Dec 15 2009
Hello, folks! Sorry to take a hiatus from Pique the Geek last night, but I was enjoying the bonds of family, not something that I am able to do often. As much as I love all of you, please excuse me for loving those really close to me more.
Eldest Son was married to his sweetheart of eight years Saturday afternoon. Yes, choked up and damn near cried. His mum, the former Mrs. Translator, was about the same, but it hit her more the next day.
Dec 08 2009
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RawStory this morning:
More Americans believe in angels than humans’ role in global warming
More Americans believe in guardian angels than humans’ role in global warming, according to recent polls.
A Pew poll released late last month found that just 36 percent of Americans believe humans are responsible for accelerating global climate change, which scientists say mushroomed after the industrial revolution due to humans’ dependence on carbon-based fuels.
Carbon dioxide, which is produced by the combustion of oil, coal and other fuels, was ruled a “dangerous” threat to public health by the Environmental Protection Agency Monday. It increases the propensity of the earth’s atmosphere to retain heat.
But a near-consensus from scientists doesn’t have Americans convinced. The Pew poll found that while
57 percent believe that the earth’s climate is changing, just 36 percent believe that humans are responsible. 77 percent believed that global warming existed in Pew’s poll conducted in 2007.The 36 percent who believe in human-caused climate change is fewer than the number of Americans who apparently believe they’re protected by guardian angels, some 55 percent, according to a poll published in 2008.
Sep 27 2009
Crossposted at Daily Kos
Obama CAN NOT lose something that is already lost.
Short diary, but worth discussing.
I WANT TO KILL THIS MEME NOW!
Meme: Obama might lose Afghanistan without surge
NEW RULE: Idiots who were wrong about Iraq DON’T GET to give any more unvise about what the military should do.
Bush and Republicans LOST AFGHANISTAN the Minute they moved the debate to Iraq, like idiots.
Unvice = crappy advise from people who are always WRONG
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Republicans, Joe Lieberman and the MIC want more war, and they want it bad. No strategy, no exit plan, just give us more troops and money or the Country is DOOMED, I say, DOOMED. And then the terrorists will win, they’ll get WMD’s, the Taliban will get stronger and al Qaeda will attack us again.
Blah, Blah, Blah, I’ve heard this bullshit before.
To which my answer to the Unxperts are: Didn’t you say that about Iraq?
More Sunday ranting below the fold
Aug 10 2009
Crossposted at Daily Kos
Seriously, these are the grassrootsy guys.
The plaster the founding fathers and claim 1st amerndment rights. The problem isn’t their first Amendment rights, but how they use these images to influence the easily deceived to act against their own interests and in favor of special interests.
Free speech is not a problem until special interests try to buy up yours.
Meet the kings of phony astroturfed protest groups opposing change, reform, President Obama and whatever else you got except free market ideology and cutting taxes (for the rich).
How do Joe The Plumber, racism, Republicans, Nazis, Ron Paul supporters, NWO CT theorists, ACORN CT theories, teabaggers, Oil industry insiders, free market advocates and health care opponents all tie in together?
Natuarally?
No. Only professionals are capable of this sort of co-ordination.
The stupidity is just icing on the home made Entenmann’s cake.
Much more on this below the fold.