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Cleita

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5. This is where the media is not doing their job. They should be explaining the science to

Reply to dballance (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 07:58 PM

Dec 2012

the public on a daily basis. It's what the media used to do. They sure had us scared of nukes back in the day and we should have been concerned about the possibility, now they need to scare those fly-over country Americans about this. It seems the fact that in those same states crops are failing would be a good jumping off point to start educating them, but no let's talk instead about how Social Security and Medicare is causing the deficit which is leading to the fiscal cliff, which is of course all lies.

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What should be the topic of discussion in the news' media is not the fiscal cliff. [View all] Cleita Dec 2012 OP

People are being distracted by this trivial bullshit NoOneMan Dec 2012 #1

The problem is, it will be too late to celebrate that. Cleita Dec 2012 #4

Climate change is too hard and requires belief in science dballance Dec 2012 #2

This is where the media is not doing their job. They should be explaining the science to Cleita Dec 2012 #5

The media's record in trying to explain science .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #6

Obscure cable channels like Currant, Free Speech TV and Link TV have Cleita Dec 2012 #7

The Media are absolutely doing their Current Job dballance Dec 2012 #9

And because of this they are ruining our country and our planet. n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #10

Well said. K&R Louisiana1976 Dec 2012 #3

I totally agree and it scares me to pieces that the media Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #8

If they don't recognize their responsibility in this, somehow somebody Cleita Dec 2012 #18

K&R limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #11

... Fumesucker Dec 2012 #12

That's cute but timely. n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #17

It's a choice between supporting Wall St or supporting a healthy climate for their children. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #13

Honestly. 99Forever Dec 2012 #14

Woe is us if we have passed the tipping point, but according to the Cleita Dec 2012 #21

I read somewhere (probably here) that evolutionary biologists consider 100,000 coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #15

OMG no. Some species have been here for more than a million years Cleita Dec 2012 #16

Yeah, I know. Evolutionary biology is def. NOT my forte. However, I think coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #22

Gay marriage going to SCOTUS via two cases stevenleser Dec 2012 #19

Yes, and it's important news. Not to detract from it. Cleita Dec 2012 #20