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98 comments on A quote from Obama in Oregon..."We can't eat as much as we want...and then expect other countries...to say OK"

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Nami on May 19, 2008 - 8:56pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

"There are probably a lot of Americans who are tired of politicians who talk to them like pre-schoolers and would welcome a president that is prepared to tell it like it is."

You think Americans want to be told what kind of cars they can drive, how much food they can eat, what temperature they can keep their thermostats, what kind of lightbulbs they can use, how much water they can use in their toilets, etc, etc, etc?

You really think that's what people are looking for?

No, THAT is the DEFINITION of being treated like a pre-schooler. Treating people as being too dumb and ignorant to know what's good for them and letting the government run their lives instead.

Do you need to be told how to wipe your ass too?

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JimFive on May 20, 2008 - 9:26am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

You think Americans want to be told what kind of cars they can drive, how much food they can eat, what temperature they can keep their thermostats, what kind of lightbulbs they can use, how much water they can use in their toilets, etc, etc, etc?

Of course not, and that's not what anyone's suggesting. Telling someone what you think they should do is not the same as forcing them to do it at gunpoint. But, I, for one, would love to have a president say, "If you keep building cities in the desert you are going to run out of water, and there is nothing that we can do about it."
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Geckolizard on May 20, 2008 - 2:33pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

But, I, for one, would love to have a president say, "If you keep building cities in the desert you are going to run out of water, and there is nothing that we can do about it."

How about "If you keep building cities below sea level you are going to get flooded, and there is nothing that we can do about it."...?

(Hint, hint: Katrina... I expect to see a reply post by Al from Big Easy)

I think it's all about sustainability... Is what we are doing sustainable? Building cities under sea level? Building cities in the desert (Before we look toward the east, think Las Vegas...)? Driving SUV's? Eating 2000 calorie meals at McMansion McDonalds that are brought to us via a 2000 mile long supply chain so we can sit on our fat butt and go through the drive thru to a job that's 30 miles from where we live? Is this sustainable...? And about our 2000 square foot McMansion- complete with A/C, 3 car garage and a lot that is not even remotely big enough to sustain a family of 4 if it needed to be gardened WTSHTF- Is that sustainable?

Or is it POPULAR?

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DRAGONDONK on May 21, 2008 - 1:00am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

No thats telling them what to do not telling it like it is. If you are the captain of the Titanic do you deliberatley withold the fact that the ship is sinking to give people a choice to continue partying? Or do you say "Look folks, we have a serious problem here, we have a short time to fix it and here is what I suggest we do."

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