Defenders of wildlife slams Bush's wolf ad

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Statement of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund President Rodger Schlickeisen

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Bush-Cheney campaign
released a political ad, "Wolves" in which the endangered species' image is
used to portray fear. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund President Rodger
Schlickeisen offered the following statement:

"The Bush-Cheney campaign's most recent bizarre political commercial,
'Wolves,' misuses the imagery of wolves to try to instill fear in the voting
public.
How ironic for George Bush, who has been the most anti-wildlife president
ever, to turn to the very symbol of endangered wildlife in America -- the wolf
-- for assistance in perpetuating his administration. Wolf recovery in parts
of America, no thanks to this administration, represents one of the great
success stories of wildlife conservation in this country. This is the last
day of Wolf Awareness Week, and a chief purpose is to help educate the public
that the myths about wolves being threats to humans, are just that, myths.
But the Bush campaign is using that fictitious stereotype in a manner that
instills false fear.
President Bush's Department of the Interior is proposing to remove
endangered species protections that the wolf needs to continue to survive. In
fact there are lawsuits pending against the Bush Interior Department that
challenge their anti-wolf actions across the country. Also, even though
petitioned to do so, the Bush Interior Department refuses to use the Federal
Airborne Hunting Act to stop the outrageous and unethical shooting of wolves
from airplanes in Alaska. Right now there is a proposal in Alaska to expand
aerial wolf killing to include an additional 50,000 square miles of land.
Wolves have suffered from unjust persecution for centuries, but the real
'wolf at their door' right now, is the Bush presidential campaign which
threatens four more years of anti-wildlife policies.
Finally, it is worth pointing out that a wolf is a fierce defender of its
homeland and it has learned that when it attacks, it needs to work with others
to maximize its chance of success."

Affiliated with Defenders of Wildlife, the Defenders Action Fund is
501(c)(4) organization created to provide the wildlife conservation community
with a stronger voice in the political process. For more information, see
http://www.defendersactionfund.org.


SOURCE Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Web Site: http://www.defendersactionfund.org

[Anakin Skywalker]

1. Yokels Hate Most Animals.

The bush fundie base fears anything they cannot control.

[Dem2theMax]

2. Oooops. I guess * shouldn't have 'approved this message.'

I've never seen something fall apart so fast. LOL.
Everyone is coming down on this ad. Wonder how much $$$$ Rove and Co. wasted on it. I hope it was a LOT. :evilgrin:
They won't be able to air it now that it's a laughingstock ad.

Gee, first this and then the Sinclair/Freeper meltdown.

What a great day. :) :) :)

[Steelangel]

3. My reaction...

President Bush's Department of the Interior is proposing to remove
endangered species protections that the wolf needs to continue to survive. In
fact there are lawsuits pending against the Bush Interior Department that
challenge their anti-wolf actions across the country. Also, even though
petitioned to do so, the Bush Interior Department refuses to use the Federal
Airborne Hunting Act to stop the outrageous and unethical shooting of wolves
from airplanes in Alaska. Right now there is a proposal in Alaska to expand
aerial wolf killing to include an additional 50,000 square miles of land.
Wolves have suffered from unjust persecution for centuries, but the real
'wolf at their door' right now, is the Bush presidential campaign which
threatens four more years of anti-wildlife policies.

What The Fucking? That made me angry... Wolves are beautiful creatures. shoot from the airplane? that is quite cowardice thing to do.

I cannot wait for Kerry to win the election and handle that problem by arresting these cowards for unnecessary killing of these wolves. The general fact is: Neocons are not humans.

[Contrary1]

4. Wolves are beautiful creatures...

Methinks this one is gonna backfire on Dubya.