Two funny things with regard to the Dem convention in Denver...
Homeless people are being given museum and movie tickets, among other schemes, to get them the heck outta downtown for the convention,
and
Obama's choice to move his speech to the stadium will apparently quadruple the "carbon footprint" of the entire convention over his giving it at the convention center, and that only takes into account the facility load, not the additional load of getting all of the extra folks to the stadium. Supposedly, the speech alone will also have approximately 4 times the carbon footprint of the GOP convention, as well. Hmmm...I guess he might be leaning toward Al "Green Like Me" Gore...well, if the convention folks can arrange to land all the Goron Gulfstreams, including Gore's, and find a place to park all the stretch Hummers to cart all of them to rented mansions and hotel floors...
On Jul 16, 5:40 pm, rdean3REM...@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Two funny things with regard to the Dem convention in Denver...
> Homeless people are being given museum and movie tickets, among other > schemes, to get them the heck outta downtown for the convention,
So how many tickets do you get if you promise to stay away? What happens if you change your mind *after* you get the tickets? Are you allowed to sell them if you don't come back?
> and
> Obama's choice to move his speech to the stadium will apparently > quadruple the "carbon footprint" of the entire convention over his > giving it at the convention center, and that only takes into account the > facility load, not the additional load of getting all of the extra folks > to the stadium. Supposedly, the speech alone will also have > approximately 4 times the carbon footprint of the GOP convention, as > well. Hmmm...I guess he might be leaning toward Al "Green Like Me" > Gore...well, if the convention folks can arrange to land all the Goron > Gulfstreams, including Gore's, and find a place to park all the stretch > Hummers to cart all of them to rented mansions and hotel floors...
It's nice to see the outer fringe take such an interest in carbon footprints (I always keep a pan of coal dust next to the front door, and step in it before heading out in the morning).
As to the carbon footprint thing, it apparently got its start from some "liberal" site's bitch about how sporting stadiums are such an waste of resources, etc. And also apparently, the numbers are at least fairly close. I think most sensible people would understand that 10,000 folks at a convention hall already in use would have a significantly smaller carbon footprint than 5-6 times that amount in a stadium fired up solely for a speech.
> You see Richard forgets that not everyone listens Rush or gets the >daily "Talking Points for Paid Trolls" (T.P.P.T) email from the RNC.
Well, yeah, there's that...and a fair number of news outlets in Colorado...and a fair number of worldwide news outlets...for a local take, see my reply to 'tripper.
>hth
H _T_ H, R ...and count me among those who don't listen to Rush or those who get emails from the RNC...
> You see Richard forgets that not everyone listens Rush or gets the >daily "Talking Points for Paid Trolls" (T.P.P.T) email from the RNC.
It appears his game plan is to BORE everyone to death before the election.
I mean, not only does he use 200 words when a dozen or so well-chosen words would do (see: "How to tell what size fly?" for some classic examples) but he has some weird thing going on in his head that anyone here actually gives two craps what he has to say - about *anything*, never mind politics...
I don't believe anyone here gives even one crap about what I have to say, but at least I don't hound people with one-sided political crap every effin' day - while professing (and this is really....um....Rich) that I don't care who gets elected...
/daytripper (It's ridiculous....but then, so is he...)
>> You see Richard forgets that not everyone listens Rush or gets the >>daily "Talking Points for Paid Trolls" (T.P.P.T) email from the RNC.
>It appears his game plan is to BORE everyone to death before the election.
>I mean, not only does he use 200 words when a dozen or so well-chosen words >would do (see: "How to tell what size fly?" for some classic examples) but he >has some weird thing going on in his head that anyone here actually gives two >craps what he has to say - about *anything*, never mind politics...
>I don't believe anyone here gives even one crap about what I have to say, but >at least I don't hound people with one-sided political crap every effin' day - >while professing (and this is really....um....Rich) that I don't care who gets >elected...
>/daytripper (It's ridiculous....but then, so is he...)
<gregatuse...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >On Jul 16, 5:40 pm, rdean3REM...@bellsouth.net wrote: >> Two funny things with regard to the Dem convention in Denver...
>> Homeless people are being given museum and movie tickets, among other >> schemes, to get them the heck outta downtown for the convention,
> So how many tickets do you get if you promise to stay away? What >happens > if you change your mind *after* you get the tickets? Are you allowed >to sell > them if you don't come back?
>> and
>> Obama's choice to move his speech to the stadium will apparently >> quadruple the "carbon footprint" of the entire convention over his >> giving it at the convention center, and that only takes into account the >> facility load, not the additional load of getting all of the extra folks >> to the stadium. Supposedly, the speech alone will also have >> approximately 4 times the carbon footprint of the GOP convention, as >> well. Hmmm...I guess he might be leaning toward Al "Green Like Me" >> Gore...well, if the convention folks can arrange to land all the Goron >> Gulfstreams, including Gore's, and find a place to park all the stretch >> Hummers to cart all of them to rented mansions and hotel floors...
> It's nice to see the outer fringe take such an interest in carbon >footprints > (I always keep a pan of coal dust next to the front door, and step in >it > before heading out in the morning).
>>On Jul 16, 5:40 pm, rdean3REM...@bellsouth.net wrote: >>> Two funny things with regard to the Dem convention in Denver...
>>> Homeless people are being given museum and movie tickets, among other >>> schemes, to get them the heck outta downtown for the convention,
>> So how many tickets do you get if you promise to stay away? What >>happens >> if you change your mind *after* you get the tickets? Are you allowed >>to sell >> them if you don't come back?
>>> and
>>> Obama's choice to move his speech to the stadium will apparently >>> quadruple the "carbon footprint" of the entire convention over his >>> giving it at the convention center, and that only takes into account the >>> facility load, not the additional load of getting all of the extra folks >>> to the stadium. Supposedly, the speech alone will also have >>> approximately 4 times the carbon footprint of the GOP convention, as >>> well. Hmmm...I guess he might be leaning toward Al "Green Like Me" >>> Gore...well, if the convention folks can arrange to land all the Goron >>> Gulfstreams, including Gore's, and find a place to park all the stretch >>> Hummers to cart all of them to rented mansions and hotel floors...
>> It's nice to see the outer fringe take such an interest in carbon >>footprints >> (I always keep a pan of coal dust next to the front door, and step in >>it >> before heading out in the morning).
"The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By unionized labor. In the USA.
Official merchandiser Bob DeMasse scoured the country. His weary conclusion: "That just doesn't exist." "
No wonder we are slipping as a nation. The effin liberals will give it all away. Thankfully, I will be dead before that happens.
Idiots.
Dave (at Lakewood for the sixth time, awaiting Myron)
