Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Dear MikeG and Listoids Just returned from Tucson and I would like to thank everyone I met or bumped into while there. The weather, however, was just a wee bit too hot for me (and I caught the Tucson lurgy which really p***ed me off). I have to say I agree with a lot of what you say regarding our politicians, or potential politicians. You only have to look at the candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination to see how bad things have become. Not that we in the UK are any better, but at least we don't have a Donald Trump (now labelled "the dumb blonde" in the British press) to contend with although Boris Johnston and a few other do come close. Nevertheless, if you put four pieces of s**t up as candidates, you are still going to end up electing a piece of s**t. Anyway, wishing you all well no matter what Planet you are from. Peter Davidson Senior Curator of Mineralogy Natural Sciences Department National Museums Collection Centre 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA TEL: 0131 247 4283 E-mail: p.david...@nms.ac.uk -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list Sent: 12 February 2016 22:59 To: Raremeteorites Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal degrees. What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do not, but they all suck. Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same treatment every four years. I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of the resources they govern. So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their hands dirty. That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes appearances matter more than substance. We have to be careful about what we say, where, and how we say it - and, how other people might interpret what we say or play semantics with our words. It sucks, but that's how it is. [/rant] Best regards and happy huntings, MikeG On 2/12/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list wrote: > Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, > they use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there > was trouble > > when my mother called out to me, "Adam Charles Hupe, What have you done?" > instead of just, "Adam." People are far too sensitive these days. I do > not like it when a politician of any sort makes unilateral decisions > without > > public input. > > Rock hounding used to be considered a healthy pursuit. Now a huge > corridor > > is completely off limits practically in my back yard here in the > Moh
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Link; https://www.facebook.com/LouDobbsTonight/videos/10153422530467951/?fref=nf -- Love & Life Michael Blood via Meteorite-list wrote: > Please keep political pronouncements off this list - especially pretending > It has to do with meteorites, their recovery or some other form of > propaganda. > Sincerely, > Michael Blood > > > On 2/12/16 9:58 PM, "Meteorite List" > wrote: > > > > > Our freedoms have been horribly eroded in the last few years, especially > > in > > the last 7 years. People just let it happen and don't complain unless it > > directly, and seriously affects them. It is now affecting the meteorite > > hunter's ability to hunt for meteorites, and that affects us all, including > > the modest collector. > > > > > > > > > > From: Meteorite-list on behalf > > of Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list > > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 9:25 PM > > To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks > > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Raremeteorites > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres > > Of > > Land Off-limits > > > > This recent land grab is courtesy of California Senator Dianne Feinstein. > > 82 > > year old > > Senator who hates energy, peoples freedoms, and too few regulations on > > everything! > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list > >> wrote: > >> > >> I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, > >> be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules > >> are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. > >> > >> But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come > >> from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the > >> cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government > >> sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of > >> the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal > >> degrees. > >> > >> What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge > >> funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the > >> government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four > >> years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do > >> not, but they all suck. > >> > >> Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not > >> charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same > >> treatment every four years. > >> > >> I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, > >> male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, > >> straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. > >> Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees > >> responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen > >> with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, > >> by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or > >> enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of > >> expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of > >> the resources they govern. > >> > >> So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we > >> elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or > >> interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file > >> BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the > >> intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are > >> trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the > >> chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise > >> with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of > >> former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their > >> hands dirty. > >> > >> That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) > >> > >> PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. > >> People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot > >> of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes > >> appearances matter more than substance
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Please keep political pronouncements off this list - especially pretending It has to do with meteorites, their recovery or some other form of propaganda. Sincerely, Michael Blood On 2/12/16 9:58 PM, "Meteorite List" wrote: > > Our freedoms have been horribly eroded in the last few years, especially in > the last 7 years. People just let it happen and don't complain unless it > directly, and seriously affects them. It is now affecting the meteorite > hunter's ability to hunt for meteorites, and that affects us all, including > the modest collector. > > > > > From: Meteorite-list on behalf > of Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 9:25 PM > To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Raremeteorites > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of > Land Off-limits > > This recent land grab is courtesy of California Senator Dianne Feinstein. 