Comments on: $2 Million to Kill Polar Bears, for the Sake of Ignorance http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:14:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: pseudonymousinnc http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99628 pseudonymousinnc Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:05 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99628 <p>One thing about this in-depth look at Alaska politics: it makes you think that granting statehood was apparently not so good an idea. Now, I know that’s not always been the case, but damn, is every senior elected official for the state right now a corrupt sack of shit?</p> One thing about this in-depth look at Alaska politics: it makes you think that granting statehood was apparently not so good an idea. Now, I know that’s not always been the case, but damn, is every senior elected official for the state right now a corrupt sack of shit?

]]> By: JohnLopresti http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99590 JohnLopresti Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:16:19 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99590 <p>MLederman has an article showing SPalin’s methodology of enlisting antiscience to plead for reversal of the protected status of the <a href="http://balkin.blogspot.com/2008/09/angler-and-barracuda.html" rel="nofollow">polarBear, by using offsite privately owned email servers</a>. Waxman better keep the oversight committee experts’ time reserved; if Palin is the one taking Cheney’s reins, OCIO may be teaching OVP employees the art of editing .pst files before the backup tapes are overwritten.</p> MLederman has an article showing SPalin’s methodology of enlisting antiscience to plead for reversal of the protected status of the polarBear, by using offsite privately owned email servers. Waxman better keep the oversight committee experts’ time reserved; if Palin is the one taking Cheney’s reins, OCIO may be teaching OVP employees the art of editing .pst files before the backup tapes are overwritten.

]]> By: klynn http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99466 klynn Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:00:27 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99466 <p>Mr. Klynn, imitating a certain nasal voice, “I told congress, ‘Thanks but no thanks,’ for that bridge to Nowhere.” </p> <p>He then asks, “How many times is she going to keep on saying that?”</p> Mr. Klynn, imitating a certain nasal voice, “I told congress, ‘Thanks but no thanks,’ for that bridge to Nowhere.”

He then asks, “How many times is she going to keep on saying that?”

]]> By: RevBev http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99445 RevBev Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:47:47 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99445 <p>You know, Very old guys have fallen for youthful folly before; always looks pretty dumb, doesn’t it. But do we really want a bimbo for Veep? Not after Jr. High….</p> You know, Very old guys have fallen for youthful folly before; always looks pretty dumb, doesn’t it. But do we really want a bimbo for Veep? Not after Jr. High….

]]> By: readerOfTeaLeaves http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99434 readerOfTeaLeaves Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:12:13 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99434 <p>My meaning being that i rather suspect if this plays out in any fashion that the Wingnut Minders can’t fully control 24/7/365, she’s going to make McCain look like the dumbest aging white guy in the northern hemisphere.</p> <p>Oh, my God.<br /> Couldn’t we at least borrow Australian PM Kevin Rudd till Jan 20th??<br /> FWIW, in the city of Brisbane, Australia people are currently being asked/told to limit showers to 4 minutes.<br /> FOUR minutes.<br /> That’s it.<br /> Water shortages are a fact of daily life.<br /> Not for nothing was Rudd elected and his very first act was to create a portfolio for Minister of the Environment.</p> <p>And we in the US get Sarah Palin — a political Category 3 of Denial, Defiance, and Delusional Stupidity.<br /> I never thought it possible that I could despise John McCain as much as I have come to over the past week.</p> My meaning being that i rather suspect if this plays out in any fashion that the Wingnut Minders can’t fully control 24/7/365, she’s going to make McCain look like the dumbest aging white guy in the northern hemisphere.

Oh, my God.
Couldn’t we at least borrow Australian PM Kevin Rudd till Jan 20th??
FWIW, in the city of Brisbane, Australia people are currently being asked/told to limit showers to 4 minutes.
FOUR minutes.
That’s it.
Water shortages are a fact of daily life.
Not for nothing was Rudd elected and his very first act was to create a portfolio for Minister of the Environment.

And we in the US get Sarah Palin — a political Category 3 of Denial, Defiance, and Delusional Stupidity.
I never thought it possible that I could despise John McCain as much as I have come to over the past week.

