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Re: Is Harrison Schmidt under the thumb of Big Oil?

Jeeter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:49:10 -0000

Ooops! Ya got me there, TJ. It's actually 99.999999999999999999999999% of scientists who actually know something about climate change. Sorry for the GOP-like misunderestimation!

Re: Is Harrison Schmidt under the thumb of Big Oil?

Thomas_James — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:32:21 -0000

I call BS, you are just making up figures, lets see the proof of your 99.9999%. Or is this just MADE UP by you jeeter? Jeeter you made up figure show that you are just talking from a political standpoint and not a scientific one.

Unfortunately we do have wince and uninformed brain washed hacks like you with no scientific training!!!!

Re: Is Harrison Schmidt under the thumb of Big Oil?

Jeeter — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:20:03 -0000

I met Schmitt shortly after his moonwalk adventure and heard him speak about it. Talking privately with other NASA scientists I heard that the only reason Schmitt went to the moon was because another much more qualified geologist was discovered to have had a heart abnormality and could not go. As it was, Schmitt messed up even the simple geologic tasks he was sent to perform and the science of the mission was botched. Not something NASA generally brags about.

I went the article referenced above. Jack Schmitt wrote: "'Consensus,' as many have said, merely represents the absence of definitive science. You know as well as I, the 'global warming scare' is being used as a political tool to increase government control over American lives, incomes and decision making..."

No, "consensus" does not mean any such thing as "the absence of definitive science". It means that the vast majority of scientists in the field of climate change have determined that it's 99.9999% certain that human activities are causing global warming and that we should begin doing something about it.

Schmitt's rhetoric demonstrates that he is speaking from a political standpoint, not a scientific one. If he was presenting a scientific rebuttal to global warming, he would have presented a carefully prepared series of studies, charts, graphs, etc. Schmitt is obviously being paid by the energy industry to shill for them, using only his "fame" and his apparently worthless PhD in a science from Harvard.

Thankfully, we don't have to wince at having this hack-for-hire as our senator any more.

Re: Guv’s approach to budget woes is shortsighted

Jeeter — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:37:45 -0000

Daniel,

I just checked Wikipedia and found the following concerning Merrillville:

Notable People from Merrillville:

* Karen McDougal, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month of December 1997 and 1998 Playmate of the Year
* Guy Sternberg, botanist, arborist
* Gregg Popovich, NBA coach
* Jeff Samardzija, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
* Eugene Wilson, NFL player,
* David Neville, Bronze Medal Finalist and Winner of Gold Medal, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Track & Field 400m

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You are not on this list. I suggest you try your life again and then get back to us.

Thank you.

Jim

Re: Funds drying up for N.M.’s new water sources

Jeeter — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:38:05 -0000

The article said: "State Engineer John D’Antonio tried earlier to get the Legislature to close a loophole in state law and give him authority over the brackish water, but legislators balked. Now he has little say over the competing projects, which has led some to suggest there could be a Klondike-style gold rush for water."

Because of dated water regulations in New Mexico, it seems that the State may have no jurisdiction over the extraction of these salty waters. A trillion gallons of brackish water is a lot of water. But after the expensive magic has squeezed a few gallons out of a thousand gallons of brine there is the matter of all that concentrated, nasty brine. This highly soluble, semi-toxic crud is not something you can just dump into a landfill for a few bucks. In whose backyard or whose aquifer will it be injected into? How much will it cost to handle, transport, and dispose of these wastes, given that they will always exceed what "clean" water you are able to squeeze out of the brine?

Deep extraction, while expensive, is only one stage of the whole life cycle of these salty waters. Apart from the greedy county commissioners with dreams of uncontrolled sprawl, are there any actual engineers who have analyzed how the development of all this miraculous water will affect the rest of us? Fortunately, at the waste disposal stage the State will have some jurisdiction - and inject some reality - into this gold-rush mentality scramble. Anyone investing in this possible scam will need to know the full costs involved in this "brackish-water boom."

Re: Spending, spending and more spending in Santa Fe

Jeeter — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:53:15 -0000

Not that anyone particularly cares about this tirade (above) but I wonder what Dan would have to say for himself in reply to Republican Joe Monahan's column today (http://joemonahansnewmexico.blogspot.com/):

"Time for the bizarre case of the soon-to-be out-of-power State House minority whip Dan Foley of Roswell. He's trying to excuse Republicans for the state budget crisis by attacking overspending by Governor Big Bill and the Dems. But didn't Dan and his gang join with the Dems and vote for most of those Big Bill big state budgets that Foley now claims are to blame for the projected $500 million budget shortfall? They sure did."

