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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    Regarding Ocasio-Cortez. Her ideas are quite scary. This Green New Deal will end all fossil fuel dependency in the next 12 years. It also calls for every building in the US to be retrofitted with energy saving light bulbs etc (I think someone estimated the cost to be in the billions for NYC alone). And she is seeking to end air travel in the US in the next ten years, to be replaced by high speed trains.
    And what will China be doing while America is consumed with this green deal?
    You forgot cows - Democrats want to kill all the cows according to Ted Cruz
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101567946214854658

    GOP President Ronna McDaniel took it a step further - Democrats want us to live on Dog Food, like people in Venezuela.
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101145319226642434


    That whole Aaron Rupar (Vox journo) Thread on twitter chronicling the Conservative American Union conference over the weekend is amazing stuff - starts here:
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101115494587867136

    Highlights/Lowlights (Delete as appropriate) include:
    -Stalin dreamed about taking away people's hamburgers
    -Jokes about the assassination of Kim Jong Un
    -Freedom not socialism ended slavery & WWII (Nope, me either)
    -Mocking the ghost of John McCain
    -Cow killers / Dog Food & Democrats
    -Trump hugs an American Flag
    -Trump mocks Jeff Sessions' accent
    -Trump lauds technology (Tivo) invented nearly 15 years ago
    -A Train to Hawaii
    -"I'm in the White House and I was lonely. I said, 'let's go to Iraq!''

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    You forgot cows - Democrats want to kill all the cows according to Ted Cruz
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101567946214854658

    GOP President Ronna McDaniel took it a step further - Democrats want us to live on Dog Food, like people in Venezuela.
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101145319226642434


    That whole Aaron Rupar (Vox journo) Thread on twitter chronicling the Conservative American Union conference over the weekend is amazing stuff - starts here:
    https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1101115494587867136

    Highlights/Lowlights (Delete as appropriate) include:
    -Stalin dreamed about taking away people's hamburgers
    -Jokes about the assassination of Kim Jong Un
    -Freedom not socialism ended slavery & WWII (Nope, me either)
    -Mocking the ghost of John McCain
    -Cow killers / Dog Food & Democrats
    -Trump hugs an American Flag
    -Trump mocks Jeff Sessions' accent
    -Trump lauds technology (Tivo) invented nearly 15 years ago
    -A Train to Hawaii
    -"I'm in the White House and I was lonely. I said, 'let's go to Iraq!''
    Don't get the whole cow flatulence thing? Cows have been around forever, but for some reason they are now a problem for Democrats. It is a hard one to get your head around.
    John McCain - he deserved credit for his service to America and enduring the torture that he did, but he became quite crazy ideologically speaking towards the end. Media could not stand him for years, but then loved him once he opposed Trump.
    Jeff Sessions - not much to be gained by mocking his accent. But he should be mocked for his complete uselessness while in the job of Attorney General (pretty sure a story will emerge there one day).
    Train to Hawaii - Or a train to Europe. Take your pick. That apparently is what the Democrats are thinking. They want to end all air travel within ten years. How does one get to Asia or Europe?
    Trump hugging the flag - That's fine with me

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    Regarding Ocasio-Cortez. Her ideas are quite scary. This Green New Deal will end all fossil fuel dependency in the next 12 years. It also calls for every building in the US to be retrofitted with energy saving light bulbs etc (I think someone estimated the cost to be in the billions for NYC alone). And she is seeking to end air travel in the US in the next ten years, to be replaced by high speed trains.
    ENDING FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY!!!??? OH THE HORROR!!!??? BTW, onshore wind power and solar are now the cheapest sources of electricity bar none - Texas(!) gets about 16% of its electricity from windpower already, and they haven't even scratched the surface of their solar potential. Hell, if the US is still dependent on fossil fuels in 2030, it's a sign you're really getting ripped off by the industry special interests (like that lovely Robert E. Murray).

    And the cost of energy savings light bulbs will be in the billions for NYC? You mean more than one billion? Like, maybe 2 billion? Over 12 years? So... roughly the same cost as one and a half F35s per year. Of course that's assuming that figure you quoted is in any way accurate and is net of the normal cost of replacing lightbulbs in NYC over 12 years.
    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    And what will China be doing while America is consumed with this green deal?
    Trying to maintain the competitive advantage they've established in the production of solar panels, I'm guessing. Oh, if only the rest of the country had listened to Schwarzenegger, you'd be ahead of the game on that.

