on the nations highways. Tolls were supposed to
be lifted once the bond issues on a particular roadway or bridge had
been retired, but keep finding new life as endless revenue sources. Now
there are talks of selling roadways in Pennsylvania to private firms
and for Lexus Lanes in Maryland. Next, I guess, much like FedEx Field,
National Parks will pick up private corporation monikers such as
Disneys Yellowstone National Park, the home of the Tostitos Old
Faithful Geyser. Im sure Teddy Roosevelt is turning in his grave.
Please tax us for the cost of running the nation and stop the endless
user fees and the selling out of America piece by piece to corporations
who send all of our jobs overseas.
-By mmemphis | Feb 8, 2007 10:44:33 AM
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How can any sane person present such a blatant lie as this to be
published in a newspaper? From the story: Snow says,Theres been a lot
of misreporting, or perhaps it just hasnt -- perhaps folks have not
taken notice of the fact that this is an administration thats been
keenly committed both to environmentalism and conservationism from the
start. Mr. Bush is hoping that the philanthropists will call in their
chips after donating to the parks, and demand the kind of recreational
opportunities that the ridiculous Hoffman outlined in his attempt to
destroy the Park system. New roads, new ATV trails, the opportunity for
reckless commerce. Wildlife and rivers and beautiful landscapes just
dont pay the best return on the dollar. Its about profit, its about
Mammon, its not about preserving anything, or having a place for
citizens to see the wonders of creation. Not enough economic dynamism
in that plan. Lets creep in the backdoor with a plan that looks
good...as weve done over and over again. What was it Bremer said about
Iraq? good policy, but implemented wrong... Yeah. Right.
-By herring | Feb 8, 2007 11:29:26 AM
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