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DenaliDemocrat

(1,812 posts)
13. I live by Vermejo Park
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:00 AM
15 hrs ago

And it’s a huge ranch that sells hunts to the highest bidder.

Now, a little bit about that land. CF&I Steel owned huge land holdings to mine coal (the deposits here are rich and the coal is low sulfur and high energy. Rockefeller and his heirs bought that land for next to nothing and exploited Italian, Greeks, and Spanish/Mexican laborers to make their millions. The Ludlow Massacre was in response to Rockefeller’s “militia” where among other things, 4 women and 9 children were burned alive.

That land should be turned into a state park so the descendants of these people can live enjoy as well as others. Right now, it’s $20,000 to hunt am elk.

Ted Turner is a rich asshole. Don’t pretend he’s some kind of nature freedom fighter.

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*****BREAKING NEWS***** Ted Turner Has Passed [View all] DemocratSinceBirth 16 hrs ago OP
He had been suffering advanced dementia and his son had taken over the massive land holdings hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #1
Well said malaise 16 hrs ago #2
I live by Vermejo Park DenaliDemocrat 15 hrs ago #13
That is a tiny piece of the story. He did do a lot of good for conservation. You should educate yourself. hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #19
My grandfather was at Ludlow DenaliDemocrat 14 hrs ago #28
It is YOU who is lecturing me and everyone else here--without the facts of those posting here. hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #30
I call out a guy who locks people out of land DenaliDemocrat 13 hrs ago #31
Clearly you did not even bother to read what I posted to you from the CNN biography. hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #32
I live here DenaliDemocrat 13 hrs ago #37
Your living in that part of Colorado* (and I too live here) does not show you know anything about hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #38
Honestly, just stop DenaliDemocrat 12 hrs ago #39
You don't bother to read anything before you spew forth. I already said I agree on Vermejo Park hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #40
Again. My family has lived in this part DenaliDemocrat 12 hrs ago #41
How about you stop arguing about a point with which I have repeatedly stated that we agree? hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #44
How about you quit glazing DenaliDemocrat 12 hrs ago #47
He bought land that you believe was never legal to be sold. Maybe so but you try to extend hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #49
Rockefeller put a bounty on my grandfather's head DenaliDemocrat 11 hrs ago #51
I understand your resentments. But they are misfocused. hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #52
I'm sorry but no... DenaliDemocrat 10 hrs ago #54
A good man he protected prairie lands and supported the American Bison too. Botany 16 hrs ago #3
And Trump is trying to get rid of bison on public land. mtngirl47 15 hrs ago #12
He's an asshole. DenaliDemocrat 15 hrs ago #14
Learn something. Botany 15 hrs ago #20
I live here. DenaliDemocrat 14 hrs ago #22
You can lead a horse to water Mysterian 12 hrs ago #46
Again DenaliDemocrat 11 hrs ago #50
You made your point. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #29
In my long career as a communications attorney I interacted with Ted a few times onenote 16 hrs ago #4
I was lucky to attend an advertising sales seminar that he led mtngirl47 15 hrs ago #15
And you have long earned my respect malaise 12 hrs ago #43
Thanks. I'm heading to our island home away from home. Not looking forward to $8 gallon gas. onenote 12 hrs ago #45
Well gas prices are up here malaise 12 hrs ago #48
The sad part is that I can head to the islands, but I can't escape the monsters. onenote 9 hrs ago #57
When I was a waiter Henry203 16 hrs ago #5
He was married to Jane Fonda... kentuck 16 hrs ago #6
I remember they stayed friends Tree Lady 13 hrs ago #36
A great environmentalist - a man that made the world better. walkingman 16 hrs ago #7
RIP Ted. FalloutShelter 16 hrs ago #8
Sad news. 87 yrs. old. From ex Jane Fonda: Liberal In Texas 15 hrs ago #9
So incredibly moving. Thanks for sharing that. Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #16
... SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #10
As an addendum... PCIntern 15 hrs ago #11
Lost Cause and Colorization bmichaelh 15 hrs ago #17
I remember seeing Gettysburg edhopper 14 hrs ago #23
Gods and Generals... RetiredParatrooper 14 hrs ago #25
Remember watching the Braves on TBS. Kingofalldems 15 hrs ago #18
The only good thing about his having dementia AdamGG 15 hrs ago #21
Montanans are so hoping Ted Turner's son MontanaMama 14 hrs ago #24
Is that Beauregard? BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #33
I met Ted once... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #26
... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #27
I will forever thank him Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #34
Is that why we can't watch WGN anymore?! buzzycrumbhunger 10 hrs ago #53
You got it! Jilly_in_VA 9 hrs ago #56
LOL buzzycrumbhunger 6 hrs ago #59
I kept a letter from him (his office?) from the 1990s. Ilsa 13 hrs ago #35
One of my early jobs. calimary 12 hrs ago #42
Smooth sailing, Captain Outrageous* - may the wind forever be at your back. Buns_of_Fire 9 hrs ago #55
Turner was a pioneer in network news PCB66 8 hrs ago #58
Why does someone always have to come and shit all over a thread recognizing someone who's passed? MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #60
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