    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    Don't get the whole cow flatulence thing? Cows have been around forever, but for some reason they are now a problem for Democrats. It is a hard one to get your head around.
    You're kidding right? The impact of cows on the greenhouse effect has been known for thirty years - and it's a triple threat:
    i) The destruction of carbon sink forests to make way for pasture land
    ii) The levels of energy that goes into cattle-breeding (which is for more than other meats)
    iii) The belching and flatulence, which produces methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas - this can be mitigated through breeding and diet (or you could just have a falafel every now and again... it won't kill ya)

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    It is a hard one to get your head around.
    You can say that again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by samhaydenjr View Post
    ENDING FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY!!!??? OH THE HORROR!!!??? BTW, onshore wind power and solar are now the cheapest sources of electricity bar none - Texas(!) gets about 16% of its electricity from windpower already, and they haven't even scratched the surface of their solar potential. Hell, if the US is still dependent on fossil fuels in 2030, it's a sign you're really getting ripped off by the industry special interests (like that lovely Robert E. Murray).

    And the cost of energy savings light bulbs will be in the billions for NYC? You mean more than one billion? Like, maybe 2 billion? Over 12 years? So... roughly the same cost as one and a half F35s per year. Of course that's assuming that figure you quoted is in any way accurate and is net of the normal cost of replacing lightbulbs in NYC over 12 years.


    Trying to maintain the competitive advantage they've established in the production of solar panels, I'm guessing. Oh, if only the rest of the country had listened to Schwarzenegger, you'd be ahead of the game on that.



    You're kidding right? The impact of cows on the greenhouse effect has been known for thirty years - and it's a triple threat:
    i) The destruction of carbon sink forests to make way for pasture land
    ii) The levels of energy that goes into cattle-breeding (which is for more than other meats)
    iii) The belching and flatulence, which produces methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas - this can be mitigated through breeding and diet (or you could just have a falafel every now and again... it won't kill ya)
    I really didn't know that about cows. Being serious. Are there other animals we need to worry about?
    You're a little off on the numbers for the energy savings.
    Just heard an estimate today of 9 trillion for the whole country (I did mention NYC, but this is a proposed national program by Cortez).
    Has Ireland adopted a similar change over policy to energy saving lights? It must have been quite an undertaking?
    And about China, you are absolutely correct, they will be trying to maintain their competitive advantage. It should be pretty easy for them by then given that the progressive wing of the Dem party is
    embracing full blown socialism and is gaining support, it appears, every day. China are also the number one polluters in the world (taking over from the US recently) and are quite adept at taking other countries' intellectual property. So I'd say they'll be well and truly in the drivers seat economically in ten years time if trends continue.
    One can only hope that certain people here, and the media who support them, will come to their senses

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    You can say that again.
    That's what I love about you, you're always genuine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    I really didn't know that about cows. Being serious. Are there other animals we need to worry about?
    Sheep aren't great, I think pigs are better and fowl are relatively low. All-in-all GHG emissions from livestock globally make up about the same amount as transportation. One important difference to note - while methane is actually a more potent GHG than CO2, it stays in the atmosphere for only about 15 years, as opposed to 100 for CO2. So the best option is to go more plant-based (now I'm not vegetarian myself, but I'm not freaked out by the idea of eating more plant-based products)

