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This could probably be posted in OT.FUN, but I figured this was a safer
place to start.
Last night, while availing myself of the fine Pittsburgh mass transit
system, I had the pleasure of sitting a few seats away from a quite vocal
and colorfully informed anti-Gore-ist. Most of his patter was stuff I've
heard before, but he launched two doozies that were new to me:
1) Al Gore plans to outlaw the gasoline engine in an effort to pander to the
ecologically over-zealous
2) Al Gore plans to seize all gold in the US, presumably to fund his gas-
less auto industry.
I'm not the best-informed individual, but I'm surprised that neither of
these issues made it to the debate floor. Thoughts?
Dave!
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| (...) Rather a harsh way to put it, but yes, I believe that if you take what Al has said at one time or another at face value, he does see global warming as such a huge problem that any measures may not be too drastic, including disassembling all of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yes I thought they were doozies when he wrote them in his book "Earth in the Balance" (or some title like that). But they are true. That's the way it is with belief systems (like the Democrats), people tend to be willing sheep, signing up for (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) USA = 3% of the population. USA = 25% of CO2 production. Right now, I hear, the USA is using so much oil that is is forced to buy ~90% of Iraqs oil - despite the fact that UK/USA drops a tonne of bombs on the country per week. In that sort of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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