Comments on: Bidder No. 70: Environmentalist Stops Bush Administration Lease-Off of Pristine Land

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By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:12:46 +0000

I like the tactic. It is possible that he didn’t think he would fool them forever, but has he done enough to delay the sales until the Obama administration takes over? I think we may be looking at President Obama’s first pardon candidate.

By: Sam Thornton

Sam Thornton — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:26:56 +0000

Guerrilla bidding. It’s a good thing.

By: Mike Spindell

Mike Spindell — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:31:02 +0000

Remaining on topic, how is it possible for people to be so occupied with greed that they would destroy wilderness beauty to achieve it? This allowance by the Bushies represents a monument to short sighted stupidity and cupidity. Saddest of all is that these leases will do nothing to ameliorate our energy problems.

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:28:28 +0000

Mespo….

It’s kind of funny they would feel that way. I’ve been to plenty of auctions here in Indiana and it’s usually the most “underdressed” person who has the deepest pockects!!

By: rcampbell

rcampbell — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:22:44 +0000

The auction company likely assumed the room was filled exclusively by regular cast of characters of environmental thugs taking advantage of the opportunity to continue their assault without interfernce. Kudos go to the guy for disrupting the process of these good old boys’ non-stop effort to willfully plunder the land, water and skies around us with the Bush administration’s blessing and assistance.

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:12:03 +0000

Shame on the auction company for not making sure bidders are pre-approved for the funds. This was not your typical everyday kind of auction, so you would think that they would make sure one could
either get financed or actually had cash in hand.

I would have said kudos to him had he actually had the funds. He just may have set himself up for failure, as someone he may not want to buy the property may end up doing so now!

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:30:54 +0000

“So these people didn’t like how he was dressed and they knew he wasn’t part of their cabal, is this a reason to remove him from the auction?”
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Sure it is–it’s still Bush’s America until January.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:11:39 +0000

I agree Mas and your quip under “pray to play” was great. Here’s something I find really creepy about this whole thing and I wonder if it’s legal:

” The auction had been under way for a couple of hours when energy company representatives became suspicious of a man wearing an old red down parka after he won bids on more than 10 parcels numbered consecutively, all around Arches and Canyonlands.

They told BLM officials that the man, brandishing bidding paddle No. 70 and unknown to the regular buyers, also seemed to be bidding up on parcels, raising prices on leases that others eventually won.

The auctioneer took a break and police asked the man, later identified as DeChristopher, to leave the room. After questioning him for more than an hour behind closed doors, BLM and law-enforcement officials requested assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”

So these people didn’t like how he was dressed and they knew he wasn’t part of their cabal, is this a reason to remove him from the auction?

By: MASkeptic

MASkeptic — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:43:59 +0000

Splendid, Marvelous, Ingenious.

Saying that you are leasing land to someone who will rip and tear and drill it is worse than ridiculous. I suppose when they’re done they’ll put it back like it was? I would rather see offshore drilling pickup than to continue to tear up viable and especially beautiful landscapes.

He jammed up the works in a way that cannot be mechanically reversed or repaired. Wonderful.