tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4857645605997241934..comments2024-03-28T03:47:46.544-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: "If you grab them by the balls, the hearts and minds will follow" - Charles ColsonDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63955068798210787562013-03-11T02:03:51.569-04:002013-03-11T02:03:51.569-04:00The only thing that will save the GOP is cutting t...The only thing that will save the GOP is cutting the lunatic right element loose - the neo-Nazi Tea Party, that makes Mussolini look like a Marxist. Obama isn't even left of centre, but most peeps on both sides of the divide are moderates, an area that the Republicans have gifted to the Democrats by shifting sharply into fascist territory.Slartibartfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563742490834998772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85527085512495363632009-03-16T07:30:00.000-04:002009-03-16T07:30:00.000-04:00Not really scary at all.==Scary that these are con...Not really scary at all.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Scary that these are considered science questions. This is not science, it's general trivia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83915473975240850852009-03-16T00:07:00.000-04:002009-03-16T00:07:00.000-04:00Well that's just plumb ridiculous, Mat. Anybody ca...Well that's just plumb ridiculous, Mat. Anybody can see the sun going round the earth, and the moon, too. And we all know what a year is. That's how long it takes for our birthday to come round again. And we all know there's more water than land, or we wouldn't call this place, 'the watery planet'. Everybody knows that. Finally, as to--<BR/><BR/> <I>Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.</I><BR/><BR/>41% haven't bought into this nonsense that humans and dinosuaers didn't live together. We know they did from watching 'Jurassic Park' and reading<BR/><A HREF="http://www.mcremo.com/" REL="nofollow">Forbidden Archeology</A> by Michael Cremo.<BR/><BR/>How do <I>you</I> explain a human footprint right there in a dino footprint, huh?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77821844598351298932009-03-16T00:01:00.000-04:002009-03-16T00:01:00.000-04:00Economist's View Bernanke on 60 MinutesBen Bernank...<A HREF="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/03/bernanke-on-60-minutes.html#comments" REL="nofollow">Economist's View Bernanke on 60 Minutes</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/12/60minutes/main4862191.shtml" REL="nofollow">Ben Bernanke on 60 Minutes</A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-610547549083459842009-03-15T23:53:00.000-04:002009-03-15T23:53:00.000-04:00Scary. Why do I get the feeling LT was not part of...<EM>Scary. Why do I get the feeling LT was not part of that 21%.</EM><BR/><BR/>Not really scary at all. You probably get that feeling because you know I wouldn't be hanging around your usual suspects in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Here's one for you, mat. If the sun were the size of a basketball, how big would the earth be, and at what distance?<BR/><BR/>Sorry. I never made the quiz question into a multiple choice, so you'll have to do a little work.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35225137241521314572009-03-15T22:52:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:52:00.000-04:00Scientific Illiteracy in AmericaSci/Tech | Sun, Ma...Scientific Illiteracy in America<BR/><BR/>Sci/Tech | Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:44:09 am PDT<BR/><BR/>In a 1995 interview, Carl Sagan said:<BR/><BR/> We have designed our civilization based on science and technology and at the same time arranged things so that almost no one understands anything at all about science and technology. This is a clear prescription for disaster.<BR/><BR/>These were prescient words, and since Sagan’s day the situation has only gotten worse. A new survey shows the depth of the problem: American Adults Flunk Basic Science.<BR/><BR/> ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2009) — Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive® reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test. ...<BR/><BR/> According to the national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences:<BR/><BR/> * Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.<BR/><BR/> * Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.<BR/><BR/> * Only 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth’s surface that is covered with water.<BR/><BR/> * Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.<BR/><BR/><BR/>==<BR/><BR/>via: LGF<BR/><BR/>Scary. Why do I get the feeling LT was not part of that 21%.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59150594752410492782009-03-15T22:35:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:35:00.000-04:00City: MissoulaWhen: April 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pmWher...City: Missoula<BR/>When: April 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm<BR/>Where: The Streets of Missoula, TBABobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72392987549480885192009-03-15T22:33:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:33:00.000-04:00City: PhoenixWhen: April 15, 6:00pmWhere: Capitol ...City: Phoenix<BR/>When: April 15, 6:00pm<BR/>Where: Capitol building<BR/>Contact: Keith Sipmann<BR/>Other Info:<BR/>http://www.americanpoliticalanalysis.comBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71160417605089593942009-03-15T22:31:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:31:00.000-04:00Tea Party in Hawaii--City: HonoluluWhen: April 15,...Tea Party in Hawaii--<BR/><BR/>City: Honolulu<BR/>When: April 15, 4:00pm - 7:00pm<BR/>Where: State Capitol<BR/>Contact: EMAIL<BR/>Phone: 808.222.9145<BR/>Other Info:<BR/>Facebook Group: CLICK HEREBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18069174734178652032009-03-15T22:30:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:30:00.000-04:00Tax Day Tea Parties Near YouJust click on your sta...<A HREF="http://www.taxdayteaparty.com/" REL="nofollow">Tax Day Tea Parties Near You</A><BR/><BR/>Just click on your state.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56179028352701924072009-03-15T22:27:00.001-04:002009-03-15T22:27:00.001-04:00Tea Party In Cincinnati A Success<A HREF="http://michellemalkin.com/" REL="nofollow">Tea Party In Cincinnati A Success</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51590675596333697242009-03-15T22:27:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:27:00.000-04:00Mexican Drug Lord Makes Forbes Richest List How do...<A HREF="http://utahcribs.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/mexican-drug-lord-makes-forbes-richest-list/" REL="nofollow">Mexican Drug Lord Makes Forbes Richest List</A><BR/><BR/> How does a Mexican drug lord make it onto Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s richest people? Apparently, by amassing a billion-dollar fortune as his country’s most notorious drug trafficker. