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To: Libloather
“It’s ludicrous,” he said. “It takes forever, it costs a lot of money, and nobody would do it.”

Back in 1970 I heard an environmental activist say (on the first Earth Day) that Environmentalism/Ecology was the perfect "cause" because it could justify regulatory (government) control and coordination of EVERYTHING.

And people were cheering this. But I was thinking (dimly) "Wha....?"

Over the years... step by step ... boiling the frogs....

4 posted on 06/01/2011 5:19:17 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up." ~ Lily Tomlin)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
And people were cheering this. But I was thinking (dimly) "Wha....?"

Why not? They've done it to firearms owners, smokers, hunters....
7 posted on 06/01/2011 5:23:00 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

It would be great if that activist turned out to be
the Unicorn, Ira Einhorn.


8 posted on 06/01/2011 5:23:35 AM PDT by supremedoctrine (BURMA SHAVE! (sorry you missed the previous four taglines))
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To: Mrs. Don-o

With the EPA now classifying CO2 as a pollutant pretty much allows them to regulate any activity out of existence including breathing.


32 posted on 06/01/2011 7:31:56 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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