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/blockquote>
To Dean,
How much oil is in the Himalayas,? The Andes? The Alps?
Oil comes from heating and compressing organic matter, so
that igneous rock, which comprises a large part of the
earth's substructure, does not produce it.
However, we can and do grow organic matter that can be
harvested ...See More/blockquote>
To Dean,
How much oil is in the Himalayas,? The Andes? The Alps?
Oil comes from heating and compressing organic matter, so
that igneous rock, which comprises a large part of the
earth's substructure, does not produce it.
However, we can and do grow organic matter that can be
harvested as petroleum.
My position is that we will need fossil fuels for the short
term as a national security, less an economic measure,
until we have more efficient and more ecological sources of
fuel.
We already have the means to do it. But the question
remains, do we have the will to do so?
/blockquote>
Army shows off alternative energy options
By RACHEL D'ORO
The Associated Press
5/27/2004, 8:46 p.m. ET
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hybrid tankers that can power an
entire airfield. Electric chariots that can zip soldiers to
their destinations. Fuel cell-powered all terrain vehicles
tha...See More/blockquote>
Army shows off alternative energy options
By RACHEL D'ORO
The Associated Press
5/27/2004, 8:46 p.m. ET
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hybrid tankers that can power an
entire airfield. Electric chariots that can zip soldiers to
their destinations. Fuel cell-powered all terrain vehicles
that can roll along in near silence.
From Our Advertiser
These are among alternative-energy vehicles being developed
by the Army, which showed off a dozen prototypes Thursday
at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
The Army envisions the vehicles greatly reducing its fuel
consumption on the battlefield and at urban posts in the
near future with technology other military branches are
watching closely. In fact, the Air Force has assigned a
representative to the Army's Detroit-based National
Automotive Center, which is developing the vehicles through
partnerships with manufacturers.
"Our intention is to find common-use items that work not
only commercially but with the military," said Army
spokesman Eric Emerton.
The open house at an Elmendorf hangar was the show-and-tell
portion of a four-day symposium in Anchorage co-hosted by
the Army to explore clean energy sources for and from
Alaska.
Military and industry engineers and others led visitors
around vehicles ready for use and under development.
Examples ranged from relatively humble Segway Human
Transporters and three-wheel American Chariots to a heavy-
duty hybrid truck and two versions of a surveillance
carrier.
All represent the virtues of energy-saving technology
that's so crucial at a time when the Army burns 750,000
gallons of fuel a day in Iraq alone, said NAC Director
Dennis Wend.
"We can take these technologies and reduce our fuel on the
battlefield," he said. "At the same time, we can put these
technologies on our bases and be a good neighbor to our
industrial partners by sharing information."
Reality, however, is three to five years away for the more
advanced equipment, according to Wend. The automotive
research center, created a decade ago, has intensified its
alternative energy development only in the last few years.
Besides corporate money, the center receives $100 million
in federal research and development funds. But a recent $60
million infusion for a two-year pilot program will enable
it to develop hybrid battlefield trucks.
"If that works out successfully, we could be looking at
another billion dollars to put them into production, to
actually produce several thousand vehicles for the Army's
battlefields," Wend said.
Among the more impressive items on display was the
SmarTruck II, a technologically enhanced armored vehicle.
The modified Chevrolet Silverado is loaded with gear that
would make James Bond proud — luxury seats, a missile
launcher, electric generator and far-range surveillance
equipment, including night-vision capabilities.
All that would make the hybrid-electric ideal for
vulnerable urban settings such as Baghdad, Iraq, according
to its developers, which include Integrated Concepts &
Research Corp., a subsidiary of Kodiak-based Native
Regional corporation Koniag Inc.
Then there's the tanklike hybrid-electric diesel truck
developed with Oshkosh, Wis.-based Oshkosh Truck Corp.,
which builds the Army's large off-road vehicles as well as
civilian fire and refuse trucks. Painted in camouflage
tones, the Oshkosh HEMTT consumes less fuel and puts out
reduced emissions compared with its traditionally fueled
counterparts.
The vehicle also can produce 350 kilowatts of electricity
while its 505 horsepower engine idles. The company tested
the vehicle's onboard generator at the Whittman Airfield in
Oshkosh, providing lighting for the control tower and a
14,000-foot runway for two hours. It was a hit — signifying
numerous applications for the military and civilians alike,
said company engineer Chris Yakes.
