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Comment Re:Great comments! (Score 1) 561

Greenpeace called the French authorities and told them that they'd sent men sneaking into nuclear power plants, and the French authorities then stood down their snipers and allowed the Greenpeace guys to finish climbing the building and deploy their banner before arresting them.

I see you've posted this idea 5 times to this thread, all without any references. The linked article does not say that. Perhaps you have a better link or two you'd like to share.

Comment Re:No more public education? (Score 1) 2247

Here, take 3.5 minutes out of your very busy schedule and minimally educate yourself:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education

Pay special attention to:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education#Functions

You might also be interested in:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education#Establishment

if you're laboring under the illusion that federal involvement in education dates from 1979 (as opposed to 1867).

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education#Opposition

is interesting if you'd like to understand what a punching bag ED is. Understanding why would requiring understanding the dog-whistle of conservative US politics.

Comment Re:oops (Score 1) 328

So, why not lower the tax? Oh, I know - we don't want to give those "evil corporations" a break!

If it were lower, that that would be a huge take break for small businesses. If the loopholes were gone, that would be a huge tax increase for large businesses. And since large businesses make the rules, what do you expect to happen?

Comment Re:Rent-a-cop oversteps his bounds in shock horror (Score 1) 566

Maybe he thinks it's about a fictional character in a fictional universe? He's a theater professor. He likes the stories. He hung up a TV and/or movie poster. Any movie poster for any movie involving, e.g., guns, is going to be "threatening" by the criteria used in this case.

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