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Cheney, Hooked on Controversy

March 02, 2009 11:20 AM

Dick Cheney has sparked another minor furor, this time in the fly fishing world.

The ex-veep has reportedly agreed to speak at a fundraiser for the American Museum of Fly Fishing, at an (as-yet) undisclosed location in Washington, D.C. this fall.

Critics of the vice president from the fly-fishing world are calling the invitation to Cheney “despicable” and “disappointing,” citing his policies which worsened the health of the nation’s waterways. So recounts the Manchester (N.H.) Journal.

Detroit Free-Press outdoors columnist Eric Sharp compared the museum’s invitation to inviting ex-FEMA chief Mike Brown to a celebration in honor of his work during Hurricane Katrina.

The museum has defended the invitation, saying it was based not on politics but on Cheney’s “passion” for fly fishing.

This is not Cheney’s first fly-fishing flap, of course: last year, a grinning photo of him on a fishing trip showed a curious reflection in his sunglasses, igniting an Internet-wide investigation.

With an eye towards that history, one fly-fishing blog (yes! That’s right!) suggested Cheney donate his glasses to the museum.

March 2, 2009 in Cheney | Permalink | User Comments (2)

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Cheney is un-American and should hide in shame for how he has treated this great country.

Posted by: Fargon | Mar 2, 2009 11:57:09 AM

The Manchester Journal is in Manchester, Vermont, not New Hampshire.

Posted by: amangler | Mar 2, 2009 4:26:03 PM

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