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2016 Postmortem

busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2015, 04:06 PM Mar 2015

Well we’re here! Total Fucking Insanity.. [View all]

Rick Scott demands Environmental Protection employee to seek mental healthy guidance for mentioning the word climate change in one of his reports..He will need clearance from the mental health professional in order to return to work..

A Fucking Gov.. In a state that has serious immediate problems with intrusion of salt water in the southern part of the state, which has scientist extremely concerned..

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/19/florida-employee-forced-on-leave-climate-change

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Well we’re here! Total Fucking Insanity.. [View all] busterbrown Mar 2015 OP

Isn't that what they sometimes did in the old USSR? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #1

It is! Arthur_Frain Mar 2015 #3

Yea, where are the Fed on this situation? busterbrown Mar 2015 #4

Where are the freaking Feds in this? n/t busterbrown Mar 2015 #7

Sounds like he's Projecting fredamae Mar 2015 #2

Climate change in Florida is like the insane relative kept in the attic (back valerief Mar 2015 #5

The employee should sue on the basis of defamation. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #6

covered here, but needs all the exposure it can get! niyad Mar 2015 #8

Also covered here earlier packman Mar 2015 #10

Goosestepping right into fascism. blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #9

Ironically, more like the communism that baggers claim to be so scared of nxylas Mar 2015 #11

+1'Sluggish schizophrenia' hazy, vague diagnosis applied to undesirables & dissidents in the USSR. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #15

The political spectrum.... paleotn Mar 2015 #12

Ironically Florida will be eroded and damaged more than any other state from global warming. Kablooie Mar 2015 #13

When does the gov get examined? world wide wally Mar 2015 #14

Watch for my 'toon on this subject... gregcrawford Mar 2015 #16

Chairman Mao would have been proud of Scott. Hoppy Mar 2015 #17

I think that we need a lawsuit on this one. An employee Darb Mar 2015 #18

Sort of ironic that we were always taught to fear LEFT-WING totalitarianism Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2015 #19