tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post1268801082490560243..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: Sympathy for the devil.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-23444469329347506642008-08-15T08:07:00.000-04:002008-08-15T08:07:00.000-04:00And all that after I had the temerity to thank eve...And all that after I had the temerity to thank everyone for being such temperate, reasoned debaters, too. So much for the audacity of hope -- maybe the book Obama really should've written was <I>The Audacity of Fuck You, Motherfucker.</I>Astronaut Mike Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-46809102409164673562008-08-13T09:12:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:12:00.000-04:00Well, after reading through all these comments I c...Well, after reading through all these comments I can say with certainty that your second label for this post is apropos.DAvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500688643367452431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-5326800673083170612008-08-09T19:40:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:40:00.000-04:00I just pulled my head out of my ass, Doug, to make...I just pulled my head out of my ass, Doug, to make a simple observation.<BR/><BR/>The same people who believe in global warming crap believed that Edwards wasn't dicking around. Fact.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and they will be the same people whining about everyone piling on Edwards. Afterall no one is perfect, you know. Fact.<BR/><BR/>23 mothballed coastal CA rigs are waiting to be turned back on. Fact.<BR/><BR/>There ain't a little oil available to us, there are trillions of barrels for the taking. Enough to fund the innovation necessary to move to viable alternative energy sources over the coming decades. We can start now or face the same debate a decade from now. Fact.<BR/><BR/>When are we going to put these environmentalist dweebs in their place? Drilling on a spot the size of a period on the front page of the NYT ain't going to make a shits difference to the ecosystem in ANWR. Fact.<BR/><BR/>Excuse me, I've got to get back to my rectal cavity where it's more fun than kicking a barrel of dumbshit liberals around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-79802558770675494042008-08-08T21:59:00.000-04:002008-08-08T21:59:00.000-04:00Its not him making the blog serious; its us commen...Its not him making the blog serious; its us commenters. Sorry Doug. But Doug's still the same, right Doug?ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-42376322978455581772008-08-08T18:20:00.000-04:002008-08-08T18:20:00.000-04:00Wow, first Yost at the M-zone decides to get a lif...Wow, first Yost at the M-zone decides to get a life and go get married, then Doug's blog starts to become a serious political blog...What's next? West Virginia fans stop acting like soccer hooligans, Tech fans give up making girl robots and start dating real girls? The end is nigh!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-82575422481643933812008-08-08T17:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:08:00.000-04:00I can certainly relate to that. Let me offer you s...I can certainly relate to that. Let me offer you some celebrities that do practice what they preach: Laurie David, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, & Green Day are a few examples I have. <BR/><BR/>As a side note: I'm having trouble differentiating between the two anonymouses (or are you the same person?)!ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-13193632847192884072008-08-08T17:04:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:04:00.000-04:00You should take no offense as I do not.My hope is ...You should take no offense as I do not.<BR/><BR/>My hope is that one day there can be some common sense applied to problems but, I am not optimistic.<BR/><BR/>One other thing, I have no use for people who want to tell you how to live while they live another way.<BR/><BR/>If driving air-powered cars and reading by candle-light is good for me then, it's good for you, Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Tom Hanks, Whoopie Goldburg and, the rest of the elitiest liberal crowd. Sheryl Crowe wants everyone to wipe their butt on one piece of toilet paper. That's probably why Lance dumped her. <BR/><BR/>Set me an example or shut up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-5981095541043210542008-08-08T16:48:00.000-04:002008-08-08T16:48:00.000-04:00Just because you pick two rich Democrats who talk ...Just because you pick two rich Democrats who talk about global warming as the reality it is, does not mean that they are driving around in 10 seat limos and riding in private jets. They very well might be but they also might be doing more to be eco-friendly at their homes and businesses. Also as I'm sure you'll say next, Al Gore did use a lot of energy at his mansion but after he took a lot of flack for that he spent millions of his own dollars to redo the entire house into solar and eco-friendly power. And one final thing: just because there are some famous figures in the world who do not practice what they preach does not mean the rest of us are the same way. I happen to live a very eco-friendly existence and try to go even greener whenever possible. Kindly do not lump me into the category of others who are not the same. But I think we can agree that neither one of our opinions is going to be swayed by the other's so let's just agree to disagree and end this on a friendly note.ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-29024026488767680012008-08-08T16:43:00.000-04:002008-08-08T16:43:00.000-04:00ladyinblue, tell you what......When Al Gore, Nancy...ladyinblue, tell you what......<BR/><BR/>When Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, etal. stop driving around in their 10 seat limos and jetting around in their private jets and begin driving these air-powered mopeds then I might be willing to listen to their stupidity?<BR/><BR/>If you people believe in this shit then start practicing it and, maybe everyone else would stop laughing at you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-45504070405245953742008-08-08T16:26:00.000-04:002008-08-08T16:26:00.000-04:00Here's my facts:http://www.un.org/works/sub2.a...Here's my facts:<BR/><BR/>http://www.un.org/works/sub2.asp?lang=en&s=15<BR/><BR/>http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#q3<BR/><BR/>http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf<BR/><BR/>While there are some uncertainties(what exactly is causing it, when exactly the earth will self-destruct if we continue to ignore the problem etc)that is not a dispution of climate change existing. The earth is significantly warmer, and in some places cooler, than it has been. Also those extreme changes in temperatures? Climate change. It was dubbed global warming because people started to notice it as the earth was significantly warming. <BR/><BR/>As for you links: Your first link is from 2003. There has been many more information and research done since including another installment of an IPCC assessment; you might look for more current information as you can find. Not to mention the fact that the author of that article, Joseph Bast, is an economist and not an environmental scientist. <BR/>The second link is not disputing global warming, it is disputing the causes of it. It is admitting that global warming exists; it is just saying that it is not due to human activities. <BR/>Your last link is more concerned with disproving Al Gore and the Democrats rather than disproving the existence of global warming. This article repeatedly states that there is no proof of global warming existing, while simultaneously not giving any proof that global warming does not exist.ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-40741404319769497642008-08-08T16:06:00.000-04:002008-08-08T16:06:00.000-04:00To the person who posted the links... Don't you kn...To the person who posted the links... Don't you know that if a site does not agree with global warming it is either stupid or propaganda by big business?! Just like when something good happens it is because of congress and if something bad happens it "must" be Bush's fault. <BR/><BR/>If Bush were to cure cancer, the headline the next day would be "Bush contributes to global population crisis". <BR/><BR/>Bush has his faults, but to compare him to Hitler is just sad.... (Has lots of faults, just for the record.)<BR/><BR/>(Oh... and I enjoyed my tax rebate. I used the money to drive my Expedition some extra miles out in a national park.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-69169149844238687582008-08-08T15:46:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:46:00.000-04:00"if you continue to ignore the threat of glob..."if you continue to ignore the threat of global warning, which by the way is not disputed by ANY scientist, you'll be living on your own little island too. As for the quote I put in, it is exactly that. A quote."<BR/><BR/>Here's some real facts:<BR/><BR/>http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=11548<BR/><BR/>http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20070315&articleId=5086<BR/><BR/>http://www.americanpolicy.org/un/thereisnoglobal.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-59058619444814655062008-08-08T15:44:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:44:00.000-04:00WTF people!?! No jokes about 'Paris Hilton's posit...WTF people!?! No jokes about 'Paris Hilton's positions are well known and documented. 69...Doggie...' or 'It's great that Paris is for drilling in America because America has been drilling Paris for years'? <BR/><BR/>What the hell is happening to this board? Has everyone lost their sense of humor or is it an issue like making fun of George W. Bush where it's just too easy and ends up being neither clever nor funny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-16653217059695327582008-08-08T15:39:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:39:00.000-04:00India’s largest automaker is set to start producin...India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine’s pistons. Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets in August of 2008. <BR/><BR/>Barring any last-minute design changes on the way to production, the Air Car should be surprisingly practical. