The Worst Thing Nixon Ever Did

2004-05-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
http://www.techcentralstation.com/041504I.html Why did Nixon push for a [DDT] ban? We may never know. A few older Washington DC policy experts have suggested that some of his election campaign supporters were chemical companies that produced alternatives to DDT and so stood to gain handsomely

Rumsfeld Under Fire for Prison Scandal

2004-05-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
http://tinyurl.com/2o9cu State Department official described extreme frustration that months of pressure produced no real change. But Rumsfeld's aides point out that at least two major internal assessments were ordered at the time. In one, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, the commander of the

Re: The Lost Hearts and Minds

2004-05-08 Thread Doug Pensinger
Mike Lee wrote: But Gary has gone way over the line. I can't wait to see what y'all will say now. I don't expect much, so surprise me, prove you're not just a cozy coterie of moral dilettantes. I don't really give a rat's ass what the dick-hat thinks about Gary but in case other's

Bush administration fears more photos will surface

2004-05-08 Thread Doug Pensinger
This disaster is George W. Bush's responsibility and this scandal is a direct reflection of the incompetence of his administration and their tendency to ignore competent experts in favor of loyal cheerleaders when making policy. The only good that can come of this is that any chance that this

Interesting Perspective

2004-05-16 Thread Doug Pensinger
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0517/p09s01-coop.html or http://tinyurl.com/ypcov On Abu Ghraib and war itself: See through relativism of abuse By Earl Martin and Pat Hostetter Martin exerpt: Before the United States launched the optional war in Iraq, practitioners of nonviolence were advocating

Re: What America Does with its Hegemony

2004-05-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gautam wrote: Since Bill Clinton himself has stated on many occasions that he agreed with the Bush Administration's interpretation of Iraqi threat, that's a remarkable statement of his omniscience there, Doug. Would Clinton have depended on stove piped intelligence from expatriate Iraqis with an

Re: Bushworld

2004-05-22 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: At 06:14 PM 5/19/2004 -0500 Robert Seeberger wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Apr/04272004/commenta/commenta.asp I can't believe that anyone found this diatribe coherent. That's because you're a resident in good standing in Bushworld!! 8^) -- Doug

THE GRAY ZONE

2004-05-22 Thread Doug Pensinger
This is the (long) Hersh article that has been making headlines this past week. http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040524fa_fact or http://tinyurl.com/3awqm In an odd way, Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, said, the sexual abuses at Abu Ghraib have become a

Re: THE GRAY ZONE

2004-05-22 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Sat, 22 May 2004 18:55:44 -0400, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 11:45:11AM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote: This is the (long) Hersh article that has been making headlines this past week. http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040524fa_fact or http://tinyurl.com

Re: What America Does with its Hegemony

2004-05-23 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: I'm continually amazed at our ability to talk past each other on this issue. Of course Bill Clinton would have fallen victim to using much of the same intelligence. That's because neither Administration was treating intelligence as a black box.They weren't saying I wonder if

Re: Bishop Sheridan Re: Unitarians not a religion

2004-05-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
The Fool wrote: All discussions involving JDG morph into an abortion discussion. It's as if he had an agenda... I have my adamant differences with John, but I have to say I'm kind of sick of these personal attacks. Not only don't they do anything to advance your argument, they're

Re: All good things...

2004-05-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gautam wrote: Dear Friends, Today marks my last day at McKinsey, and virtually my last day in New York. Wow, Gautam, big news. Best of luck in all your endeavors... Hey, we haven't had any baseball talk yet this year. Have you been too busy to pay attention? It sure is shaping up to be an

Re: Friday (the cat)

2004-05-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
John Horn wrote: Friday, 1988 - 2004. RIP. My condolences to you and your family, John. I didn't realize how much my dog Lucky meant to me until she passed last fall. Now we're slowly loosing our 10 1/2 year old white boxer, Ali, to heart disease. 8^( -- Doug

Re: brin-l-books stats

2004-05-31 Thread Doug Pensinger
David wrote: I never read this one, so I resisted the temptation to rate it useless. You were tempted to rate a book you haven't read? I did rate the C.S. Lewis books, _Perlandra_ etc, as useless. Mentioning other planets does not make an allegory into science fiction. (Similarly for _Animal

Humor

2004-06-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, What are all those clocks for? St. Peter answered, Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.

