by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) wants you to believe he is a fisherman, outdoorsman, and conservationist. That is why he posted a campaign commercial of himself fly fishing in Colorado with a guide. The guide, a supposed independent but in reality a county commissioner who has voted Democratic in several election cycles, endorses Bennet. Commissioner Greg Felt asserts that Bennet is always focused on Colorado.
Interestingly, the video of his commercial on YouTube doesn’t allow any comments.
According to Axios, Bennet only bought a Colorado resident one-day fishing license for the filming of the ad. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, that license costs $14.46. I am a great believer in frugality but I also believe in supporting wildlife and fisheries conservation.
I am not a multi-millionaire with a large campaign budget but I am certain I could have afforded to pay $36.71 to get a resident’s annual license. That money would have gone to help support that which he says he supports. I guess he believes it is better to support it with your money and not his own personal money.
Years ago, I served multiyear terms as both treasurer and president of the Land O’ Sky Chapter of Trout Unlimited. One of the service projects many of us volunteered to help with was Casting for Recovery. Their events were meant to assist survivors of breast cancer in their recovery. Most of these women had never held a fly rod nor cast a fly before that weekend. Nonetheless, they were more skillful in casting a fly than the good senator in this ad.
This ad is the 2022 equivalent of John Kerry going pheasant hunting when he was running for president.
I hate politicians and their damn photo ops!