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles. It will take only a few minutes for the CityCAT to refuel at gas stations equipped with custom air compressor units; MDI says it should cost around $2 to fill the car’s carbon-fiber tanks with 340 liters of air at 4350 psi. Drivers also will be able to plug into the electrical grid and use the car’s built-in compressor to refill the tanks in about 4 hours. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the Air Car will likely never hit American shores, especially considering its all-glue construction. But that doesn’t mean the major automakers can write it off as a bizarre Indian experiment — MDI has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. <BR/><BR/>I especially like the part about going 68 mph. I bet that reduces the 125 mile range significantly?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and how about the high quality all-glue construction?<BR/><BR/>I also would not want to be in a wreck. Can you imagine being around a compressed tank with 4350 psi when it ruptured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-62757333197006084722008-08-08T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:25:00.000-04:00"New York carmakers are making and estimate to hav..."New York carmakers are making and estimate to have on the market an air-powered car in 2010 that gets 106 mpg. That's 2 years away. Much less than the 10 years for a small supply of oil."<BR/><BR/>ladyinblue, here's some of those facts that you're fond of:<BR/><BR/>When air is expanded in the engine it cools dramatically (Boyles_law), and needs heated to ambient temperature using a heat exchanger, similar to the Intercooler in internal combustion engines, to obtain a significant fraction of the theoretical energy output. The heat exchanger is practically difficult, as while it performs a similar task to the Intercooler, the temperature difference between the incoming air, and the working gas is smaller and in heating the stored air, it gets very cold, being prone to icing in most climates. <BR/><BR/>Refueling the compressed air container using a home or low-end conventional air compressor may take as long as 4 hours. Service stations may have specialized equipment that may take only 3 minutes.[9] <BR/><BR/>Early tests have demonstrated the limited storage capacity of the tanks; the only published test of a vehicle running on compressed air alone was limited to a range of 7.22 km. [11] <BR/><BR/>That would be about 4.5 miles in non-liberal speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-7853022167581107792008-08-08T14:55:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:55:00.000-04:00Also, I'm not against all drilling. I'm against dr...Also, I'm not against all drilling. I'm against drilling in environmentally protected areas. There are 68 million acres of land approved for drilling, 33 million of which are offshore. Drill in those acres and leave ANWR alone.ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-483100132771591272008-08-08T14:49:00.001-04:002008-08-08T14:49:00.001-04:00Um, I do live on an island with all the other libe...Um, I do live on an island with all the other liberals. Its called Manhattan. And if you continue to ignore the threat of global warning, which by the way is not disputed by ANY scientist, you'll be living on your own little island too. As for the quote I put in, it is exactly that. A quote. I did not write that. I researched oil drilling, because I like to have facts before I agree or disagree with something, and saw both sides of the issue, including that quote. Oh, and as far as timetables for wind and solar energy go, New York carmakers are making and estimate to have on the market an air-powered car in 2010 that gets 106 mpg. That's 2 years away. Much less than the 10 years for a small supply of oil.ladyinbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023506231489199950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-14491887389751988242008-08-08T14:49:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:49:00.000-04:00'Most industry analysts' isn't some catchall conce...'Most industry analysts' isn't some catchall concerning peak oil or the 70% of oil-lease property lying fallow, it's actually the raging Bolsheviks at the American Petroleum Institute. You know, Exxon and Mobil.<BR/><BR/>The point of all this Bushwa isn't actually oil, it's contracts for oilfield services. Guess which executive branch vampire's 'blind trust' gets richer off that scam.calibanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733318827615542058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-53928959824817284892008-08-08T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:21:00.000-04:00The funny part about all this, for me at least, is...The funny part about all this, for me at least, is that the 'hybrid proposal' that paris endorses is the same proposal that McCain is endorsing. Off-shore drilling with environmental oversight in conjunction with more and better funded research in alternative sources of energy and more effiecient transportation. If you'be listened to the actual content of his speeches instead of yelling at the TV, you would probably know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-11479418416962703182008-08-08T14:14:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:14:00.000-04:00"Too bad the government isn't run more like a busi..."Too bad the government isn't run more like a business in some respects."