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 | | Congressman Metcalf also objected to Makah whaling resumption on "cultural grounds," stating that it will give encouragement, not only to their relatives in British Columbia, but also to the Norwegians and Japanese, of whom he said, "If anybody has a cultural right to hunt whales, it is Japan and Norway. |
 | | Metcalf's objection to the Makah's proposed use of Gray whales is based, not on a conservation concern, but on his apparently personal objection to whaling. |
 | | Since the animals in question are not endangered, Lapointe said, Metcalf's re-election campaign drive, based on his position objecting to the Makah hunt, "sounds more like blatant racism than anything else", and that the Congressman "sets a poor example for his Party, for the Congress, and for his country. |
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