And in unrelated news, it looks like Dan9el is off his meds again.

Re: A mandate for cooperation and bipartisanship

JoMa — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:03:25 -0000

Of course I'm not blind. I watched Obama's 1st press conference today. Again he cautioned that digging ourselves out of the hole we're in will take time, and requires that politics and partisanship as usual be put on hold. I think the people he has on his economics team are smart and moderate in their views on what needs to be done first - another stimulus and extending unemployment benefits (sad it has to be done, but it does.)

His appointment of Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of staff leaves me with questions, but I do think Emanuel will get things organized quickly, having been there before in the Clinton era. I buy into the idea that Emanuel's key job will be to try to keep as least the Democrats in Congress focused, if not to help negotiate with the R's too. I thought O's response to the question on Amajinedad's letter was right. He backed off the opportunity to repeat what he said early on - that he would talk to the Iranians with no preconditions and repeated the policy that Iran's development of an N-bomb would be unacceptable - something the Bush administration and the Europeans also agree with.

As you say, numbers count, and Obama does not have a super majority in the Senate, especially if Lieberman jumps ship as is being reported. Like it or not, Obama has the sense to realize he has a great opportunity to be President of all Americans, not just 6/5 of us.

What I'm trying to say is that the country needs to work together to get anything done. I take issue with your stated view that one party can do whatever it pleases and run roughshod over the other party without even trying to compromise. All Republicans are not radical right-wingnuts, and all Democrats aren't radical left-wingnuts either. In the end, the centrists from both parties will get us where we need to go.

Re: A mandate for cooperation and bipartisanship

Jeeter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:56:23 -0000

Glad to see "not much sense" in the opening of your posting.

I agree with your general thrust, however, that numbers matter in politics. It is up to President Obama to show everyone that he's got the chops to help turn around the mess he's been handed.

But surely you're not arguing that there is no mess, that our economy, foreign policy, and health care system do not need radical adjustments. You can't be that blind, right? Good.

McCain and Obama conducted a very long, very open debate as to how they would deal with America's problems. Millions of Americans made the choice that Obama's solutions were superior and voted for him. If Obama can't begin to turn these around, he'll be hustled out of office in four years and someone with others ideas can try. If Obama does well, he'll serve eight years and be the hero.

I think President Obama has the right ideas and instincts to be a major force for positive change in the country, change that we desperately need. What exactly are you trying to say, Joma?
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Re: N.M. congressional freshmen not likely to be ignored in D.C.

Jeeter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:39:00 -0000

"Follow the leader" politics has gotten a bad name under know-nothing, do-nothing presidents like Bush and - to a large extent - Clinton.

Now that we have a smart technocrat leader like Obama, it will be to all of our benefit to follow this leader, because he actually knows where he is going and he knows how he is going to get there.
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Re: The UFO beat: Obama aliens stalled by computer problems

Jeeter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:34:48 -0000

Yahweh? I thought New Mexico Republicans are going to be saying "No Weh" very soon.

And look, our local alien species dan9el has landed again. Run!!!
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Re: A mandate for cooperation and bipartisanship

JoMa — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:29:58 -0000

Not much sense trying to reason with you, Jeeter.

But keep in mind that, roughly speaking, for every 6 who voted for Obama, 5 went the other way. If your party thinks you can win this hard hitting football game with only six on the field, more power to you.

Re: A mandate for cooperation and bipartisanship

Jeeter — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:33:58 -0000

Like in America for the next eight years. You GOPers are the problem. President Obama is the solution.

Re: A mandate for cooperation and bipartisanship

Jeeter — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:32:59 -0000

I disagree that the presidential election demonstrates that President Obama must seek accommodation with the GOP in the US Congress. This is clearly an incorrect interpretation of the results of November 4th, Heath, and it's important that you recognize this early before you get all hot and bothered when you see what is about to happen. Remember that little word: "CHANGE"? It is coming.

The same Congressional Republican leadership hacks that promoted the Iraqi War, the deregulation (and self-destruction) of the American financial system, the legalization of torture, and cooperated with all of the evils of the Bush Administration, all of these Republican "leaders" are still in place. Their Red States they inhabit saw fit to return them to Congress in spite of their loathsome complicity in all of Bush's crimes against America and humanity. President Obama is supposed to cooperate with this worthless scum?

