{"id":1101,"date":"2006-04-03T16:15:54","date_gmt":"2006-04-03T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2006\/04\/03\/pombo-in-pocket\/"},"modified":"2006-04-25T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2006-04-25T18:28:29","slug":"pombo-in-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2006\/04\/pombo-in-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Pombo in Pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest on Rep. Richard Pombo from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund<\/a> and Pombo’s in Their Pocket<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting ready to pay your taxes, you may feel like you need a break. But after you hear how Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) spent his vacation — and our tax dollars — you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be right to demand that he is the person to give you one. <\/p>\n

It was August of 2003 and Pombo, America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #1 Wildlife Villain, wanted a vacation. So Pombo used our tax dollars to rent an RV for a two-week family vacation in some of our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most scenic national parks – parks like the ones he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s since proposed selling off to the highest bidder. <\/p>\n

Interestingly, Pombo just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to get his story straight about this trip. After the trip, Rep. Pombo wrote on the official House Resources Committee website: <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This August, my family and I rented an RV and set out to explore the West. We spent two weeks on vacation, stopping along the way to enjoy the splendor of many of our national parks.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nNow he says it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153was not a personal trip\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153insists that he spent virtually all day talking to the park superintendents and other officials.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But, in the words of his hometown newspaper, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153officials from at least two parks Pombo says he visited have no recollection of him making an appearance.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most amazing about all of this is that Pombo has proposed selling off 15 national parks and requiring the Park Service to sell commercial advertising and the naming rights to visitors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 centers and trails. Now that he and his family have enjoyed the parks, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s content to hand them and the vulnerable animals that call them home over to the clutches of his developer buddies. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to email Richard Pombo<\/a> and demand that he immediately cease trying to sell our national parks and return the money he took from taxpayers for his personal enjoyment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Latest on Rep. Richard Pombo from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund and Pombo’s in Their Pocket If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting ready to pay your taxes, you may feel like you need a break. But after you hear how Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) spent his vacation — and our tax dollars — you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be right to demand that he is the person to give you one. It was August of 2003 and Pombo, America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #1 Wildlife Villain, wanted a vacation. So Pombo…<\/p>\n

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