"There's the fuel economy and the power production
capabilities," Yakes said. "It can be used for anything
from natural disasters to homeland security."
/blockquote>
Hey Dan have you heard anything about a Broward FLA new hire
teacher whose previous exp according to MSNBC was holding a
pistol to the heads of "detainees" in FREE IRAQ? Can't
find original citation.
On 6/05/04, Dan wrote:
> They get the elevator. We get the shaft.
/blockquote>
While living on Guam I purchased a hug seascape signed by
T Cruz. In my search, from North Texas, I learn that Tina
Biersack could be the person who painted my prize. Please
let me know one way or the other.
/blockquote>
I agree the Columbia River is a wonderful source of power
with their dams we have also made the Central Washington area
a growing agricultural base.
Too bad Senator Kerry and the Democrats want to tear down the
dams here.
Nice
Stan
On 6/17/04, Dan wrote:
> February 16, 2003
>
&...See More/blockquote>
I agree the Columbia River is a wonderful source of power
with their dams we have also made the Central Washington area
a growing agricultural base.
Too bad Senator Kerry and the Democrats want to tear down the
dams here.
Nice
Stan
On 6/17/04, Dan wrote:
> February 16, 2003
>
> Columbia's Power: The river contains the secret to drive a
> national energy revolution
>
>
> By Jack Robertson
>
> THE MIGHTY Columbia River's nighttime flow holds a
> remarkable secret. This secret can put the Northwest at the
> center of a global energy revolution, create thousands of
> new jobs and help end forever our dependence on Middle East
> oil.
>
> While you sleep, the power of the Columbia River can create
> a revolutionary new energy source - lighter than air,
> completely renewable, and yet with the highest energy
> content of any fuel. In the Northwest we can produce this
> new fuel faster, cleaner and cheaper than anywhere in the
> world. What's its source?
>
> Water.
>
> That's right. The power of the Columbia River can unlock
> hydrogen from water. It can turn the Northwest into the
> Saudi Arabia of hydrogen - the revolutionary fuel at the
> center of President Bush's bold, $1.2 billion proposal to
> build hydrogen-powered cars and a national hydrogen
> infrastructure.
>
> For centuries, people have dreamed of a limitless, clean
> source of energy. For decades, scientists have known that
> hydrogen - the most common element in the universe - holds
> the answer to a global energy revolution.
>
> Critics insist hydrogen-powered cars are at best a decade
> away, that a national hydrogen infrastructure is
> impractical, that hydrogen costs too much, and that
> consumers will consider it unsafe.
>
> But now the world faces grave economic, environmental and
> foreign policy dangers - all linked to energy. We need a
> fundamental breakthrough, the energy equivalent of the
> computing revolution of the last 20 years, to solve these
> problems. Hydrogen holds the key to a radical break from
> the past. It's time the critics were answered.
>
> We can start right here. Hydrogen produced at night and
> stored in fuel tanks throughout the Northwest can
> revolutionize energy consumption in the 21st century. The
> end of the age of oil can begin here.
>
> Most importantly, you don't have to wait a decade or more
> to drive a hydrogen-powered car - it can power the minivan
> or SUV sitting in your garage. Hydrogen is 50 percent more
> powerful than gasoline. It can increase the horsepower of
> your existing car, take you hundreds of miles on a single
> tank, and never require a tuneup.
>
> With existing technology, your car can be retrofitted to
> run on both gasoline and hydrogen. It will require
> basically three things; a ne
>
/blockquote>
THIS WEEK’S NEWS
Liberal media bias kicks into high gear: The Chairman of
the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
has sent a report to the Security Council documenting that
before, during and after the war in Iraq, Saddam Hussein
shipped weapons of mass destruction and medium-range <...See More/blockquote>
THIS WEEK’S NEWS
Liberal media bias kicks into high gear: The Chairman of
the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
has sent a report to the Security Council documenting that
before, during and after the war in Iraq, Saddam Hussein
shipped weapons of mass destruction and medium-range
ballistic missiles to countries in Europe and the Middle
East. Entire factories were dismantled and shipped as scrap
metal to Jordan, the Netherlands and Turkey at the rate of
about 1,000 tons of metal a month. Inspectors have found
Iraqi SA-2 surface-to-air missiles in Rotterdam -- complete
with U.N. inspection tags -- and 20 SA-2 engines in Jordan,
along with components for solid-fuel for missiles. . “This
report didn't seem to be of much interest to the media.”
