Which satellites were they using for data in 1880? Who monitored data at the North pole? Obvious problems with the claims in just the blurb on /. A good question to ask is "Who benefits from AGW?" It leads to more government control and more $ for "scientists". http://www.thenewamerican.com/...

You are clearly making some of this up. Conduit? I've been around a lot of cable and FIOS installs in the DFW area over the last 20 years and none of them have been in conduit. All direct buried including the Charter cable installed at my house last year. A Verizon crew cut my gas line doing a direct bury line to my neighbors house in Keller about 6 years ago. It would cost way too much to dig a trench and install conduit. The installers just lay in on the ground and then another crew comes along later (hopefully). They just split the ground and shove it in.

1) If you get a government check you shouldn't be able to vote. It's a clear conflict of interest. 2) We need a 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice voting system to give any third party a fair chance. Something also needs to be done about the Supreme Court making law instead of applying it but I'm not sure what the answer would be.

I agree. And what about those of us that have felony convictions because their second amendment rights were violated? I have a felony "possession of an unregistered weapon" (at home). Now I can't own a firearm. What happened to "shall not be infringed"? I guess basic understanding of the English language isn't a qualification to write or enforce "laws". Requiring registration is an infringement of a right to begin with.

Stating that over and over doesn't make it true. You might want to check historical levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere before you belive and promote all the hype. Climate naturally changes and there is no proof that humans have had any significant impact.

Has anyone stopped to think how many people manage to stay awake because of a cell phone while crawling down the road at the mind numbingly low speed limits we have? I've had a cell phone since '92 and it's never caused an accident or even come close. I have had idiots swerve at me because they were mad at me for talking on the phone but I was alert enough to avoid them. If we didn't have the stupid speed limits I wouldn't talk on the phone while driving. I would actually have something to do that was engaging enough to avoid dying of boredom.

They are in the US. We lost the republic long before I was born. They took away the right to drive around 1941. We lost the 2nd ammendment in 1934. Any time the majority can vote away anyone's rights you have a democracy that is not a republic. It is possible to have a republic where a democratic process does things that don't take away people's rights which is what we should have. It hasn't been that way for a long time.

It's too bad that a party platform doesn't seem to have much to do with what the politicians actually do. The Republican platform is really good. So far no Republican I've heard of outside of Ron Paul makes any attempt to vote according to the platform. Massive cuts are required and neither party is willing to do it.

We don't have a state income tax. It was the sales tax people that collected it from him and it was the same percentage so what's the difference?

A friend of mine here in Texas was audited a couple of years ago and he had to pay sales tax and penalties on out of state internet purchases he made.

Only had one bad flash in 20 years that actually bricked something and I flash everything I can get my hands on. I figure they don't release updates for fun. To risky for the manufacurer. If you are in the US I would contact the BBB and see if that helps. Some companies ignore BBB complaints and some really get responsive. Definately let us know who they are.

MikeBabcock must work for Dell. I have a lot of customers with Dell next business day "PRO" support. You are lucky if you can convince them that you need the part withing that amount of time and when you do they may or may not send it. I would say that at least 50% of the time I've setup an RMA with Dell they haven't done anything until I call them back after they miss their appointment. They then can't find any record of me calling in and I have to go through their dumb as a post troubleshooting all over again. I've gotten to where I don't bother to look at something that appears to be a hardware failure. I call them first since I'm going to be on the phone with them for 2 hours and they are going to make me go through all the steps again plus a bunch that have nothing to do with the problem. Computer won't boot up because of a hard drive failure? Dell "what operating system do you have?" What possible relevance does that have??? I guess hard drive failures can be fixed by determining what OS you are running. I'll admit that every once in a while you get someone sharp and they actually help you. At least "Pro" support gets you someone that speaks english.

You didn't answer my question. You didn't give any evidence that the platform said anything even slightly like what you claim. If you think that expecting people to immigrate according to the law is racist then you need to pull out the dictionary unless you believe that immigration laws are racist. Yes, the Republican platform advocates sending people home that are here illegally. What is wrong with that? It doesn't single anyone out. If a white, black, tan, green or whatever person is here illegally they should also be sent home. One problem is that most people who claim to be Republicans aren't and neither are most politicians that ran on the ticket. You should read the platform before you start bashing it. I don't know any tea party people that would agree with their statement but I'm sure you could find some.I figured I should read what you are talking about so I did. It's like any good deception. It starts out with the truth and then goes bad. I would agree with this: "The U.S. political system has been shaped by the corrupt, entrenched, nearly identical Democrat and Republican machines. They are united in their ruthless suppression of all “third” parties." and this: "government policy in the United States discriminates against white Americans, ... Our government no longer represents us." I took out the part ... that I don't agree with. They are taking real problems and using them to support their bigoted agenda. The problems aren't false just because they use them to promote their hate. The Tea Party started out as true Republicans and quickly degenerated into a bunch of people who don't care about who's right as long as Obama is taken out so they have ended up supporting a candidate that isn't any different.

"extradited foreign immigrants who didn't hold work visas" We don't do that and should. The rest is pretty much the same. We're just a little smarter with the lies.

"That quote could be straight out of the 2012 Republican platform." You shouldn't claim things that are so blatantly false. It discredits the rest of what you say. You obviously don't have any idea what the Republican platform says. What in it are you referring to? Please quote it so we can see what you are talking about. Don't start quoting what this or that politician said. That would be like the typical brainless left that has not basis for their hype. If I claim to be a left wing tree hugging idiot that believes everything the progressive news media tells me and then I say I love pollution does that mean that tree huggers love pollution? Of course not. That just means I'm irrational and conflicted in my position(s). No I do not support anyone that hates someone because of their ethnic background. I do believe that white people the focus of discrimination in the US. If someone wanted to start the white people college fund they would get crucified but we have the Negro college fund and that isn't a problem. It's a double standard. Discrimination based on ethnic background shouldn't be allowed in either direction. A bunch of white kids should apply for assistance from some organization for non-whites and then sue them when they are turned down. What's this? http://www.jetmag.com/ or this? http://www.ebony.com/ another http://www.uncf.org/portal/default.aspx?tabid=93 I have friends that are black and these things embarrass them just like the white idiots embarrass me that think their skin color (or lack of) makes them superior to others. I wish everyone would just mix it up so there aren't any color differences left so we could get on with what really matters - left or right handed.