No, the American people have spoken and sent President Obama to Washington with an over seven million vote majority, MUCH larger than anything Bushie Boy received for his "mandate." On the contrary, the much reduced Republican contingent in Congress needs to cooperate with President Obama and the enlarged Democratic majority in the US Congress. The GOP needs to come groveling to the Democrats now. The train is about to leave the station and the American people expect change, as in "different from the last, disastrous eight years." Now is no time for moderation, so get used to change.

And if GOP Congressional members want to sit and snipe from the sidelines, well, that gives the Democrats plenty of time to organize, fund-raise, and raid their GOP districts next time and dump them, too. It's been done in many "Red States" this cycle, and will be done in many more next time.

We need universal health care, Republicans. We need an end to Bush's vanity war in Iraq. We need to strongly re-regulate Wall Street and lower taxes for the American middle class (Remember them? They voted the GOP out of office a few days ago.) America has been screwed by Bushie Boy and his fellow criminals for eight years. That is over!

Goodbye Bushie Boy and all your fellow travelers. Good luck in playing Solitaire out there in the wilderness that you have so richly deserved!
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Re: Obama campaign and RNC tangle in court over vote caging in NM

dan9el — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:11:45 -0000

Hello;

Scenario:- WHICH ONE IS FOR TO BE?

Obama gets presidency and so;

1. He is succesfull to persuade the terrorist groups to stop attacks to USA and friends

2. Convinces Iran and North Korea to stop continuation of nuclear weapons programs.

3. Convinces Russia to stop agression to weaker nations ( like Georgia, Estonia, Ukrania,
     etc,....in other words ,...to be a good neighbour.

4. Convinces Hugo chavez to a better understanding for Latin America and stop military
    practices in the Caribean area with Russia

5. 'Spread the wealth aproach' provide for all americans get all the money they need, for
    'patriotic taxes and redistribution plans' are well taken by wealthy people, industrialists,
    and certainly people without any monetary income ( for now they are receiving a check
    from the government).

Should this goes as stated, all will be just great!, UNLESS, we all discovered that the 'spread the wealth aproach' brings as result to go deeper in our reserves/savings from the taxpayers, leaving an even weaker economy.

Furthermore, the unemployment will boost-up for the industries will continue sending jobs outside the country for TAXES OF ALL KIND are HIGHER.

In addition, with government expansion and extra-expending, the services are to be so over-bureaucratisized, and so, the complexity to the public is excruciating.

Also, as result for inexperience ,Obama open our COUNTRY very VULNERABLE for enemies ( abroad with 'fifth columnists - spies' inside domestic positions) with a WEAKER DEFENSE ARMY.

Not to mention that the TONE of the socio-dinamics conducted by Obama are to be oriented toward interests of MINORITIES WITH DISCOMFORT FOR SO MANY YEARS OF OPRESSION , and HATE-INFUSED INFLUENCES about America ;- (Jeremiah Wright style, and backed-up by similar influences : Lewis Farakkan, Alinsky, Ayers, and others)
Not to forgret 'THE BLACK PANTHER OPERATIVES! and such,..well ,...you got the picture, right?

SO, OUR BELOVED COUNTRY GETS DESTROYED FROM WITHIN BY A 'TROJAN HORSE' - OBAMA!

SO FINALLY WE DISCOVER THE HORRIBLE TRUTH : OBAMA IS ANTI-AMERICAN / ENEMY OF THE STATE!

But this only just for starters , since much, much more could be said

Let so say,.... that is not the case, BUT if by any chance, THIS WOULD BE THE CASE , we cannot go back in time to undo what is done, for at this point we are at POINT OF NO RETURN!

Think about this one, if you will.

Sincerely, with all due courtesy,
Daniel Cabrera
Merrillville, indiana

Re: A Rawson loss appears increasingly likely

Jeeter — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:35:18 -0000

Hey, there's a good idea, TJ. Let's reinstate the US Constitution's Bill of Rights and repeal the misnamed Patriot Act!
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Re: Obama’s promises to keep

Jeeter — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:56:14 -0000

Isn't there a way to block all of these ridiculous messages from Cabrera, Indiana?

Either that or give dan9el a column of his own. I mean, Foley, dan9el, what the difference?

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Re: NM Republicans may be down, but they’re hardly out

Jeeter — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:49:25 -0000

Oh Boy! A bruising Steve Pearce vs. Heather Wilson gubernatorial primary slugfest!

