OT: ICANN and NRO

[Jon M. Hanson]

Can you guys practice some common mailing list courtesy and take this  
discussion to private e-mail since this is way off topic and has gone  
on for days now?

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On Jun 24, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Lyle Tuttle <L.tuttle at cox.net> wrote:

> At 07:59 AM 6/24/2009, you wrote:
>> On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 05:20 -0700, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > At 09:00 PM  
>> 6/23/2009, you wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 19:54 -0700,  
>> der.hans wrote: > Am 23. Jun, > > 2009 schwätzte Bob Elzer  
>> so: > > moin moin, > > > We didn't create > > it.  Al Gore did. >  
>> > Apprently he didn't make that claim. > > > > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp 
>>  > ---- I think that anyone > > who repeats that theory of Al Gore 
>>  doesn't really care anyway. The > > sad truth is that our elected 
>>  representatives whether in the House > > or Senate are almost all 
>>  poorly informed about all technology > > matters and even worse,  
>> it is the corporate interests that lobby and > > get their measure 
>> . Can someone say clean coal? Al Gore was one of > > the most info 
>> rmed Senators > > Then why is he pushing global warming -- why did 
>>  he get off the global > cooling bandwagon of the 70's?  Why is th 
>> e ice increasing? > > Carbon offsets???  Who makes money from them 
>> ?  > > Curious people want to know..... > > Curious lyle ---- I th 
>> ink you are asking these questions of the list not because you wis 
>> h answers but because you think that there is a political point to 
>>  be made.
>
> No, just follow the money and see where it takes US.....ALL OF US.   
> I think the $29 Billion (interest only) per month is a heavy load,  
> and that does not count the additional $3000 - $4000 per year energy  
> costs per household we will see with cap & trade......
>
>> Does it matter if someone makes money off carbon offsets?
>
> It does if it is a scam...........no matter who is making the  
> money.....
>
>> Isn't the point of capitalism for someone to make a profit?
>
> Yes, for a legitimate product or service....is it a scam or not?   
> Seems to me that the first guy to call for it has changed his mind  
> about it......but we are still following a 'political icon' as our  
> guru.....why?  Is he making money on it?
>
>>  Isn't that why we have insurance companies smack dab in the middle  
>> of health care? Do you honestly believe that insurance companies  
>> add value to the health care equation? The polar ice caps are  
>> melting at a record pace.
>
> Sorry, I respectfully disagree....
>
>> Where is it you believe ice is increasing?
>
> South pole......for one.....look again.....al all areas, not just  
> those sections where is has decreased..........look at the totals -  
> do not pick and choose...
>
> lyle
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