A point-by-point response to Kos, re: your post on Bernie and Conspiracy Theories

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Thursday July 30, 2015 · 9:48 PM PDT

2015/07/30 · 21:48

In tonight's stream, Kos provided a response to an earlier diary post. Fantastic! While I truly enjoy this site, and the opportunities that it provides for left-leaning collaboration, I do have a number of rebuttal points, which I've addressed point-by-point for what I hope is an illuminating read. Follow me below the orange squiggle for more...

FishGuyDave

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Wednesday November 19, 2008 · 6:52 PM PST

2008/11/19 · 18:52

The left has certainly been whipping itself into a fury over the past week, with much gnashing of teeth over whether Sen. Lieberman "deserved" his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. The countless diaries on the issue are too many to mention, and while I think the important part was that Lieberman did a horrible job as chair of that committee, that battle isn't the point of this posting. What struck me was how much President-elect Obama was working behind the scenes to make sure that the support was there at that closed-door, secret-ballot meeting amongst the Democratic caucus for Lieberman to retain the chair's position.

My problem is that despite the public reporting of this back-room effort by the Obama side to help Lieberman, there's been little associated effort by the Obama side to the 'roots. Where's the even passing attempt at some sort of explanation? In short, where's our FDR statement?

FishGuyDave

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Thursday September 27, 2007 · 6:43 PM PDT

2007/09/27 · 18:43

The season is well upon us for the Presidential primaries, with all sorts of "Edwards is the Man!", "Hillary is the One!", and (of course) the "I got a crush on Obama" crew. All are well-meaning, and all have well-meaning diaries of their supporters cramming this site's "Recent Diaries" list. Frankly, I applaud each one of them, for they demonstrate by contrast the lack of motivation on the Repub side of the fence.

Still, I'm an Al Gore guy. Have been since the 2000 election, and just like Barry Bond's baseball will have an asterisk on it in Cooperstown forever, I think the encyclopedias the world over should have an asterisk next to G.W. Bush's name as President.

One question for all the Gore supporters and others out there, though: If Al jumps in, what will Bill Clinton do?

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What would Bill Clinton do?

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What would Bill Clinton do?

Say something publicly in support of Hillary Clinton and negative against Al Gore

4 votes

Say nothing publicly, but let behind-the-scenes operatives trash Al Gore

20 votes

Say something publicly in support of Hillary Clinton but nothing against Al Gore

21 votes

Say and do nothing at all, and let the candidates and voters sort it out

1 vote

Support Al Gore if it appears that Hillary Clinton is running only marginal numbers

2 votes

Support Al Gore publicly and say nothing about Hillary Clinton

2 votes

Other (please note in comments)

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Krauthammer: Wanker of the Day

FishGuyDave

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Friday August 11, 2006 · 5:12 AM PDT

2006/08/11 · 05:12

Couldn't believe my eyes this morning with his column. With all due apologies to Atrios for the "Wanker of the Day" designation, this is just unbelieveable. He -- and so many others -- just don't seem to get the fact that what happened in Connecticut wasn't anti-war, it was anti-Iraq War/anti-Shrub/anti-Corrupt Congress all rolled into one big, angry fist. I hope that we're indeed seeing the awakening of the slumbering giant, and if so, I'd stay out of its way.

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Deep-Sea Fisheries Threats and Losses? A closer view...

FishGuyDave

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 6:03 AM PDT

2006/08/09 · 06:03

While the rest of the blogging world spent its time watching the Lamont-Lieberman race (I count myself amongst them -- Go Ned!), an op-ed in the Washington Post on Monday may have caught your eye. It was Dr. Sylvia Earle's piece "Deep Threats on the High Seas", which attempts to document the losses of biodiversity in the truly inhospitable environs of the meso- and bathypelagic world, or between 200-1000m and 1000-4000m, respectively. As a marine fisheries biologist, I have a couple of thoughts and links for those interested.

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Loss of EPA Library Resources?

FishGuyDave

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Friday July 21, 2006 · 7:42 AM PDT

2006/07/21 · 07:42

Today, PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) issued a press release on the loss of the library resources at the EPA. As a scientist who conducts the majority of my work with NOAA, another public science-based agency, I know first-hand how valuable old reports are to even current research by documenting the first signs of trends and other data that is usually deemed unworthy at the time of actual peer-reviewed publication. The loss to the public of the huge collection of old reports within the EPA library system would be immense; as Jeff Ruch, the head of PEER commented, " 'The Bush administration apparently decided that it was politically easier to close the libraries than to burn the books, although the end result will be the same.' "

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Avian Flu (H5N1) Now in the Bahamas?

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 5:11 AM PST

2006/03/02 · 05:11

My guess is that almost anyone who really thought about it would have realized that the avian flu would get to the Americas sooner or later, with migratory waterfowl the most likely vehicle. Accordingly, the possibility that the H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus might be on our doorstep right now isn't all that surprising. Actually, it might even be here in the Bahamas.

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science funding, FY06

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Thursday February 02, 2006 · 6:37 AM PST

2006/02/02 · 06:37

From the science world's perspective, well, there's not a whole lot that can be said in a positive way about the Bush II Adminstration. We fight on a daily basis such absurdities as "intelligent design" and the ignoring of global climate change, arguing for -- warning: there's a radical concept here! -- scientific facts* to be used in political debate. We're frankly used to being the underclass, the usually ignored geek-in-the-corner who beat the popular kids by 300+ points on the SATs. Let us work in peace, though, and we'll continue to discover natural phenomena, solve vexing problems, and generally make life better for everyone.

That's why, for the briefest second, many of us heard the SOTU pronouncements with a bit of hope. More funding for science and math teachers? Additional R&D monies for alternative energies? Yeah... right. The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) just released a report listing the federal R&D budgets in FY06. Short read: we've been shafted again.

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A point-by-point response to Kos, re: your post on Bernie and Conspiracy Theories

Where's the FDR moment for the left by Obama?

WWBD? (What would Bill do (with Gore)?)

Krauthammer: Wanker of the Day

Deep-Sea Fisheries Threats and Losses? A closer view...

Loss of EPA Library Resources?

Avian Flu (H5N1) Now in the Bahamas?

science funding, FY06