82 > year old > Senator who hates energy, peoples freedoms, and too few regulations on > everything! > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list >> wrote: >> >> I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, >> be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules >> are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. >> >> But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come >> from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the >> cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government >> sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of >> the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal >> degrees. >> >> What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge >> funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the >> government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four >> years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do >> not, but they all suck. >> >> Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not >> charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same >> treatment every four years. >> >> I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, >> male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, >> straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. >> Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees >> responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen >> with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, >> by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or >> enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of >> expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of >> the resources they govern. >> >> So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we >> elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or >> interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file >> BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the >> intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are >> trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the >> chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise >> with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of >> former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their >> hands dirty. >> >> That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) >> >> PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. >> People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot >> of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes >> appearances matter more than substance. We have to be careful about >> what we say, where, and how we say it - and, how other people might >> interpret what we say or play semantics with our words. It sucks, but >> that's how it is. >> >> [/rant] >> >> Best regards and happy huntings, >> >> MikeG >> >> >> On 2/12/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list >> wrote: >>> Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, they >>> use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there was trouble >>> >>&g
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Our freedoms have been horribly eroded in the last few years, especially in the last 7 years. People just let it happen and don't complain unless it directly, and seriously affects them. It is now affecting the meteorite hunter's ability to hunt for meteorites, and that affects us all, including the modest collector. From: Meteorite-list on behalf of Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 9:25 PM To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Raremeteorites Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits This recent land grab is courtesy of California Senator Dianne Feinstein. 82 year old Senator who hates energy, peoples freedoms, and too few regulations on everything! Sent from my iPad > On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list > wrote: > > I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, > be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules > are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. > > But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come > from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the > cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government > sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of > the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal > degrees. > > What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge > funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the > government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four > years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do > not, but they all suck. > > Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not > charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same > treatment every four years. > > I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, > male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, > straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. > Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees > responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen > with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, > by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or > enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of > expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of > the resources they govern. > > So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we > elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or > interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file > BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the > intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are > trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the > chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise > with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of > former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their > hands dirty. > > That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) > > PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. > People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot > of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes > appearances matter more than substance. We have to be careful about > what we say, where, and how we say it - and, how other people might > interpret what we say or play semantics with our words. It sucks, but > that's how it is. > > [/rant] > > Best regards and happy huntings, > > MikeG > > > On 2/12/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list > wrote: >> Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, they >> use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there was trouble >> >> when my mother called out to me, "Adam Charles Hupe, What have you done?" >> instead of just, "Adam." People are far too sensitive these days. I do >> not like it when a politician of any sort makes unilateral decisions without >> >> public input. >> >> Rock hounding used to be considered a healthy pursuit. Now a huge corridor >> >> is completely off limits practically in my back yard here in the Mohave >> Desert. >> >> Best, >> >> Adam >> >> >> __ >> &g
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Yup, I have written to the Feinstein camp many times over the years in opposition of Sand to Snow, Mojave Trail, and Castle Mountains as National Monuments. The real issues had nothing to do with "preservation", but that's how it was spun to the general public. Of course, who's going to argue with that? If George Carlin taught me anything it was to never trust anything your government tells you, ever. All you will find about these new monuments is positive press, the truths spoken at every single public hearing have been buried and forgotten. If you have "blm" in your search, such as a Google search for "ca new blm land news" you won't find a single link related to this. It's a bunch of horseshit. This is my backyard, well it was anyway. The 4x4 groups that get slandered in the press did more in the name of conservation and preservation than the BLM ever did and ever will. -Michael in so. Cal. On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list wrote: > > This recent land grab is courtesy of California Senator Dianne Feinstein. 82 > year old > Senator who hates energy, peoples freedoms, and too few regulations on > everything! > > Sent from my iPad __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
