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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Sun Jan 25, 2015, 11:06 PM Jan 2015

Yet again, Idaho Repubs use fear of the federal gov't to deny school children's request f/ a state amphibian.

"It is a mistake to ever overestimate the ignorance of the Idaho legislature" - herpetologist Frank Lundberg

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/tough-luck-salamanders-idaho?cid=eml_mra_20150125

@maddow at MSNBC

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Bad news f/ Idaho amphibians...& school kids (Original Post) Panich52 Jan 2015 OP

It takes a special kind of moron A Little Weird Jan 2015 #1

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1. It takes a special kind of moron

Sun Jan 25, 2015, 11:15 PM

Jan 2015

It takes a special kind of moron to believe being named the state amphibian will in any way influence it's federal designation.

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2. I swear if I had any political power, I push for a grand "Save the Salamander" program and write...