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Tierra_y_Libertad

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14. "Man" is a flash-in-the-pan minor species eating it's host.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 02:36 PM

Feb 2012

Whereas, the poor, dumb, innocuous, sponge has been around for about 630 million years and will probably still be thriving long after our brief stay here is complete.

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What Planet Is Santorum From: “The Earth is not the objective, man is the objective" [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

Santorum hails from the planet Frothtopia. Frothtopia has two moons, Lubrica and Fecalis. 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #1

I thought he came from Uranus. -nt Liberal Veteran Feb 2012 #10

What does that even mean? Mz Pip Feb 2012 #2

The media fuckheads let him get away with that? BootinUp Feb 2012 #3

What an ass. Denninmi Feb 2012 #4

If we arent "good stewards" of the Earth there wont be an Earth left to "satisy man's needs". DCBob Feb 2012 #5

And once we destroy the planet nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #6

Keep feeding the Beast you idiot. Rex Feb 2012 #7

He's a hardcore fundie XemaSab Feb 2012 #8

what part of dust to dust, ashes to ashes does the man NOT understand? Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #9

His comments reveal a bibical bent,.,.,.lhe doesn't realize the mission of the President is far off opihimoimoi Feb 2012 #11

This guy is down right scary. airplaneman Feb 2012 #12

oops FirstLight Feb 2012 #13

I was thinking of this one BootinUp Feb 2012 #32

"Man" is a flash-in-the-pan minor species eating it's host. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #14

I don't disagree with him hfojvt Feb 2012 #15

You sound like LuvLoogie Feb 2012 #21

...Sorta like Eric Cantor. LuvLoogie Feb 2012 #23

What makes you more important than a tree?? Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #24

The last place a species may exist is more important than a parking lot. alphafemale Feb 2012 #28

I LOVE Zelazny! But I think you miss the point. NashvilleLefty Feb 2012 #31

Nothing new here, right? BadgerKid Feb 2012 #16

"And on the sixth day, God said, 'Just fuck up my last five days of work any way you want.'" HopeHoops Feb 2012 #17

Duzy! PADemD Feb 2012 #33

Well, that ain't what G-d said.... lukkadairish Feb 2012 #18

His 'explaination' certainly did'nt explain why he was questioning Obama's faith. lumpy Feb 2012 #19

Biblically, everything on earth is here for man. Santorum sees no problem raping the earth... renie408 Feb 2012 #20

FACTS ....FACTS........... FACTS Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #22

Man and his environment do not necessarily have LuvNewcastle Feb 2012 #25

It occurs to me that this bozo was not elite enough for the C Street Gang so Skidmore Feb 2012 #26

"I wasn't suggesting that Obama wasn't a Christian" mick063 Feb 2012 #27

Hey Ricky ... the Earth IS man's need! BattyDem Feb 2012 #29

aw, most of the claims for human uniqueness and near-divinity are just ripped off from Cicero & Pico MisterP Feb 2012 #30