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2016-12-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Leonardo DiCaprio sneaks into Trump Tower; meets Donald and Ivanka about how green jobs can boost economy

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Posted by Fred 2016-12-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 DiCaprio, 42, is known to be a strong advocate of fighting climate change

During the election campaign, actor had urged people to vote Hillary Clinton

He's not the brightest bulb, is he?

Posted by Crusader 2016-12-09 01:06|| 2016-12-09 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 His ego is so big, it has its own gravity. I suspect though that Trumps is a black hole by comparison - "And who are you?"

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-09 07:30|| 2016-12-09 07:30|| Front Page Top

#3 If he wants to put up some of his own money I say go for it.
Tax payer money, not so much.

Posted by jvalentour 2016-12-09 07:51|| 2016-12-09 07:51|| Front Page Top

#4 NO MONEY should be given to "fight climate change" if that means carbon tax, solar panel subsidies, wind farms or geothermal.

it's just a big moneyspinner for chinese manufacture which is why they have played propaganda games to promote climate hysteria here in the west

if Trump does anything about climate change he should only divert money for 2 things:

1) Nuclear FUSION research. If there is any "green tech" to be invested in then do that because all our energy problems will be solved when that comes good

2) make birth control freely available for the top 100 birthrate countries to get global population shrinking instead of growing. Those people need access to condoms, the pill, vasectomy and implanon, and the women need to be empowered to choose their own family sizes.

Posted by anon1 2016-12-09 10:05|| 2016-12-09 10:05|| Front Page Top

#5 currently there are yuuge subsidies going to Tesla, Honda, Toyota, etc. for their electic and hybrid vehicles- some indirect, some direct

Posted by lord garth 2016-12-09 11:14|| 2016-12-09 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 At least DiCaprio went to talk to him. Unlike a lot of Lefties.

And Mr. Trump met with a member of the political opposition. As if his predecessor or Ms. HRC would have.

Posted by Pappy 2016-12-09 14:49|| 2016-12-09 14:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Anon1, I would also be ok with tax money for research on nuclear power other than fusion - different fission systems, perhaps Thorium fueled, and/or smaller, distributed, 'fail-safe' systems.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-12-09 16:36|| 2016-12-09 16:36|| Front Page Top

#8 At the beginningg: There was classical economy: create jobs by building road, bridges, dams and things that can make economy MORE efficient

Then there was keynesianism: If you pay peole to dig holes and fill them again this will create jobs when they spend their revenue. Notice however keneysians strongly advice to try budiuld useful things like bridges, roads, damùs atht make economy more efficient

And then there is green economy: ceate jobs by emplying peole ata makingf econmoy LESS efiicient like forcing people to use more expensive energy.

Posted by JFM 2016-12-09 19:33|| 2016-12-09 19:33|| Front Page Top

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