Sign the e-petition to remove AC from US State Department and embassy facilities.

[Ragnarök_62]

WHEREAS, Secretary of State John F. Kerry has suggested that air conditioners are as big a threat as ISIS, and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of our elected and appointed government officials to lead by example,
THEREFORE, we call upon the U.S. Department of State to remove air conditioning from all property that the Department owns, rents, or otherwise employs, including but not limited to embassies, consulates, office buildings, etc., all vehicles owned and/or operated by the Department, and any other property, real or movable, owned, rented, or otherwise employed by the Department.
This petition will be delivered to:

• President of the United States
  Barack Obama
  

OK, John,  put up or shut up.



https://www.change.org/p/remove-air-cond...m=copylink

[Eric the Green]

You posted a link to the petition; I want to see a link to the source of that Kerry quote and its context.

[Ragnarök_62]

(08-01-2016, 12:26 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: You posted a link to the petition; I want to see a link to the source of that Kerry quote and its context.

Uh, Eric, how many times must we say that google is your friend?  Eh?

http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/isis/1.733174


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-ISIS.html

Man, I feel so chilled that we have that hair cut in search of a brain being on top of things like that.



Now here's a haircut that I can believe in:
By Source, <a title="Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (character)" href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_modern_and_classic_designs.png">Fair use</a>, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31577913
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Generations

[MillsT_98]

(08-01-2016, 04:21 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(08-01-2016, 12:26 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: You posted a link to the petition; I want to see a link to the source of that Kerry quote and its context.

Uh, Eric, how many times must we say that google is your friend?  Eh?

http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/isis/1.733174


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-ISIS.html

Man, I feel so chilled that we have that hair cut in search of a brain being on top of things like that.



Now here's a haircut that I can believe in:
By Source, <a title="Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (character)" href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_modern_and_classic_designs.png">Fair use</a>, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31577913
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Generations

I don't think air conditioners themselves are the problem; they are actually very essential to human lives. Without them, people would not be able to live in warmer climates. Why else do you think millions of people are flocking to the South? Air conditioners are a must there, so I've heard. It would be very hot and uncomfortable without air conditioning. However, the links you shared say the members of the climate conference John Kerry went to are working on an amendment to eliminate the harmful chemicals in air conditioners. I think you've misquoted there, Rags.

[Eric the Green]

(08-01-2016, 08:09 PM)MillsT_98 Wrote:

(08-01-2016, 04:21 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:

(08-01-2016, 12:26 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: You posted a link to the petition; I want to see a link to the source of that Kerry quote and its context.

Uh, Eric, how many times must we say that google is your friend?  Eh?

http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/isis/1.733174


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-ISIS.html

Man, I feel so chilled that we have that hair cut in search of a brain being on top of things like that.



Now here's a haircut that I can believe in:
By Source, <a title="Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (character)" href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_modern_and_classic_designs.png">Fair use</a>, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31577913
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Generations

I don't think air conditioners themselves are the problem; they are actually very essential to human lives. Without them, people would not be able to live in warmer climates. Why else do you think millions of people are flocking to the South? Air conditioners are a must there, so I've heard. It would be very hot and uncomfortable without air conditioning. However, the links you shared say the members of the climate conference John Kerry went to are working on an amendment to eliminate the harmful chemicals in air conditioners. I think you've misquoted there, Rags.

Not for the first time, Rags. I don't give out dodo awards, but Eric the Green must come up with a new award for you. How about the brown award for being un-green?

I didn't see any reference to air conditioners in that first article, in fact. Kerry is 100% right. I don't think it's mathematically possible to be 1000% right; correct me if I'm wrong But there's no doubt that climate change is a bigger threat to the world than the IS. In the second article, and its link to the right-wing Moonie paper Washington Examiner, they do not actually quote him saying what they claim he said.

[Ragnarök_62]

(08-01-2016, 08:21 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:

Quote:I don't think air conditioners themselves are the problem; they are actually very essential to human lives. Without them, people would not be able to live in warmer climates. Why else do you think millions of people are flocking to the South? Air conditioners are a must there, so I've heard. It would be very hot and uncomfortable without air conditioning.

Yes, it gets hot in Oklahoma every summer.

Quote: However, the links you shared say the members of the climate conference John Kerry went to are working on an amendment to eliminate the harmful chemicals in air conditioners. I think you've misquoted there, Rags.

Uh, Mr. haircut in search of a brain didn't say how to fix / replace the bad ones.

Quote:Not for the first time, Rags. I don't give out dodo awards, but Eric the Green must come up with a new award for you. How about the brown award for being un-green?

Oh, OK.  In the spirit of I can take what I can dish out,  here:

* Roachie award for Rags

Quote:I didn't see any reference to air conditioners in that first article, in fact. Kerry is 100% right. I don't think it's mathematically possible to be 1000% right; correct me if I'm wrong  

Easy, Mr. haircut in search of a brain conflated two issues and got pie in the eye.

He's discussing the wrong topic at the wrong location which confuses obviously biased folks like moi.

In today's hyper-ventilated and hyper-connected world, it's best to stay on topic.  In programming lingo, he wrote spaghetti code.

Quote:But there's no doubt that climate change is a bigger threat to the world than the IS. In the second article, and its link to the right-wing Moonie paper Washington Examiner, they do not actually quote him saying what they claim he said.

1. Yes, there should be a clear hierarchy  of threats.
a. Thermonuclear exchange
b. Climate Change
c  I guess IS, but there may be other stuff like the messed economy that might be more germane than IS.

Washington Examiner is a Moonie source, oh, OK.  Any other questionable news sources besides
[Faux,Crap-Bull-Shit,Never-Been-Correct,Crap-Not-News,Always-Bullshiting-Crowds,Mickey-Mouse-Network,
New-York-Tinkles,etc.] I should be aware of?

[Eric the Green]

Hey, I think Mr. Kerry is doing very well keeping all his hair. I have fewer good hair days than he does. And yes I think there's a brain underneath; one I am grateful is Secretary of State, compared to the dodo that Romney or McCain woula-appointed.