I can hardly wait for 2010! (NOT!)
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Re: Opinion of one

JoMa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:21:47 -0000

"... the Urinal will fade away into New Mexico media history."

Riiighht - and even more New Mexicans will loose their jobs.

Re: Opinion of one

Jeeter — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:24:19 -0000

Thanks, David, for this piece.

And here's to reading (and commenting on!) many more from you and the rest of the excellent NMI staff and contributors!

We can only hope that as more people begin to flock to the Independent, the Urinal will fade away into New Mexico media history.
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Re: Behind the endorsements: another view

Jeeter — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:25:11 -0000

Thanks for the newspaper history, Denise. I appreciate your insightful articles here at the NMI. What do you think the _future_ of news reporting and newspapers in Albuquerque might be? Apart from the nascent NM Independent, Albuquerque seems a grossly neglected news media market.

PS: I think I might rephrase your headline to "Behind: The Albuquerque Journal endorsements" changing the first word to a noun. ;^)

Re: Obama campaign and RNC tangle in court over vote caging in NM

Jeeter — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:13:53 -0000

It's to be ...... OBAMA!!!!

So get over it Robot Carera!!!

Re: Panel clears Palin of wrongdoing, contradicts legislative inquiry

Jeeter — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:12:33 -0000

"Independent state agency"??? I think that's incorrect.

The full article says:

"Members are appointed by the governor, though Palin only had a role in appointing one of the three current members."

OK, one member was certifiably a Palin patsy. And what governor appointed the other three members? Some previous slimeball Republican Alaska governor.

So this "finding" is completely laughable. It's a political whitewash by Alaska Republicans and here's the punchline:

'“If you think this is being done to favor the governor politically, it certainly would have been much more favorable for her to receive this days before now,” Petumenos said.'

No, her buddies up in Alaska - as well as of course Palin herself - are looking to spruce up her resume for her 2012 chances.

And I sure hope Palin runs for president in 2012. More wasted Republican money down the toilet!!
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Re: NYT: McCain to campaign in NM on Election Day

dan9el — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:39:36 -0000

Good day;

I would say more like this, is yet to come. Did you notice?,it looks like Obama cannot comes out well on the elections unless fraud and tramp is part of the process.
Just take a quick look;

1.Freddie& Fannie corrupted corps along with corrupted individuals such as Raines, Johnson, ONeal, and backed by Pelosi, Reid, Frank and others.

2. ACORN, agency with long history of fraud and dishonesty., along with related not-too-good-for-America individuals such as, Rezko, Ayers, Alinsky, and others

3.Afiliations and associations with people of questionable integrity and volatil conduct and hate-expressionism such as Wright, in addition with PLO key-figures, and not to mention endorsements and well seen as friendly , by Hamas, Hezbolaah, and others terrorist factions.

That is Obama in a nutshell.

Now, if you add to that, the constant denial he poses to alll this facts, and on top of that CONSTANT EVASIVE to be quuestioned by the people of America, not to mention the EVIDENTLY SOCIALIST/MARXIST/COMMUNIST PLANS he has for the future of our great country.

Well,. this one alone is totally NOT THE AMERICAN WAY.

I will elaborate further more, another time, but for now to me and many others, he is a threat to our way of life!

OBAMA IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER!

OBAMA IS AN ENEMY OF THE STATE!

Did you ever thought this way?

I see this in Obama. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.

I see in McCain, the true hero that is willing to fight for our great country, for he has THE AMERICAN WAY.

So, in conclusion, McCain is A TRUE AMERICAN HERO. I certainly do not know how, in the galaxy to call Obama for the only thing that seems to fit is : - ENEMY OF THE STATE.

I will talk to you latter.just think of this for now., if you will.

Sincerely,
Daniel Cabrera
Merrillville, Indiana

Re: NYT: McCain to campaign in NM on Election Day

Jeeter — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:35:53 -0000

Cabrera said: "But this only just for starters , since much, much more could be said"

Jeeez, I hope he means until tomorrow, not until forever.

Re: Opinion of one

Jeeter — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:33:28 -0000

I thought the Urinal took its endorsement marching orders from its national owners, and I'm sure those corporatists have been pushing the Bush clone all year.

And if owning one newspaper gives you more free speech than another person, what does owning hundreds of papers give you?

Of course, it's not that anyone I know reads the Urinal in the first place.