I read through your link, and it isn't just from a left-leaning watchdog, it reads as if it is from the campaign page of a politician running for office. (IE: it only 'corrects' negatives, and doesn't address any myths and falsehoods that exist which may appear to be positive for her).
I agree. That site, Media Matters, is pretty much only reactionary to messages from Republicans. You've got to look elsewhere for research in the other direction, e.g. Newsbusters for a right-leaning watchdog, and Factcheck for a centrist/even-handed watchdog.
Unfortunately, too often, it is up to citizens to read all the sources and attempt to extract the truth from the pile of bias.
You're making an enormous number of assumptions. You might be right, but it's unlikely.
"who knows if the drilling will start up again" -- oh please. You KNOW it will start up again. Too much money at stake. You're not one of those people who says BP owns Obama because of some campaign contributions, are you? If so, this is an interesting paradox.
"$2.1 billion" -- wait, I thought it was $330 million (according to NPR). Where's the source of $2.1 billion out of the economy from 33 wells?
"So, in the Louisiana ports 2/3's of the oil-related business is gone. With a low ball estimate of $1 billion in lost wages due to loss of exploration jobs, you've now taken more than $3 billion out of southern Louisiana's economy" -- no, if 2/3rds of business equals $1 billion, then 3/3rds of business equals $1.5 billion. Regardless of the math, why not bill it to BP?
"No fishing, no drilling, no oil exploration, no shrimping. And you can't see a vast loss of jobs when that's the majority of the economy down there? Businesses that were just barely hanging on will be devastated losing these two revenue streams on top of what's already been lost." -- OF COURSE there is a vast loss of jobs, especially in fishing, shrimping, and tourism, thanks to the BP oil spill (not the moratorium). We're NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT. We're talking about 33 deep well exploration projects on hold -- and it sounds like you're blaming every single negative economic outcome of the BP oil spill on the moratorium.
I don't see a link either, but the speech appears to be up at the New Yorker (as is his commencement speech to University of Chicago's med school last year).
Exactly. Sure, they've provided all kinds of great benefits to their populace, but their rate of spending is going to outpace their oil reserves in the future. Some estimate the unemployment levels to be 25% or more. Yeah, that's sustainable.
Relatedly: for a few years in the 80s, I worked with a number of Soviet researchers. They once commented that there was a shortage of paper in the USSR. I asked how that could be, with the vast forests it had -- couldn't they set up more paper mills? Their response: if the Soviets were in charge of the Sahara Desert, there would be a shortage of sand!
Not just mainstreamlined but also compressed into less than two hours.
My first thought was, would they try to split it between two or three movies? It's the Neuromancer Trilogy! Mainstreamlined and expanded into nine hours... and just wait for the DVD extras.
Reminds me of the old joke about Bill Gates: all he has to do is fart and the I.T. media will announce the release of a hot new product from Microsoft.
Call quality is less subjective, though. Same room, same carrier, different phones: mine is noticeably more garbled than on that dumbphone I mentioned.
That's not just AT&T. I have had both AT&T and Verizon -- even at the same time, when I had separate business and personal accounts -- and the coverage issue was equally sucky (just different at any given point in time). You learned when one phone was going to be better than another.
And the phones have a lot to do with it. The iPhone internal antenna must royally suck, because I can stand next to another AT&T customer who has a regular dumbphone: they might have four bars of signal strength while I only have one or two. Yeah, I've got antenna envy.
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Factcheck is also liberal (pro-big government) biased
[citation needed]
Factcheck routinely excoriates false claims by Democrats, as well as Republicans.
I read through your link, and it isn't just from a left-leaning watchdog, it reads as if it is from the campaign page of a politician running for office. (IE: it only 'corrects' negatives, and doesn't address any myths and falsehoods that exist which may appear to be positive for her).
I agree. That site, Media Matters, is pretty much only reactionary to messages from Republicans. You've got to look elsewhere for research in the other direction, e.g. Newsbusters for a right-leaning watchdog, and Factcheck for a centrist/even-handed watchdog.
Unfortunately, too often, it is up to citizens to read all the sources and attempt to extract the truth from the pile of bias.
Well, while we're talking about Kagan... Myths and falsehoods about Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination.
(from a left-leaning watchdog, but still)
You're making an enormous number of assumptions. You might be right, but it's unlikely.