    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    You're a little off on the numbers for the energy savings.
    Just heard an estimate today of 9 trillion for the whole country (I did mention NYC, but this is a proposed national program by Cortez).
    Has Ireland adopted a similar change over policy to energy saving lights? It must have been quite an undertaking?
    I'm sure there's going to be a lot of huge numbers thrown out without context over the next couple of months, as though there's going to be no cost to not doing this and no benefit from having improved rail/electrical infrastructure and no plans for spending money on anything. The reality is the cost to inaction will be immense and is already beginning (I see that Ireland is looking like Canada again for the second year in a row-an unthinkable scenario before I left Cork in 1999, not to mention the direct hit from a hurricane in 2017-this costs lots of money to deal with). Much of the cost will be taken on through private investment if the right incentives are made through subsidies (giving out and removing) and taxes. Also, if the MAGA people could stop acting in a manner that increases emissions just to spite Democrats, that would probably reduce emissions by a fair percentage for a really low cost, and would be nice.
    This is a potentially existential crisis for humanity with the potential for massive snowball effects - even President Trump's pet "crisis" of immigration will be larger by orders of magnitude if we don't deal with it fast - it's not as though anybody wants climate change to be happening... but it is. When you think about it that way, even if the $9 Trillion figure you mention over 12 years is correct (roughly the same as US Military spending BTW), then that's a worthwhile investment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    Just heard an estimate today of 9 trillion for the whole country (I did mention NYC, but this is a proposed national program by Cortez).
    Has Ireland adopted a similar change over policy to energy saving lights? It must have been quite an undertaking?
    Incandescent bulbs have been banned for about a decade now. It was a phasing out: old stock in shops could be sold off, but all new stock had to be energy saving. It meant you could just replace each bulb at home as it blew if you didn't want want to replace them all at once - they were a bit pricey at the time. For new buildings, energy efficient became the standard because you couldn't buy anything else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    It should be pretty easy for them by then given that the progressive wing of the Dem party is
    embracing full blown socialism and is gaining support, it appears, every day.
    There is nothing wrong with a bit of socialism Mark - the idea that if you get sick; you get treatment, the idea that if you end up out of work; you don't end up destitute, the idea that you have a few extra bob in your pocket from the state when you retire are things that are not going to dis-improve US society to any great degree apart from a small initial adjustment. It works practically everywhere else in the world. What I was trying to highlight earlier with the CPAC thread was the Republicans putting the fear of God into people by lying about what the Democrats are doing and people swallow it whole. There are plenty legitimate ways to attack Democratic policy without resorting to this nonsense and Trump has normalized this type of behavior to such an extent that its possibly irreversible. I mean - who is to say another Donald Trump type character won't get elected next?

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    Quote Originally Posted by samhaydenjr View Post
    Sheep aren't great, I think pigs are better and fowl are relatively low. All-in-all GHG emissions from livestock globally make up about the same amount as transportation. One important difference to note - while methane is actually a more potent GHG than CO2, it stays in the atmosphere for only about 15 years, as opposed to 100 for CO2. So the best option is to go more plant-based (now I'm not vegetarian myself, but I'm not freaked out by the idea of eating more plant-based products)


    I'm sure there's going to be a lot of huge numbers thrown out without context over the next couple of months, as though there's going to be no cost to not doing this and no benefit from having improved rail/electrical infrastructure and no plans for spending money on anything. The reality is the cost to inaction will be immense and is already beginning (I see that Ireland is looking like Canada again for the second year in a row-an unthinkable scenario before I left Cork in 1999, not to mention the direct hit from a hurricane in 2017-this costs lots of money to deal with). Much of the cost will be taken on through private investment if the right incentives are made through subsidies (giving out and removing) and taxes. Also, if the MAGA people could stop acting in a manner that increases emissions just to spite Democrats, that would probably reduce emissions by a fair percentage for a really low cost, and would be nice.
    This is a potentially existential crisis for humanity with the potential for massive snowball effects - even President Trump's pet "crisis" of immigration will be larger by orders of magnitude if we don't deal with it fast - it's not as though anybody wants climate change to be happening... but it is. When you think about it that way, even if the $9 Trillion figure you mention over 12 years is correct (roughly the same as US Military spending BTW), then that's a worthwhile investment.
    I think it’s funny that you (and RAM) are taking time to defend the Green New Deal when the majority of AOC’s colleagues have swerved sharply to avoid being associated with it. It has been criticized as completely unworkable by quite a few senior ranking members of the DNC.

