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 Post subject: Clinton on his Global Initiative Meetings
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More brilliance. :)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=6115778

I'm sure there are some of you who would like to criticize Clinton any chance you get, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find something to bitch about over his Global Initiative project. But you can go ahead and try! I'm always up for a good chuckle. :wink:

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Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


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Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.

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honey wrote:
corduroy11 wrote:
Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.


i have a feeling i am going to regret this question but here it is.

Aren't you basically doing the same thing with Clinton what republicans are doing with Bush? meaning putting him on a pedestal no matter what he does wrong. (Besides the fact that you think everything Bush does is wrong)


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conoalias wrote:
honey wrote:
corduroy11 wrote:
Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.


i have a feeling i am going to regret this question but here it is.

Aren't you basically doing the same thing with Clinton what republicans are doing with Bush? meaning putting him on a pedestal no matter what he does wrong. (Besides the fact that you think everything Bush does is wrong)


Yup, pretty much seems that way.


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It may be a nice idea, but it will be interesting to see if it actually amounts to anything "tangible" happening. I hope it does, but I am not confident in the least.


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Ampson11 wrote:
conoalias wrote:
honey wrote:
corduroy11 wrote:
Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.


i have a feeling i am going to regret this question but here it is.

Aren't you basically doing the same thing with Clinton what republicans are doing with Bush? meaning putting him on a pedestal no matter what he does wrong. (Besides the fact that you think everything Bush does is wrong)


Yup, pretty much seems that way.


the both of you, out of N&D, the reason, using logic

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Peeps wrote:
Ampson11 wrote:
conoalias wrote:
honey wrote:
corduroy11 wrote:
Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.


i have a feeling i am going to regret this question but here it is.

Aren't you basically doing the same thing with Clinton what republicans are doing with Bush? meaning putting him on a pedestal no matter what he does wrong. (Besides the fact that you think everything Bush does is wrong)


Yup, pretty much seems that way.


the both of you, out of N&D, the reason, using logic


:lol:


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Since when does having an open forum to solve the worlds problems constitute brilliance? That's like calling concerts to end poverty "brilliant."

Man, I wish I had a famous name. Then I could wish for world peace and speak good things about it and everyone would think my otherwise generic thoughts were brilliant.

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Peeps wrote:
Ampson11 wrote:
conoalias wrote:
honey wrote:
corduroy11 wrote:
Clinton is awesome. He was great on Larry King last night.


yes, i saw that interview as well. my 11 yr-old son even watched it, very attentively. everything else stops in my household when clinton is on tv or radio.


i have a feeling i am going to regret this question but here it is.

Aren't you basically doing the same thing with Clinton what republicans are doing with Bush? meaning putting him on a pedestal no matter what he does wrong. (Besides the fact that you think everything Bush does is wrong)


Yup, pretty much seems that way.


the both of you, out of N&D, the reason, using logic


I pretty sure that's not a sentence Peeps. WTF are you getting at?


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Since when does having an open forum to solve the worlds problems constitute brilliance? That's like calling concerts to end poverty "brilliant."

Man, I wish I had a famous name. Then I could wish for world peace and speak good things about it and everyone would think my otherwise generic thoughts were brilliant.


get a blowjob and lie about it. it gets you places.

edit: i forgot the :arrow:


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LittleWing wrote:
Since when does having an open forum to solve the worlds problems constitute brilliance? That's like calling concerts to end poverty "brilliant."

Man, I wish I had a famous name. Then I could wish for world peace and speak good things about it and everyone would think my otherwise generic thoughts were brilliant.


Brilliance might be hyperbole, sure. But you can't deny that Clinton seems to be taking steps to follow through on that old axiom that its often possible to get more accomplished outside of gov't than when working within the constraints of the system.


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Should I listen to this?

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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006 ... 60921.html

Richard Branson pledges $3B US to fight global warming

British billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday said he would donate $3 billion US over 10 years to anti-global warming initiatives.

The founder of Virgin pledged all profits from his transport businesses to environmental efforts.

"We are very pleased today to be making a commitment to invest 100 per cent of all future proceeds to the Virgin Group from our transportation interest, both our trains and airline businesses, into tackling global warming," Branson told a news conference in New York.

The announcement came at the Clinton Global Initiative, a conference being hosted by former U.S. president Bill Clinton.

The Clinton Global Initiative is a project of Clinton's charitable foundation, aimed at bringing together world leaders in a variety of fields to solve what they view as the world's most pressing problems.


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corduroy11 wrote:

Richard Branson pledges $3B US to fight global warming



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Ampson11 wrote:
LittleWing wrote:
Since when does having an open forum to solve the worlds problems constitute brilliance? That's like calling concerts to end poverty "brilliant."

Man, I wish I had a famous name. Then I could wish for world peace and speak good things about it and everyone would think my otherwise generic thoughts were brilliant.


Brilliance might be hyperbole, sure. But you can't deny that Clinton seems to be taking steps to follow through on that old axiom that its often possible to get more accomplished outside of gov't than when working within the constraints of the system.


Hey man, you know how I feel. Well-wishing and think tanks only gets you so far. Once something tangibly good comes out it, I'll be happy and cheer him on.

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Akhenaten wrote:
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Richard Branson pledges $3B US to fight global warming



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:roll: Ya. Creating a better environment is such a waste of money. :arrow:

Even if global warming trends continue, the spin-offs and effects of doing something about it is only positive:

1. Cutting GHG emissions: cutting GHG emissions usually is part of a wider effort to cut industrial pollution... therefore, cleaner air, water, soil = better health.

2. increasing use of renewables: decreases use of energy from the fuckheads in Iran and Saudi. Creates jobs. cleaner environment.

3. hybrid cars: just for the fact that it is fucking cool that they are silent when stopped is enough :lol:


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corduroy11 wrote:
Akhenaten wrote:
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:roll: Ya. Creating a better environment is such a waste of money. :arrow:



I think it is noble, but I do not believe that it is actually going to change anything. Plus it does not change the fact that he owns an airline as well as ambitions of space travel that burn plenty of pollutants. But if it makes him feel cozy at night donating money, that is fine by me.


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Akhenaten wrote:
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:roll: Ya. Creating a better environment is such a waste of money. :arrow:



I think it is noble, but I do not believe that it is actually going to change anything.


Re-read the rest of my previous post.


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