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dan foster

July 01, 2009, 08:09:05 PM
The email going around, usually has pics of "the evidence", but I have omitted them for "my convenience".

The email:

House  #1   
A 20 room  mansion (not including 8  bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate  guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The  average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400 per month.  In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the  national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt" area. It's in the South.

House  #2 
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground.

The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the  summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and  it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional  heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area  enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape. 

~~~~~
HOUSE #1 is  outside of Nashville,  Tennessee; 
it is the abode of the "environmentalist" Al Gore.

HOUSE #2 is  on a ranch near Crawford, Texas;
it is the residence of ex President of the United States, George W. Bush.

An  "inconvenient truth." 

NOW, THE TRUTH:

Bush lives in Dallas in a $2M upscale home with all its wastefulness, included.  He sold the "prop" Crawford ranch (used for his cowboy image) just before leaving office, just as he had bought it just before getting elected in 2000.  It was a sham and the people that thought he was "real" will also believe the attached email.  Sad. The son-of-a-bitch was even afraid of horses.  Cowboy, my ass.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Palehorse

#1
July 01, 2009, 08:27:54 PM
 :biggrin:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

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kimmi

#2
July 01, 2009, 09:04:34 PM
 :biggrin:
Take time to smell the roses.

followsthewolf

#3
July 01, 2009, 09:29:56 PM

dan foster posted:

"Cowboy, my ass."


Please, dan, after Brokeback Mountain I shudder when I hear the words "cowboy" and "my ass" juxtaposed.
Ignorance and fanaticism are ravenous. They require constant feeding.

kimmi

#4
July 01, 2009, 10:07:38 PM
 :biggrin: :biggrin:
Take time to smell the roses.

dan foster

#5
July 01, 2009, 11:06:32 PM
Quote from: followsthewolf on July 01, 2009, 09:29:56 PM
dan foster posted:

"Cowboy, my ass."


Please, dan, after Brokeback Mountain I shudder when I hear the words "cowboy" and "my ass" juxtaposed.

;D ;D
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

dan foster

#6
July 01, 2009, 11:07:53 PM
Quote from: followsthewolf on July 01, 2009, 09:29:56 PM
dan foster posted:

"Cowboy, my ass."


Please, dan, after Brokeback Mountain I shudder when I hear the words "cowboy" and "my ass" juxtaposed.
Thanks for the laugh.  Not my cup of tea, either; "not that there is anything wrong with that"  :smile:
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Henry Hawk

#7
July 02, 2009, 08:26:03 AM
the whole point of the story was NOT about Bush as much as it was about Gore.....

Gore is the one telling us that we need to be more GREEN...then not only does he live in the house described here, but he jets all over the world telling people how they should live THEIR lives.....
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#8
July 02, 2009, 08:30:32 AM
The whole point of this thread is that neocons are lying scum.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Henry Hawk

#9
July 02, 2009, 08:36:36 AM
Quote from: Exterminator on July 02, 2009, 08:30:32 AM
The whole point of this thread is that neocons are Al Gore is a lying scum.

THERE!... :yes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#10
July 02, 2009, 08:56:16 AM
No, it was right the first time and this sort of bullshit is typical...there's no real story so you just make one up.
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Henry Hawk

#11
July 02, 2009, 09:07:01 AM
Quote from: Exterminator on July 02, 2009, 08:56:16 AM
No, it was right the first time and this sort of bullshit is typical...there's no real story so you just make one up.

your buddy dan started the story.....i simply commented on it.....I, did not make anything up......and, I am RIGHT with my statement....nothing at all, made-up.... :no: ;)
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#12
July 02, 2009, 09:41:14 AM
You're the queen of spreading bad information.   :razz:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Anne

#13
July 02, 2009, 10:31:17 AM
Does Mr. Gore live in a large house that consumes more energy than the majority of middle class people do? Does he not tell us we need to conserve, use less energy, lower our heat in winter, raise our air conditioning in summer? Mr. Bush may live in a high energy consuming house, but he hasn't yet told me I can't have my house warm enough to be comfortable in the winter.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Exterminator

#14
July 02, 2009, 10:33:52 AM
Quote from: Anne on July 02, 2009, 10:31:17 AM
Mr. Bush may live in a high energy consuming house, but he hasn't yet told me I can't have my house warm enough to be comfortable in the winter.

And Gore told you that when?
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.
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