tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post8877598942223342718..comments2023-12-23T13:25:43.770-08:00Comments on Rob Kremer: The energy consumption NazisRob Kremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-46966180907168350652007-03-09T11:38:00.000-08:002007-03-09T11:38:00.000-08:00I find it quite amusing to read Scott Moore's left...I find it quite amusing to read Scott Moore's leftist tripe in the Merc. Someone so self-important and sanctimonious, yet so completely clueless is always good for a laugh. <BR/><BR/>And he's supposed to be the paper's objective reporter. Pffft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-2810496976181260002007-03-09T11:30:00.000-08:002007-03-09T11:30:00.000-08:00Hey, Rob, just wanted to invite you to check out O...Hey, Rob, just wanted to invite you to check out OregonCrossroads.org, a new blog sponsored by the Oregon Family Council. Check us out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-17593259614934814532007-03-08T19:51:00.000-08:002007-03-08T19:51:00.000-08:00In the Oregonian school of reporting, you simply p...<I>In the Oregonian school of reporting, you simply print what the politicians say, no critical inquiry necessary.</I><BR/><BR/>Not exactly. It does work that way for thumping collectivist pols. For others, they dole out the "ignore-deride-ignore" treatment. It's worse than crack. WW and Scott Mercury do it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-40142351421461391462007-03-08T14:27:00.000-08:002007-03-08T14:27:00.000-08:00Jack, I almost never smoke crack.Scott MoorePortla...Jack, I almost never smoke crack.<BR/><BR/>Scott Moore<BR/>Portland MercuryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-28692396148086133592007-03-08T08:33:00.000-08:002007-03-08T08:33:00.000-08:00The O has simply redefined the term, "crack report...The O has simply redefined the term, "crack reporter". Whereas the term used to refer to highly-skilled, inquisitive types, today it simply means that they're on crack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-89330617418093809302007-03-07T15:56:00.000-08:002007-03-07T15:56:00.000-08:00the crack reporter Stephen BeavenRob, the crack re...<I>the crack reporter Stephen Beaven</I><BR/><BR/>Rob, the crack reporters are all over at the <I>Merc</I>.<BR/><BR/>Think of how much energy we'll save when we stop printing information on paper, driving it around to the front porches of people's houses and display boxes in the middle of the night and all morning, and then having everybody throw the paper out for recycling in a matter of hours. Eliminating the print edition of the <I>O</I> will get us close to the 50% energy savings all by itself.Jack Boghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450995844420265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-89623019608800088402007-03-07T13:28:00.000-08:002007-03-07T13:28:00.000-08:00Well, guys, the Nazis were totalitarians who used ...Well, guys, the Nazis were totalitarians who used propaganda and coercion to control the people and keep their fascist government in power.<BR/><BR/>Fascism is tolerant of the private sector as long as the privately controlled assets are used to further the interests and policies of the government. <BR/><BR/>So, sure, using the Nazi analogy is certainly hyperbolic, given that the Nazis also were overt racists and snuffed out millions of Jews (and I don't claim today's Portland left is murderous.)<BR/><BR/>But there are definite fascist parallels in the propaganda, coercion and public/private partnership approach here.<BR/><BR/>And Mick - I criticize Al Gore for comparing western capitalism to the Nazi war machine because the comparison is so utterly stupid. There are any parallels whatever.Rob Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-63465194368327262852007-03-07T13:06:00.000-08:002007-03-07T13:06:00.000-08:00Wow, what a zinger!Please tell me you're just tryi...Wow, what a zinger!<BR/><BR/>Please tell me you're just trying to make some lame, partisan point. <BR/><BR/>Nobody's THAT obtuse.<BR/><BR/>Are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com