Teddy Roosevelt was the last Republican president who seriously cared about the Earth at all, and yes, I’m not ignoring or condoning his big game hunting.
Oddly, I found "Tricky Dick", for all of his treachery, more environmentally minded than most. Reagan marked a dramatic departure point; everything for sale to the highest bidder, including America's soul.
Just like today's republican narcissist/criminal trying to become America's first dictator. Pay per view of our national secrets, totally transactional.
His comment wasn’t only incredibly selfish, but incredibly stupid, too. It shows he honestly had no idea how Nature works, and worse, he hadn’t even the slightest bit of interest to learn about it. Exactly like the Orange Goober.
Annie, yes. Reagan and tffg share(d) that inability to understand or connect with any existence outside their own. It's beyond narcissism - it's solipsism. Other people and creatures simply don't exist.
Look at or grind up and sell. The ecosphere, like the human body is, of physical necessity a masterpiece of balance. Over exploitation results in a population crash. We are not immune to that. Apart from their waste product problems, fossil fuel resources are easily captured by the few, hence enable anti-democratic distribution of power. Many aspects of alternative energy sources are more decentralized. That can have social and economic implication, as well as political implications.
St. Ronnie Raygun was just about as stupid as it's possible to get and still be able to walk upright. Even his 'special handlers'--provided by his movement conservative puppeteers-- admitted he was very intellectually "disinterested". Shepherding Raygun during his campaigns and the years in office was a serious challenge.
If you have any doubts about the idiocies he spewed on a near daily basis, resurrect and read Molly Ivins columns about Raygun and his merry band of liars and thieves, written during Raygun's endless 8 years and Andy Borowitz' book, "Profiles in Ignorance". Eye-opening.
Reagan’s comment was incredibly selfish! The natural world is there only for us to “look at”. Something like TV or films.
Teddy Roosevelt was the last Republican president who seriously cared about the Earth at all, and yes, I’m not ignoring or condoning his big game hunting.
Oddly, I found "Tricky Dick", for all of his treachery, more environmentally minded than most. Reagan marked a dramatic departure point; everything for sale to the highest bidder, including America's soul.
Just like today's republican narcissist/criminal trying to become America's first dictator. Pay per view of our national secrets, totally transactional.
Plus, it was 1900...
His comment wasn’t only incredibly selfish, but incredibly stupid, too. It shows he honestly had no idea how Nature works, and worse, he hadn’t even the slightest bit of interest to learn about it. Exactly like the Orange Goober.
It wasn’t in his script to memorize...
Yep, Peggy Noonan told him what to say
I haven’t heard her annoying smug voice in quite a while. Is she still around?
Apparently so. Writing for Murdoch....er.....WSJ.
She must be proud of her contribution to the demise of civility and reason
Just remember James Garner's two word assessment of Sainted Ray Gun from their days in the leadership of SAG: "Amiable Dunce."
RR was a shill for corporations and oligarchs.
LOL! Damn, I miss James Garner!
Annie, yes. Reagan and tffg share(d) that inability to understand or connect with any existence outside their own. It's beyond narcissism - it's solipsism. Other people and creatures simply don't exist.
Is the second f in tffg, “fat”?
More likely a four letter word with ing added to it.
I think that there are a myriad of "f" adjectives that could be added there.
Indeed!! I have a few favorites. 😊
Howzabout fascist?
Alexandra,
My vocabulary increases every day reading in the forum! 😊
Mine too, Christine! Use it or lose it, and LFAAers use it.
Genesis misapplied... human beings are the masters of the earth"
Look at or grind up and sell. The ecosphere, like the human body is, of physical necessity a masterpiece of balance. Over exploitation results in a population crash. We are not immune to that. Apart from their waste product problems, fossil fuel resources are easily captured by the few, hence enable anti-democratic distribution of power. Many aspects of alternative energy sources are more decentralized. That can have social and economic implication, as well as political implications.
St. Ronnie Raygun was just about as stupid as it's possible to get and still be able to walk upright. Even his 'special handlers'--provided by his movement conservative puppeteers-- admitted he was very intellectually "disinterested". Shepherding Raygun during his campaigns and the years in office was a serious challenge.
If you have any doubts about the idiocies he spewed on a near daily basis, resurrect and read Molly Ivins columns about Raygun and his merry band of liars and thieves, written during Raygun's endless 8 years and Andy Borowitz' book, "Profiles in Ignorance". Eye-opening.
Reagan also said trees cause pollution - I believe he was commenting on the Smokey Mountains of NC.
OMG, Steve. For true!