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2006-06-02 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Jackal 2006-06-02 00:52|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who woulda thunk they'd resort to using boilerplate?

Heh, Maroons.

Posted by DanNY 2006-06-02 08:24|| 2006-06-02 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC, I once saw an interesting and somewhat un-PC (surprizing on the Arte channel) documentary on climate warming and related matters; aside for the fact that it was mentioned that the Kyoto treaty was aimed at restraining the US economy, it also included an interview with a person I think was the founder of Greenpeace : he deplored the mass arrival and subsequent take-over of the org by leftist (sandinists, trotskysts) in the mid-80's.
So, for him, Green peace was not an environmental org anymore, but an agenda-driven political one, straight from the horse's mouth.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-06-02 08:34|| 2006-06-02 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Took him long enough to figure it out.

Decades ago the environmentalists were people like my dad, blue collar hunters who cared about preserving the open spaces and nature they enjoyed so much when they left their tough jobs. Then the late 60s and early 70s hit and those who want to tear down the capitalist system, but who failed to start a revolution over Nam, found their new vehicle in Greenpeace, the Union of Concerned Scientists and similar groops.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-02 09:00|| 2006-06-02 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4 lotp, that's how I describe myself.

However, today we no longer call ourselves environmentalists because of the stigma and being lumped in w/irrational jack-asses. I much prefer "conservationist" ("conserve" being the important root word for both conservationist and conservative), more like Ted Nugent and Ted Roosevelt. Nature without man is un-natural, we can tread wherever we want so long as we do it responsibly. That's the big difference. Preserve, expand, and improve natural habitats and treat the earth w/respect for posterity purposes and so that future generations of Americans can enjoy the fine art and great tradition of hunting as well as our country's natural beauty just as I an my forefathers have. That's what it should be about because man is ultimately the stewart of his environment, we'd be stupid not to.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-06-02 10:08|| 2006-06-02 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Some may enjoy this British interview: Ted Nugent: Off his rocker?
He owns 350 guns, wants to nuke Iraq and makes his friend George W look like a liberal. Now 1970s heavy metal star Ted Nugent has his sights set on a new target: entering US politics

Posted by ed 2006-06-02 10:23|| 2006-06-02 10:23|| Front Page Top

#6 What is the term I heard? Watermelon?

Posted by Fordesque 2006-06-02 11:35|| 2006-06-02 11:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes Watermelon - Green on the outside - Red (as in communist) on the inside.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-06-02 12:05|| 2006-06-02 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Ted's remarks about deer......

"They're only interested in three things: the best place to eat, having sex and how quickly they can run away. Much like the French."

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-06-02 12:34|| 2006-06-02 12:34|| Front Page Top

#9 [INSERT CLEVER SMARTASS QUIP HERE]

Posted by Mike 2006-06-02 14:27|| 2006-06-02 14:27|| Front Page Top

#10 The aghast Greenpeace spokesman who issued the memo, Steve Smith, said a colleague was making a joke by inserting the language in a draft that was then mistakenly released. "Given the seriousness of the issue at hand, I don't even think it's funny," Smith said.

See if you think this one's funny, Steve.
"In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world's worst nuclear accident, there have been nearly [six times since Steve Smith from Greenpeace almost got laid]."
Would ya mind distributing that to the media please? Thanks a lot.

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-02 15:48|| 2006-06-02 15:48|| Front Page Top

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