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VIDEO: Silly Senator, Corn is for Food!
CapCon ^
| 2/14/2011
| Reason
Posted on 02/14/2011 1:37:07 PM PST by MichCapCon
Ethanol advocates claim that ethanol is a cheap, renewable energy source that reduces pollution and our dependence on foreign oil. It sounds too good to be true--and it is.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: energy; environment; ethanol; video; wellpimpmyblog
To: MichCapCon
I met a fairy today that said she would grant me one wish.
“I want to live forever,” I said.
“Sorry,” said the fairy, “I’m not allowed to grant wishes like that!”
“Fine,” I said, “then I want to die after Congress gets their heads out of their asses!”
“You crafty bastard,” said the fairy.
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posted on
02/14/2011 1:39:39 PM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: MichCapCon
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posted on
02/14/2011 1:40:32 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer (biblein90days.org))
To: MichCapCon
Renewable.....not fast enough.
Cheap.....not really as it comes at the expense of increased food prices.
Reduce pollution? When ethanol reduces gas mileage and you have to use more to go the same distance, just how does this reduce pollution or our dependence on foreign oil?
The only people benifitting from ethanol are the farmers getting the subsidies and small engine repair shops.
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posted on
02/14/2011 1:42:38 PM PST
by
diverteach
(If I find liberals in heaven after my death.....I WILL BE PISSED!!!)
To: diverteach
And not to mention the obscene amount of water required to produce just one gallon.
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posted on
02/14/2011 1:44:20 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: MichCapCon
Ethanol “saves” us from using fossil fuels the same way electric cars do as well.
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posted on
02/14/2011 1:57:05 PM PST
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
What is it, 7 gallons of waste for 1 gallon? I remember it was huge
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
And not to mention the tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports and direct taxpayer subsidies to US ethanol producers in exchange for lower mileage and engine damage. Once upon a time, our government did not oppress the people.
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posted on
02/14/2011 2:07:35 PM PST
by
Jacquerie
(Our Constitution is timeless because human nature is static.)
To: MichCapCon
Corn is also for bourbon; especially Pappy Van Winkle, George T. Stagg and A.H. Hirsch.
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posted on
02/14/2011 2:08:19 PM PST
by
SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: thackney
Thank you for posting the vid thackney.
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posted on
02/14/2011 2:17:28 PM PST
by
houeto
(Government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.)
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02/14/2011 4:20:20 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
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