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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:06 PM Original message |
RW Attorney General in VA starts witch hunt on Climate Change Professor under FRAUD statute |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. I told my peeps in VA to suck it up and vote Democratic last Fall. But so many stayed home. nt |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Can't blame my peeps there. They all voted for Deeds. n/t |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Voting in VA, for me, was usually about voting against creeps than 'for' someone. nt |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That bad, eh. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Oh Yeah, that bad for sure |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 07:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. Virginia Beach. Pat Robertson's neighborhood. Yeah, it was bad. nt |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Waste of taxpayer money. You can't prove a negative (there is no global warming). |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. He's not trying to prove that. He is trying to prove FRAUD: that Mann knew climate change was false |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Doubt isn't knowledge of the contrary position. This is absurd. nt. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. But doubt can be spun that way. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I don't think that this |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 03:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. You can't disprove a solid fact either |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. who the f*ck is this attorney general |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. He is a crusader |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. But the university professors certainly didn't vote this bunch in |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. This is the real issue at stake. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. You need to read DU rules. |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. good lord. what next! |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I don't know, but this is chilling for all academic researchers |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. The grants are what supports them and their departments. I fear |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Me too. Just the fact that this can happen at all will cause self censorship |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. yes it will. I saw it happen at my univesity many times. Mum is the word |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That's right. Tenure is based on hustling for $$. That is NOT how it should be |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. It had a slow beginning but now I see job applications with a comment |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Good Lord! |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. There are already plenty of |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Can't we just let the South secede so we can get on with our lives? |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. It's not just the South. Any RW idealogue anywhere could pull this. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. and abandon all the people there? |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. Nice .. another basher against the South. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:42 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Bashing is a waste of time. This is not a location issue: it's a RW nutbag issue. |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 07:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Agreed - some of the most passionate Dems |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. K & R (nt) |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Thanks |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. This won't go anywhere. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. No, it probably wont |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. It will still have an effect on scientific research in academic circles |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Then the reputable lawyers in VA need to agitate for getting this fucker disbarred. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Absolutely |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Perhaps the professor can counter-sue the Attorney General for filing a fraudulent or frivolous |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I'm hoping it goes there. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. so anyone who comes up with a theory |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. That's exactly the problem. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. no, |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. You're wrong here, Johnny. The given academic might not be CONVICTED of fraud but |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. VA Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has delusions of grandeur. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
46. Rec nt |
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