Re: Southern-ness test

2004-06-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
David wrote: I got 38/71 on general knowledge, and guesses. (How many guesses? Wow, an actual real-life application of algebra! Solving (71-x) + (x/4) = 38, I get that around 44 were guesses.) 44/71 - Southern Sympathizer Ha. I lived in South Carolina for about a year while in the Navy, and

Re: Partisan Humor

2004-06-05 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: I thought it was funnier when Republicans passed this joke around about Bill Clinton JDG - And that probably wasn't the first time, Maru P.S. Of course if Bush is such a calculating liar then he can't exactly be a bumbling fool, now can he? Get a grip, John, it's just a dumb joke.

Re: Moon Over Washington

2004-06-09 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:07:07 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:14 PM 6/9/04, Julia Thompson wrote: William T Goodall wrote: On 10 Jun 2004, at 2:07 am, The Fool wrote: http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=131 Rats! Not hang-gliding nudists then... That would be a

To Your Scattered Plotlines Go

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
On the strength of the lists rating of P.J. Farmers Riverworld book _To Your Scattered Bodies Go_ I picked it up a long with the second two books of the series. My reaction after having read the first 3/4s or so: gawd, this won a Hugo? And was top rated by brin-l??? Beyond the meandering,

Da Vinci Code

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
I finished this one a month or so ago and while some of it was interesting I thought the endless train of riddle solving got tiresome and that the twist near the end was poorly done. Has anyone else here read it? -- Doug ___

Re: Da Vinci Code (Spoilers)

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
David Hobby wrote: S P O I L E R S P A C E Somewhere around half-way through it, I started yelling at the characters, saying something on the order of, Take the stupid puzzle box to an CAT scanner already! Getting out of so many tight squeezes was another thing that bothered me. The twist at

Re: To Your Scattered Plotlines Go

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
Erik wrote: On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 12:01:04PM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote: Beyond the meandering, pointless plot, the flat, uninteresting characters and the asinine dialog, the whole idea seems a bit dumb to me. I'm sorry if I'm trashing someone's favorite book, but it's just terrible so far

Re: Da Vinci Code (Minimal spoilers)

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: The book just before The DaVinci Code, Angels And Demons, is a much better book and a lot more fun. It had me wondering why people made such a big deal over TDC. Good to know. I bought that when I was enthused with TDC (in the beginning) but haven't started it because of my

Basketball

2004-06-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
I'm feeling so badly for the Lakers now that they're down 3-1 in the finals. Poor Kobe. Poor Shaq. Poor Phil. Poor L.A. -- Doug Go Pistons maru. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: WTF: Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gary Nunn wrote: How lame can this be? The heart of the article.. Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality For now, five justices said the court could not rule on the case because California atheist Michael Newdow does not have full custody of his daughter. They definitely whimped out. What

Re: Dirty Bomb Would Be a Dud

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
John Horn wrote: I agree with that but it is a completely different issue. If someone was planning on blowing up the Lincoln Memorial with a pack of playing cards they would still be liable to be prosecuted with that even if it is completely impossible, right? I see your point, but would the

Re: Terrorism too close to home...

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gary wrote: Of course this threat is no different that any other terrorist threat, it's just a little closer to home for me. I have always said that the best way to create true terror would be the random bombing or destruction of small town targets that have no strategic value. Aye, look at the

Re: WTF: Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:59:14 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:46 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote: They definitely whimped out. What this means to me is that they were afraid to rule because of the impact their ruling would have, so they found a way to weasel out of making any

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
Julia wrote: And what, if anything, does the ACLU have to say about the white crosses at roadside spots where people were killed in automobile accidents? I know there would be a lot of angry people if they tried to have those banned. I think the gist of the decision is summarized in this quote

Re: Da Vinci Code (Spoilers)

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:32:52 -0400, David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Pensinger wrote: David Hobby wrote: S P O I L E R S P A C E Oh, that twist! As I recall, that was 100 pages from the end. (Yes, a fair-sized book.) I thought you meant the ironic big pile of historical documents

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-14 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: I don't think you said that right. I am unaware of any Constitutional provision against exclusionary and offensive speech on federal lands. JDG - Something about defending your right to say it, Maru . Come on John, you know that one of the reasons for the bill of rights, perhaps

