Subj : Re: Larry King
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John Iwaniszek
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 01:46:12

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns96C3B4A0C30203v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: 

> weirdwolf wrote:
> 
>> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
>> news:Xns96C3D2025DEFEjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.8:
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>>> weirdwolf <Hooowl@hoowl.com> wrote in
>>> news:Xns96C4CD0B5FC5r73u67jw56nas@80.5.182.99: 
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>>>> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
>>>> news:Xns96C3C566C8CAEjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9:
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>>>>> weirdwolf <Hooowl@hoowl.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:Xns96C42F73A797r73u67jw56nas@80.5.182.99: 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> John Iwaniszek <Not@hotmail.com> wrote in 
>>>>>> news:Xns96C3C34532CABjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9:
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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?
> 

(dibs on Queen Frostine)

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