    From my perspective it’s not that we shouldn’t be doing something to combat the causes of man-made climate change but let’s be realistic about it! In addition the USA is leading the way globally in terms of reduction of co2 emissions from energy consumption, by huge amounts. In 2017 they reduced their emissions by 40m tons. China, by comparison, increased their emissions that year by 120m tons. The EU increased emissions in 2017 by over 40m tons. The hypocrisy is astounding when you think about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    I think it’s funny that you (and RAM) are taking time to defend the Green New Deal when the majority of AOC’s colleagues have swerved sharply to avoid being associated with it. It has been criticized as completely unworkable by quite a few senior ranking members of the DNC.
    Nonsense - look at the list of Co-sponsors:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-...arkey%22%5D%7D
    All prominent Democrats - a few of them are running for president.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    Nonsense - look at the list of Co-sponsors:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-...arkey%22%5D%7D
    All prominent Democrats - a few of them are running for president.
    I see 11, RAM. There are 430 something House of Representatives members.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    I see 11, RAM. There are 430 something House of Representatives members.
    Well as posted already there is approx 80% poll support, it has the support of some very prominent Senators - the House may be tougher but I'm not sure the 'majority' as you say are diametrically opposed to it. I have not seen any evidence that some colleagues have "sharply swerved" the Deal either - while many have expressed some doubts on certain aspects of it. No doubt there will be some parts of it that will have to be amended but thats only natural for such a sweeping resolution.
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    Quote Originally Posted by samhaydenjr View Post
    Sheep aren't great, I think pigs are better and fowl are relatively low. All-in-all GHG emissions from livestock globally make up about the same amount as transportation. One important difference to note - while methane is actually a more potent GHG than CO2, it stays in the atmosphere for only about 15 years, as opposed to 100 for CO2. So the best option is to go more plant-based (now I'm not vegetarian myself, but I'm not freaked out by the idea of eating more plant-based products)


    I'm sure there's going to be a lot of huge numbers thrown out without context over the next couple of months, as though there's going to be no cost to not doing this and no benefit from having improved rail/electrical infrastructure and no plans for spending money on anything. The reality is the cost to inaction will be immense and is already beginning (I see that Ireland is looking like Canada again for the second year in a row-an unthinkable scenario before I left Cork in 1999, not to mention the direct hit from a hurricane in 2017-this costs lots of money to deal with). Much of the cost will be taken on through private investment if the right incentives are made through subsidies (giving out and removing) and taxes. Also, if the MAGA people could stop acting in a manner that increases emissions just to spite Democrats, that would probably reduce emissions by a fair percentage for a really low cost, and would be nice.
    This is a potentially existential crisis for humanity with the potential for massive snowball effects - even President Trump's pet "crisis" of immigration will be larger by orders of magnitude if we don't deal with it fast - it's not as though anybody wants climate change to be happening... but it is. When you think about it that way, even if the $9 Trillion figure you mention over 12 years is correct (roughly the same as US Military spending BTW), then that's a worthwhile investment.

    You make a lot of decent points to be fair. I have seen the effort to clean up plastics in the oceans in Europe and Asia and that is highly commendable. It can only help in the long run. And I am all for planting two trees to replace one (as the slogan goes). That will surely help down the road also. Indeed, not too long ago I drove past a mountain which had been struck by a tornado. Such devistation I have never seen. Trees ripped from their roots and whole paths cut through the forest. And that was just one isolated weather event. On the other hand the wildfires in the Western US are catastrophic. No trees left for miles upon miles. The ground eventually turns into scrub and then desert and that surely detracts from the earth's ability to absorb toxins in the atmosphere. If this green plan was something more along those lines (cleaning up plastics and planting more trees) - after all America is full of electric cars and energency saving appliances as it is, although there is plenty of room for improvement - it would be more palatable. What people don't like is the apparent ending of air and automobile travel. That is a bit oppressive and controlling to my mind. I can tell you that although it was all the talk a few weeks ago, enthusiasm appears to have cooled and AOC's popularity appears to be on the wane. Although she is still a force to be reckoned with.
    Regarding Trump's stance on immigration - it is anything but a pet project. Just recently a truck coming across the Southern border was found to contain enough Fentanyl to kill 60 million Americans (there was another similar incident last year with a larger haul).
    Among the regular people who sneak across the border there are all manner of criminals coming in, including some 80,000 MS 13 gang members currently in the country after sneaking across.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark12345 View Post
    Among the regular people who sneak across the border there are all manner of criminals coming in, including some 80,000 MS 13 gang members currently in the country after sneaking across.
    How do they know which gang they are in? Do they all fill out a form?

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    Is that all you have RAM?

    In a way they do fill out a form. On their faces, necks and chests. In permanent marker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    Is that all you have RAM?

    In a way they do fill out a form. On their faces, necks and chests. In permanent marker.
    What you mean? Do mean to tell me that 80,000 of these guys have come over from Guatemala to the USA from this gang do you? The population of Limerick City. There is no way you would be able to prove that. You might as well say 800 people or 8 million people. Its absolute nonsense.