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Come on John, you know that one of the reasons for the bill of rights, perhaps the preeminent reason, was to protect people that might otherwise be excluded by the majority. That's what separation of church and state is all about. But aren't you the first person to also mention that

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
William wrote: If this was the only similar case in the pipeline then fair enough. But with such an egregious violation that seems surprising. Again, if it was the only such case, fair enough. But otherwise why pick this one which can be eliminated on a technicality? Presumably any other similar

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: At 09:36 PM 6/15/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote: Because it is on U.S. Government property it isn't the VFW's speech that is in question. Because it is on U.S. government property is the U.S. Government's speech. The VFW doesn't figure at all in the decision, their involvement

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:17:32 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:09 AM 6/16/2004 -0500 Dan Minette wrote: The VFW often burns flags John. :-) You caught me! Still, even if the VFW were unceremoniously burning flags in Mojave, I think that they'd probably have a lot more support on Brin-L

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-16 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: You have stated that you believe the VFW is Constitutionall prohibited because it is, quote, exclusionary and offensive. I don't believe I ever said anything about the VFW except that their involvement in this argument is irrelevant. By allowing the religious symbol to remain

The Founders on Separation of Church and State: Jefferson

2004-06-16 Thread Doug Pensinger
To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, Stephen S. Nelson, a committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut. Gentlemen The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist

The Founders on Separation of Church and State: Madison

2004-06-16 Thread Doug Pensinger
From a letter to Jasper Adams, president of the College of Charleston, 1832 I must admit moreover that it may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the Civil authority with such distinctness as to avoid collisions doubts on

Re: Speaking of Quantum.........

2004-06-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
Ronn! wrote: What is really bad is that _Star Trek_ is considered an *old* television show . . . So What Does That Make Its Viewers? Maru Turning fifty in about 32 days? -- Doug The Final Frontier Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Founders on Separation of Church and State: Washington, Adams, Franklin

2004-06-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:46:05 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pretty selective sampling there, Doug. It's enough to show that the constitution provided a wall of separation in the minds at least some of the more prominent founders. It also neglects the fact, that your reading of the

Re: Memorial Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-06-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Thus, this Court ruling would appear to jeopardize NPS preservation of religious cultural resources in a number of Parks, included preserved churches in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cape Lookout National Seashore, as well as Native American ceremonial kivas at numerous Parks

Re: Speaking of Quantum.........

2004-06-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:08:29 +0900, G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Wrote: Turning fifty in about 32 days? -- Ah, you're still a puppy :-) George A Woof (cough) woof. -- Doug ___

Re: The Founders on Separation of Church and State: Washington, Adams, Franklin

2004-06-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: I'm sure that one can deconstruct it to mean anything, but the word creator meant at the time being who created. I'm not really an origional intent guy, but I think using the same mapping of combination of letters onto ideas as they used at that time is really a good idea. In other

Re: Speaking of Quantum.........

2004-06-18 Thread Doug Pensinger
Ronn! wrote: Was your father a lot older at that age, or was it only mine? Way, way, way older. Ancient. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Terrorism too close to home...

2004-06-20 Thread Doug Pensinger
Erik wrote: Unless a very large super-majority agrees with you, you would be wrong to do so. You would be taking something that you do not have the right to take. Besides being unjust, it is also likely to be inefficient -- wasting your time on short-term, trivial matters instead of applying

Re: Two Convention Thoughts

2004-07-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:50:22 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Bill Clinton is _still_ the best in the business. My God, what a genius. His was the only speech I caught, but it left me second guessing the term limit. If he were running this year it would already be over.

Re: What Kerry Did on 9/11

2004-08-07 Thread Doug Pensinger
John wrote: Kudos to Red State for finding that. And for noting: It should be noted that the second plane hit the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m., and the plane hit the Pentagon at 9:43 a.m. By Kerry's own words, he and his fellow senators sat there for forty minutes, realizing 'nobody could

Re: What Kerry Did on 9/11

2004-08-07 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: And isn't Kerry being a little hypocritical to say that he would have done something different were he being paid the big bucks, given his own stated reactions? No. You react much differently to a situation when you have the responsibility for controlling it. Frex, if you are the

Re: the new Bush ad : I don't see any morphing...

