Bush to Give NRA, Environmental Groups Ranch Tour

[Snazzy]

Bush to Give NRA, Environmental Groups Ranch Tour
Thu Apr 8, 2004 01:03 AM ET

By Jeremy Pelofsky
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush will open the gates to his Prairie Chapel ranch on Thursday to about 20 representatives of various sporting and conservation organizations, including the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever.

An avid fisher and occasional hunter, Bush loves to show off the scenic canyons, streams and trails of the 1,600-acre ranch to foreign leaders, friends and political supporters.

The NRA, a powerful lobby opposing gun control laws, has been a big supporter of Bush and the Republican Party over the years. It has given almost $390,000 to Republicans in the 2004 election cycle so far, according to the Center for Responsive Politics which tracks campaign contributions.

In comparison, Democrats received a little more than $58,000 this year from the organization.

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http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4781696

[maddezmom]

1. Prairie Chapel?

is that what bush* calls it? :puke:

[TexasProgresive]

3. He just didn't change the name

Encyclopedia: Prairie Chapel Ranch
Prairie Chapel Ranch is an Estate outside Crawford, Texas. It was founded in the mid-19th Century by German immigrant Heinrich Englebrecht who donated some of his land to found the Canaan Baptist Church (the "Prairie Chapel").

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Prairie-Chapel-Ranch

[No Mandate Here.]

2. Can you say Lincoln Bedroom?

[rvgwinn]

4. tour

does the tour start at 9:00am?? Gotta keep the potential donors busy?

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Glad to see the pResident is so focused on Iraq

not

[justjones]

6. Son-of-a-bitch mother-sucker. He needs to take his dumb ass to a funeral

of our dead troops. Someone needs to call him on this to his smirky face.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. This sentiment not original to me -- but will he be fiddling, too?

[leesa]

8. Environmental groups??

I don't think so. If he were going to invite true environmental groups it would only be for target practice for the NRA.

[fryguy]

9. my thought exactly