Subj : Re: Larry King
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 01:45:24

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

weirdwolf wrote:

> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
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>> weirdwolf <Hooowl@hoowl.com> wrote in
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>>> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
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>>>> weirdwolf <Hooowl@hoowl.com> wrote in
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>>>>> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
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>>>>>> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in 
>>>>> news:3nmrg4F2bb0mU2
>>>>>> @individual.net:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:3nmr2uF2bb0mU1@individual.net: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford <ttrafford+usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:3nmkgoF2a1tqU1 @individual.net:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Steve Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which should lead to the development of brown field
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innercity sites and the development of better mass
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transportation. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why should there be any move towards better mass
>>>>>>>>>>>>> transportation when petrol is a mere $4/gallon?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm an advocate of increasing fuel prices to the consumer,
>>>>>>>>>>>> might stop people driving the 15 minute walk to the shop.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't that just increase cost-of-living and just cause 
>>>>>> inflation?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Shipping this week has a 50% increase in fuel surcharge.  last
>>>>>>>>>> week it was 20 cents a mile.  This week it's 30 cents.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Ah, interstate commerce, I completely forgot about that
>>>>>>>>> consequence. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  one that will encourage locally grown produce, a movement which
>>>>>>>>  is 
>>>>>>>> rising in this country.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That would still screw over states like Montana and South Dakota
>>>>>>> (etc) which grow mass quantities of corn and wheat.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> They are already fucked because of aforementioned fuel prices and 
>>>>>> katrina-caused NOLA bottleneck.
>>>>> 
>>>>>  but Katrina hasn't caused the bottle neck it is only served as a
>>>>>  focus 
>>>>> point to bring the problem into the light.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> What this might due is shift transport and port resources to the
>>>>>> mid- atlantic and stimulate a rebuilding of the rail system.  
>>>>> 
>>>>>  Yeah and the pigs will fly themselves to market. Can you really see
>>>>>  that 
>>>>> happening in the current political climate?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bush is a lame duck.  His approvals are a 38% and dropping (we're 
>>>> talking Nixon-level).  His
>>>> incapability for feeling or showing empathy and his failure to lead
>>>> in this situation will sink him further. 
>>>> 
>>>> I understand he had a "birds eye view" of the disaster regions this
>>>> afternoon.  Some one needs to tell him and his media fellators that
>>>> no bird flies at 30,000 feet.  Clinton, Gore, and Kerry would have
>>>> had their muddy boots on the ground.  Not The First Dry Drunk. 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>  I've never been impressed wih the whole visiting the disaster area
>>>  and 
>>> meeting the hospitalised stuff. Always struck me as fake and 
>>> condescending.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It's called leadership.
> 
>  Damn, obviously why I could never run a country,(although being 
> absolutely batshit crazy might go in my favour,) I would actually be 
> doing something to try and help the people invovled and not sitting on my 
> arse enjoying a holiday or wondering if the press had got my best side.

We would have to fine a country that would suit your apparent political 
acumen and media savvy. How do you feel about being Prime Minister of 
Candyland?

-- 
Jim

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