2004-08-09 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: Have you looked in the papers to see where the movie is playing in Bush states? I have, but then again I live in one. It didn't play in the Woodlands, but it did play in multi-plexes well into Bush country around Houston...not just the Third Ward. :-) It was playing in every real

Re: Contraception

2004-08-10 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: It is worth noting that there are an awful lot of 1, 2, and 3-child Catholic families thanks to NFP. It's probably even more worthy to note that there are probably many times more 1 2 and 3 child Catholic families thanks to the pill.

Re: the new Bush ad : I don't see any morphing...

2004-08-10 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Thus, given that the incredibly insulting allegations of these Democrats have now proven to be demonstrably false in short order, in polite society an apology would be in order. Do you want to apologize for the Republican reaction to Clinton's attempts to go after bin laden

Re: Br!n: Fight The Future: Encrypted Screws

2004-08-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
Julia wrote: On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:57:57 -0700, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It brought back a great memory of the first time I managed to print a sine wave with asterisks on a (30 baud) Teletype. Reminds me of the story of someone who attempted to log into a BBS at 300 baud by

Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-18 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:56:11 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry... I momentarily had thought you were the *other* Julia in your response.Anyhow, I reacted so forcefully in part because there is a long history of anti-religious, anti-Christian, and anti-Catholic sentiment on this List.

Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-19 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Doug, I think there is a huge difference between the religious attitudes of Brin-L members vs. Brin-L posts. Quite simply, this List is consistently bombarded with a plethora of anti-religious, anti-Christian, and yes, anti-Catholic posts. For whatever reason, very few people,

Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-19 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: As for bigotry in America, put yourself in the shoes of an non-believer for a moment and you'll feel real bigotry. Out of curiosity, are you actually told that you are deluded, have a mental block, evil on a daily basis because you don't believe? Read the posts here straight. The

Re: [Listref] The Michael Moore Story

2004-08-19 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gautam wrote: Worth mentioning a few famous Michael Moore quotes as well: Moore interview the British newspaper The Mirror, speaking about Americans: Sh**, that's nothing compared to this beauty from our president: Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style

2004-08-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: I cannot point to the gene for free will any more than I can point to the gene for reflective self-awareness. :-) But isn't the evidence for reflective self-awareness in humans much more compelling than the evidence against free will in pumas? -- Doug

Ethics

2004-08-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
It seems eminently logical to me that ethics evolved in part as a survival mechanism for those that had a physical disadvantage and an intellectual advantage. For instance, a shaman that convinced his community that the spirits punished those who killed their spiritual leaders would stand a

Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Warren wrote: zim wrote: Rape is favored in some sense in that males who have little or no chance of non-coercive copulation can procreate through rape. This is similar to what Dan mentioned about Ghengis Khan -- but it's still disseminating genes, not actually changing a species. At best rape

thinking about free will

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Bryon wrote: Maybe I'm wrong, but as I see it, the question is whether everything a person does, are all choices made purely a function of his biology, society, environment, etc, or is it real choice? Are we more than the sum of our inputs? I think that while it's possible (probable?) that we

(no subject)

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
William wrote: Bryon wrote: or is it real choice? the same as that? Why do you think there are two different things? Well, as you are aware, some people believe there is an omnipotent being that could control all the factors composing that choice. If such a being exists, there can be no real

thinking about free will

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Sorry, I have to copy messages from the archives because I'm not receiving them all and I forgot to copy the subject line. William wrote: Bryon wrote: or is it real choice? the same as that? Why do you think there are two different things? Well, as you are aware, some people believe there is an

Re: thinking about free will

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:13:36 -0400, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 04:47:32PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: Free will, pretty well be definition, means that it is possible to make Except you don't have a useful definition of free will, as you well know. Is there a

Re: thinking about free will

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: If that makes it virtually indistinguishable, then, photons also have free will in the same sense that we dobecause we cannot in principal, predict where they hit. We only give probabilities, but we can measure with enough precision to in the same manner that humans do? Photons

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style

2004-08-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:34:18 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or how about being passive in the decades of sufferings of Iraqis under Saddam Hussein? It's of course worth mentioning that AIDS kills as many people in a couple of years as Hussein did in his entire tenure (and no less

