I now can say I was right this morning, about Tony Dean being in Denver pusing the global warming agenda. Roll Call has the proof:
The décor looked like something straight out of the redneck wing of the Republican Party. Instead, the camouflage posters and videos of snapping trout and big game being stalked by hunters was right smack in the middle of the Democratic National Convention.
The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund had a point to all this: Gun-loving hunters and conservative anglers don’t necessarily support the GOP agenda lock, stock and barrel. And when it comes to energy policy and global warming, that constituency is up for grabs in November.
The event’s title states, "I Fish, I Hunt, I Vote Conservation."
"You better look at what the candidates really stand for," said Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), a sportsman and wildlife enthusiast who denounced Republican attacks on such laws as the Clean Water Act.
Tony Dean of the sports show "Tony Dean Outdoors" admitted that his presence at the convention in Denver might seem a little odd. "I’m a lifelong Teddy Roosevelt Republican, and I’m still a Republican," he said.
But, he added, the past eight years during the Bush administration and its conservation policies have hurt the environment that hunters and fishermen cherish. "I have seen so many significant changes in water fowl," he said.
The popular view of anglers and sportsmen is one of "a bunch of beer swilling nuts on guns," Dean said.
But his decision in November will be based on which candidate has a solution to global warming.
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