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so what's your argument again? do you actually have any argument at anytime besides personal attacks?

a gay joke because I asked if the ass kicking hurt? you are some piece of work.

needless to say that my argument wasn't ad-hominem because it specifically addressed the lack of evidence provided to dismiss a report written by experts

Dude, you don't lack chutzpah to think that your, and the other moron's, insulting people for days on end is humorous. I also don't see what exactly isn't accurate about calling you a troll, considering your lame performance in this thread.

Nobody said it was clever but it had the merit of being accurate and original (at least, beyond the "no, you are" of your douchebaggy friend). Or, perhaps, you are claiming that you weren't trolling? Well, now I feel stupid for having given you the benefit of the doubt. You aren't a troll, you are a moron who apparently believes that continuously spewing retarded ad-hominem constitutes a worthy argument, my bad.

Cost of health care doubled in 9 years, so we need to defund NPR and Planned Parenthood [/clown]

The Obama war on whistle-blowers

is that all you could come up with? how sad. As if your being a neofascistic douchebag weren't enough that you also have to afflict us with your stupidity.

KKK likes the mud too much to be sent to the bacon forum. See?

This scenario happens in your world, or is this just one of your fight back against the man fantasy scenarios that you role play with yourself? It has actually happened to me several times to be accused of being some kind of troglodyte for telling some salesman I didn't have any use for an electric can opener or some other useless garbage. Of course, it now turns out that the TV propagandized shop till you drop is indeed completely unsustainable.

dude, quit smoking the rug. It's really bad for you.

Demanding the Evidence on Abbottabad: Even the Media Establishment Is Wary It’s interesting that nobody respectable will admit to private concerns about the conflicting stories we’ve been told about Osama and Al Qaeda over the years. Of course the White House’s narrative “is to be believed”, but, um, can we please see the proof anyway? Just for the heck of it? For Oreskes, the photo is an important piece of evidence to establish what happened during the Navy SEALs raid on bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound. ”In the week since the raid there’s been a whole series of story-lines about what happened in this raid,” said Oreskes. “At this point, anything that might shed more light on what occurred is potentially quite newsworthy. So we would like this imagery to fully understand what happened during this event.” “I can’t tell you what understanding we would get,” he prefaced. “But we would like to see it and compare it with other things we’re being told about this raid both by U.S. officials and officials in other countries.” What he presumably means is that there’s something fundamentally wrong with the inconsistencies in the White House version of events, and if we can’t even resolve those, how can we ever trust it on more mundane matters? The AP isn’t alone in wanting more insight on the specifics of the raid. When it eventually surfaced that bin Laden was not killed in a firefight, his wife wasn’t used as a human shield, there was no live footage of the event and the “mansion” where he lived was only worth between $250,000 and $480,000, many became skeptical of the White House’s narrative. Other organizations that have filed FOIAs include Politico, Fox News, Judicial Watch and Citizens United. Oreskes sympathizes with the president. “This is obviously one of his most difficult decisions and we understand that.” Actually, we don’t even really know that it was one of his most difficult decisions. And we don’t even know that it is really his to make. The real story of how decisions are “made” by the temporary occupants of the White House has a lot more to do with permanent constituencies and power centers inside and outside government that have been shaping events globally for decades. Those who read accounts of former insiders, from Fletcher Prouty (former chief of special operations for the Pentagon) to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell) to investigative reporters (sorry—personal plug—yours truly), know that there’s far more intrigue in this process than even the president himself may know. At best, presidents, who lack personal knowledge of the complex details, hidden agendas, and cooked intelligence, are dependent on how the options are presented to them and framed by unseen others. The truth is too sensitive to share with mere mortals like Obama, who at worst will be out of the way in a few short years. Meanwhile, every president has a stake in hiding how little real power he actually has.

The Obama Deception: Why Cornel West Went Ballistic

Great job Lucky the dude was able to drag himself in the basket. Same helo model landed on top of Everest a few years ago.

Meanwhile, the corporate media's blackout of single payer healthcare initiatives continues: "Bernie Sanders and Jim McDermott Introduce Single Payer Healthcare Legislation By Reader Supported News 11 May 11 national doctors' group welcomed the introduction in the Senate today of a single-payer health reform bill that it said moves in the direction of providing comprehensive care to everyone, reducing wasteful paperwork, reining in health costs, and delivering better medical outcomes. This morning Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced the introduction of the American Health Security Act of 2011, S. 915, in the U.S. Senate. Significantly, at Sanders' side for the announcement was Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, among others. "At a time when the airwaves are filled with talk about cutting or even ending Medicare," said Dr. Garrett Adams, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, "Sen. Sanders has boldly stepped forward with the seemingly paradoxical proposition that the best way to financially strengthen the Medicare program is to upgrade it and expand it to cover everyone." Adams said that the improved-Medicare-for-all approach embodied in Sanders' bill goes considerably beyond the Obama administration's health law, which keeps the for-profit private health insurance industry at the center of the U.S. health system. This sacrifices universal coverage, efficiency and cost containment, he said. "In contrast, Sanders' legislation would cover nearly all 51 million people who currently lack coverage and improve benefits for everyone by eliminating co-pays and deductibles and restoring free choice of physician," Adams said. "By slashing private insurance overhead and bureaucracy in doctors' offices and hospitals, S. 915 would recapture about $400 billion annually that is currently wasted on unnecessary paperwork. That money, in turn, would be channeled back into high-quality clinical care." "Further, by using a single-payer system's bargaining power, we would be able to negotiate lower prices for pharmaceuticals and other goods and services, allowing us to rein in rising health care costs," he said. more: single payer legislation

E-Rock sounds like that salesman who accuses you of living in a cave because you won't even consider partaking to dead-ender consumerism.

I find it rather amazing that an eminent group of 120 experts get together to say there are no technological or cost barriers to reaching 80% renewables within 40 years, yet some blowhards mysteriously claiming to be "informed about reality" feel they can bring up the same old canards that have been repeatedly debunked, and of course, without ever accounting for whether we have the choice of not of implementing sustainable, not-polluting energy systems.

drool ... Somehow, I expected the upper nw glacier to be steeper.

ACLU: Oppose New Worldwide War Authority A few top congressional insiders are aiming to sneak new worldwide war authority in to a "must pass" piece of legislation: the Defense Authorization bill. This new war authority would give the president — any president — the power to unilaterally take our country to war wherever, whenever and however he or she sees fit. It would essentially declare a worldwide war without end. It is shocking that Congress is entertaining such legislation at a time when many are looking to see an end to escalating conflict and abuses of power in the name of fighting terrorism. https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3195

Who is surprised that our resident McCarthyite thug gloats about internet monitoring?

The establishment's narrative about renewable energy (RE) is "cool but it can only fill a small part of our energy needs. The technology isn't there yet and we still need to develop fossils and nukes". The IPCC brings 120 of the most prominent experts in the discipline to review the literature and assess RE potential with existing technologies. They put out a report that tells us (as we have known for years already) that we have the tech, the only thing missing is political will to promote investment and development. It's a huge development and you'd think the media would bring it to the fore especially in the wake of Fukushima. Unfortunately, our corporate media seems to have different design on the evolution of the narrative about renewable energy: Renewable Energy? That's Not News (Here)

7 Deceptions About Bin Laden's Killing Pushed by the Obama Administration

Don't worry some will swear to you that only the furriners are targeted. The one I thought was priceless was the following: Shortly before the launch of the "war on terror," an unnamed Pentagon war planner seemed to warn journalists everywhere when he told Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz (9/24/01): "This is the most information-intensive war you can imagine... We're going to lie about things."