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Cliff

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Mar 14, 2010, 7:19:07 AM3/14/10
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"The Militant Ignoranti"
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Inspirited by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and flunkies for the Discovery Institute,
they're out in full cry, trampling through the hedges and braying derisively at
anything that smacks of science, concern for nature, and a possible infringement
on mankind to muck about as it pleases, regardless of consequences.

Even so politically innocent a subject as bird mortality triggers acid reflux
from the truth resisters, as pointed out in Mike McDowell's Digiscoper blog:
......
]

Pong Lrick

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Mar 14, 2010, 11:10:37 AM3/14/10
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"Cliff" <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> wrote in message
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§nühw¤Łf

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Mar 14, 2010, 12:05:36 PM3/14/10
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Cliff <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> clouded the waters
of pure thought with
news:vehpp5tbg8u7r20jk...@4ax.com:

> http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/2010/03/the-militant-ign
> orati.html "The Militant Ignoranti"


> [
> Inspirited by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and flunkies for the
> Discovery Institute, they're out in full cry, trampling through
> the hedges and braying derisively at anything that smacks of
> science, concern for nature, and a possible infringement on
> mankind to muck about as it pleases, regardless of consequences.
>
> Even so politically innocent a subject as bird mortality triggers
> acid reflux from the truth resisters, as pointed out in Mike
> McDowell's Digiscoper blog: ......
>]
>

It the anonymity of the medium. Same as with "road rage". People feel
insulated in their cars so they act out. Who's going to punch you
through a computer monitor?

Btw, its an excellent excuse for *not* washing the windows.

^_^

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Richard J Kinch

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Mar 14, 2010, 11:51:00 PM3/14/10
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Cliff writes:

> ... flunkies for the Discovery Institute ...

Say, that would be me! Page 12 here:

http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=619

Cliff

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Mar 15, 2010, 9:52:28 AM3/15/10
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:05:36 -0500, "§nühw¤Łf" <snuh...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Cliff <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> clouded the waters
>of pure thought with
>news:vehpp5tbg8u7r20jk...@4ax.com:
>
>> http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/2010/03/the-militant-ign
>> orati.html "The Militant Ignoranti"
>> [
>> Inspirited by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and flunkies for the
>> Discovery Institute, they're out in full cry, trampling through
>> the hedges and braying derisively at anything that smacks of
>> science, concern for nature, and a possible infringement on
>> mankind to muck about as it pleases, regardless of consequences.
>>
>> Even so politically innocent a subject as bird mortality triggers
>> acid reflux from the truth resisters, as pointed out in Mike
>> McDowell's Digiscoper blog: ......
>>]
>>
>
>It the anonymity of the medium. Same as with "road rage". People feel
>insulated in their cars so they act out. Who's going to punch you
>through a computer monitor?
>
>Btw, its an excellent excuse for *not* washing the windows.

Good point.
Or for birds needing more rapid evolution if they are to survive.

I gather that in the eastern US they are becoming smaller.
Warming is suspected as the cause.

>
>^_^
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Cliff

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Mar 15, 2010, 1:06:04 PM3/15/10
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Pong Lrick

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Pong Lrick

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Richard J. Kinch, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Cornell
University);

§nühw¤Łf

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Mar 16, 2010, 11:12:54 AM3/16/10
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Cliff <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> clouded the waters
of pure thought with
news:rmesp5pokfsooqmh9...@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:05:36 -0500, "§nühw¤Łf"
> <snuh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Cliff <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> clouded the
>>waters of pure thought with
>>news:vehpp5tbg8u7r20jk...@4ax.com:
>>
>>> http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/2010/03/the-militant-i

>>> gn orati.html "The Militant Ignoranti"


>>> [
>>> Inspirited by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and flunkies for the
>>> Discovery Institute, they're out in full cry, trampling through
>>> the hedges and braying derisively at anything that smacks of
>>> science, concern for nature, and a possible infringement on
>>> mankind to muck about as it pleases, regardless of consequences.
>>>
>>> Even so politically innocent a subject as bird mortality
>>> triggers acid reflux from the truth resisters, as pointed out in
>>> Mike McDowell's Digiscoper blog: ......
>>>]
>>>
>>
>>It the anonymity of the medium. Same as with "road rage". People
>>feel insulated in their cars so they act out. Who's going to punch
>>you through a computer monitor?
>>
>>Btw, its an excellent excuse for *not* washing the windows.
>
> Good point.
> Or for birds needing more rapid evolution if they are to
> survive.
>

Nice segue...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/07/extinction-species-
evolve

Cliff

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Mar 17, 2010, 2:09:26 PM3/17/10
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"Humans driving extinction faster than species can evolve, say experts"

Cliff

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Mar 20, 2010, 7:36:21 PM3/20/10
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I guess he does not know Cobb County, GA.
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