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style

2004-08-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
William wrote: Not a Catholic today then? Even here in the U.S., four out of five Catholics belive that it's OK to use birth control. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style

2004-08-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gautam wrote: And that you absolutely despise the first American President to even attempt to do something about the problem. It's a special kind of tunnel vision that Bush supporters have, isn't it? http://www.thebody.com/whitehouse/wad2000.html Today, President Clinton will join international

More on AIDS

2004-08-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
The Clinton Record: http://www.thebody.com/hhs/clinton.html or http://tinyurl.com/3w6ed The Clinton Administration has responded aggressively to the significant threat posed by HIV/AIDS with increased attention to research, prevention, and treatment. Overall funding for AIDS-related programs

Re: thinking about free will

2004-08-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: Well, that's kind of what I was trying to say - that it doesn't really matter weather or not we really have free will until someone is able to prove otherwise What type of proof are you talking about? Absolute, or proof, given a few reasonable assumptions. Proof would be the ability

Re: More on AIDS

2004-08-29 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: The astounding chutzpah to imply that Bush has somehow drastically deteriotaed AIDS policy from the golden age they had under Clinton utterly discredits this source. Can you substantiate that statement? Your quotes remind me of the National Parks Conservation Association, who amazingly

Re: JDG-Type ...Fool, this is out-of-line.

2004-08-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
David Hobby wrote: The Fool wrote: ghostpost snipped Let's NOT have a flamewar with the TITLES of our posts? Seconded. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style

2004-08-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: If the rest of the world can be alienated by liberating Iraq, I am not at all convinced that they would not be alienated by efforts to tackle AIDS in African countries. Indeed, given that Iraq has now been liberated, and the rest of the world is actively bot just sitting on their

Re: More on AIDS

2004-08-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: 1) You supplied several pages of hagiography on Clinton's AIDS policy - i.e. almost all positive, hardly a negative word to be found. 2) You then submitted the same group's AIDS reportcord of the Bush Presidency, which included 100% below-average to failing marks. It seems nearly

Re: thinking about free will

2004-08-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: Reading through this post, it seems as though it might be interpreted as being written from antagonistic viewpoint. That is not my viewpoint. It is more in the nature of exploring axioms sets to look for inconsistencies and theorems that can be derived from them. It doesn't sound

Re: Killings, evil and pictures to assure accountabillity was, Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-31 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: I realize that this involves a switch in worldview because most of us were taught a convenient fiction in school. I certainly believed that the Nazi's had a police state, even for the Ayrians, from the start. I thought the Holocaust was very secret. But now, I accept the evidence

Re: Privately funded medical research is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style]

2004-08-31 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: BTW, I got why he couldn't talk even about common knowledge from the beginning. At Teleco, we knew when our VPs knew something because they would stop talking about subjects that they talked about before. We knew what was going on, and respected them for it. When you hold a government

Re: The Mercies of The Vatican

2004-08-31 Thread Doug Pensinger
Warren wrote: That is, I don't think you can have an I in a vacuum. In fact, I think your I's pop right out in a vacuum... -- Doug headed for the hills ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Privately funded medical research is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Fascist Censorship Spreads: Vichy Style]

2004-09-01 Thread Doug Pensinger
Erik wrote: Bullshit. Sure the secrecy Nazi's may want you to sew your lip shut and never talk again, but in reality, they can't stop you as long as you don't reveal secret information, and it is certainly possible to write a short email without having any possibility of revealing secrets. Jane's

Re: Privately funded medical research is evil, why it must be eradicated [was...

2004-09-01 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:09:33 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How will govenments that inhibit stem cell research be viewed? Poorly, I imagine. I don't support this particular position of the President's. Although the apparent Democratic

George W. Bush's missing year

2004-09-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
Salon http://tinyurl.com/4gjhc Linda Allison's story, never before published, contradicts the Bush campaign's assertion that George W. Bush transferred from the Texas Air National Guard to the Alabama National Guard in 1972 because he received an irresistible offer to gain high-level experience

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/9584265.htm Two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers had a support network in the United States that included agents of the Saudi government, and the Bush administration and FBI blocked a congressional investigation into that relationship, Sen. Bob

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: Two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers had a support network in the United States that included agents of the Saudi government, and the Bush administration and FBI blocked a congressional investigation into that relationship, Sen. Bob Graham wrote in a book to be released Tuesday. IMO

