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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Tue Nov 18, 2014, 03:56 PM Nov 2014

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"Every dollar that we spend on fossil fuel development and use is another dollar we spent digging the graves of our grandchildren. And I'm not going to be a part of it anymore. I'm through."

- Tom Harkin

That is exactly and precisely how the actual fuck you say that.

Period. End of file.

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That is how the actual fuck you say that. [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2014 OP

amen belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #1

Was always proud to point out Harkin, when people asked about my home state SomeGuyInEagan Nov 2014 #53

Enough is fucking enough. Autumn Nov 2014 #2

I Love Tom!!! billhicks76 Nov 2014 #46

How can you SAY you will never vote for Hillary?! Heather Kube Nov 2014 #54

Sorry I Followed Closely billhicks76 Nov 2014 #56

Well said. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #3

K&R n/t Feral Child Nov 2014 #4

Ah! The things a retiring politician is able to say bluestateguy Nov 2014 #5

Harkin is a good one and he will be missed... Frustratedlady Nov 2014 #27

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #6

Tom Harkin/Ed Markey say the truth misterhighwasted Nov 2014 #7

Damn right! arcane1 Nov 2014 #8

I'm expecting Hillary (and, other 3rd Way candidates) to make just such an announcement. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #9

I am all for green alternatives, but B2G Nov 2014 #10

You have to actually START sometime. louis-t Nov 2014 #11

I thought we already started. B2G Nov 2014 #13

How 'bout we start with a President symbolically installing solar panels Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #20

And Ronald took them down. n/t Duval Nov 2014 #21

Indeed. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #23

It's a shame kacekwl Nov 2014 #31

So he was taken out. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #33

A succinct report... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2014 #43

Yeh... CanSocDem Nov 2014 #51

The transition will take time, but will not only Darb Nov 2014 #14

Reality is what Harkin said. immoderate Nov 2014 #15

What is the alternative on a significant scale? nt B2G Nov 2014 #18

Introduce carbon taxes. Prevent carbon producers from externalising costs. immoderate Nov 2014 #22

Not true. Renewables are cheaper already. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #32

Really? "I prefer a reality based approach" And whose "reality" are you referring? rhett o rick Nov 2014 #38

Hi rhett, "a reality based approach" means leave it just like it is Autumn Nov 2014 #50

How 'come "reality-based" always, ALWAYS means "I got mine, fuck the rest of you"? Scootaloo Nov 2014 #40

How much plastic do you use? B2G Nov 2014 #48

The reality is that we ship a lot of our energy out of the country. And reality is rhett o rick Nov 2014 #52

AS little homegirl Nov 2014 #55

truth to power. yuiyoshida Nov 2014 #12

K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #16

Yep. Not negotiable vi5 Nov 2014 #17

Damn skippy! hifiguy Nov 2014 #19

every $ kardonb Nov 2014 #24

The French have certainly set an example in this regard. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #25

. deaniac21 Nov 2014 #26

We don't need so much nuclear. We have an enormous potential supply of solar energy in the JDPriestly Nov 2014 #42

Jimmy Carter's energy policy included a provision that people who generated their own power Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #49

K&R abelenkpe Nov 2014 #28

exactly. truth is plain and simple when it is the truth. hopemountain Nov 2014 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #30

Great quote. polichick Nov 2014 #34

Damn. And I just filled up my gas tank. aikoaiko Nov 2014 #35

I do so wish that... 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #36

K and R bigwillq Nov 2014 #37

aye spanone Nov 2014 #39

K&R. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #41

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #44

K & R ctsnowman Nov 2014 #45

This is good. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #47

Reminiscent of Eisenhower's speech, "Every gun... Pryderi Nov 2014 #57