It’s so strange for people from my country to hear about scandals with Trump because I think most people in my country can’t even fully believe that more than 1% voted for Trump although we know people did. A friend of mine had some family over from the states, but he didn’t dare to introduce them to anyone because he was afraid someone would find out one of them voted for Trump. It’s strange how different we are across the Atlantic
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
Here is what it said:
Call it a joke or "tongue in cheek" or whatever. It's definitely not a proposal to eliminate airplanes and cows like Fox News was telling everyone.
Incidentally, there is promising technology that virtually eliminates methane emissions from cows. When you add a tiny amount of certain kinds of seaweed to cow feed, they stop belching methane. (farting isn't really the problem)
And, we already have electric airplanes. But right now they are small planes with limited range. We need advances in battery technology before we can build large airliners that run on electricity.
These possibility of a diet that could solve the problem of gas emmisions from cows and the development of electric commercial travel could result in a significant reduction in greenhouse gasses, but they weren't even mentioned in the GND. She made it sound as if the only way to deal with pollution from airliners was to build high speed rail. She and her team obviously didn't do much research. Again, the GND was a mediocre college essay.
They probably were aware of both technologies.
However, these technologies are unproven. So they had to assume we would try to solve the problem with known solutions while still spending on R&D for future, better solutions.
Thus, they stated they weren't sure if they could eliminate farting cows and airplanes fast enough. Right now, it's not technically feasible.
There is a lot of research that must be done before we can figure out if the seaweed is a viable solution to cow methane. Among other things, we have to figure out if we can grow enough of it and if it changes the beef and milk in any way.
And like I said, we need a breakthrough in battery technology before we can build large electric planes. It's a power versus weight problem. Today's lithium ion batteries are very heavy.
The one thing they did get technically wrong in the FAQ is that the problem with the cows is belching and not farting. But "farting" makes for better humor.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
I find it funny that people get so up in arms over a junior member of Congress...want to pick apart her credentials, etc. We've had politicians who entered national politics who were former baseball players and football players and farmers and teachers and actors (The Love Boat's Gopher!).
Members of Congress have had these other jobs before being elected:
Car dealer
Rodeo Announcer
Welder
Funeral home owner
Software engineer
Physician
Dentists
Veterinarians
Psychiatrist
Psychologists
Optometrist
Nurse
Minister
Physicist
Engineer
Microbiologist
Radio talk show host
Journalist
Accountant
Pilot
Astronaut
Filmmaker
Almond orchard owner
Vintner
Fisherman
Social worker
Stockbroker
The difference is that she is a 29-year old former bartender who thinks she is the chosen one to save the world. She gets a lot of attention because she is attractive and personable, but she interprets the attention as being confirmation of her brilliance.
I disagree that she thinks she is the chosen one. She has some opinions, but it is the right who is giving her a lot of attention, because it believes she is actually a Socialist, and that is a fear word they like to spread.
L L wrote:
SDSU Aztec wrote:
The difference is that she is a 29-year old former bartender who thinks she is the chosen one to save the world. She gets a lot of attention because she is attractive and personable, but she interprets the attention as being confirmation of her brilliance.
She gets more attention from Fox News than anywhere else.
CORRECT! I answered similarly before I read your response.
Greg wrote:
I want to hear Lester Holt say 'impeachment proceedings for the president are underway'.
They will all say it, but really, that is what is going on now. The House just isn't calling it that, but all this investigating is to not just get new or more information but to make what Mueller has already stated more widely known so that their official impeachment proceedings are justified.
Time is an issue as I have said several times now, so depending on how close this all gets to the election, it is possible the House won't impeach him, but if not and he is re-elected (which I don't believe will happen), the House will do it for sure in the next term. It will be irresponsible of them and against their oath not to.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Hm? wrote:
And you know this how?
What else would make her think she has the knowledge and experience to solve the most important threat to the planet? She's just like Trump. She could also denuclearize NK, cut a trade deal with China, solve the Iran problem and tend bar all at the same time.
You've gone too far, brother. She has a vision now as a freshman member of Congress. You demean her by continuing to bring up the bartender thing, and that's a losing debate tactic...means you are losing here. Are we never to shed a former job of ours? Since when is having a job to support yourself a bad thing?
NO ONE is just like Trump...that was your other error. He is a criminal. He is amoral. He is a serial liar. He is a fraud and a phony. He is not a smart person at all. AOC is not like him at all.
forgetfulled wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Racist belittling attempt of a great man who was MUCH more than that before entering national politics.
Before being elected a US Senator and then President, Obama:
* Was a Teacher at the Gamaliel Foundation
* Became a Lawyer (with a law degree from Harvard after getting his BA from Columbia [double major in political science with focus on International Relations and English)
* Was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years teaching Constitutional Law.
* Practiced as a Civil Rights attorney at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland
* Was an Illinois State Senator for nearly 8 years.
Properly educated. Proper experience.
Before you go on such an irrational tirade, you should check your facts.
There has been a member of Congress not named Obama (interesting that your racist mind went to him though) that actually held a title of community organizer.
Do a little research and get back to me so you can be educated.
[sigh] To call him a "Community Organizer" before he was elected is like referring to Reagan as the President of the Screen Actor's Guild. Referring to Obama as a Community Organizer is ONLY a racist belittling attempt. He was MUCH more than that, and of course, much more qualified than Reagan was (since I brought up Reagan) to be President. Stop being racist.
Pookie Washington wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Racist belittling attempt of a great man who was MUCH more than that before entering national politics.