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
William wrote: Which enemy? (There must be a pun about enemas in there somewhere...) Well, the only way we're likely to get aid and comfort in the coming years is to give the executive branch a double dose of barium up the old wazoo, but the Saudi thing goes beyond mere politics. If the

Re: Which beliefs are labled real; which are labled figments

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan wrote: But, that is totally dependant on mindset; not data. For example, the complexity of nature was long thought to be a compelling argument for a designer. We now realize that there is another explanation that works as well. The complex actions of human beings was long thought to be

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: This is aid and comfort to the enemy, IMO. Not that you would *ever* question the patriotism of _your_ political opponents. JDG - Uh huh, Maru OK, John, justify the cover up. Please. -- Doug ___

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: That presumes a cover-up. It doesn't presume a cover up. It presumes what Grahm says is true. If it's true then there _is_ a cover up. So prove him wrong. All I am pointing out, Doug, is that you have been the *most sensitive* and the *loudest* person on this List to any perceived

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Winning this war motivates every decision with regards to terrorism alerts and counter-intelligence that is made.And anyone who thinks otherwise has a particularly craven view of politics. I guess you didn't hear that he said the war wasn't winnable the other day. No time for a

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-07 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: At 06:55 PM 9/6/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote: That presumes a cover-up. It doesn't presume a cover up. It presumes what Grahm says is true. If it's true then there _is_ a cover up. So prove him wrong. Uh yeah that's what I said. If, however, what Graham is saying

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Lastly, in regards to Saudi Arabia - I agree with you that Saudi Arabia is a real problam. I think, however, that it would have been suicidal to American interests to apply pressure to the Saudi regime so long as Saddam Hussein remained in power. Quite simply, one Party is for

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: It was a clear misspeak and retracted immediately. I am sure that you have never misspoken... just like you would never question the patriotism of *your* political opponents. It was not a misstatement, he was speaking his mind and in fact agree with his logic (and not with Kerry's.)

Re: Groveling Apologies

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
Travis wrote: laughing Reminds me of Jeffrey Miller - former list member - and his little quote of - I love being inconsequential, it takes all the responsibility off me. Ahem. He's actually still here and carrying his share. -- Doug ___

Re: Groveling Apologies

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
Bryon wrote: I was just thinking about Chad also... Are you still around, Chad? How are you doing? Ronn is the one I was wondering about - did he go on a long vacation? -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Graham book: Inquiry into 9/11, Saudi ties blocked

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:09:32 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:45 AM 9/11/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote: Maybe if they nuked NYC _and_ DC? That's a low blow. :-( Sorry. I see what you mean, but that's not how I meant it. Those are just the two most likely targets, IMO. -- Doug

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Still, she was at least nominall a Democrat - which hardly supports the theory of a Republican conspiracy to, quote, cheat. Sounds like the ultimate cheat to me; switch parties in order to influence the election from the inside. -- Doug ___

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: At 01:19 PM 9/11/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote: Still, she was at least nominall a Democrat - which hardly supports the theory of a Republican conspiracy to, quote, cheat. Sounds like the ultimate cheat to me; switch parties in order to influence the election from the inside. Its

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Doug, you've now changed the subject. None of your links has anything to do with a conspiracy involving the Palm Beach County Board of elections. Heck, Dionne's column didn't even alledge fraud of any sort! The common theme you apparently missed was that the Republican party has a

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: If W were not president, Jeb would likely be in jail now. And if Jeb had not been Governor, Shrub would likely be back to putting companies out of business by now. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: As opposed to the Sainted Democrats, of course, who have no history of illegal election activity. The Democrats may have competed, but the GOP's won all the medals. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: tragic coincidence or commupance?

2004-09-11 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:07:04 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Democrats may have competed, but the GOP's won all the medals. -- Doug Doug, that's absurd. Speaking purely as an historical point, that's a ludicrous statement

Re: Brin: political balance

2004-09-16 Thread Doug Pensinger
David Brin wrote: THESE are the monsters of the moment, John. When commies come back, I will fight them too. Perhaps part of John's difficulty with understanding your concept of balance is one of perspective. The U.S. has been on a conservative swing for over two decades now, and is probably

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