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Re: UN fears ‘irreversible’ damage to natural environment

shellius — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:54:03 -0000

Politicians have decided to let the planet go, so it's up to us. I have only a small degree of faith left in Congress, and have lost all hope that Obama will do what is needed on climate. He's leaving it up to others, and he is a friend of big oil and big coal. So the UN is right, but what do we do? It may already be too late and the denier cult is growing and getting nastier. So I propose environmental people respond the same way and stop being so effing nice. Time to get mean and call the deniers idiots to their faces. Shout them down for a change. Stop taking it and set them straight. We need to educated the public very fast on the issue of climate change -- many people still think there is a lot of doubt to the theory.

It's also time for a little civil disobedience, like so many people, including James Hansen, are talking about.

Re: UN fears ‘irreversible’ damage to natural environment

shellius — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:48:27 -0000

All true. We have known this for 10 years, or at least 5. James Hansen has been saying this for 20 years. Al Gore has been saying this for 10 years. Does anyone think we'll do anything about it now, when we haven't so far? Why would politicians act now when they have ignored climate change and everything the UN and scientists have been saying?

I have nearly given up on Obama, he's is totally MIA on climate. We need a resurgence, world-wide, of Greens and environmentalists have to get tough. Enough with being wimpy nice people, it's time to get f***ing hardcore mean. Shout down the deniers. Tell them they're idiots. I am done being nice to them. Our planet is at stake.

Re: Hillary Clinton Told Richardson “‘Barack Obama Can’t Win’

shellius — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:51:37 -0000

Senator Clinton can still win. In fact, she has about the same chance as Obama right now. She can and should get the majority of the superdelegates. Don't believe the hype coming out of the Obama camp. They are increasingly desperate as it becomes clear Rev. Wright will be a bigger problem in the general election, as will Rezko, and those two problems just aren't going to go away.
There is no "dynasty" with Hillary. She's not related by blood to Bill, she's just his wife. And so what? It means she has more experience than Obama, because she's already been in the White House. And there have been family members who were presidents before that were not disastrous like John Adams and his son, for one example.

Re: Jesse Ventura Discusses Politics on Larry King Live

shellius — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:47:07 -0000

That wasn't a mistake about Dick Cheney -- he was talking about Dick Cheney's first gig in the White House. He was the 17th Secretary of Defense under the first president Bush.
Ventura is as down to earth as it gets. He's a realist and if he was seriously running for president I'd vote for him. I might anyway.