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In reply to the discussion: Watch Lobbyist Eat His Words After Saying Drinking Roundup Is ‘Not Dangerous to Humans’ [View all]Major Nikon
(36,843 posts)142. Because if you don't you are LYING!
And you're an IDIOT.
And you are a JERK.
They proved it. It's all right there, fully explained. Honest.
It's it great how ad hominem combined with strawman bullshit works? You can use it to win any argument. All you need is a cadre of folks to agree with you who share your ideology and are fully willing to look past such fallacies or just don't understand them for what they are and you can also rely on argumentum ad populum.
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Watch Lobbyist Eat His Words After Saying Drinking Roundup Is ‘Not Dangerous to Humans’ [View all]
Scuba
Mar 2015
OP
I know, I wondered the same thing..must be an Iron Dome kind of thing..seals off any
Jefferson23
Mar 2015
#8
it means the chemical won't wash off in the rain by 30" after being sprayed on to crops.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#64
"well, of course we'll change our minds once the science says so!" *smarm smarm*
MisterP
Mar 2015
#17
Patrick Moore says: "...I'm not stupid."; "No, I'm not an idiot."; and "You're a complete jerk!"n/t
xocet
Mar 2015
#49
i'd bet on whore too. but not a very good one, it looks like. hope he gets fired and has to
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#69
The definition of petard is known, but it's "hoist", not hoisted. Hoist is past tense of "hoise"
Buzz Clik
Mar 2015
#28
It's both. they're alternate forms, but modern english uses 'hoisted' when 'lifted' is meant.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#71
Using "hoist" in the modern usage for "hoisted (sic) by his own petard" makes no sense
Buzz Clik
Mar 2015
#126
since the phrase has entered the common parlance, few are "quoting", or misquoting, shakespeare,
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#227
everything is safe for the poor to drink/eat/be exposed to, cause no one cares if they die.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#72
Ok, but it doesn't change the hyperbole, the melodramatic outpouring, or the fact that...
Buzz Clik
Mar 2015
#226
Drinking "Roach Killers" - 1/2 shot of whiskey, 1 shot of Roundup, pineapple juice, bitters
Initech
Mar 2015
#59
Yeah this thread is getting bookmarked. We have a family garden out back that feeds
Rex
Mar 2015
#53
yeah, it's like they have a special computer program that alerts them to any negative
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#75
We did something similar. Bought a small farm where no GMOs are allowed and we are surrounded
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#118
I wonder if the organic shills would be willing to drink composted cow shit tea
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#54
when people claim things are safe to drink, they usually mean they're safe to drink. it's
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#76
Seems a bit disingenuous to claim someone is lying when you can't manage to explain the lie
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#90
Perhaps I can manage to explain the lie, since it apparently sailed right over your head.
cheapdate
Mar 2015
#228
You have an inventive mind, which is good for writing fiction, not so much for matters of fact.
cheapdate
Mar 2015
#230
Ah so he actually meant "concentrated formulation" even though that's not what he specified
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#231
But will he drink Round-Up, since he claims it's safe as vinegar? Administer the
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#94
Lots of people drink vinegar and after I claimed it was safe to drink I wouldn't have any
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#92
No one who claimed vinegar was safe to drink would say "Do you think I'm an idiot?"
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#100
Except people put vinegar on their food and also drink it (watered down) in home remedies.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#102
I would think he would be more than happy to demonstrate the absolute safety of Roundup
Fumesucker
Mar 2015
#186
Vinegar also lacks the "hazard" warnings and disposal precautions that are on the Roundup label.
immoderate
Mar 2015
#206
It was Dr. Moore who said Round-Up was safe, and then said "I'm not an idiot" when invited
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#207
in the recorded interview. i'm not sure why you would use pejoratives from the *interview*
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#213
You're absolutely right. I should have used the other word for female prostitute
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#214
maybe for male prostitute, doncha think? but i think it's the same word....who would know,
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#215
Yes you shouldn't lie to someone while the camera is rolling, you learned something!
Rex
Mar 2015
#85
is what you spout, repeatedly, every time this topic comes up. One wonders at your devotion
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#103
It's a great thread. The Monsanto shill revealed what an absolute tool he is, like all the
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#98
It's great to see a real reporter at work isn't it? We are so starved for actual news here we
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#63
i was thinking we should get some of the most tenacious monsanto shills here to take the
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#73
Yeah, let them drink Roundup and stand in fields that are sprayed day after day like the hospitals
Cha
Mar 2015
#122
Tell your mom she can drink that damn Roundup if she wants. It's safe as vinegar.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#99
does that mean you're not gonna drink the round-up? too bad. and like the other guy,
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#156
OMG. He refuses to drink the glycophosphate, saying "I'm not a complete idiot," while
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#62
Yeah, "I may be an "idiot" enough to say "I'd drink it".. but, not Enough to actually Drink it! ROFL
Cha
Mar 2015
#121
The larger point is that this so-called "expert" is a shill for Monsanto who uses his past ...
Scuba
Mar 2015
#125
I honestly don't know who Deepak Chopra, Dr. Oz and Andrew Weil are. What's your point?
Scuba
Mar 2015
#139
What the fuck does that have to do with Monsanto's Roundup, or their shill saying it was safe?
Scuba
Mar 2015
#157
We both agree that he was a dumbass for saying that. Why do you keep hammering that point?
Orrex
Mar 2015
#163
What it tells us is that Monsanto is paying people to lie about the safety of Roundup.
Scuba
Mar 2015
#170
What the fuck does that have to do with Monsanto's Roundup, or their shill saying it was safe?
Scuba
Mar 2015
#159
Did you watch the clip? The guy being interviewed says it is safe to drink, and then refuses to
djean111
Mar 2015
#131
We were discussing a man saying Round-up is safe to drink and then refusing to drink it, because
djean111
Mar 2015
#133
Oh, I agree. And just as stupid to go on camera and say you would drink Round-up because it is
djean111
Mar 2015
#137
I am calling straw man because drinking vinegar or whatever is being presented just as if
djean111
Mar 2015
#146
So now you're going to tell me what my reason was for discussing something?
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#147
i've invited a couple to take the Round-Up Challenge!!!! So far, no one's said OK.
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#216
ROFL It's safe to drink AND No, I won't drink it I'm not an idiot screw you journalist
Pooka Fey
Mar 2015
#179