]]> By: readerOfTeaLeaves http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99433 readerOfTeaLeaves Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:06:42 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99433 <p>Point of clarification: I supposed you were speaking of the ‘Bush InDoctrinated’, which is very much like the Bush Doctrine, provided it’s a weekday and you are approximately more than 5 degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian, sir…?</p> <p>janeWade — haven’t read the DKos alert, but trust me… there is a pipeline that roughly follows the Trans-Canada Hwy (us Yanks tend to call it the ‘Al-Can’). Money, money, money.<br /> There are plenty of Canucks who read and comment here, and I suspect that they will verify that the Canadian government — even the head-up-the-assers — are not so flaming stupid that they’d sign over the rights to pipe natural gas right out of their own country.</p> <p>Also, as I live south of Vancouver, BC (one of the world’s most beautiful, cosmopolitan cities if you ask me), I rather suspect that ‘Canadian money’ is often code for ‘Chinese, Indian, Taiwanese…’ CommonWEALTH has nuances that escape me entirely, although I get the occasional reminder from the biz journals and the latest ‘financing’ on large, brand-new skyscrapers now looming in the Puget Sound region. </p> <p>Palin can want that Canadian natural gas till her heart turns to bubble gum.<br /> I wouldn’t insult our Canadian friends/readers/commenters by even remotely supposing that any regional or national government of Canada will ever be stupid enough to sign all that money over to Yanks, nor to even Yank-owned multinationals. I’ve been wrong before, but given what I know of human nature, i’d say odds are not in Palin’s favor. Ever.</p> <p>Which only underscores what a buffoonish clown she is.<br /> But she’s a dangerous one.<br /> After all, she’s fully Bush Indoctrinated. They tend to be vindictive, imperious, and more ‘tar baby’ than ‘tar sands’ if you follow my meaning…</p> Point of clarification: I supposed you were speaking of the ‘Bush InDoctrinated’, which is very much like the Bush Doctrine, provided it’s a weekday and you are approximately more than 5 degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian, sir…?

janeWade — haven’t read the DKos alert, but trust me… there is a pipeline that roughly follows the Trans-Canada Hwy (us Yanks tend to call it the ‘Al-Can’). Money, money, money.
There are plenty of Canucks who read and comment here, and I suspect that they will verify that the Canadian government — even the head-up-the-assers — are not so flaming stupid that they’d sign over the rights to pipe natural gas right out of their own country.

Also, as I live south of Vancouver, BC (one of the world’s most beautiful, cosmopolitan cities if you ask me), I rather suspect that ‘Canadian money’ is often code for ‘Chinese, Indian, Taiwanese…’ CommonWEALTH has nuances that escape me entirely, although I get the occasional reminder from the biz journals and the latest ‘financing’ on large, brand-new skyscrapers now looming in the Puget Sound region.

Palin can want that Canadian natural gas till her heart turns to bubble gum.
I wouldn’t insult our Canadian friends/readers/commenters by even remotely supposing that any regional or national government of Canada will ever be stupid enough to sign all that money over to Yanks, nor to even Yank-owned multinationals. I’ve been wrong before, but given what I know of human nature, i’d say odds are not in Palin’s favor. Ever.

Which only underscores what a buffoonish clown she is.
But she’s a dangerous one.
After all, she’s fully Bush Indoctrinated. They tend to be vindictive, imperious, and more ‘tar baby’ than ‘tar sands’ if you follow my meaning…

]]> By: RevBev http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99427 RevBev Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:36:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99427 <p>One of her strong assertions in the Charlie interview last night was defending her role in the trooper stuff. Several times she claimed he had threatened the “first family.” I think she interpreted that to mean her dad, if I recall the details. The world of lawyers has a phrase to describe her: Often wrong, but never in doubt. Yep.</p> One of her strong assertions in the Charlie interview last night was defending her role in the trooper stuff. Several times she claimed he had threatened the “first family.” I think she interpreted that to mean her dad, if I recall the details. The world of lawyers has a phrase to describe her: Often wrong, but never in doubt. Yep.

]]> By: sadlyyes http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99426 sadlyyes Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:28:25 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99426 <p>NYT today</p> <p>Throughout her political career, she has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and sometimes blurred the line between government and personal grievance, according to a review of public records and interviews with 60 Republican and Democratic legislators and local officials.</p> NYT today

Throughout her political career, she has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and sometimes blurred the line between government and personal grievance, according to a review of public records and interviews with 60 Republican and Democratic legislators and local officials.

]]> By: bigbrother http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99425 bigbrother Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:27:16 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99425 <p>Texas has 32+ power plants that export huge amounts of energy. Look at that grid that was posted when Katrina hit. They need to cevlop alternate routing better.Bet the store are out of generators. Some RV generators are good and cheap. Makes the case for solar stronger?</p> Texas has 32+ power plants that export huge amounts of energy. Look at that grid that was posted when Katrina hit. They need to cevlop alternate routing better.Bet the store are out of generators. Some RV generators are good and cheap. Makes the case for solar stronger?

]]> By: Beerfart Liberal http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-99423 Beerfart Liberal Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:19:58 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/13/2-million-to-kill-polar-bears-for-the-sake-of-ignorance/#comment-99423 <p>ed koch is right. ’she’s plucky. she’s perky. and she scares the hell outta me.”</p> ed koch is right. ’she’s plucky. she’s perky. and she scares the hell outta me.”

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