El Rojo
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Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., reacts after returning from a goose hunting trip in Poland Ohio Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004. Behind him is Bob Bellino, a board member for the local Ducks Unlimited. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
And here is Ducks Unlimited's contact information should you chose to let them know what you think of one of their DU board members posing with John Kerry.
http://www.ducks.org/about/contact.asp
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BUT WAIT! When I went to the DU Website to get their contact information, I found this right on the front page.
DU Maintains Political Neutrality in Presidential Race
We are aware that U.S. Senator John Kerry hunted Canada geese in Ohio earlier today (October 21, 2004). Press reports show that the Senator was wearing a Ducks Unlimited hat and that he was hunting with a local Ducks Unlimited member and supporter.
Ducks Unlimited is a non-partisan organization. DU has no affiliation with any political party, nor do we endorse any political candidate. However, it should be recognized that in support of our wildlife habitat conservation work, the Ducks Unlimited logo is branded on many products, including hats, jackets, and other clothing.
One gentleman on the trip was misidentified as a local Ducks Unlimited "board" member. He is not a member of Ducks Unlimited's board of directors. No one was there to represent Ducks Unlimited in any way during the hunting trip. Ducks Unlimited has 1 million members and supporters who also have a variety of political affiliations.
DU website
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So now the question is, is DU fibbing to try and save their goose? Lets do a net search for this Bob Bellino character and try to find out where the liberal media would get the idea to list him as a DU board member unless he said he was?
I couldn't find anything on a Bob Bellino or even Robert Bellino on Google. Interesting enough there are a few Bellinos in the phone book in Ohio, more specifically a R Bellino and a D R Bellino 96 miiles from the hunt and a Robbie Bellino 120 miles from the hunt in Poland, OH. Wait, there is a Robt W Bellino only 5 miles from Poland! Maybe that is the guy. Or is it B H Bollino 11.8 miles from Poland? I decided not to call and talk to any of them as that would be a little spooky getting a phone call from some random guy in California talking about your possible hunting trip with John Kerry at 1230 in the morning.
If my paragraph above is scary, then take note, the Internet has all sorts of useful information at our disposal.
Anyway, I guess I will believe DU for now.