rpannier
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Thu Mar-17-05 07:59 AM
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ANWR Bill. Why were the 2 Democratic Senators from Hawaii Not on Board |
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I find this puzzling on a bill of this importance. Please enlighten me and those Americans living and working overseas (like me).
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Submariner
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:01 AM
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1. When I worked on the North Slope |
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it was very common to see Hawaiians working the oil fields. They work their 2 weeks on and then fly home to paradise to warm up for the next 2 weeks.
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:13 AM
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2. Stevens will join in Hawaian native rights bill that GOP has stopped in |
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:19 AM
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The whole thing sucks.
People in America, especially politicians, have collectively sold their souls to the devil, thinking that he's a god with a big piggy bank for them to raid.
Sue
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:22 AM
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4. One thing that comes to mind . . . |
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I've heard it mentioned that the oil from ANWR is destined for Japan.
Huge amounts of Hawaiian resort property and the like is owned by Japanese concerns.
Could there be a link?
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:59 AM
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12. "Huge amounts of Hawaiian...property...is owned by Japanese" |
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Yeah, reminds me of that old joke:
Two Japanese officials were standing on the deck of the Missouri waiting for the surrender papers to be signed. One looked to the other and said, "Next time, we'll buy Hawaii..."
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Thu Mar-17-05 08:43 AM
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We should sell Hawaii to Haliburton and see if they like that.
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:19 AM
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As I understand it, native tribes in Alaska favored drilling. Since Hawaii also has a large native population, its senators wanted to respect that.
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:24 AM
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the "native-owned" corporations, the largest of which greatly benefits Sen. Ted Stevens financially, favor drilling.
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:30 AM
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9. But how come when native tribes want to put up a casino |
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non natives become the moral majority and police squad.... seems like "natives" are used to when it is the benefit of the elite
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:34 AM
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Like when white businessmen would put up a black guy as the "president" of their company so they could get contracts set aside for minority companies.
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:52 AM
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11. Actually the Gwich'in, who follow the migration of the caribou, opposed |
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Edited on Thu Mar-17-05 10:54 AM by w4rma
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quaoar
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Thu Mar-17-05 09:25 AM
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8. The article posted here explains the whole thing |
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Thu Mar-17-05 11:46 AM
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13. Need you ask? $$$$$$$$$$$ |
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The mother's milk of politics.
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