[link removed]
The Supreme Court ruled that a California atheist did not
have the legal standing to challenge the constitutionality
of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance,
dismissing on procedural grounds a lower court's ruling in
his favor but sidestepping the broader question of whether
the pledge itself is constitutional.
[link removed]
No more crossover primary voting. The Washington State
Supreme Court gives go-ahead for a primary election system
forcing voters to choose one political party's slate of
candidates in September.
[link removed]
The U.S. economy has gained about 1.2 million jobs in the
last six months, but word hasn’t trickled down to most
Americans, according to voters in a survey by The
Associated Press.
[link removed]
The Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to quit the
Baptist World Alliance following complaints that the global
association had adopted liberal theology and "anti-
American" thinking.
[link removed]
The Senate Republican leadership is aiming for a mid-July
vote on a constitutional amendment that would ban gay
marriage, forcing Democrats to take a stand on the
controversial topic just before the party heads to Boston
for its presidential nominating convention
[link removed]
In a letter to a conservative, pro-family group, the
Internal Revenue Service established this week that
homosexual couples filing joint tax returns would be in
violation of the law under the federal Defense of Marriage
Act.
[link removed]
The Massachusetts Catholic Conference is sending letters to
all 710 parishes in the state urging Catholics to "share
their profound disappointment" with state legislators who
did not vote to ban homosexual "marriage" earlier this year
[link removed]
The European Union has rejected the requests of some member
nations to recognize Christianity in its new constitution.
[link removed]
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a bid by an
environmental group to force the Bush administration to
limit off-road vehicle traffic in potential Utah wilderness
areas -- a decision praised by off-road enthusiasts.
[link removed]
A Somali man living in Ohio was charged with plotting with
al Qaeda supporters to blow up a shopping mall in Columbus,
Ohio, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Monday.
[link removed]
Great moments in socialized medicine: Canadians put
themselves at risk of infection, broken bones or drug mix-
ups every time they set foot in hospitals, doctor's offices
or local pharmacies, according to a report by the Canadian
Institute for Health Information. The report found that one
in every nine Canadians received the wrong medication or a
drug overdose while getting medical care in the past two
years.
[link removed]
New Border Patrol uniforms, ordered in the wake of the
agency's transfer last year to the Department of Homeland
Security, arrived this month and some agents are not very
happy: The new uniforms were "Made in Mexico."
[link removed]
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURED COLUMN
Media Met It’s Match by Mark Steyn 6/10/04
All weekend long across the networks, media grandees who
had voted for Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, just like
all their friends did, tried to explain the appeal of
Ronald Reagan. He was “The Great Communicator.” He had a
wonderful sense of humor, he had a charming smile. Self-
deprecating. The tilt of his head. Twinkle in his eye.
All true, but not what matters. Even politics attracts its
share of optimistic, likable men, and most of them leave no
trace — like Britain’s “Sunny Jim” Callaghan, a perfect
example of the defeatism of Western leadership in the 1970s.
It was the era of “detente,” a word barely remembered now,
which is just as well, as it reflects poorly on us: The
presidents and prime ministers of the Free World had
decided the unfree world was not a prison ruled by a
murderous ideology that had to be defeated but merely an
alternative lifestyle that had to be accommodated.
Under cover of “detente,” the Soviets gobbled up more and
more real estate across the planet, from Ethiopia to
Grenada. Nonetheless, it wasn’t just the usual suspects who
subscribed to this feeble evasion — Helmut Schmidt, Pierre
Trudeau, Francois Mitterrand — but most of
the “conservatives,” too: Edward Heath, Valery Giscard
d’Estaing, Gerald Ford.
Unlike these men, unlike most other senior Republicans,
Ronald Reagan saw Soviet communism for what it was: a great
evil. Millions of Europeans across half a continent from
Poland to Bulgaria, Slovenia to Latvia live in freedom
today because he acknowledged that simple truth when the
rest of the political class was tying itself in knots
trying to pretend otherwise. That’s what counts. He brought
down the “evil empire,” and all the rest is fine print….
Edmund Morris (Reagan’s biographer) has described his
subject as an “airhead” and concluded it is “like dropping
a pebble in a well and hearing no splash.” Mr. Morris may
not have heard the splash, but he is still all wet: The
elites were stupid about Reagan in a way only clever people
can be.
