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That's exactly it: Give the appearance of doing something while really doing nothing -- or, worse, while really doing something even more damaging.  American politicians and talking heads are the best in the world at it.  You actually kind of have to admire the cockiness it takes to pass some of this shit off.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Jun 26th, 2008 at 10:38:25 PM EST
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You actually kind of have to admire the cockiness it takes to pass some of this shit off.

Sorry, I'm too busy throwing up to admire people who constantly lie -- as well as the spineless media sellouts who support these ridiculous falsehoods.

by Ralph on Fri Jun 27th, 2008 at 01:08:31 PM EST
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Nothing to admire because there's nothing original.  Using environmental scapegoats to cover a corporate kleptocracy has been SOP for decades, whether ridiculing the blocking of dam projects because of endangered fish, thus diverting attention from the fact that the projects were complete boondoggles, or blaming spotted owls for the loss of timber jobs, diverting attention from the timber industry shipping jobs to Asia.  It's just sick that people are stupid enough to keep falling for it.
by rifek on Sat Jun 28th, 2008 at 11:10:42 PM EST
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