no, it's NOT an onion headline

i personally wish i had the power to ban hunting AND fishing. however, how EFFING STUPID do you have to be in order to believe the (BLACK) president of the united states of america is preparing to BAN RECREATIONAL FISHING? (i'm shaking my head here. you can't see me, but i am)

ESPN claims Obama is about to ban fishing
Charlotte Fishing ExaminerJeffrey Weeks

In what may be the worst example of outdoor sports reporting in the history of America, ESPN has claimed that President Barack Obama is on the verge of banning recreational fishing.

ESPNOutdoors.com writer Robert Montgomery posted an article today claiming that the administration's decision to end the public comment phase of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force means that Obama is likely preparing to issue an executive order outlawing recreational fishing in America.

As a sportsman who covers fisheries management and politics I do think there are many issues surrounding the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and its eventual recommendations that all fishermen should be aware of and concerned about.

But to go from concern to suggesting that President Obama is about to ban fishing in America is the most absurd and irresponsible thing I have ever seen a major news outlet publish. There is not even a remote possibility that a standing president of the United States will outlaw fishing in America.

And yet, Robert Montgomery presents his case that it is about to happen as if it is the most likely thing in the world............

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