Take that cheap crack: If you drop a pebble in a well and
you don’t hear a splash, it may be because the well is dry.
But it’s just as likely it’s because the well is of
surprising depth….
I once discussed Irving Berlin, composer of “God Bless
America,” with his friend and fellow songwriter Jule Styne,
and Jule put it best: “It’s easy to be clever. But the
really clever thing is to be simple.” At the Berlin Wall ,
it would have been easy to be clever, as all those ‘70s
detente sophisticates would have been. And who would have
remembered a word they said?
…..only Mr. Reagan could have stood there and declared
without embarrassment: “Tear down this wall” — and two
years later the wall was, indeed, torn down. Ronald Reagan
was straightforward and true and said it for everybody —
which is why his “rhetorical opportunity missed” is
remembered by millions of grateful Eastern Europeans. The
really clever thing is to have the confidence to say it in
four monosyllables.
Ronald Reagan was an American archetype, and just the bare
bones of his curriculum vitae capture the possibilities of
his country: In the ‘20s, a lifeguard at a local swimming
hole who saved more than 70 lives; in the ‘30s, a radio
sports announcer; in the ‘40s, a Warner Brothers leading
man ... and finally one of the two most important
presidents of the American century…..
And at the end of a grim, grey decade — Vietnam, Watergate,
energy crises, Iranian hostages — Americans decided they
wanted a president who looked like the nation, not like its
failed government. Thanks to his clarity, around the world,
governments that had nations have been replaced by nations
that have governments. Most of the Warsaw Pact countries
are now members of NATO, with free markets and freely
elected parliaments.
One man who understood was Yakob Ravin, a Ukrainian emigre
who in the summer of 1997 was strolling with his grandson
in Armand Hammer Park near Reagan’s California home. They
happened to see the former president, out taking a walk.
Mr. Ravin went over and asked if he could take a picture of
the boy and the president. When they got back home to Ohio,
it appeared in the local newspaper, the Toledo Blade.
Ronald Reagan was three years into the decade long sunset
of his life, unable to recognize most of his colleagues
from the Washington days. But Mr. Ravin wanted to express
his appreciation. “Mr. President,” he said, “thank you for
everything you did for the Jewish people, for Soviet
people, to destroy the communist empire.” And somewhere
deep within there was a flicker of recognition. “Yes,” said
the old man, “that is my job.”
Yes, that was his job.
Edited for length. The full column is here:
[link removed]
Another good read: “What I saw at the funeral” by Peggy
Noonan
[link removed]
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FROM OTHER COLUMNS
“The Reagan wars persist in our time because his professed
heir, George W. Bush, also cut taxes. Tax revenue is the
holy water of liberalism--what they use, they believe, to
work social miracles. Ronald Reagan said individuals are
the source of miracles, not the government. Those were
fighting words. Ronald Reagan departs, a victor.”
-Daniel Henninger, WSJ
“Recent surveys show that Generation Next has more
conservatives than any generation since statistics were
available. The Harvard Institute of Politics reports that
31 percent of college students identify as Republicans,
compared to 28 percent who are Democrats….Even the Baby
Boomers and Generation Xers who were Youth for Reagan in
1968, 1976, 1980 and 1984 could not rival with the energy
and passion of what Rolling Stone and the New York Times
have recently called, "young Hipublicans." These are
Reagan's Children.”
-Hans Zeiger ([link removed])
____________________________________________________________
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TRIBUTES TO RR
Margaret Thatcher:
[link removed]
President Bush:
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Rudy Giuliani: “How This Great Man Restored our Spirit”
[link removed]
John Carlson: “This may sound shocking to anyone under 40,
but 25 years ago, a lot of serious people were seriously
wondering whether America's best days were behind us.”
[link removed]
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney: “…..When
their car drove in a moment later, out stepped Nancy and
Mila — looking like a million bucks. As they headed towards
us, President Reagan beamed, threw his arm around my
shoulder and said with a grin: "You know, Brian, for two
Irishmen we sure married up."
[link removed]
NEWS FROM THE ISLAMIC WORLD
A recent fatwa posted on a popular Islamic website in Saudi
Arabia, “explains when a Muslim may mutilate the corpse of
an infidel."
