On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:08:59 GMT, Jeff >
wrote:
>Retired VIP wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:00:44 -0500, "Mike hunt" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What facts? You once again demonstrate you penchant to comment on every
>>> subject, even though you apparently know little or nothing of the subject on
>>> which you choose to comment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Obviously you know noting about the Anthracite and Bituminous coal fields in
>>> Pennsylvania. They are not on the mountain tops. The coal is all in "U"
>>> shape veins between the mountains. For the past fifty years, ALL coal wash
>>> water has been collected, sediments removed and the water REUSED. Any water
>>> release is treated for acids before being discharged. After the coal is
>>> removed the area is restored to grade. Even old areas, mined before
>>> federal and state reclamation laws were passed, are being reclaimed and put
>>> to use LOL
>>
>> You might as well talk to a wall for all the good it does Mike. These
>> guys have sucked down all the "America is rotten" and "It's all
>> America's fault" socialists crap and they are not going to listen to
>> the truth.
>
>What does this have to do with the issue at hand? The fact is that in
>some areas, mountains literally have their tops blown off and the rocks
> from the blasts end up in the valleys.
>
>http://www.ohvec.org/galleries/mount...007/index.html
Gee, looks terrible but I am sure it will all be fine because America
is wonderful.
>What you're making is a straw-man argument. The fact is that one think
>that America is a great country, but can be made better.
>
>> I don't understand why they don't move to a country that
>> matches their hate of freedom and capitalism.
>
>You mean like the freedom to enjoy the valleys? Oops, the valleys were
>filled in with mountain top.
I surprised he didn't include faith along with capitalism and freedom.
As in, the faith to move the mountain, the capitalism to sell it and
the freedom to leave.
>> That's not true, I do
>> know why they stay in the country they hate. They don't want to give
>> up their easy chairs, wide screen TVs, HD DVD players and Big Mac's
>> for an unheated shack and cold goat meat.
>
>You've got the strawman argument style down pat!
I particularly like the Big Mac vs. cold goat meat false dichotomy.
Was the goat meat previously stewed in a spicy sauce by any chance?