This recent land grab is courtesy of California Senator Dianne Feinstein. 82 year old Senator who hates energy, peoples freedoms, and too few regulations on everything! Sent from my iPad > On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list > wrote: > > I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, > be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules > are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. > > But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come > from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the > cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government > sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of > the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal > degrees. > > What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge > funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the > government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four > years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do > not, but they all suck. > > Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not > charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same > treatment every four years. > > I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, > male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, > straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. > Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees > responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen > with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, > by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or > enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of > expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of > the resources they govern. > > So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we > elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or > interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file > BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the > intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are > trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the > chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise > with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of > former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their > hands dirty. > > That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) > > PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. > People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot > of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes > appearances matter more than substance. We have to be careful about > what we say, where, and how we say it - and, how other people might > interpret what we say or play semantics with our words. It sucks, but > that's how it is. > > [/rant] > > Best regards and happy huntings, > > MikeG > > > On 2/12/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list > wrote: >> Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, they >> use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there was trouble >> >> when my mother called out to me, "Adam Charles Hupe, What have you done?" >> instead of just, "Adam." People are far too sensitive these days. I do >> not like it when a politician of any sort makes unilateral decisions without >> >> public input. >> >> Rock hounding used to be considered a healthy pursuit. Now a huge corridor >> >> is completely off limits practically in my back yard here in the Mohave >> Desert. >> >> Best, >> >> Adam >> >> >> __ >> >> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the >> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -- > - > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > - > __ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
I do agree that the government is terrible at administering anything, be it a local neighborhood dog park or a national forest. BLM rules are a mess and the enforcement is inconsistent at best. But, one thing to remember is that government officials do not come from another galaxy and force their way into Congress. They are the cream of the private sector crop and we put them there. If government sucks, it's because we keep electing people who suck. Worse, 99% of the the choices we get to choose from also suck to roughly equal degrees. What do we expect when we let a bunch of CEO's, lobbyists, hedge funders, washed out lawyers, and ego-tripped doctors run the government? And we get a selection of idiots to pick from every four years - some of those idiots have Ivy League credentials, and some do not, but they all suck. Until the masses demand competent candidates based on merit and not charismatic fools with deep pockets, we will keep getting the same treatment every four years. I don't care if the president or our congresspeople are black, white, male, female, religious, atheist, socialist, libertarian, gay, straight, or whatever. But, I think we should demand competence. Congressmen which no knowledge of science should not sit on committees responsible for funding scientific projects. Presidents or congressmen with no war-fighting experience should not be starting wars, etc. And, by extension, BLM rangers and officials should not be making or enforcing the rules of land management unless they have some degree of expertise in the academic/scientific/engineering or field aspects of the resources they govern. So, back to meteorites and rockhounding - this is what happens when we elect people to oversee resource-rich lands who no background or interest in geology, forestry, or related fields. The rank and file BLM field rangers might know their business, but they do not know the intricacies of the entire body of federal regulations that they are trying to interpret and enforce. The bureaucrats at the top of the chain are so far removed from the field, that they have no expertise with rocks, minerals, or natural resources - they are a bunch of former lobbyists, white collars, and people who have never had their hands dirty. That's my two cents, actual worth may vary widely. ;) PS - I do not think Adam intended his post as racist or Islamophobic. People are getting a little too touchy these days. But, there is a lot of bigotry out there, so those are the days we live in and sometimes appearances matter more than substance. We have to be careful about what we say, where, and how we say it - and, how other people might interpret what we say or play semantics with our words. It sucks, but that's how it is. [/rant] Best regards and happy huntings, MikeG On 2/12/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list wrote: > Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, they > use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there was trouble > > when my mother called out to me, "Adam Charles Hupe, What have you done?" > instead of just, "Adam." People are far too sensitive these days. I do > not like it when a politician of any sort makes unilateral decisions without > > public input. > > Rock hounding used to be considered a healthy pursuit. Now a huge corridor > > is completely off limits practically in my back yard here in the Mohave > Desert. > > Best, > > Adam > > > __ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
Where I grew up in the Northwest, if a person is angry or disgusted, they use the person's entire name to emphasize a point. I knew there was trouble when my mother called out to me, "Adam Charles Hupe, What have you done?" instead of just, "Adam." People are far too sensitive these days. I do not like it when a politician of any sort makes unilateral decisions without public input. Rock hounding used to be considered a healthy pursuit. Now a huge corridor is completely off limits practically in my back yard here in the Mohave Desert. Best, Adam __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] President Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits
I fully agree with you Darryl. I wish a whole lot more land was off-limits to developers and trespassers of any kind. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list To: Raremeteorites Cc: meteorite-list Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 9:41 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Barack Hussein Obama Places Over 265 Million Acres Of Land Off-limits Hi, While I take your point and understand your frustration, you've violated the most fundamental canon of journalistic ethics by extracting a passage from a publication which you've represented as a quote—but a quote which you've modified. Your gratuitous addition of the president's middle name is a point I do not take to at all: bigotry is not welcome here. On Feb 12, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list wrote: > Dear List Member, > > Barrack Hussein Obama has added another 1.8 million acres of land to the his > running total of 265 million acres that are now completely off limits to > mineral hunting of any sort which includes meteorites. > > Highlights: > > "With his second term winding down, Barrack Hussein Obama has now protected > more than 265 million acres of land and water, more than any other > administration. A year ago, Obama designated much of the Angeles National > Forest as the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument." > > "Concern over the long-term health of the deceptively delicate terrain > spurred Obama to designate the Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle > Mountains monuments under the 1906 Antiquities Act, which authorizes > presidents to create national monuments on federal land to protect "objects > of historic and scientific interest." > > Link to article: > > http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-monuments-20160212-story.html > > > > __ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list