[link removed]
Islam in Africa is finally starting to turn against female
genital mutilation: But “mutilation” is too judgmental a
word for the New York Times so the reporter refers to the
practice as “genital cutting.”
[link removed]
LEFTIST WATCH
Here’s a who’s who of the Hollywood left that turned out to
support Michael Moore at a special screening of his Bush
bashing movie, Fahrenheit 9/11: Martin Sheen, Leonardo
DiCaprio, Ellen Degeneres, David Duchovny, Sharon Stone,
Meg Ryan, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Jodie Foster, Drew
Barrymore, Chris Rock, Jack Black, Matthew Perry, Diane
Lane, Marisa Tomei and Viggo Mortensen.
[link removed]
Howard Stern says he will help John Kerry win crucial swing
voters in November. "I'm both pro-Kerry and anti-Bush.”
Says Stern.
[link removed]
“Anti-Bush demonstrators are headed to summer school to
learn how to stage successful sit-ins and what to do if
pepper spray burns their eyes. Welcome to Convention
Protesting 101.”
[link removed]
A group propped up financially by the National Education
Association has scheduled TV ads blasting President Bush's
No Child Left Behind Act in five battleground states,
including Pennsylvania. “But it's not politically
motivated.”
[link removed]
The faces of today’s Left. These photos were taken at
the "International Day of Emergency Protest" in San
Francisco on Saturday, June 5th, 2004
[link removed]
About 50 people bicycled nude around Seattle as part of
World Naked Bike Ride Day, “to protest oil
dependency.” ????
[link removed]
THE KERRY FILES
More evidence that John Kerry’s efforts against the Vietnam
War gave aid to the enemy.
[link removed]
John Kerry's presidential campaign has hired a new director
of religion outreach, who is being described by a Catholic
group as "a curious choice."
[link removed]
A Web site partially funded by Teresa Heinz Kerry offers a
report glorifying Hezbollah suicide bombers as “deified in
paradise and venerated on earth for fighting Israel” - and
praises the terrorist group’s support network for women
widowed by their husband’s “martyrdom” attacks. Note the
funding credit at the bottom.
[link removed]
“This is from a July 21, 1988, report in the Boston Globe
on the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta: “Earlier
last night, Sen. John F. Kerry took to the convention hall
podium, telling the delegates that the “moral darkness” of
President Reagan’s presidency will soon end.” Four years
later, of course, voters tossed the GOP out of the White
House. We suppose that at this year’s convention Kerry will
promise to restore the moral rectitude of the Clinton
years.”
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"I wonder how many people, reading about the [Evil Empire']
speech or seeing bits on television, really noticed its
outrageous character… Primitive: that is the only word for
it.”
-Anthony Lewis, New York Times, March 10, 1983
____________________________________________________________
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ACTIVISM
A group opposing Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit
9/11" is urging U.S. movie theaters not to screen the film,
which is set to open June 25. California-based Move America
Forward, which says its goal is "supporting America's war
on terrorism," has launched an electronic campaign, both
via e-mail and through its Web site encouraging theaters
not to play Moore's film, which is critical of the war in
Iraq.
[link removed]
Ronald Reagan always talked about his beloved 'shining city
on a hill,'" said Bob Just, a veteran talk-show host and
WorldNetDaily columnist. "So, let's shine our headlights
from now until Independence Day. Let's give Ronald Reagan
one more July 4th with the people who love him."
[link removed]
____________________________________________________________
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ARTICLES
Bill Clinton finally admits to Dan Rather in a 60 Minutes
interview, “I lied to everybody….Just because I could..”
Another revelation: “Clinton generally supports President
Bush's decision to take out Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.”
[link removed]
More black Republicans are running for office in Georgia
this year than ever before, and black candidates in other
Southern states are also finding that declaring for the GOP
is more accepted than it was just a few years ago.
[link removed]
Newt Gingrich has been leading a secret life. Night after
night for years he's been slipping out of the headquarters
of the vast right-wing conspiracy, wolfing down spy novels
and then reviewing them for Amazon.com. So prolific and
proficient has he been at this pursuit that he has attained
the coveted title Amazon Top 500 Reviewer. Newt is number
488.
