Bush's Interview By Sports Afield

[Katchun Release]

Thought you fishermen might be interested in this:

Presidential candidate George W. Bush in a interview with Sports
Afield
Magazine,
September 2000 edition.

S.A. One of the issues facing conservationists in the Northwest is
whether or
not select dams should be decommissioned to restore historic fisheries.
If
you are elected would you favor removing some of those dams?

Bush: " No I would not favor removing those dams. I would support using
salmon friendly turbines on dams and employing the latest technologies
in
this area to help protect the salmon runs. By wiping out the dams you
wipe
out a way of life. The nation is experiencing an energy crisis right
now.
There are some that are proposing taking hydro-electric energies off the
book
in the United States. It makes no sense to diminish the energy supply
when
we're dependent upon foreign sources for crude oil. I believe we can
have
energy and economic development along those rivers and at the same time
have
salmon friendly turbines to protect the fish. I was talking with Senator

Gordon Smith of Oregon, and he's telling me the salmon runs are pretty
full these days; that's good news for fishermen."

[Phish_on]

I'm sorry, but ... what a $#%&n' pinhead ...

Ah, the "salmon friendly turbine" ! "Hello, fish !" Chop crunch mash spit "Nice to see you, have a good trip!"

When you take out the DAMS you take out a way of life ? ? ? So when you take out the FISH -- what do you call that ?

Again, one halfway-semi-decent run does not indicate long term recovery! This is what I was afraid of - "oh there's some fish! Crisis over ! Business as usual !"

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If Bush is setting Salmon policy according to what Gordan Smith Says, its by-by fish. It is so obvious to me he doesn't have a clue what is going on in the Northwest regarding Salmon. Come on "good news for fisherman", when was the last time we got good news? Even though there are hundred of thousands of more fish this year, did we get any more? Springers? Fall Chinook? Nope!!! But at least we all know his stance on breeching.

[Katchun Release]

Well, they're always saying there's "not enough science" to do things right. Well, there's sure not "science" for fish friendly turbines.

Get out there and V O T E. We can't afford this guy.

Tight lines,
Katchun

[Deleted User]

Fish friendly turbines? That's kind of like saying inmate friendly lethal injections. And if he is getting advice on anything enviromental from Gordon "Toxic" Smith then we are truly in trouble. Geez maybe he'll get James Watt out of retirement. this guy scares me.

[Timber Man]

V O T E G.W.B. !!!! http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif