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How to Answer the Dumb Things Climate Deniers Say

Joshua Frank, AlterNet — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:01 -0800

Below are a few responses to some of the more frequent statements these deniers toss our way.

Colbert: 'Sarah Palin Is A F--king Retard'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:00 GMT

Insurer Denies Life-Prolonging Treatment To Five-Year-Old Boy With Cancer

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:02:00 GMT

David Price: "The CIA Is Welcoming Itself Back onto American University Campuses"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:01:00 GMT

Study: Third hand smoke also bad for you

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:45:00 GMT

Tea Party movement takes aim at Ron Paul

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:20:00 GMT

Whoops: Palin advocates war with Iran, apparently misreading column

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:00 GMT

CNN source: Medical error may be to blame for Murthaâ€™s death

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:00 GMT

American Airlines to charge $8 for blankets, pillows

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:35:00 GMT

Iran anniversary â€˜punchâ€™ will stun West: Khamenei

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT

Colbert: â€˜Sarah Palin is a f**king retardâ€™

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:00 GMT

One Company Thinks They've Created Fast Food With a Conscience -- Are They Right?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

Chipotle has a great record when it comes to buying more sustainable ingredients, but it has done one thing that has human rights activists howling.

False Profits: We Will Be Suffering from Greenspan and Bernanke's Ineptitude for a Long Time

Dean Baker, PoliPoint Press — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

An $8 trillion housing bubble fostered by the Federal Reserve has burst, and with it much of the wealth of America's middle class.

It Takes a Village to Raise a Racist

Sonia Scherr, SPLC Intelligence Report — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

Researches have found that kids don't necessarily get their prejudice from their parents -- it is the community that fosters tolerance or prejudice.

A Conspiracy Theory About a Secret Police Force Has Ignited a Firestorm of Right-Wing Paranoia

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

An obscure executive order has been misconstrued and now the blowback has reached all the way to Congress.

Our Democracy No Longer Works and the Problem Is Congress

Lawrence Lessig, The Nation — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

At the center of our government lies a bankrupt institution: Congress. The US Congress has become the Fundraising Congress.

US jails Chinese-born engineer 15 years for spying

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:00 GMT

Actor Charlie Sheen charged with assaulting his wife

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:00 GMT

As Blair blasts Iraq â€˜conspiracyâ€™ hunt, British officials eye Bush, aides

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMT

Blue Cross hikes Calif. individual rates 39 percent, Obama admin. demands justification

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:25:00 GMT

ICE Claims Itâ€™s Not Legally Responsible For Immigration Detention Death

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:17:00 GMT

Third-Hand Smoke Found To Carry Carcinogens

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:00 GMT

The War on Tap: Stadium Where Cleveland Cavaliers Play Has Removed Water Fountains

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:01 -0800

The only way for thirsty fans to get water now is to wait in line at the concessions counter for a free small cup or pay $4 for bottled water.

The Bizarre Terror Conviction of Pakistani Scientist Aafia Siddiqui, And Why There's a Good Chance She's Innocent

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:01 -0800

Human rights groups say that Siddiqui, who has been found guilty of attempted murder, was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani officials in 2003 and tortured at the behest of the U.S.

How Republicans Might Game Obamaâ€™s Proposed Bipartisan Health Care Meeting

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:17:00 GMT

Obama on Murtha

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:16:00 GMT

How Shopping Carts May Be Our Greatest Weapon in the Health Care Fight

Robyn O'Brien, AlterNet — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:01 -0800

Including the USDA in health discussions could lead to better subsidies for organic farms -- and healthier Americans.

Actual Senate supermajority requirements: 72 Democrats, 54 Republicans

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:15:00 GMT

ACORN Smear Collaborator Claims Persecution to Raise Money for Her Legal Troubles

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:01 -0800

In a bizarre fundraising appeal, James O'Keefe's co-conspirator Hannah Giles claims ACORN is trying to 'destroy' her -- and invites you to donate $35 to $5,000 to her legal fund.

SNL Does Rahm's Apology To Palin: Here's A Facebook 'Status Update -- Grow The F#@k Up!'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:38:00 GMT

Andrea Mitchell mocks Palin by writing notes on her hand

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Another Wall Street Retread Rehired

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:36:00 GMT

Behind the Scenes, GEâ€™s Top Exec Confided Credit Woes

Jeff Gerth, ProPublica — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:01 -0800

Hank Paulson's new book details a very different recollection of events that persuaded FDIC Chair Sheila Bair to help guarantee over $70 billion in GE debt.

Fox News host: Palin should show Obama more respect

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT

Palin: When Limbaugh says â€˜retardedâ€™ itâ€™s fine

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT

China shuts down hacker training operation

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:00 GMT

Bad Policies Are Really What's Driving California's Huge Prison Costs

Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, AlterNet — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

By opting for a policy of sending low-level offenders to state prison, California is far out of step with other states â€“ and out of time.

US federal government shuts down due to snow

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:50:00 GMT

Internet down in Iran ahead of opposition protests

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:25:00 GMT

Iran detains 7 â€™spiesâ€™ tied to US-funded radio station

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:35:00 GMT

â€˜We gave them awayâ€™ say parents of â€˜kidnappedâ€™ Haitians

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:45:00 GMT

Radical Homemaking: Why Both Men and Women Should Get Back In Kitchen

Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:00:01 -0800

A glance into Americaâ€™s past suggests that homemaking could play a big part in addressing the ecological, economic and social crises of our present time.

SNL mocks Fox News on â€˜Donâ€™t ask, donâ€™t tellâ€™

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:45:00 GMT

Why I Had to Stop Making Hardcore Porn

Sam Benjamin, SeXis Magazine — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:00:01 -0800

As a director of heterosexual porn, I came to learn that while my overt task was to make sure the girls got naked, my true responsibility was to make sure the girls got punished.

â€˜Mass casualtiesâ€™ as explosion rocks Middletown

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:15:00 GMT

Palin: War with Iran would help Obamaâ€™s re-election

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:35:00 GMT

New Orleans elects first white mayor in 32 years

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:20:00 GMT

Nigerian militants attack Shell oil pipeline

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Palin speaks at Tea Party convention

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:40:00 GMT

Shiite group claims kidnapping of US contractor in Iraq

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:40:00 GMT

RNC Chairman Steele: After taxes, $1 million â€˜is not a lot of moneyâ€™

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:40:00 GMT

Christians claim hate crimes law an effort to â€˜eradicateâ€™ their beliefs

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:25:00 GMT

British warn drug users of Anthrax-laced heroin

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:40:00 GMT

Obama wants TARP funds dolled out to small businesses

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT

Author of single-payer health care measure expects it on ballot by 2014

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:20:00 GMT

Pentagon draws plans for immortal â€™synthetic organismsâ€™

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:15:00 GMT

Labor Official: Donâ€™t Worry About Likely Looming Spike in Jobless Rate

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:37:00 GMT

Racial Divide Grows with Charter Schools Across the Country

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:36:00 GMT

The lynch-mob mentality

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:43:00 GMT

Why Is Aetna Forcing 650,000 Clients To Drop Their Coverage?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:42:00 GMT

Stewart calls out Raw Story, blogs for sexed-up headlines

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:55:00 GMT

Tea party opening speaker suggests blacks be kept from voting

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:00 GMT

Ted Nugent: Obama makes me want to â€˜throw upâ€™, Rolling Stone publisher â€™should dieâ€™

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMT

Judge seals video in racially-charged Taser â€˜homicideâ€™

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:10:00 GMT

ACLU Not Exactly Cool With Obama Administration Assassinating Americans

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:17:00 GMT

Dodd to Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Campaign Finance Ruling

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:16:00 GMT

On the claimed "war exception" to the Constitution

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:01:00 GMT

Baaad ad? GOP candidate pledges â€˜demon-sheep free zoneâ€™

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:00:00 GMT

When is Rahm Going to Apologize to MoveOn?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:59:00 GMT

Webb, Boxer: Tax bailout bonuses

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMT

Obama makes birther joke; denounces anti-gay bill in Uganda as â€˜odiousâ€™

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:50:00 GMT

Daily Show demands â€˜Donâ€™t ask, donâ€™t tellâ€™ for old senators

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Exclusive: How corporations secretly move millions to fund political ads

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:50:00 GMT

Pentagon appears to impede independent autopsy of Gitmo â€™suicideâ€™

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:05:00 GMT

Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:05:00 GMT

White House Supports Reconciliation Fix, Aides Say

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:58:00 GMT

Demsâ€™ Bill Would Extend Federal Medicaid Help for Six Months

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:50:00 GMT

Study Suggests Fish Oil Can Ward Off Psychotic Episodes

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:49:00 GMT

The Committee of Banned Words

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:48:00 GMT

Consumer groups: Breaking up banks â€˜crucialâ€™ to avoid another meltdown

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:20:00 GMT

Obama Religious Adviser Wants President to Speak Against Ugandan 'Kill the Gays' Bill at Prayer Breakfast

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

At a press conference where a gay Ugandan was too frightened to show his face to the media, a member of Obama's religion council and other clergy threw down the gauntlet.

Obama grows the drug war, with enforcement a clear priority

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:25:00 GMT

Tennesse Lt.-Gov.: â€˜I donâ€™t knowâ€™ if Obama is US citizen

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:25:00 GMT

Terror adviser: All Gitmo detainees who returned to terror released by Bush

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:15:00 GMT

Pentagon May Not Wait for Congress on Gays in Military

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:14:00 GMT

We, the Tea Partiers

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:11:00 GMT

Woman sets up website to marry for health insurance

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:10:00 GMT

Reid To McCain: Get Over Being A Loser (VIDEO)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:09:00 GMT

Durbin or Schumer for Majority Leader?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT

Neocon: Obama can save presidency by bombing Iran

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT

Hannity likens â€˜ACORN pimpâ€™ phone sting to â€˜To Catch a Predatorâ€™

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:00 GMT

GOP rep. calls for cutting Social Security to those under 55

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT

Howard Zinn: "We Should Not Give Up the Game Before All the Cards Have Been Played"

Howard Zinn, ZNet — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0800

Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society.

Fox News misrepresents US attorney recusal from Oâ€™Keefe case

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:05:00 GMT

UK air travelers who refuse body scans to be blocked from flying

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

SNL Does Scott Brown: 'I'm About To Fili-bust Out Of These Jean Shorts' (VIDEO)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:31:00 GMT

Imam killed in FBI sting was shot 21 times: report

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:28:00 GMT

5,000,000 million Americans participated in tea-party protests, and other lies

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:53:00 GMT

Israel Admits Hitting U.N. in Gaza With White Phosphorous

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:52:00 GMT

Justice Department Clears Torture Memo Authors John Yoo, Jay Bybee of Misconduct

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:34:00 GMT

Haitian prime minister: Arrested US Baptists are â€˜kidnappersâ€™

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:05:00 GMT

Mystery shrouds Pakistan Taliban chiefâ€™s â€˜deathâ€™

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Pentagon likely to stop enforcing key parts of â€˜Donâ€™t Ask, Donâ€™t Tellâ€™

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:10:00 GMT

Paul Krugman to Fox News CEO: â€˜Deliberate misinformationâ€™

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:05:00 GMT

GOP Senator calls on Holder to resign for upholding the Constitution

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:20:00 GMT

US Christian group arrested in Haiti on child trafficking charges

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:20:00 GMT

Colorado officials: Stimulus funds create, save 7,200 jobs

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:05:00 GMT

U.S. satisfied with Toyota recall remedy

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:05:00 GMT

Authors of Bush torture memos to be cleared of misconduct

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:05:00 GMT

Conviction angers anti-abortion militants

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:10:00 GMT

53 beauty queens vie for Miss America crown

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:05:00 GMT

Obama aide: Plans for new moon mission are â€˜deadâ€™

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:05:00 GMT

Paulson: Russia tried to exacerbate US financial crisis

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:05:00 GMT

Obamaâ€™s new Gitmo closure deadline: Jan. 22, 2013

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:10:00 GMT

Obamaâ€™s jobs plan: Small businesses get $5,000 tax credit for every new hire

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:10:00 GMT

Beijing sanctions US defense firms, freezes arms control talks

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:20:00 GMT