[link removed]
Dinesh D’Souza: “Collectivism is the great idea of the
twentieth century, and opposition to it was the unifying
element of Reagan’s thought. Soviet socialism, what Reagan
called the “evil empire,” was only the most grotesque
example of collectivism taken to its extreme limit…..In the
first term, Reagan was tough in dealing with the Russians,
while the liberals warned that he was leading the world
closer to nuclear holocaust. In the second term, Reagan was
soft in dealing with the new Soviet leader, Gorbachev,
while many conservatives worried that Reagan was being
outmaneuvered. I confess to being one of those
conservatives. But with hindsight we can now see that it
was Reagan, and only Reagan, who was right all along. He
shepherded the “evil empire” to its grave with almost
uncanny prescience and statesmanship. ….
Since the 1960s the “public servant” was seen as the height
of American idealism. If you tried to make money in the
private sector you were seen as selfish and greedy, but if
you joined the government you were seen as serving the
common good. Reagan challenged this view…..Today we are
living in the Age of the Entrepreneur. Virtually everyone
now accepts that the market, not the government, will
basically run the economy. Reagan, more than any single
person, has brought about this shift in the culture and in
policy…. And even though the federal government remains far
too big, the era of collectivism that began in 1932 with
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal came to an end in 1989 when
the Berlin Wall fell.”
[link removed]
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BOOKS
"Hard America, Soft America, Competition vs. Coddling and
the Battle for the Nation's Future." By Michael
Barone. “Hard America plays for keeps: The private sector
fires people when profits fall and the military trains
under live fire.'' Soft America depends on the
productivity, creativity and competence of Hard America,
which protects the country and pays its bills. Soft
America is the sector of “progressive values, little
competition and no accountability.
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NOTEWORTHY WEBSITES
Support the troops:
[link removed]
Nice picture of The Gipper:
[link removed]
White House Residence staff discuss memories of President
Reagan in about a 7-minute video
[link removed]
You can sign the Reagan condolence book
[link removed]
The Reagan Library
[link removed]
Patriotic music by the “Right Brothers”
[link removed]
Ronald Reagan’s bio from ISI's new conservative encyclopedia
[link removed]
“Putting the Second Amendment first:”
[link removed]
/blockquote>
Hi again King D.
Why do you think that I would want to deny the linked
article? It should be painfully obvious to you by now that
I only deny your assertions when I know them to be wrong.
I can’t tell whether you have me confused with someone else
or whether your memory is faulty—you keep trying ...See More/blockquote>
Hi again King D.
Why do you think that I would want to deny the linked
article? It should be painfully obvious to you by now that
I only deny your assertions when I know them to be wrong.
I can’t tell whether you have me confused with someone else
or whether your memory is faulty—you keep trying to accuse
me of taking positions that I have never taken. As proof of
this, please see the below. It is a portion of one of my
previous postings to you.
"...please note that I have never asserted that oil or oil-
like substitutes/alternatives cannot be synthetically
produced. To the contrary, I have highlighted the
importance of developing such things. Again, just so that
you will know that I am not making this up, please review
the following narratives that I have again re-copied from
some of my earlier postings:
1) “I stated earlier…. in this string about the need for us
in the USA to make
economically rational choices that will lessen our
dependence on foreign oil. I have further stated that I
don't like high prices any better than the next guy,
but that higher oil prices will create a (market)incentive
to search out/develop viable alternative fuel sources to
move us in that direction…”
2) “You keep agreeing with my central assertion about the
importance of lowering the USA's dependence on foreign
oil/energy sources--maybe we just differ on the best path to
get us there. I will repeat one of my previous statements to
you: "Indeed, increased oil prices should serve to stimulate
the search for viable alternative fuel sources.”…
3) “ A primary reason that we are so dependent on oil now is
that its price is so relatively low--even with the price
hikes to date, the cost of oil has not kept up with the
inflation rate over the years. As I have said before, higher
gas/oil prices today will result in economically rational
decisions (such as conservation, investment in/development
of alternative energy-producing technologies, and so on)
that in the long run will make our nation less dependent on
foreign oil.” "
Incidentally,Discover.com is a fine web site as is their
magazine, which I read occasionally.
Gleefully,
Dean
On 6/23/04, Dan wrote:
> Anything organic, that is!
>
> Deny this!
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Hi again KD
Your latest posting qualifies you for the obfuscation hall of
fame. Congratulations.
Care to explain to anyone still interested what relevance it has
to my refutation of your “consumer power” assertion or to my
original “provocative quote” posting?
Yours in continu...See More