Comments on: Nine out of 10: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:09:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: socrates http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4091794 socrates Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:08:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4091794 Bollocks. This is propaganda aimed at getting the USA to finally surrender sovereignty to the UN and become a good little member of the "global community", i.e. the reconstituted British Empire. Those who do not know their history are condemned, forever, to repeat it. Bollocks.

This is propaganda aimed at getting the USA to finally surrender sovereignty to the UN and become a good little member of the “global community”, i.e. the reconstituted British Empire.

Those who do not know their history are condemned, forever, to repeat it.

]]> By: VerbalKint http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090412 VerbalKint Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090412 I see that the concept of leadership might as well not even exist in Jake's mind. Very typical Republican thinking. No one is responsible for anything, least of all their own behavior. Right Jake? I see that the concept of leadership might as well not even exist in Jake’s mind. Very typical Republican thinking. No one is responsible for anything, least of all their own behavior. Right Jake?

]]> By: Jericho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090366 Jericho Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:35:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090366 I hardly believe industry is the main contributor to global warming, it is a big one and BP and co are certainly not helping, but I think the biggest cause of all these gases is human <strong>Mc</strong>Tivity. It's the C.O.W.S., not the S.U.V.'s, as Bill Maher said it most recently. I hardly believe industry is the main contributor to global warming, it is a big one and BP and co are certainly not helping, but I think the biggest cause of all these gases is human McTivity. It’s the C.O.W.S., not the S.U.V.’s, as Bill Maher said it most recently.

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090301 tombaker Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:04:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090301 It's worse than jake or sasquatch ever thought. Lesbians and blacks have now turned 9 out of 10 people on earth into raving-moonbat-kook-lefty-libtard-zombies!!!! Call out the Civil Defense!! Rush to your bomb shelters, and make sure the AM radio has lots of batteries!!!! I'll meet you guys down there in a couple of years, k?? It’s worse than jake or sasquatch ever thought.

Lesbians and blacks have now turned 9 out of 10 people on earth into raving-moonbat-kook-lefty-libtard-zombies!!!!

Call out the Civil Defense!!

Rush to your bomb shelters, and make sure the AM radio has lots of batteries!!!!

I’ll meet you guys down there in a couple of years, k??

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090222 barfly Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:23:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090222 "For the record, the argument is that even if EVERY American completely stopped poluting today, the rest of the world will continue and therefore “global warming” would still happen. As for compact fluorescent bulbs that cost $3 — in heavy use, they sometimes only last 5 years — still more cost-effective to use the old, cheap bulbs." Comment by Jake D. If this nonsense originated in some astroturf think-tank, it only shows how easy it is to bilk some trust-fund millionaires with more money than common sense. For one thing, it begins with false equivalence: Bill Gates (for example) has a carbon footprint several orders of magnitude larger than an any average American. Jake's "Every American" assertion presupposes <i>an equal amount of pollution generated by individual Americans</i> - an assertion too laughable to seriously contemplate. There is literally <i>no way</i> this spurious statistic can be true, as it would entail possession (and subsequent extrapolation) of information that is not available in the public realm, as it would also include the "American" military - a group of individuals who seriously skew any theoretical "pollution calculation" of "all Americans." “For the record, the argument is that even if EVERY American completely stopped poluting today, the rest of the world will continue and therefore “global warming” would still happen. As for compact fluorescent bulbs that cost $3 — in heavy use, they sometimes only last 5 years — still more cost-effective to use the old, cheap bulbs.”

Comment by Jake D.

If this nonsense originated in some astroturf think-tank, it only shows how easy it is to bilk some trust-fund millionaires with more money than common sense. For one thing, it begins with false equivalence: Bill Gates (for example) has a carbon footprint several orders of magnitude larger than an any average American. Jake’s “Every American” assertion presupposes an equal amount of pollution generated by individual Americans – an assertion too laughable to seriously contemplate. There is literally no way this spurious statistic can be true, as it would entail possession (and subsequent extrapolation) of information that is not available in the public realm, as it would also include the “American” military – a group of individuals who seriously skew any theoretical “pollution calculation” of “all Americans.”

]]> By: republicans are the Fear and Smear Party http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090209 republicans are the Fear and Smear Party Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:13:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090209 #20...priceless #20…priceless

]]> By: pbg http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090171 pbg Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:35:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090171 Veritas--the fundies' attitude towards 'stewardship of the Earth' is more like an episode of Flip This House. Jesus is gonna come back before the balloon payment's due! Veritas–the fundies’ attitude towards ’stewardship of the Earth’ is more like an episode of Flip This House.
Jesus is gonna come back before the balloon payment’s due!

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090156 Zooey Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:12:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090156 Jake can't see the forest because of the clear-cutting. Jake can’t see the forest because of the clear-cutting.

]]> By: Shayne http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090153 Shayne Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:03:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090153 in heavy use, they sometimes only last 5 years — still more cost-effective to use the old, cheap bulbs. Comment by Jake D. — September 24, 2007 @ 10:32 pm FYI, in order to do NOTHING, as you propose, is easy enough that we don't need your advice on how to accomplish nothing. in heavy use, they sometimes only last 5 years — still more cost-effective to use the old, cheap bulbs.

Comment by Jake D. — September 24, 2007 @ 10:32 pm

FYI, in order to do NOTHING, as you propose, is easy enough that we don’t need your advice on how to accomplish nothing.

