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> Dan Ferber <Dan_Ferber@qms1.life.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >gahler@cais.cais.com (Mark Gahler):
> >>My local chapter of the Sierra Club came out with its political endorsements
> >>recently. It's noteworthy that one of their endorsements goes to a 
> >>Republican. Also, another candidate was rejected partly because "she's the 
> >>daughter of radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy -- need we say more?"
> 
> DF>Yes, the Sierra Club endorses Republicans--it is a non-partisan, but
> DF>politically active, organization.  This is not news, except to those who
> DF>stereotype all environmentalists as liberals.  
> 
> It was news to me. I admit I haven't paid much attention to SC's endorsements
> throughout history, but the few samples I've seen were straight ticket Dems,
> except for the one I noted.

As a Sierra Club member who doesn't live in California (I'm in Texas)
I second Dan's remarks that the SC endorses candidates based both on
their environmental record and rhetoric.  It is an unforunate shame
that in this part of the country (atleast) environmental issues
are partisan issues which is why the SC endorses mostly Dem. candidates.
Perhaps in Mark's area of the country the same situation occurs.  You tell
me.

> They endorsed opposition to Prop 187,
> for example. Why take that position (or any position) on that issue? Its
> relation to the environment is population, and doesn't a higher population in
> California mean more environmental degradation in California? 

I'm sure they had a reason for opposing Prop. 187.  Rather than
Boldly Speculate about that reason, why don't you find out?

> 
> DF>BTW, how do you know what the reasoning for not endorsing Liddy's daughter 
> DF>was?  Perhaps you made that up, as propaganda.  I happen to know these 
> DF>decisions are made in meetings with SC members only, so how would you know?
> 
> See those quotation marks in my post--beginning with "she's the daughter..?"
> That means I'm quoting someone or something. In this case, it's the chapter's
> newsletter. Of course, I could be making it up, as you say.

That's an interesting quote.  It sounds to me that someone writing that
newsletter was being stupidly glib.  I only hope that there was more
to the anti-endorsement than who was her father.


Dwight




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