Before being elected a US Senator and then President, Obama:
* Was a Teacher at the Gamaliel Foundation
* Became a Lawyer (with a law degree from Harvard after getting his BA from Columbia [double major in political science with focus on International Relations and English)
* Was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years teaching Constitutional Law.
* Practiced as a Civil Rights attorney at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland
* Was an Illinois State Senator for nearly 8 years.
Properly educated. Proper experience.
The inbreds who disrespect Obama by simply calling him a "community organizer" are the same people who say he was born in Kenya. A bunch of Red Neck Racist RepubliKKKKans who are intimidated by his success and education. He has done extremely well without getting $500 million from daddy.
CORRECT!
Fat hurts wrote:
SDSU Aztec wrote:
It's possible for someone to hate Trump, but still think AOC is a moran.
She is very bright and capable. She's not dumb just because you want her to be.
So far she has proven to be a very capable freshman rep.
Watch her on the stump answering tough questions. She still needs seasoning, but she's very good on her feet.
Bahahahaha!!!! Watch her commentary about garbage disposals. It's all over youtube.
Flagpole wrote:
SDSU Aztec wrote:
What else would make her think she has the knowledge and experience to solve the most important threat to the planet? She's just like Trump. She could also denuclearize NK, cut a trade deal with China, solve the Iran problem and tend bar all at the same time.
You've gone too far, brother. She has a vision now as a freshman member of Congress. You demean her by continuing to bring up the bartender thing, and that's a losing debate tactic...means you are losing here. Are we never to shed a former job of ours? Since when is having a job to support yourself a bad thing?
NO ONE is just like Trump...that was your other error. He is a criminal. He is amoral. He is a serial liar. He is a fraud and a phony. He is not a smart person at all. AOC is not like him at all.
Of course she's not Trump. The similarity is an unjustified confidence in their abilities. If she was smart, she would step back a bit and learn about how the government and the economy works before she decides to solve global warning. It was an issue before she arrived on the scene and the GND doesn't contain anything new or practical. What do you see in the GND that is useful and well thought out?
With DeBlasio now in the race this has to be a record for total candidates for one party. Who will be the next to join the clown car?
100 Dems wrote:
With DeBlasio now in the race this has to be a record for total candidates for one party. Who will be the next to join the clown car?
The Republicans had plenty of clowns in the car in 2016. Most of the announced candidates will receive 1% or less in the early primaries and drop out. In 2016, only Trump, Rubio, Kasich and Cruz stayed around for very long.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
The difference is that she is a 29-year old former bartender who thinks she is the chosen one to save the world. She gets a lot of attention because she is attractive and personable, but she interprets the attention as being confirmation of her brilliance.
your dislike of her is your problem. she is just some first time congress women. she is young and good with her social media skills - it's not a big deal. stop obsessing about her. so her GND was just some pie in the sky idea, who cares? move on from it and stop worrying about it. she is not running the D party and she is a non-factor in who will win in 2020.
finally you have absolutely no idea how she interprets any attention she is getting unless you date her or something.
100 Dems wrote:
Who will be the next to join the clown car?
Trump 2020 owns the clown car.
Klowny Trump wrote:
100 Dems wrote:
Who will be the next to join the clown car?
Trump 2020 owns the clown car.
Incorrect! Clownpole wears the crown as King of all Clowns
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
You've gone too far, brother. She has a vision now as a freshman member of Congress. You demean her by continuing to bring up the bartender thing, and that's a losing debate tactic...means you are losing here. Are we never to shed a former job of ours? Since when is having a job to support yourself a bad thing?
NO ONE is just like Trump...that was your other error. He is a criminal. He is amoral. He is a serial liar. He is a fraud and a phony. He is not a smart person at all. AOC is not like him at all.
Of course she's not Trump. The similarity is an unjustified confidence in their abilities. If she was smart, she would step back a bit and learn about how the government and the economy works before she decides to solve global warning. It was an issue before she arrived on the scene and the GND doesn't contain anything new or practical. What do you see in the GND that is useful and well thought out?
You are giving too much credence to the pie in the sky utopian view of a freshman Congresswoman. Even in your now more narrowed comparison between the two, AOC is STILL not comparable to Trump in that way.
Were all members of the US military to be surveyed on the fitness of their
'commander and chief', I wonder what the results would be.
He does not seem to recognize climate change is an issue.
I was watching PBS briefly last night and saw images of the California wildfires.
It was absolutely devastating.
Election 2020 doesn't begin for another 1.5 years, roughly.
Lots of time to impeach him.
I am surprised he has yet to be impeached.
I am also getting tired of responding to this thread.
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
She is very bright and capable. She's not dumb just because you want her to be.
So far she has proven to be a very capable freshman rep.
Watch her on the stump answering tough questions. She still needs seasoning, but she's very good on her feet.
Bahahahaha!!!! Watch her commentary about garbage disposals. It's all over youtube.
I haven't watched it, but I will say the garbage disposal is one of the dumbest inventions in history. Is it so hard to throw food in the garbage?
Greg wrote:
Were all members of the US military to be surveyed on the fitness of their
'commander and chief', I wonder what the results would be.
He does not seem to recognize climate change is an issue.
I was watching PBS briefly last night and saw images of the California wildfires.
It was absolutely devastating.
Election 2020 doesn't begin for another 1.5 years, roughly.
Lots of time to impeach him.
I am surprised he has yet to be impeached.
I am also getting tired of responding to this thread.
Support for Republican Presidents is always higher among the military vs the general population.
Money talks.
Alan
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