Exposed Mary Peltola cashes checks from activists who want to ban fishing and end the Iditarod

Mary Peltola wants Alaskans to believe she’s some kind of fishing champion, the pride of the Last Frontier with a line in the river and a sled dog in the yard. But her actions tell a much different story—one packed with hypocrisy and the same radical, anti-American agenda you’d expect straight from the coastal elites in Washington, D.C.

Let’s get one thing straight: Peltola’s campaign is raking in cash from a high-powered lobbyist for none other than People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. That’s right—the same national activist group that calls fishing “torture,” wants to wipe out Alaskans’ way of life, and has a history of meddling in traditions that mean everything to the people who actually live here.

While Peltola parades her heritage and reels in votes with tales of salmon runs and family fish camps, she’s perfectly happy to accept money from extremists who want every fishing rod broken and every fish untouched. Never mind the fact that PETA calls eating fish dangerous. Or that they urge their followers to “combat fishing” wherever it exists. Why bother with honesty, when you can have campaign checks from Pennsylvania activists who wouldn’t last a day on the Kuskokwim?

And it doesn’t stop there. PETA and their left-wing activists are also working overtime to shut down the Iditarod, a race that isn’t just a sport—it’s a living, breathing piece of Native Alaskan culture. These protestors march into town waving fake tombstones and stuffed animals meant to look like dead dogs, openly disrespecting the heritage they pretend to care about. Meanwhile, Peltola posts cheerful videos with sled dogs, acting as if she’s the face of the sport—when in reality, her donors want it gone for good.

It’s the same liberal playbook all over again: Talk like a local, cash checks from the radical fringe, and hope no one’s paying attention to where your real loyalties lie. Alaskan families know what’s at stake. Their own way of life, their traditions, and their livelihoods are under attack from outsiders and the insiders who enable them.

Maybe Peltola thinks Alaskans won’t notice the double-cross. Maybe she thinks $800 from a D.C. animal rights lobbyist is worth selling out her own neighbors. The only real question is—why would anyone trust a so-called “fisherman” who takes money from people hell-bent on banning fishing?

Source: Townhall