That Mrs. Clinton has consistently
shown her anti-Second Amendment cards is now further revealed that she doesn’t
much care for hunting, either.
During a campaign whistle stop in
Las Vegas, Nevada, today (August 4th) Mrs. Clinton’s stump speech
was interrupted by a small band of animal rights activists who media outlets
say rushed the stage.
When the Secret Service took the
proper security precautions one agent was overheard on an open microphone that all
was okay and that Mrs. Clinton could continue with her speech.
That did not entirely satisfy Mrs.
Clinton who took the bait and noted that: "We’ll keep talking and
apparently these people are here to protest Trump because Trump and his kids
have killed a lot of animals, so thank you for making that point."
Thing was Mrs. Clinton was totally
wrong and consequently she deserves Four Pinocchios for her serious breach of
honesty.
Donald Trump does not hunt and has stated
he has never hunted. However, his two boys – Donald Jr. and Eric - do, and were
taught so by their maternal grandfather.
The question is whether the two sons
are fair game for such criticism. Maybe, yes, since they are out stumping for
their father. Maybe, no, since what they do in their personal lives is their
business and not subject to political rhetoric and opinion.
Of course, Donald Jr. Trump and Eric
Trump can be thumped for comments regarding policy and positions taken by the
father, the presidential candidate. Yet it would be just as ethically disagreeable
to drag up the fact that both Mrs. Clinton’s husband – former President Bill
Clinton – and their daughter, Chelsea Clinton – are vegans and thus might not
be inclined to agree with sport hunting, let alone the concept of the “American
Model” of wildlife management.
What her outburst does do is make
all-ready nervous American sportsmen and sportswomen more worried.
After all, it was during an
interview conducted earlier this summer by “Field & Stream” magazine editor
Mike Toth of representatives to both Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton that the latter
said his candidate “…will listen to sportsmen and sportswomen…”
The interview took place at a
two-day Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership meeting in Fort Collins,
Colorado. The short interviews appeared in the on-line edition of “Outdoor Life”
magazine, “Field & Stream’s” sibling publication.
Speaking for Mrs. Clinton was U.S.
Representative Mike Thompson while Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., spoke on
behalf of his father.
I
n his published remarks, Thompson
is quoted as saying about Mrs. Clinton lending an ear to hunters and anglers:
“I think the fact that she asked me to come and meet with
you is an indication that she cares what the hook and bullet community wants
and needs,” the published interview with Representative Thompson says.
Representative Thompson’s statement to the outdoors magazine
continues with: “She will listen to sportsmen and women and I anticipate that I
will have an ear in the White House and I’ll be a good bridge. I know the folks
who you all represent, I’ve worked with you and I’ve worked with these
organizations, I’ve lived this life my entire life. She’ll know what’s going
on, she gets it and she will be operational to our advantage.”
As for Donald Trump Jr’s remarks, the short magazine narrative
goes: “For us, it’s a real issue. Preservation of habitat, conservation of
species, the ability to access these lands, the Second Amendment… those issues
are the big sportsmen issues.
“Hunting and fishing is my lifestyle, it’s how I choose to
live my life and it’s how my brother chooses to live his life, and it’s how we
are going to raise our families. To me these issues are as important as many
other things that people probably view of much greater importance, and I will
be a loud voice in my father’s ear on all of these issues.”
Based on Mrs. Clinton’s impromptu remarks, it would seem that
the kid’s pro-hunting arguments trump those of Mrs. Clinton and her surrogate.- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn
JFrischk@Ameritech.net
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