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Gordon Brown Slams Climate-Change Skeptics As 'Anti-Science, Flat-Earthers'
Commented Dec 05, 2009 at 17:07:52 in Green
“Jumping to false conclusions and ignoring the measurable and observable trends that objective analysis has identified is pretty stupid. It means we "deny" when we should investigate with a greater urgency and it means we have false debates when we should act. Doubts that are manufactured are worse than science that is manufactured. The doubts are frequently excepted without understanding or analysis while science is always subject to scrutiny and must prove itself in a community of informed and disciplined inquiry.”
Chipher replied on Dec 05, 2009 at 17:38:04
“Just ask the Europeans already ensl@ved. Greens will soon be telling you what to eat, what to wear, what and whether you can drive, when you can shower, how warm to keep your home, **they'll ban outdoor barbecues, they'll close stadium sports so no more tail gate party's, they'll euthanize your pets**, take trains instead of planes, they'll force you to hydrolyzed soy protein, brewer's yeast and chicken feathers, and increase our energy costs by 35% (their numbers!), back to horse and buggy days, as *billions will st@rve*. It pencils out to Green Gen0c|de, that's the real '|nconvenient Truth'.”
Y3rMawm replied on Dec 05, 2009 at 17:21:52
“What if manufactured doubts, doubt manufactured science?”
FebM replied on Dec 05, 2009 at 17:11:47
“The Party of No doesn't need facts, they rely on belief! unfortunately a large swath of our citizenry does too. But as our energy secretary says the good news is we have large reserves of oil still the bad news is its enough to cook ourselves with all the carbon emissions”
Sarah Palin 'ClimateGate': Calls For Obama To Boycott Copenhagen
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 13:41:07 in Green
“What is Sara's degree in? (and I want to see the diploma and the transcripts). Somebody please tell her that "make believe" is a childrens game and that in the grown up world the adults don't have time to play with her.”
kareemachan replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 14:25:08
“Well, it took 5 colleges (some community colleges) but she does have a bachelor's in communication journalism - which is an euphemism for sports talking head.”
Aetna Forcing 600,000-Plus To Lose Coverage In Effort To Raise Profits
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 13:30:40 in Business
“Call me whatever you want, but health care should NOT be a for profit industry.”
harleydavidson replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 13:54:14
“Here's the big question - Who will be the final policyholder and ultimately what will their premium be?”
boyoboy replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 13:37:49
“It wasn't always big business.”
jsijason replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 13:36:10
“Agree.
People on the right need to realize, there are a lot of capitalists and business owners who agree.
Not everything needs to be for-profit.”
People on the right need to realize, there are a lot of capitalists and business owners who agree.
Not everything needs to be for-profit.”
Vitter Won't Say If Brown vs. Board Of Education Rightly Decided (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 10:42:27 in Politics
“This Vitter response is ignorant to be sure, but more than that it is an indication that too many public office holders are blatant and dangerous fools. But before we blame them alone, lets remember that there is obviously a constituency of idiots who elect them and whom they represent. In a dumbed down America, this is as accurate a reflection on us as it is of them. We may protest that we didn't elect these fools thus its not our responsibility. But I believe that we all have a responsibility to work harder to insure that ignorance does not prevail and that fools do not reign. We will never idiot proof the country, but we can and must isolate and marginalize the virus. We have much work to do and a long way to go.”
Biden's White House Role Changes With Afghan Decision
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 01:10:24 in Politics
“Joe did not prevail in the final analysis. and we all lose.”
Giving Obama the Benefit of the Doubt
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 01:08:00 in Politics
“The "benefit of the doubt" is always more costly than it at first appears and in the end it benefits nobody at all. The "benefit of the doubt" is generally the first in a line of excuses we use to be passive or uninvolved in correcting what we already know (in spite of our denials) is a mistake.”
Milex replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 17:52:27
“Thank you. Forget about the benefit of the doubt. We've had almost a year. I'm still waiting to see Barack's courage.”
Sarah Palin Goes 'Birther': Obama Birth Certificate 'A Fair Question' (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 04, 2009 at 00:51:47 in Politics
“A "fair" question would be why is this woman still getting so much unearned attention? She has done little of value, knows nothing at all, and generally lowers the national IQ with every word she utters.”
scienceme replied on Dec 04, 2009 at 00:54:24
“Agree. She did nothing worth of value for the country. Heck, she abdoned her post after all. Would she leave the presedency if someone's rude to her?”
Afghanistan Withdrawal Date: 'Flexible' Or 'Locked In'?
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 21:52:51 in World
“The middle of the road means you get hit from both ways. Never a good strategy in the end.”
iPhone App For Worshipping Ronald Reagan
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 21:48:15 in Technology
“Ronald Reagan is compelling evidence that you can fool some of the people some of the time and Republicans are fools all of the time.”
Cat Cams: What DO Cats Do Home Alone?
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 17:56:30 in Green
“Neat! Cats absolutely rule! Hitler hated them you know, so cats are the purrrrrfect symbol for resistence to right wing fanatics.”
End the Politics -- Let Scientists and Engineers Lead
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 16:30:29 in Green
“An excellent post! I have studied the issue enough, gotten into the scientific literature and assessed reasonable policy options etc., to be genuinely amazed that too many "leaders" and too many people in general have no sense of urgency about taking intelligent steps to address the risks and vulnerabilities we know we face in the context of what is measurable and already known. Denial is not an option, but failure appears to be a very live option and an increasingly likely outcome. One need not be into worst case scenerios or exaggerations of any sort to see that time is not an ally and opinions are a luxury we cannot afford. It is time to use the brain to move the feet.”
DeMint: I Wish I'd Said 'You Lie' To Obama
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 16:12:36 in Politics
“I hope after his next campaign we will see him unemployed, walking the streets, and wearing a sign that says "Will shout 'You Lie' For Money."”
