Comments on: A whale of a demagogue http://www.yobyot.com/general-musings/whale-wars-and-a-whale-of-a-demagogue/2008/12/30/ You know you heard it here first Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:49:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex Neihaus http://www.yobyot.com/general-musings/whale-wars-and-a-whale-of-a-demagogue/2008/12/30/comment-page-1/#comment-7877 Alex Neihaus Sat, 30 May 2009 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.yobyot.com/?p=290#comment-7877 Thanks for commenting. I have to say that I am less interested in the politics of the whaling dispute than I am in the manipulation and apparently cynical exploitation of the volunteers on the "Steve Irwin." In the US -- as a lead-up to the launch of a new series next week -- Animal Planet has been re-running the last season. I've been scanning these...and I wouldn't change a word of my original post about Watson, the Sea Shepherds and "Whale Wars." Thanks for commenting. I have to say that I am less interested in the politics of the whaling dispute than I am in the manipulation and apparently cynical exploitation of the volunteers on the “Steve Irwin.”

In the US — as a lead-up to the launch of a new series next week — Animal Planet has been re-running the last season. I’ve been scanning these…and I wouldn’t change a word of my original post about Watson, the Sea Shepherds and “Whale Wars.”

]]> By: W.Jackson http://www.yobyot.com/general-musings/whale-wars-and-a-whale-of-a-demagogue/2008/12/30/comment-page-1/#comment-7876 W.Jackson Sat, 30 May 2009 19:41:40 +0000 http://www.yobyot.com/?p=290#comment-7876 The beauty of Whale Wars is it allows donors to actually see what they've been supporting. For years the only measure of the Sea Shepherds were their press releases and propaganda...now we see Paul Watson and his organization for what they really are...social misfit who convince others to fund their lifestyle. The Japanese whaling industry couldn't have cast and written a better series to make THEM look good. The beauty of Whale Wars is it allows donors to actually see what they’ve been supporting. For years the only measure of the Sea Shepherds were their press releases and propaganda…now we see Paul Watson and his organization for what they really are…social misfit who convince others to fund their lifestyle. The Japanese whaling industry couldn’t have cast and written a better series to make THEM look good.

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