"who knows if the drilling will start up again" -- oh please. You KNOW it will start up again. Too much money at stake. You're not one of those people who says BP owns Obama because of some campaign contributions, are you? If so, this is an interesting paradox.
"$2.1 billion" -- wait, I thought it was $330 million (according to NPR). Where's the source of $2.1 billion out of the economy from 33 wells?
"So, in the Louisiana ports 2/3's of the oil-related business is gone. With a low ball estimate of $1 billion in lost wages due to loss of exploration jobs, you've now taken more than $3 billion out of southern Louisiana's economy" -- no, if 2/3rds of business equals $1 billion, then 3/3rds of business equals $1.5 billion. Regardless of the math, why not bill it to BP?
"No fishing, no drilling, no oil exploration, no shrimping. And you can't see a vast loss of jobs when that's the majority of the economy down there? Businesses that were just barely hanging on will be devastated losing these two revenue streams on top of what's already been lost." -- OF COURSE there is a vast loss of jobs, especially in fishing, shrimping, and tourism, thanks to the BP oil spill (not the moratorium). We're NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT. We're talking about 33 deep well exploration projects on hold -- and it sounds like you're blaming every single negative economic outcome of the BP oil spill on the moratorium.
Actually I'd be happy to bill it to BP. What's another $330 million on top of $20 billion?
10,000 to 20,000 jobs lost? In 6 months? Please explain how.
The idea was to hit the "pause" button on 33 new wells while we figure out why the new-well drilling at Deepwater went so wrong.
There are still 3300+ wells operating in the Gulf which were unaffected by the moratorium.
Do you think that six months of wait on 1/100th of the Gulf wells will destroy the economy?
I don't see a link either, but the speech appears to be up at the New Yorker (as is his commencement speech to University of Chicago's med school last year).
Exactly. Sure, they've provided all kinds of great benefits to their populace, but their rate of spending is going to outpace their oil reserves in the future. Some estimate the unemployment levels to be 25% or more. Yeah, that's sustainable.
Relatedly: for a few years in the 80s, I worked with a number of Soviet researchers. They once commented that there was a shortage of paper in the USSR. I asked how that could be, with the vast forests it had -- couldn't they set up more paper mills? Their response: if the Soviets were in charge of the Sahara Desert, there would be a shortage of sand!
Not just mainstreamlined but also compressed into less than two hours.
My first thought was, would they try to split it between two or three movies? It's the Neuromancer Trilogy! Mainstreamlined and expanded into nine hours... and just wait for the DVD extras.
lol.
I see what you mean, but I meant "Fuck" since that's what the GGP was bleeping out.
I see what you mean, but I meant "Fuck" since that's what the GGP was bleeping out.
I see what you mean, but I meant "Fuck" since that's what the GGP was bleeping out.
All your base are belong to us.
"Hey look, it's the Expletive Formerly Known As Fuck."
Reminds me of the old joke about Bill Gates: all he has to do is fart and the I.T. media will announce the release of a hot new product from Microsoft.
Thank you for making me snort water out my nose.
I'm sure someone has been watchdogging them on it
I hope so. The rest of us sure haven't. And your comment would be applicable in many other situations....
Thank you for making me laugh (and cry).
Not only does it encourage you to read while you're driving, it obstructs your view of the dashboard (speedometer, etc.).
This has to be a joke. Especially with the subtitle about the "closed course" when there are clearly residential homes in the background.
True, the bar infographic may be useless.
Call quality is less subjective, though. Same room, same carrier, different phones: mine is noticeably more garbled than on that dumbphone I mentioned.
I have been there. I moved out of NYC awhile ago because I missed (a) natural silence, (b) fresh air, and (c) nights lit solely by the moon and stars.
That's not just AT&T. I have had both AT&T and Verizon -- even at the same time, when I had separate business and personal accounts -- and the coverage issue was equally sucky (just different at any given point in time). You learned when one phone was going to be better than another.
And the phones have a lot to do with it. The iPhone internal antenna must royally suck, because I can stand next to another AT&T customer who has a regular dumbphone: they might have four bars of signal strength while I only have one or two. Yeah, I've got antenna envy.
Yes, but there is the whole rest of the United States... AT&T's coverage does not suck everywhere.