<BR/><BR/>I tend to think the government is run EXACTLY like a business. You know, a business like IndyMac, AIG, Bear Stearns, or Countrywide.<BR/><BR/>Large businesses are just as inherently incompetent as the government. They just have funny accounting rules that hide all of it. Call in to a 1-800 call center sometime or try dealing with an HMO. They're just as stupid. There are plenty of dumb people in the private sector as well.<BR/><BR/><BR/>As for taxes, income taxes should be on a sliding scale adjusted to regional cost of living, but that's an entirely different conversation that's way to difficult to have here. Suffice it to say, making $112K+ in North Dakota is a helluva lot different than making $112K+ in California.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067448620734618224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-57505226976988191972008-08-08T14:08:00.000-04:002008-08-08T14:08:00.000-04:00Cite some specifics about those "moth balled" oil ...Cite some specifics about those "moth balled" oil wells in California. I don't believe you have your "facts" straight. The oil wells we have shut in in Alabama are shut in because they are stripper wells, not because of regulatory concerns. When you can't get enough oil out to pay for the pumping operation, you shut it down. The oil left in these reservoirs are so thick as to be tar. Someday, it might be worth it to work on getting the last few drops but these wells won't be solving any oil shortages even if they all went back on line today.<BR/><BR/>Can I sell you a nice bridge they have up in Brooklyn? <BR/><BR/>BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-39389792305248999362008-08-08T13:59:00.000-04:002008-08-08T13:59:00.000-04:00...dammit, that's awesome. DAMMIT....dammit, that's awesome. DAMMIT.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057374435503696017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-5198125005642407282008-08-08T13:55:00.000-04:002008-08-08T13:55:00.000-04:00Whether you like it or not, there is a finite amou...Whether you like it or not, there is a finite amount of oil in the ground. The lack of new OIL discoveries (natural gas discoveries are still coming in) in this country are not due to the over regulating tree huggers nor due to lack of price motivation. No, we are not discovering new oil fields in the US of A because there aren't any. Our economy is currently oil driven, sure enough. No denying that. And in the future that oil will be available in lesser and lesser amounts, even when we consider OPEC sources. No amount of drilling in ANWR or the continental shelf is going to change that. Yeah, it would be so nice to have a domestic oil supply so we could thumb our noses at the Saudi's but it isn't going to happen, no matter how much McCain and his supporters may want us to believe it. <BR/><BR/>We should direct our efforts and tax incentives towards what the future holds, and that is an economy driven by energy in some other form than oil. No, I can't tell you what the answer will be, but if we don't start working on it soon, we will be behind the rest of the world in this advancing new field of energy alternatives.<BR/><BR/>BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-70296855539068322072008-08-08T13:16:00.000-04:002008-08-08T13:16:00.000-04:00ladyinblue,I always love when you libs use the "mo...ladyinblue,<BR/><BR/>I always love when you libs use the "most industry analysts". That's keyword for a few liberal dumbasses who you can find to promote your lunacy.<BR/><BR/>How long is going to take to be able to run 230 million automobiles on wind and solar power? Ask the industry anal-list that one.<BR/><BR/>BTW, You can take all that Global Warming and Environmental BS and move to some remote island. Take the Polar Bears, Spotted Owls, and, Snail Darters with you and, live in a cave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-32907635602236682892008-08-08T13:11:00.000-04:002008-08-08T13:11:00.000-04:00McCain might be dementia in office waiting to happ...McCain might be dementia in office waiting to happen, but for now he's Ananias on roller skates. Like the kids tormenting Happy Jack, he lies, lies, lies, lies, lies. <BR/><BR/>My opinion, anybody that can't differentiate between an exhausted misstatement like "57 states" and claiming Iran is training Al Quaeda terriss in Iraq, well disenfranchisement seems in order.<BR/><BR/>Canvas those bikers in SD and ask them whether they'd prefer the heiress bimbo that can read a teleprompter or the heiress bimbo whose Botox treatments have induced terminal strabismus. Who knows, without the banana competition?<BR/><BR/>McCain's become the poster child for an old saw. You know he's lying because some oil guy is making his lips move.calibanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733318827615542058noreply@blogger.com