O'Reily Factor Interview!

Craig S.

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I was able to catch most of the interview done by Rob Sexton of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance on the O'Reily Factor show and I thought that it was a little disappointing. What did you guys think?
To me it just seemed like Mr. Sexton did not give detailed enough answers to Mr. O'Reily. It seemed as if he was hung up on the heritage issue, which to me is a great point but the general public (non-hunters) can't relate to this point. O'Reily wanted him to justify how dog fighting is anymore cruel to animals than hunting. I felt he should have concentrated on the meat on the table issue, along with the biological reasons for hunting game animals and predators. To me this is what will click with the general public, as they need to understand that something must die for them to survive. It seemed as if he was a little unprepared for this interview.

This is just my opinion and I don't want to go any further but if you guys have some ideas, jump in and give another perspective.
 
Mr. Sexton was completely unprepared and did poor job representing hunters IMO. I let the USSA know about it. Also let the USSA know your feelings on the Cabela's trophy properties issue. Cabela is a board member.
 
I usually enjoy Bill O'Reily (sometimes not), but for some reason or other they canceled him locally. Wish I could have caught the interview you're speaking of. Ted Neugent is brilliant and really gets his points across, but tends to overwhelm most nonhunters with his intensity and passion. Theodore Roosevelt was a great spokesman for conservation and the positive benifits of hunting.
Good point, Craig. Whenever I'm in a "debate" about why I hunt, I nearly always answer "So that the rest of the deer, elk, moose, ducks, quail, etc. can live." This usually goes over most people's heads, but some get it -even though they really don't understand our symbiotic relationships with the wildlife we hunt.
Many people I talk to about this issue have it pretty soft, and prefer their version of nature and wildlife in the form of a sanitary, clean, and safe zoo-like setting; where nothing feels pain, starves, gets killed or gets eaten... none of that messy predator/prey stuff. They don't get it because they don't want to get it -and they more than likely never will.
 

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