Comments on: A History of Impeachment

By: dean

dean — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:43:06 +0000

Also beware of rickA (or anyone) referencing the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a decidely non-science based group of quacks trying to give the impression that they are a reliable source. They
– are a fountain of anti-vaccination crap, including the “vaccines cause autism” line
– had an article by Wakefield himself in their “journal” — full of his usual wretchedness
– deny the HIV/Aids link
– push “abortions are a major cause of breast cancer” crap
– claim that shaken baby syndrome is fictional, and that it was made up as a cover for the “fact” (their words) that vaccines directly caused the child’s death

and much more. It’s clearly not anything that a sane or honest person would buy into, but we are discussing rickA here, so you never know what might happen. (And again, so far no evidence he buys any of this.)

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:17:39 +0000

In reply to Jeffh. And the type of people that RickA gets his 'news' from, which makes him a bottom feeder, are at it again with some of the usual suspects: The ever erudite John Mashey reveals that the lying deniers are still at it, now trying to confuse people by using an organisation with the initials NAS in this case National Association of Scholars which could be confounded with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences a very different organisation. People and organisations involved in this multi-level deception are Will Happer, Patrick Michaels, Heartland Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Global Warming Policy Foundation (UK).

NAS has long been funded by the same conservative foundations highlighted in Brulle's 2013 study, including the Charles Koch Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and especially Sarah Scaife Foundation, whose biggest investments were in tobacco and oil (CCC p. 47-48). NAS was examined in detail in “Bottling Nonsense” Mashey (2011), and the financials are now updated in the spreadsheet NASfinancials. It is not really a membership organization in the same sense as the better-known American Association of University Professors (2017 Form 990). Unlike NAS, AAUP elects leaders and receives most of its income from dues for services.

Dark-Moneyed Denialists Are Running 'Fixing Science' Symposium of Doubt

By: Jeffh

Jeffh — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 12:46:10 +0000

Lionel, Donald Trump and his neofascist regime have an abominable record on every aspect of the environment. Not only on climate change, but on water quality and pollution, pesticide regulations, safeguarding of public lands and protection of endangered species. I highlighted some of these areas above. RickA, like other right wing bots, doesn’t seem to care at all about the environment and even appears to suggest that Trump’s evisceration of environmental regulations is a good thing. For him, the extinction of red-cockaded woodpeckers, black-capped vireos, black-footed ferrets, florida mountain lions, and many other species or populations teetering on the brink is apparently no big deal. They are expendable if they impede corporate profit maximization. The tragic thing is how many people appear to think like this. A Yahoo! piece several months ago described Trump pulling the plug on habitat protection for an endangered species of western grouse. People commenting on the story showed little sympathy for the species; many suggested that the grouse was worthless because its meat was tasteless. Seriously. These people are Trump’s ‘base’.

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 12:17:58 +0000

RickA

I never lie.

Of course, you always have the best truth, the biggest truth, the cleanest truth etc, etc. Meanwhile the following could be a report card on Trump's dastardly environmental record: Donald Trump's Record on Climate Change Anybody supporting Trump is aiding and abetting environmental felony and should in time be subject to an international trial.

By: Jeffh

Jeffh — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:58:08 +0000

RickA was finally honest. “I always lie” he opined, and “I am always wrong” he also said.

At least he knows himself well.

By: dean

dean — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:15:14 +0000

“I never lie.”

Add another lie to the list.

By: RickA

RickA — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:47:21 +0000

In reply to Lionel A. Naturally I disagree.

By: RickA

RickA — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:44:30 +0000

In reply to Jeffh.

dean:

I never lie.

Although I am occasionally wrong.

By: dean

dean — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:22:12 +0000

Holy crap.

it didnt’ register?

-----> didn't register

By: Lionel A

Lionel A — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:03:35 +0000

RickA

This is America and we are all entitled to free speech here.

Maybe but not to offer opinion based upon fallacy that can cause harm or get in the way of protecting people from harmful effects. Your ‘free speech’ is nothing but exercising freedom without responsibility, words have consequences and those from such as you are highly dangerous given the issues humanity faces.