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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:41 PM Original message |
"safe nuclear" on ships...how many times has McCain had Cancer? |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. seemed frail too (nt) |
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Chloroplast (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. My fear with nuclear power has always been the unknown health risks. |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. he may be sicker than he's letting on...(nt) |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not to defend McCain one iota, but he's had melanoma, which is usually from too much |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I'm just wondering if the 'safe nuclear' exposure could |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. "safe nuclear" on ships...how many times has McCain had Cancer? |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. We've been using nuclear power on ships/subs since the 1950s |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I understand what you're saying, but new research into |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. You cant compare holding a device directly against your head to working behind layers of shielding |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. There was a story earlier this year about a US nuclear sub leaking radioactive water. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Jimmy Carter was a reactor operator, wasn't he? |
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The Shadow (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Jimmy Carter Is An Extremely Smart Individual |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama lost a BIG opportunity on that question |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. yup yup (nt) |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Disagree. He essentially agreed with McCain, making this a non-issue. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. 80% of Nevadans opposed to Yucca Mountain |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Outside of Nevada, most people don't care about Yucca Mountain. |
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Youphemism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nuclear ships have been in the Navy for over 30 years. If they caused cancer, we'd have evidence... |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. I don't think that they cause cancer, but your logic is absurd. |
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Youphemism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. While I don't like to disagree with an "expert," I think you're both rude and wrong... |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well, your logic was absurd |
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Youphemism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Tell ya what... |
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endthewar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 03:06 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Thanks :-) |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's doubtful that McCain got any exposure to radiation aboard a naval vessel |
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I always thought McCain's skin cancer was a result of |
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The Shadow (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Good Point About Besse Davis |
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The Shadow (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Even the Navy Recognizes A Small Risk |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Nowhere close to a full career in proximity to nuclear reactors |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Most of the ships McCain served on were conventional power |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, radiation from the fucking SUN |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
30. Actually Navy Nuclear reactors are VERY SAFE |
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