Gregg Defends His Obstructionist Manifesto
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 13:48:13 in Politics
“When your strategy consists of saying no to everything, its important to have a detailed plan to employ every tactic to disrupt the process, distort the facts, and muck up the works. This is absolutely necessary to save the people from getting what they want (according to most polls). Why, if this legislation passes (or even if it fails), the next thing you know somebody will propose another bill to address another pressing need (like jobs perhaps). Now what kind of government would that be if we just propsed solutions to problems, drafted legislation, debated the merits, and VOTED. That would lead to being productive and accomplishinng something, and that would destroy the argument that government doesn't work. So you can see, Senator Gregg is saving us from the very bad fate of having a government that works. I mean, can you imagine it?”
gabemill replied on Dec 03, 2009 at 14:41:56
“As disciples of Reagan mythology (like trickle down economics), they will fight tooth and nail to preserve this warped philosophy. Proving that government doesn't work has become their focus, and they are doing it very well...to the detriment of our country.
Fanned”
Fanned”
Palin Book Tour Host Requested 'Only English Speaking Press'
Commented Dec 03, 2009 at 13:34:05 in Politics
“English only? Does this rule apply to the author also? Seriously folks, no matter what language the interviewer employs the "Governor" won't have a coherent or sensible answer I betcha.”
The Afghanistan Parenthesis
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:51:05 in World
“Excellent post. But the parade has already passed us by and the circus has left town. All that's left is a very big mess to clean up.”
America Without a Middle Class
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:45:30 in Business
“No middle class? "Turn out the lights, the party's over...."”
PolitiFact: Glenn Beck Wrong On Claim About Obama Cabinet
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:42:24 in Politics
“"Glen Beck Wrong...." Now that's a headline you can use daily.”
GOP Senator Pens Obstruction Manual For Health Care
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:39:54 in Politics
“So these guys need a manual to do it? Hope it has a lot of pictures.”
idontknowanything replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 20:40:33
“It's a graphic manual.”
Sarah Palin Bowling Expo Keynote Speaker
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:38:13 in Politics
“So the gutter ball of politics is bowling for dollars. That's special.”
Roman Catholic Cardinal: Gays 'Will Never Go To Heaven'
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 20:35:35 in Politics
“Wow! What about bishop's who presume to know the will of God and condem people to hell in his name? Is this an "insult to God?" It seems to me that the Bishop has created his God in the image of his own prejudice. That is insulting.”
Critics Of Obama's Exit Strategy Have Argument Backwards
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 16:53:06 in Politics
“Of course these guys have it all backwards. With their heads planted so firmly in their behinds, they never see anything from the front end or say anything that isn't full of crap.”
Lou Dobbs: 'Who The Hell Does This President Think He Is?'
Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 13:56:03 in Media
“The POTUS "shall have the power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties..." Article II Section 2 i.e. a President negotiates a treaty, the Senate ratifies after the fact (or not) etc,.
Obama is the President of the United States.
Lou Dobbs and James Inhofe are two politically extreme and constitutionally illiterate white dudes who have confused the angry voices in their own deranged and dangerously uninformed hate filled little minds with a reality they made up to justify their prejudices and excuse their boorishness.
Now that everybody knows the players, lets play our game.”
Obama is the President of the United States.
Lou Dobbs and James Inhofe are two politically extreme and constitutionally illiterate white dudes who have confused the angry voices in their own deranged and dangerously uninformed hate filled little minds with a reality they made up to justify their prejudices and excuse their boorishness.
Now that everybody knows the players, lets play our game.”
angelrubes replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 14:06:17
“Well said! Thanks.”
boredinbrooklyn replied on Dec 02, 2009 at 14:05:45
“If not so frighteningly true, this would be very funny!”
The Speech Obama Should Give Tonight
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 23:04:06 in Politics
“Would that we one day might have a president wise enough to make such a speech under such circumstances. The problem is, of course, one that wise could never be elected in the first place.”
Obama's Afghan War Plan: Nine Key Points
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 22:56:37 in World
“The speech, like the new "strategy" itself, was crafted to walk a fine line between symbolic manipulation and intellectual slight of hand in order disguise the rather flimsy substance of the rationale for the buildup and the slim prospects for any outcome resembling success. The sad thing is, this effort seems to be designed to convince the President as much as to convince us. War, as I have often said, follows its own logic once it begins and never admits to error or failure. The President has now been taken captive by the really tortured logic of this war and is now its servant.”
brooklyncitizen replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 23:00:26
“I don't think he has been taken captive by its logic.....but he certainly is its servant.
Bottomline is that all govt's lie- how else would they get folks in the prime of their lives to volunteer to kill and be killed to protect corporate interests and insure political power?
Since WWII all wars the US has engaged in have been about that.”
Bottomline is that all govt's lie- how else would they get folks in the prime of their lives to volunteer to kill and be killed to protect corporate interests and insure political power?
Since WWII all wars the US has engaged in have been about that.”
Sweetbay replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 22:58:05
“That was so well written and yet, total BS.
Nice.”
Nice.”
ellenst replied on Dec 01, 2009 at 22:57:46
“Yeah, right!!!”
MoveOn Moves Against Obama On Afghanistan
Commented Dec 01, 2009 at 16:10:19 in Politics
“A decision to have a major U.S. engagement in Afghanistan was wrong before Obama became President and it is even more of a strategic nightmare now. The Russian experience should be instructive but it has not been. The past eight years should have been instructive, but they have not been. If President Bush were escalating our involvement, I would criticize it. That it is President Obama making this decision does not make it a better or smarter decision. It is what it is, and we will pay a very dear price while doing nothing to serve our national interest or enhance our security.”
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