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    What you mean? Do mean to tell me that 80,000 of these guys have come over from Guatemala to the USA from this gang do you? The population of Limerick City. There is no way you would be able to prove that. You might as well say 800 people or 8 million people. Its absolute nonsense.
    I'm sorry but you have changed your argument. That is not the question you asked of Mark. You didn't dispute the number he posted; you asked how would they know which gang they are in and you enquired whether they fill out a form. My response was nothing to do with the number (because that wasn't what you asked) but was intended to point out that they don't need to fill out forms - a lot of these gangs have certain symbols that they must get tattooed all over their bodies as part of their initiation into said gang. Quite easy to identify. Symbols and identification are kind of a gang thing, RAM.

    You can shout "absolute nonsense" all you like but, before you do, at least try and stay consistent with the information you are challenging and the questions you are asking. It will make for a far more enjoyable experience for all.

    If you are deciding to now challenge whether it is 80,000 MS13 members that have crossed the border, my answer is simple. Even if it was just one of these animals that had crossed the border, then it would be one too many and steps should be taken to discourage any more from crossing. Do you agree?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    I'm sorry but you have changed your argument. That is not the question you asked of Mark. You didn't dispute the number he posted; you asked how would they know which gang they are in and you enquired whether they fill out a form. My response was nothing to do with the number (because that wasn't what you asked) but was intended to point out that they don't need to fill out forms - a lot of these gangs have certain symbols that they must get tattooed all over their bodies as part of their initiation into said gang. Quite easy to identify. Symbols and identification are kind of a gang thing, RAM.
    I was CLEARLY being facetious Stu. If you thought that the idea of Gang members ticking the affiliated gang on a form was a serious point then I'm not sure how to tease that out any further.


    You can shout "absolute nonsense" all you like but, before you do, at least try and stay consistent with the information you are challenging and the questions you are asking. It will make for a far more enjoyable experience for all.
    Telling us without back-up that there was 80,000 MS-13 crossing the border into the US is nonsense - if you can back up that figure in any meaningful way from a reasonable source then we can tease it out. I'm not sure I can be more consistent.

    If you are deciding to now challenge whether it is 80,000 MS13 members that have crossed the border, my answer is simple. Even if it was just one of these animals that had crossed the border, then it would be one too many and steps should be taken to discourage any more from crossing. Do you agree?
    I do.

    But he would save a lot more lives by declaring a National emergency on handguns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    I was CLEARLY being facetious Stu. If you thought that the idea of Gang members ticking the affiliated gang on a form was a serious point then I'm not sure how to tease that out any further.
    I was kind of hoping you would sense the droll sarcasm in my response.


    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    Telling us without back-up that there was 80,000 MS-13 crossing the border into the US is nonsense - if you can back up that figure in any meaningful way from a reasonable source then we can tease it out. I'm not sure I can be more consistent.
    I didn't proffer the statistic. I will repeat. I answered the question you asked "how would they know which gang they are in?". You called my response "absolute nonsense" in the context of a question that was never asked.

    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    I do.

    But he would save a lot more lives by declaring a National emergency on handguns.
    I think that is a valid point alright and worthy of some analysis but I would offer the following initial thoughts. Perhaps he has not done that for the same reasons as a litany of other presidents who have also failed to do so when it would have been equally appropriate/inappropriate (delete as applicable). My speculation would be that there are two main reasons why all presidents have chosen not to do so. 1) Money talks and "there aint no money like the NRA money" as the old saying goes (theres no such saying ) - and 2) it would be challenged immediately as an unconstitutional provision going specifically against the 2nd amendment provisions - "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" [edit: which, if successful would likely close the door on the matter completely given the current make-up of the SCOTUS]. In the interest of transparency and to state my position on this issue, I think there should be a full review of the existing restrictions on what arms can be sold to the public an updated list developed, loopholes closed and that the full package should be put to the people (to whom the right belongs) to remove or amend the constitutional right. That referendum would be fascinating. But even that is a risky endeavor from a public safety perspective, not to mention implementation.

    Irrespective of my thoughts above, I do think that this is potentially holding Trump to a standard that is higher than that to which his predecessors were held - which I think is unfair.

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