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Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
02-10-10, 01:37 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by classicman2
You're assuming that we are going to able to import all the oil we need to sustain our economy.
Today we import about 70% of our needs. 'Experts' tell us we'll be importing 80-85% of our needs in 10years.
What would happen if a couple of our major suppliers decided not to sell their oil to the U.S.?
It's happened before - then we were only importing about 27% of our needs. I remember the chaos that occurred in the '70s when that happened. I don't believe we want to see that (many times more severe) than what occurred then in our future.
It's imperative, IMO, that we reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Today we import about 70% of our needs. 'Experts' tell us we'll be importing 80-85% of our needs in 10years.
What would happen if a couple of our major suppliers decided not to sell their oil to the U.S.?
It's happened before - then we were only importing about 27% of our needs. I remember the chaos that occurred in the '70s when that happened. I don't believe we want to see that (many times more severe) than what occurred then in our future.
It's imperative, IMO, that we reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Thats the COMPREHENSIVE part of an energy plan
Unless you actually, truely believe that in the year 2010 we should be powering our society by digging ancient biomass out of the ground and lighting it on fire.
02-10-10, 01:46 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by sracer
Is it really that people are latching onto the handwriting thing or is it that people are responding to those who defend the handwriting thing?
There has been a few waves of "pro derangement syndrome" over the last few years. Both for Obama and for Palin. I see a lot of similarities between those who succumb to one or the other.
There has been a few waves of "pro derangement syndrome" over the last few years. Both for Obama and for Palin. I see a lot of similarities between those who succumb to one or the other.
02-10-10, 01:53 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by wendersfan
Sometimes I like to think of this entire forum as one giant, natural experiment in confirmation bias.
02-10-10, 01:57 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by cpgator
Well, I voted for McCain and I like Palin (mostly because she annoys libs so much) - but i have to agree that she looked like a tard when she was reading her hand. The fact that is was lame talking points made it even worse.
02-10-10, 01:58 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
Or reduce our dependence on oil period, but to you thats pie-in-the-sky hidden environmentalism.
02-10-10, 01:59 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by cpgator
Well, I voted for McCain and I like Palin (mostly because she annoys libs so much) - but i have to agree that she looked like a tard when she was reading her hand. The fact that is was lame talking points made it even worse.
She's an idiot though. If someone can't glance at her performance the other night and see how ridiculous it was, even ignoring what an idiot she has already been on so many occasions, they are blind.
02-10-10, 02:07 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
You know that's the only thing I like about Palin too... she truly makes the lightweight ideologues furious.
She's an idiot though. If someone can't glance at her performance the other night and see how ridiculous it was, even ignoring what an idiot she has already been on so many occasions, they are blind.
She's an idiot though. If someone can't glance at her performance the other night and see how ridiculous it was, even ignoring what an idiot she has already been on so many occasions, they are blind.
02-10-10, 02:12 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by classicman2
You believe talking about energy is a lame talking point?
02-10-10, 02:21 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by wendersfan
Sometimes I'll see a clip of Palin speaking and wonder if there's something I'm missing. It's hard to believe anyone can take her seriously, but clearly some people do.
02-10-10, 02:22 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by classicman2
You believe talking about energy is a lame talking point?
Talking about energy is important. Reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels is important. But the goal should be in reducing our use of fossil fuels, period. The only way for the U.S. to remain a global power is to transition to a different energy source before it's too late. This isn't environmentalism, it's the market.
02-10-10, 02:26 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by Lemmy
And THAT, my friends, is the scariest thing about Palin.
02-10-10, 02:34 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by wendersfan
I disagree. It's not really all that scary, since her appeal isn't a secret, and neither is in what shape that appeal exists. We know with whom her base of support lies, and more importantly, where it doesn't. It's like American Idol. It's hard for me to believe that sentient, literate, adult people could possibly watch that show, but I know for a fact they do. Therefore, my assumptions about human behavior are wrong and have to be adjusted.
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02-10-10, 02:42 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by wendersfan
It is when the sum total of your "talking about energy" is nothing but a few cliches.
Talking about energy is important. Reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels is important. But the goal should be in reducing our use of fossil fuels, period. The only way for the U.S. to remain a global power is to transition to a different energy source before it's too late. This isn't environmentalism, it's the market.
Talking about energy is important. Reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels is important. But the goal should be in reducing our use of fossil fuels, period. The only way for the U.S. to remain a global power is to transition to a different energy source before it's too late. This isn't environmentalism, it's the market.
The problem, once again, is our importation of 70% of our oil needs.
Unfortunately wind, solar, water, nuclear, etc. don't reduce that but very little.
As far as the exotics - it's going to take 10-15 years before they have any real impact on reducing our importation of foreign oil.
That's not cliche. That's fact - whether you accept it or not.
02-10-10, 02:59 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by classicman2
I've said over & over that I'm all for alternative energy sources. I want 'em all: wind, solar, water, nuclear, etc.
The problem, once again, is our importation of 70% of our oil needs.
Unfortunately wind, solar, water, nuclear, etc. don't reduce that but very little.
As far as the exotics - it's going to take 10-15 years before they have any real impact on reducing our importation of foreign oil.
That's not cliche. That's fact - whether you accept it or not.
The problem, once again, is our importation of 70% of our oil needs.
Unfortunately wind, solar, water, nuclear, etc. don't reduce that but very little.
As far as the exotics - it's going to take 10-15 years before they have any real impact on reducing our importation of foreign oil.
That's not cliche. That's fact - whether you accept it or not.
So why did she have to write "Energy" on her hand? I could see if maybe she wrote down a couple numbers or percentages or something so she didn't put out incorrect info... but Energy? WTH?
02-10-10, 03:01 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Another solution is greatly expanding and rebuilding a nation-wide railroad system.
We're not going to do that because it would cost billions & billions of dollars - maybe even trillions.
We're not going to do that because it would cost billions & billions of dollars - maybe even trillions.
02-10-10, 03:17 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Originally Posted by Groucho
How can one argue that "Drill baby drill" is a comprehensive energy policy?
plan is a comprehensive energy policy?
02-10-10, 03:22 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
I think we need a constitutional amendment requiring the president to be not only from an energy producing but a energy exporting state. 
02-10-10, 03:24 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Who is?
02-10-10, 03:57 PM
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Re: Is Sarah Palin going to be our next President?
Why do some of our members keep reminding us that Palin is physically attractive, instantiating that that's somehow qualification for office?
