Comments on: Woolsey tries again to ban oil drilling off North Coast

By: Steve Humphrey

Steve Humphrey — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:57:30 +0000

Woolsey and those who share her ideals have destroyed the fishing industry along our coast. Her claims of marine preserves saving the fishing industry are an absolute lie. They are the exact opposite. Does anyone really think this isn’t just a mark on her legacy, a sign on a beachhead, or perhaps the “lynn woolsey marine sanctuary” to enshrine her forever? She’s got hers (read ours) and to hell with everyone else. I can’t believe people actually voted for her…she can’t retire fast enough.

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By: Dave Madigan

Dave Madigan — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:20:32 +0000

Lynn Woolsey is now the top story on the Drudge Report. Her comments on the Afghanistan War are newsworthy. You can guess her point of view!

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By: Guard Dog

Guard Dog — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:25:34 +0000

Lynn Woolsey, GREAT ECONOMY KILLER OF ALL TIME! good work Lynn.

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By: Yes, How silly of me..

Yes, How silly of me.. — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:13:52 +0000

Great point NOTUTOO….
Yet another contradiction from Woolsey. She needs to review the basic law of non-contradictions. Two things cannot oppose one another and both be true at the same time! In this case three things….
1. preserve fishing?
2. fishing is prohibited in the sanctuaris
3. Create New Jobs…..

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By: NOTUTOO

NOTUTOO — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:52:19 +0000

@Preservation vs Conservation…You forgot to mention that it’s practically illegal to take a fish…

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By: Green Jobs? Create Jobs, What the?

Green Jobs? Create Jobs, What the? — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:39:06 +0000

How much more green can sport and commercial fishing be in regards to “creating new jobs” These two activities contributed more to the economy than we know! As the previous author said, there is a tremendous contribution towards the economy based on the truthfull management of Our sustainable groundfish industry. The closures were based on FALSE information and the decision to place these areas into so called protected status as sanctuaries was done behind closed doors and without input on behalf of the public. To all of you Politicians, Private Stakeholders, California Dept of Fiah and Game, NOAA, and the PFMC….The truth is going to be told and your agendas, deceit and lies are now being exposed to the public. We are going to demand that our rights to fish, earn a living and american freedoms are restored! Your time has come… We will not stop here!

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By: No more Woolsey con't....

No more Woolsey con't.... — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:22:12 +0000

I guess you could only fish on sunny days..What do you do when it’s foggy? Do you go lunar at night?

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By: No more Woolsey

No more Woolsey — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:09:51 +0000

Where is the diesel fuel for all of those fishing boats going to come from? Maybe they will convert them all to solar?

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By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:45:25 +0000

Another rep with her head in the sand! Why can’t you see what the people really need in this economy, “JOBS” and to be energy free of foreign oil.

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By: Joyce Rodrigues Garcia

Joyce Rodrigues Garcia — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:31:21 +0000

Just retire already!

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By: Preservation vs Conservation

Preservation vs Conservation — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:14:31 +0000

“help the economy by PRESERVING he fishing industry and creating new ones in the tourist industry???” Miss Woolsey, you are a walking ,talking contradiction with your own language! The very definition of “preservation” is the NONE use of a resource. By contrast, CONSERVATION is the wise use of a resource! Can you please explain how preserving the fishing industry is going to help the economy? Needless to say, the tourist economy. The sanctuary status has actually destroyed the economy! Restuarants,B&B’s, motels, bait and tackle shops, fish processing and retailers, Public and private campgrounds,Charter boats, commercial fisherman,stores and markets have ALL been seriously affected ( many completelty put out of business) because of these sanctuary status areas. Whats worse, is that the VOTING,WORKING HARD PEOPLE of California did not have a say or vote in this hostile takeover of OUR FISHING RESOURCE! As for Boxer and Fienstien, You provide more protection to the fish in the sea than you do to a child in a mothers womb! Need I say more? Its time to take AMERICA back!

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By: Western Cluebird

Western Cluebird — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:33:07 +0000

Woolsey seems relieved to be able to pass the buck again. She wrote “If Republicans are serious about job creation, they should support this.”

Where are all the green and solar jobs that Woolsey claimed would be our lifeline out of high unemployment numbers back in April 2010?
She cheerfully said “We have turned the corner on unemployment, and things are looking up”.(This was at her April fools JOBS fair in Petaluma over 10 months ago- where there were almost no jobs avaliable to participants.)

…”Oil drilling is expressly prohibited in marine sanctuaries, but commercial fishing is allowed.”
Does this mean that individual sport fishing will be banned? What about boating, sailboarding, whale watching or diving?

Where are the stimulous money jobs and all the other expensive “job creating” government great ideas? How, exactly would this bill create jobs?

Woolsey is playing politics to make a name for herself, and doesn’t even pretend to care what her constituents need or want.
Beware of anything she tries to do- the chances are it is self agrandizing, expensive, and will not be good for us citizens.

I can see the signs now- “LYNN WOOLSEY MARINE SANCTUARY-DO NOT ENTER!” all along our coast.

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By: cyclist

cyclist — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:14:37 +0000

Here’s an idea. Walk or bike, At the same time spare the air!
Less dependent on foreign oil. You do what you like but don’t complain when the price of gas goes up to 4 or 5 dollar per gallon.

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By: WHAT A WHOPPER OF A LIE

WHAT A WHOPPER OF A LIE — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:01:03 +0000

“Preseving jobs in the fishing industry” This is the biggest lie ever told. Ever since Cordell Banks and the gulf of the Farollones was put into “sanctuary status” commercial and recreational fishing has been BANNED! what a devastating blow to the communities that depended on this sustainable resource for their living. Miss Woolsey, if you want to create jobs and support tourism, use your appointed authority to overturn the fraudulent environmental scam that was used to close this God given natural resource industry. How dare you perpetuate a lie to the american public. In 1999, I like many other sport and small commercial fisherman made significant investments with the puchase of a fishing boat, licenses, gear etc only to be forced out of the RIGHT to fish off the Sonoma County Coastline. To all of you so called environmentalists, stakeholders, Blue ribbon task force and Miss Woolsey, You have some nerve!

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By: principled

principled — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:59:00 +0000

I’m a lifelong SC resident who has worked out in Bodega for several years. The US needs to be energy dependent. That means drill. The idea not to drill off our coast – miles off the coast, mind you – is just more insane 17 year-old idealistic delusion. Drill, baby, drill.

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By: Graeme Wellington

Graeme Wellington — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:40:59 +0000

The most ineffectual and feckless person in Congress should just start voting “present” and retire as soon as possible. Can’t we get someone who can actually represent us?

What kind of accomplishment is a “principled stand against the war” when just about everyone is against the war. Is my stand against the war less principled?

Just retire and let Brown appoint someone with some talent. Please!

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