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ehrnst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 12:40 PM
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Climate change denier Ken Cuccinelli would like some support for his position...
Edited on Thu Mar-31-11 12:51 PM by ehrnst
Ken "Climate change is a hoax, and we're going to harrass researchers until they comply" Cuccinelli has asked his facebook fans for some love in the comments section of this newspaper article on 'protecting the poor' from regulation to protect the environment.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/30/TDMET05-cuccinelli-environmental-regulations-must--ar-936773/


"Broad regulations hurt the poor first and worst," says Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told a group of state environmental officials in Alexandria on Tuesday that regulations that do not consider the impact on the economy ultimately end up hurting the environment and the poorest Americans.

"The only places on Earth that have ever strived for a clean environment all shared two characteristics: free people and free markets," Cuccinelli told a gathering of 150 in a speech to the Environmental Council of the States.

I think that the comments section need a little balance...
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 12:44 PM
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1. I want a list of those places
"The only places on Earth that have ever strived for a clean environment all shared two characteristics: free people and free markets,"
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 12:45 PM
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2. kick
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 12:46 PM
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3. Only in backwards lookingglass universe...
... do free markets do any good. Here they're pure evil.
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ehrnst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 12:47 PM
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4. Yes, the native americans totally valued the market. That's why they sold us their land
without a fight. Right?
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