Read this article today.

Disturbing to say the least.

Steve-O got some splainin to do.

Aw hell, go on and add MeatEater to the ban list like y'all do for everything else

Another jew doing jew things

I enjoy his books and the show but he comes off as leaning way to the left.

If you listen to him speak, he's pretty clear that he doesn't identify with either party, politically. There are things he agrees and disagrees on, with both parties. However, one of his biggest causes is public lands, and access to them. And lets be realistic, the Republican party, in general, isn't as protective of them as the Democratic party is. If the Republican party had their way, man of these lands would not be open to the public. They'd either be sold off, of they'd be given over to the states to do with as the states saw fit. Many state constitutions don't allow for operating at a deficit and if they're are faced with such, they're required to liquidate assets to make up for that deficit. Goodbye public lands if that happens.

Rinella is openly pro-2a, for obvious reasons, but he's also a hardcore advocate for public lands. My guess (and that's all it is) is that when push comes to shove and it comes time to vote, he's probably going to vote for the public land guy because (again this is a guess) he likely views public lands as more endangered than gun rights at this point in time.

I don't necessarily agree with that viewpoint (assuming it's even an accurate assessment of his beliefs), but I can at least understand why he might think that way.

Peter Chernin owns Barstool Sports, which is anything but politically correct. Don't expect to see any changes in Meateater content and don't blame Rinella for making money off of his hard work and success.

I support Rinella but I will not support a left leaning, anti 2A organization.

Well said.

Folks out west have a very different view of public lands than we do here in Alabama. It's much more complicated and we here take for granted the access we have to public lands and water. I don't know all of the reasons but like Gomer said, if this land is turned over to the states it will be lost before long and bought by timber and development companies from the states. I'm damn sure I'm against that happening.

that article is anything but easy to understand. I love meat eater. its prob my favorite hunting show because of the REAL hunting in which I have seen several episodes where he doesn't kill anything and the preparing the meat and meals after a kill. but I don't get the point in that article. is it trying to say somebody that is anti 2a is also into hunting? or they bought the show to push an anti huntig agenda or what

OK, so how (not specifically you, Stob) does someone do this given the involvement?

Can someone still "support" Rinella and his show when it is owned by an anti-gun Democrat who also speaks out against some parts of hunting? Whose show has a guy who with his previous job (Yeti) supposedly was the one to scuttle the NRA deal, and then called them names?

"I like the show, but don't like some of the people."

Those people funding the show want to crush your Second Amendment rights. RIGHTS, not privileges.


Similarities?

"I like this organization that fights for public lands and says it's not political, but know it has accepted money from anti-gun and anti-hunting groups. It's just part of trying to rebuff the bad people."

"I love their music but know they're liberals. I enjoyed that movie but he's an anti-gun nut. I read that website/newspaper/magazine but their owners are liberals."


Can you support and enjoy Rinella's show knowing full well one of his biggest liberal investors-owners wants to harm your 2A rights and has decried "trophy" hunting?

Heeeeyyyyy now get onouttahere with that sense - I mean nonsense!!!

No! I have spoken highly of Rinella and his show to people one-on-one and on this forum. I really like his work, very very much. His has peed in his own chili as far as I am concerned. Screw. Him. Y'all can soft pedal all this all you want and talk about public lands, what you THINK Rinella thinks, blah blah blah but I say if a guy owns the franchise who has said some of the chit he has said....Screw. Him. Makes me livid.

I'm sure you would never sell anything to a liberal, or work at just about any large corporation because most all have some liberal ownership somewhere.

No kidding. Good luck avoiding everything that isn't in some way owned by a liberal.

If you listen closely to Steve Rinella, he's not very conservative, or, as far as I can tell openly Christian (He talks about Gods, and cosmos, and the afterlife, but never any specifics). I still like the guy.

Is it wrong to listen to folks with view points that differ from our own? Last time I checked this was called being well-rounded and open-minded. I frequently listen to people with which I strongly disagree.

Thus the question for many with situations like this about Rinella, just for one example. Some will say it's one of those "hold your nose" things and others will say "Nope, no way, screw them forever."

I enjoy the Rolling Stones. Love listening to Foo Fighters. Green Day's "American Idiot" is pretty stout. Merle Haggard, super.

They're all liberals. Probably are anti-gun. Do you stop listening-reading-watching everything or pick the battles you can fight best in?

Go to the like 1 hr 28 minute mark here. I really agree with him, though I know I'm a bit in the minority on that. I don't like many politicians at all.

http://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/episode049