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, No. 701 on the list, heads the Sinaloa cartel, one of the biggest cocaine suppliers to the United States, according to Forbes.<BR/><BR/>The 51-year-old kingpin was arrested in 1993 on drug and murder charges but escaped from a Mexican prison in 2001, Forbes reported. The escape set off a wave of killing across Mexico, according to Reuters. Drug violence between rival gangs has caused about 7,000 deaths in Mexico since the beginning of last year, and Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel henchmen are considered some of the most vicious, Reuters reported.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30675162551115749792009-03-15T22:25:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:25:00.000-04:00Obama, Who Has A Real Moral Blind Spot, Continues ...<A HREF="http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/gingrich_obama_conscience/2009/03/15/192127.html" REL="nofollow">Obama, Who Has A Real Moral Blind Spot, Continues Attacks On Doctors And Nurses Of Conscience</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84014107490247615822009-03-15T22:19:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:19:00.000-04:00Canadian Justice System Working For YouLi, an immi...<A HREF="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/getting-away-with-murder-in-canada/" REL="nofollow">Canadian Justice System Working For You</A><BR/><BR/>Li, an immigrant, after getting all sorts of free stuff, had a tiff with his wife, took the Greyhound, leaving the driving to us, beheaded the guy next to him, ate his eyeballs, and, basically, walks. Not one witness called.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48310710145661931702009-03-15T22:13:00.000-04:002009-03-15T22:13:00.000-04:00If the people of Idaho had a vote on our nuclear r...If the people of Idaho had a vote on our nuclear reactor we'd vote for it. It looks to have run into some heavy seas with the new gangrene in Washington, D.C. Haven't had a newsletter from the promoters for awhile.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41557853574883619882009-03-15T21:56:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:56:00.000-04:00The green solutions should be getting a very fair ...The green solutions should be getting a very fair shot at it in the next few years, with nuclear out of the picture, coal being on the nix list, and all sorts of Obamabucks supposedly flowing their way. It may not be a level playing field, but if they can't make it on a field that's tilted their way they can't make it till 'later'. I like the idea of a healthy mix of energy sources myself. A little redundancy, not always living on the edge.<BR/><BR/>I was kinda joking about the paddlewheel, Ash. I'm sure you're right about the drag.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90192913343511730992009-03-15T21:44:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:44:00.000-04:00You'd only trade someone else's tyranny for one of...You'd only trade someone else's tyranny for one of your own design.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>I'm all for a vote. A vote that isn't rigged by voting machines, a rigged media, and a rigged political system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40511025905219401572009-03-15T21:37:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:37:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45706379348442092162009-03-15T21:33:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:33:00.000-04:00Quoting mat from Wed Mar 11, 03:10:00 AM EDT:"Here...Quoting mat from Wed Mar 11, 03:10:00 AM EDT:<BR/><BR/>"Here we again with another gusher of pent-up stupidity. "<BR/><BR/><EM>You're a bore and an idiot. Go piss somewhere else.</EM>linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84453683192477448772009-03-15T21:30:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:30:00.000-04:00No, what I advocate is a leveled playing field. Yo...<EM>No, what I advocate is a leveled playing field. </EM><BR/><BR/>Your idea of a leveled playing field is one where the collectivist elite adjusts the level so the bubble always looks true, but the field is tilted toward your favored solutions.<BR/><BR/>You'd only trade someone else's tyranny for one of your own design.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84603291563008849282009-03-15T21:27:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:27:00.000-04:00What took so long, mat? Did you wait for your bong...What took so long, mat? Did you wait for your bong to go out?<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>You're a bore and an idiot. Go piss somewhere else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50916464547791792402009-03-15T21:21:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:21:00.000-04:00but that is EXACTLY what you constantly advocate M...but that is EXACTLY what you constantly advocate Mats - a tyranny based on you narrow view of what should be.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>No, what I advocate is a leveled playing field. Because I know for a fact that on a leveled playing field, the solution I advocate is the superior solution. And I'm not the only one to think so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67388347189363642122009-03-15T21:17:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:17:00.000-04:00Ok, so now I follow you. You're basically calling ...<EM>Ok, so now I follow you. You're basically calling me a totalitarian Commie. You're pathetic, LT.</EM><BR/><BR/>What took so long, mat? Did you wait for your bong to go out?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37316691131350148822009-03-15T21:14:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:14:00.000-04:00but that is EXACTLY what you constantly advocate M...but that is EXACTLY what you constantly advocate Mats - a tyranny based on you narrow view of what should be.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82760167837323711332009-03-15T21:12:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:12:00.000-04:00via Wiki:Anti-collectivists often argue that all a...via Wiki:<BR/><BR/>Anti-collectivists often argue that all authoritarian and totalitarian societies are collectivist in nature. George Orwell, an advocate of democratic socialism[19], believed that collectivism resulted in the empowerment of a minority of individuals and oppression:<BR/><BR/>It cannot be said too often - at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough - that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamt of.[20]<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Ok, so now I follow you. You're basically calling me a totalitarian Commie. You're pathetic, LT.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.com