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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 08:58 PM Original message |
Six Reasons Why Obama Appointing Vilsack, for USDA Head is a Terrible Idea |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama has betrayed us. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Perhaps, or perhaps not. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. lol |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
74. That's how I feel about the clinton pick. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Obama openly admits to studying and adopting Lincoln's political strategies. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #79 |
121. I agree, also people don't realize what the Cabinet's job is |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
142. I agree |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. oh crap! |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. We need someone who'll support small farmers and not just midwest agribusiness |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Too late. Oh well. |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yeah I hate it |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Of course, it could be Joe the Farmer! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Thanks - can I kick my own thread? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Oops! |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Stop that! |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. K&R number 5 |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Aw |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. Help me understand... Just because Obama appoints Vilsack doesn't mean Obama supports |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Right! |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I don't know that's why I'm asking |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
90. I am sure there are a lot of NON DLC |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. but would they have the knowledge that a pro-corp person would |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #94 |
95. apparently |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #95 |
101. So basically you are saying that Obama will be Bush III? nt |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #101 |
118. not exactly |
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chelaque liberal (981 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
139. Food Democracy Now listed 6 suitable choices in letter to PEO |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I suppose the same could be said about Robert Rubin and Larry Summers |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I think *I* need to wait just a bit longer and see what Obama's |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
89. No disagreement there |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. So have you got any good reasons? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Are you a Monsanto shill? Usually, they are more polished |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Thanks for demonstrating my point. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I live to illuminate DU. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:21 PM Original message |
Well, I guess in the absence of content... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. That's it. You nailed it. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Just to establish a baseline... what do you think of RFK Jr.? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I remember Monsanto when they made DDT, fertilizer, Agent Orange, |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Deleted message |
DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. WHAT??? |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Monsanto is to agriculture... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Bye Hansee! |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #53 |
93. Yes, because we all know Monsanto was run to the point of bankruptcy and needs help. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #93 |
105. OK, OK. |
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Truth Teller (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #34 |
92. Alerted |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #92 |
106. No, it really wasn't. It wasn't a joke. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
61. Yep. They're bigger and better now. n/t |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. Which means they can kill more things faster! |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
96. What do you mean "made?" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #96 |
98. I guess 'irony' didn't come through in my post |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Ah, what do you want at 6:29 am BEFORE coffee? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. You should have been here last night |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
91. I am duessing Syngenta |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
103. GM / GE Foods Aren't About Science. Not Even Remotely |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #103 |
110. Right, and stem cell research is about killing unborn babies. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. Hey, I Stopped Hitting My Wife Ages Ago |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #110 |
112. self-delete |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
125. Not a friend of family farms |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. Friend of Small Farmers |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The kind of pragmatism that comes with partnering with Monsanto |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yes, indeed, sfexpat |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I'm sure he won't break his campaign promise to listen. |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Since when have we ever believed campaign promises? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. I think he will be a good president. And as a good president |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Romantic? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. When you say, he served the farmers well, what do you mean? |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Fair Question / Fairest Answer Possible |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. I don't want to stop you. I am interested in these trade offs -- who isn't? |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. I am in Total Agreement |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
84. I was only there for three years - arriving just in time to help elect him |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. It's like the cookbook in that old SciFi movie: "How to Serve Mankind". |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well said, scarlet. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. Thank you! (nt) |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. For some reason I am more inclined to listen to an Iowan than a San Franciscan. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Deleted message |
PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
71. Yes, that is exactly what I meant. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Maybe, your genes? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
126. Health care and safety in regards to farming...and Vilsack! |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. Science Bad! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. This isn't about science in any way. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Monsanto discontinued Agent Orange in the mid-seventies. |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Mt. Pleasant |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I can because the term implies some kind of aversion to science, |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I Agree, I Concur, I'm not Fighting with You |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I'll have to do some digging because this isn't my area. Point taken. |
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happyiowan (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. Have an Excellent Night |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Watertable? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #52 |
97. BEHIND THE LABEL: ROUNDUP WEEDKILLER |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #97 |
107. I'm quite familiar with glyphosate. It's a fantastic product. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. So being a shill for Monsanto, an Agent Orange apologizer, |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #114 |
150. Ah, but I'm not a shill for Monsanto. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #150 |
153. Look up tool in the dictionary, I think your picture is still there |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #153 |
154. Given that I predicted your response... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
123. Um, leftchick... |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #123 |
133. ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. What's your point? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
31. And Vilsack is going to be in charge of food inspection? |
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Condem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. What fuckin leash? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. Oh noes, Obama values science over fear mongering |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. This isn't about fucking *science*, it's about corporate control of our food supply! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. It's about privatizing the food chain, up to and including, water. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. The food supply has always been privatized |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. The food supply has always been a matter of growing something, saving some of the seeds, |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Farmers aren't required to buy seeds |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. If farmers save seeds from these crops, they are sued. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. If you don't like the terms, then don't buy the seeds |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #86 |
102. That sentence is just fucking stupid. They arent given the terms... |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Yes they are |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. You are just fear mongering |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. What all of his positions? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
69. You obviously didn't read my post. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. The whole statement |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Well, at least you admit it. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
46. And here's where DU defends GMO crops and Monsanto. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I know. n/t |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. It just blows my mind. How can people be so fucking disconnected and deluded? |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. I'm thinking the exact same thing. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. So, you're all for corporate control of our food supply? You're all for the destruction |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #66 |
78. False dichotomy. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Yeah, right. Let's compromise with those whose only interest is sucking up the wealth of the earth. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. Making money is the natural goal of any given business. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. And when that business is engaged in destructive practices that threaten the quality of life |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 12:04 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Who says we should? |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #78 |
99. "Whatever that means." |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #99 |
104. I may be a pusillanimous wart. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #104 |
116. I Think You'd Be Happier |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #78 |
124. "Monsanto has not caused the extinction of any genetic material." |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #124 |
151. Alright, I googled it. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-18-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. "you'd like me to debunk" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
113. Overall, DU Kicks GM/GE Proponents' Asses |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Science kicks GMO oponents ass |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. Yeah. So Why Change the Subject? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Then why do farmers use the seeds? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Same Reason Some People Buy Crappy Cars |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. Apparently Monsanto forces, tricks, or hypnotizes farmers into buying them. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #122 |
127. Monsanto: Indian farmer suicide. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. Yeah, I'm familiar with that particular conspiracy theory. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #129 |
134. The report this article is based on was produced by CGIAR |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Ah, another conspiracy. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Conspiracy? You mean, you've never read propaganda before? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. Yes. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #143 |
145. Well, find a source that disproves the charge not funded by GMOs |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #119 |
128. I saw an interview with a Canadian farmer. He's being sued by Monsanto |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Percy Schmeiser. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #130 |
137. Yes, obviously a charlatan: |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. The Alternative Nobel? For attempted chemistry? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #141 |
147. There's a list of them on his page. They must all be in the conspiracy, too! |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. That wasn't a clear cut case. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #132 |
140. The History Commons has an excellent timeline: |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. What are you trying to prove? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. In introducing information to the thread? |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
152. DLC loves corporations, |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-16-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. I wrote Obama on change.gov how I feel about this.. |
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Khaotic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
131. while driving up world food prices and literally starving the poor |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
148. Agreed. Sorry DU'ers, but this is kind of what we bought by wanting a "historical" candidate... |
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makinguphumans (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-17-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
149. top links not working |
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