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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:20 PM Jan 2019

The Latest: Zinke: Park visitors should "grab a trash bag"

Source: Associated Press

Updated 11:51 am CST, Friday, January 4, 2019

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on Ryan Zinke's departure as U.S. Secretary of Interior (all times local):

10:50 a.m.

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says National Park visitors should "grab a trash bag and take some trash out" as garbage bins at some parks overflow during the government shutdown.

With many government workers furloughed as the partial shutdown entered its 14th day on Friday, garbage has piled up at sites including California's Joshua Tree National Park.

Zinke, who resigned effective Wednesday, told The Associated Press he sought to keep the parks open during the shutdown so that the public wasn't penalized for the political feud centered on President Donald Trump's border wall.

Some park advocates have called for all national parks to be closed to protect them from possible harm.

But Zinke says visitors can help keep them open if they "pitch in, grab a trash bag and take some trash out."

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/The-Latest-Zinke-Park-visitors-should-grab-a-13508745.php









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The Latest: Zinke: Park visitors should "grab a trash bag" (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2019 OP
and then mail their garbage and poop to his home address. pecosbob Jan 2019 #1
Or stuff Stinky Zinke in the bag. lagomorph777 Jan 2019 #9
Or a rifle, fishing gear, whatever, it's open season inside the US parks jberryhill Jan 2019 #2
Jesus, don't give Uday and Qusay any ideas... flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #7
No no, see, snort Jan 2019 #3
As the oil companies haul their trash into the parks. marble falls Jan 2019 #4
STFU, Lyin' Stinky flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #5
Wow Gregory Peccary Jan 2019 #6
We should haul Zinke out in a trash bag DBoon Jan 2019 #8
November: Ryan Zinke called police on his neighbors Monday night mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #10
Gee if he still had access to that plane he surely would go do it himself underpants Jan 2019 #11
Shouldn't Park Fees pay for trash pickup and park maintenance? itsrobert Jan 2019 #12
I'd grab a bag if he wants help cleaning out his office William Seger Jan 2019 #13
Hey Zinke, your pResident does the 'grabbing', remember? flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #14
Here's the Zinke solution Bob Loblaw Jan 2019 #15
should they also pick up the human and dog feces lying around crazycatlady Jan 2019 #16
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. Or a rifle, fishing gear, whatever, it's open season inside the US parks
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:27 PM
Jan 2019

Go bag a buffalo at Yosemite if you feel like it.

There is NO ONE TO STOP YOU.

snort

(2,334 posts)
3. No no, see,
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:27 PM
Jan 2019

Park visitors are taxpayers and those taxes go to pay workers to take care of the Parks including the trash. Why is this hard?

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
5. STFU, Lyin' Stinky
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:29 PM
Jan 2019

Good God, what a disgusting, immoral POS this fucker is.

Hey Rethuglicans, how's that drainy-swampy thing workin fer ya?

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
10. November: Ryan Zinke called police on his neighbors Monday night
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called police on his neighbors Monday night in a kerfuffle outside his Capitol Hill home

By Juliet Eilperin, Darryl Fears and Lisa Rein
November 6, 2018

Living next to Cabinet officials can be tough on Washingtonians. But the events that unfolded Monday night in front of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s home were weird by any standards.

The Mercedes SUV had been idling for two hours and was taking up three parking spots on the 100 block of Kentucky Avenue SE. So Lincoln Park resident Gina Arlotto asked the driver to turn off the engine and back up to free two parking spots, she said Tuesday. The driver didn’t move the car, but he killed the engine.
....

https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00658db.pdf

Hit Control-F and search for all instances of the word "Kentucky."

That is all.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
12. Shouldn't Park Fees pay for trash pickup and park maintenance?
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:37 PM
Jan 2019

Not sure why the employees are being furlough. I'm sure Yosemite makes tons of money in fees.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
16. should they also pick up the human and dog feces lying around
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:26 PM
Jan 2019

(Of course dog owners should do this but sadly many don't)

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