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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:33 AM Original message |
So BP is evil, greedy, arrogant and irresponsible, but WE are to blame? |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Blame the victim..... |
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blue sky at night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. heres a simple thing... |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Hard to eat less, as I can't afford much... |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. haven't eaten meat for 20+ years |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
47. So why do you insist on driving a car rather than ride a bicycle or walk? |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. lol |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. I've got an even better one |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Here's a simple thing... |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
44. why? |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Divide and Conquer- they want us to point the finger at each other |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. in calculating your carbon footprint, one of the biggest line items is air travel. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I live in a town of 700 people. I'm not expecting public transportation anytime soon. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Our small communities here in NE MN have large vans that shuttle |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Smart. I'll bet Michelle Bachman came up with that. Not !!! |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. The idiot has nothing to do with our part of the state - thank God. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I agree about plane travel ro |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. I did that |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I hear ya and there is nothing we can do as long as the big polluters continue |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. OMG That thing is sWeEt ! |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. Its only your fault |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. I like driving my car |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. retarded logic-nice terminology |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I advocate the corporate death penalty for this organization |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
43. oh I'm with ya |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. Here's what we have so far: |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It's Lynddie England's fault |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. good example. the girl raised in a trailer guided us policy in iraq. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. That poor girl was made a scapegoat while... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. And, isn't that oil destined for other places anyway? |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. "Sorry, cheney is NOT my fault" |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Hi Mom! I passed by a claim that 80% of MIC's petrol is contracted to BP. |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. The U.S. Is By Far The Largest Consumer Of Fossil Fuels, But We Aren't Too Blame |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. but that is not why BP just made a huge mess in the ocean |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
46. You Assume The Technology Exists To Stop Deepwater Oil Spills... |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. Nope. Not tired at all. We can't have it all. It gets no simpler than that |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I understand the big picture |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. They need to be stopped by all means. |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. on this we agree!! |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. The only segment of "we" that is to blame is the Congress. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Absolutely! |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Even if I did all those things, it would still be my fault. |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. The only 500k part I've heard about is the acoustic device which would not have stopped this from |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. "acoustic device which would not have stopped this from what has been reported" |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. yes, very tired of that "argument". which is in fact the standard winger argument: |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It seems a lot of RW positions are suddenly in vogue.... |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. They've always been in vogue with DLC. |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. Onward, to the Arctic! |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
41. K & R nt |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. It's trying to get to the root of the problem.... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. For generations they have terrified the sheeple with horror stories of |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Except Peak Oil and global wather change are real |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. Yes. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. K&R. Accurate summary. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
50. BP won't lose money from this debacle. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's the magical "free market" argument. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
54. You are as guilty as a citizen right before the |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I get the big picture- but this accident is BP's fault- they are to blame |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 11:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Actually this has all to do with the big picture |
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