]]> By: Candyce http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090135 Candyce Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:34:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090135 For the record, yours is a broken one. For the record, yours is a broken one.

]]> By: Candyce http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090110 Candyce Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:16:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090110 I've never understood the argument that we shouldn't take action because, well, China won't. What does that mean? Shouldn't we do it because we will benefit from it regardless of what others do? It's like people who won't use low energy bulbs. Don't do it for the environment if it bugs you that much, but do it so you won't have to buy bulbs for 10 years (like me) and you will save on your electric bill. That way you can call yourself smart and frugal without worrying about being called an eco-freak. One small step at a time. I’ve never understood the argument that we shouldn’t take action because, well, China won’t. What does that mean? Shouldn’t we do it because we will benefit from it regardless of what others do? It’s like people who won’t use low energy bulbs. Don’t do it for the environment if it bugs you that much, but do it so you won’t have to buy bulbs for 10 years (like me) and you will save on your electric bill. That way you can call yourself smart and frugal without worrying about being called an eco-freak. One small step at a time.

]]> By: Veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090100 Veritas Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:07:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090100 And just because China is also a major polluter whom we may not be able to control or curtail does not mean that we, as another major polluter, don't know better. After all, these bible thumping christians profess to be "stewards of the planet", dont' they? Or is that just a convenient charade? And just because China is also a major polluter whom we may not be able to control or curtail does not mean that we, as another major polluter, don’t know better. After all, these bible thumping christians profess to be “stewards of the planet”, dont’ they? Or is that just a convenient charade?

]]> By: Veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090098 Veritas Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:05:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090098 Every Bushite getting rich on bush's anti-environmental policies would be that one in ten! If they wouldn't be filling their coffers with polluting the environment, perhaps they'd have a change of heart and maybe even an epiphany spiritually. Every Bushite getting rich on bush’s anti-environmental policies would be that one in ten! If they wouldn’t be filling their coffers with polluting the environment, perhaps they’d have a change of heart and maybe even an epiphany spiritually.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090096 Lefty Patriot Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:04:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090096 China is a major polluter, and as long as we remain major polluters as well, China has no reason to do anything about it. When the world's leader decides to sacrifice its future generations to Big Oil and Big Murder, Inc. (Bushco), why should anyone else do anything about it? Leadership used to be important to us; now, with a Deserter as president, there is no leadership, only laziness, cowardice, greed and incompetence, the Conservative hallmarks for many centuries. Conservatives will end human life on planet earth; that's how short-sighted they are. China is a major polluter, and as long as we remain major polluters as well, China has no reason to do anything about it. When the world’s leader decides to sacrifice its future generations to Big Oil and Big Murder, Inc. (Bushco), why should anyone else do anything about it? Leadership used to be important to us; now, with a Deserter as president, there is no leadership, only laziness, cowardice, greed and incompetence, the Conservative hallmarks for many centuries. Conservatives will end human life on planet earth; that’s how short-sighted they are.

]]> By: Shayne http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090085 Shayne Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:49:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090085 That’s weird. And the US is tied… with Turkey? Comment by barfly — September 24, 2007 @ 9:07 pm That's because of all the Turkeys like Jake D. that live in the US. That’s weird. And the US is tied… with Turkey?

Comment by barfly — September 24, 2007 @ 9:07 pm

That’s because of all the Turkeys like Jake D. that live in the US.

]]> By: trueblue http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090076 trueblue Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:24:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090076 OT: <a href="http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20070924/46f73640_3ca6_15526200709242101126468" rel="nofollow">Now we're baiting Iraqis.</a> OT:

Now we’re baiting Iraqis.

]]> By: Damien http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090073 Damien Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:21:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090073 On the bright side, the US scored better than Nigeria and India. Go us. Now I'm going to burn a big drum of fossil fuel and go hunting with Dick Cheney. That's how little I value human life. On the bright side, the US scored better than Nigeria and India.

Go us.

Now I’m going to burn a big drum of fossil fuel and go hunting with Dick Cheney. That’s how little I value human life.

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090071 barfly Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:19:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090071 "China is no longer a “developing” country and account for the worst polution:" I knew he couldn't resist replying to me. So much for that list... Anyway, to address Jake's point: I said "countries" which if memory serves, still means <i>more than one...</i> “China is no longer a “developing” country and account for the worst polution:”

I knew he couldn’t resist replying to me. So much for that list…

Anyway, to address Jake’s point: I said “countries” which if memory serves, still means more than one…

]]> By: trueblue http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090061 trueblue Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:13:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090061 <a href="http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20070922/46f49340_3ca6_1552620070922-258728753" rel="nofollow">The "Goner's": VA and FLA</a> Doesn't matter about Americans. The world is much larger than your narrow view. It's a forgone conclusion. The “Goner’s”: VA and FLA

Doesn’t matter about Americans.

The world is much larger than your narrow view.

It’s a forgone conclusion.

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/comment-page-1/#comment-4090059 barfly Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:12:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/24/nine-out-of-10/#comment-4090059 "Even if EVERY AMERICAN stopped poluting today, the rest of the world will continue and therefore “global warming” would still happen." Comment by Jake D. Boeing <i>alone</i> pollutes more than 60% of individual developing countries. “Even if EVERY AMERICAN stopped poluting today, the rest of the world will continue and therefore “global warming” would still happen.”

Comment by Jake D.

Boeing alone pollutes more than 60% of individual developing countries.

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