T he O pen Forum Impeachment hearing was both “nasty” and “ugly”
Uncontrolled. Nasty. Disgusting. Deplorable. This is my opinion on the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing Tuesday by the chairman, Rep. Jerry Nadler. Once again it proved to be a circus by the Democrats.
This time their nastiness was pitted against Corey Lewandowski and their hatred toward our president. Lewandowski said it best, and I quote, “I think they hate this president more than they love their country.”
It is so sad to see the left continue its outrage that Hillary Clinton didn’t win the election. Get over it; President Trump is going to have four more years to keep America safe. Now the left has set its sights once again on going after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for impeachment. Unbelievable.
After watching “Stonewall” Lewandowski on Tuesday, I wondered whether anyone else has enjoyed the past three years of deception, abstemious performances, double talk, condescension, forked tongues, hirings and firings, lies, misinformation and Sharpies as much as I have. Maybe some high school civics teachers. A full palette of topics is broadcast daily.
“Ugly Americans” used to refer to Americans who acted appallingly while in another country. Now we do it right here, mostly in Washington, D.C. you can blow away a deer or other animal that crosses your sightlines isn’t remotely sporting. But forget semantics.
Instead of trying to prop up their bloody pastime, hunters should acknowledge the writing on the wall. The same U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report that The Denver Post’s John Meyer cited found that while the number of hunters 16 and older continued to fall — with 11.5 million hunters — the number of people who went outdoors to peacefully observe and photograph animals surged by 20 percent in a five-year period, to 86 million.
Young people are raising their voices about gun violence. They’re demanding action on climate change. Is it any wonder that they want nothing to do with hunting?
A posting in Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (Jan. 12, 2017) states that in 2011, the U.S. Census reported 22 million people identified as wildlife viewers, compared with 13.7 million hunters.
The article also says that from 2000 through 2007, four of the five most popular activities outdoors concerned observing nature. This is one of the reasons protecting endangered species is so important: The outdoors industry can make more money by helping people observe and photograph nature than by trying to persuade them to go hunting.
That’s not to say hunting isn’t important for conservation, but when Parks & Wildlife is as dependent on hunting fees as it currently is, sometimes the conservation priority gets skewed in favor of money. Conservation is imperative to keep this planet going. That’s why President Trump’s plan to gut the Endangered Species Act is such a terrible idea.