tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post4922599175808863177..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: State of the UnionDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-2780795913811855842019-02-12T18:40:37.078-05:002019-02-12T18:40:37.078-05:00DiploMad,
You said, referring to the US State of ...DiploMad,<br /><br />You said, referring to the US State of the Union, "the coal miners and steel workers going back to work in industries which we were told were dead". That was wrong. I made no claims at all about global coal industry employment, nor about US coal production. Nor do I have stats, the US Dept. of Labor has stats that I quoted.<br /><br />I know cons have trouble with the notion of progress, but I bet if you think about it real hard, you can come up with a reason, maybe even two, why there would be no increase in coal mining jobs even when there is an increase in coal production.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-9681576620002434102019-02-11T14:40:11.114-05:002019-02-11T14:40:11.114-05:00One Brow, You need to check your stats. According ...One Brow, You need to check your stats. According to the IEA global coal production has grown steadily for several decades. It took a slight dip in 2016 but has resumed it's upward march. US coal production is also up as are our exports.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-35331649990017977402019-02-11T08:31:38.958-05:002019-02-11T08:31:38.958-05:00Off The Wall,
Cons hate statistics, because they ...Off The Wall,<br /><br />Cons hate statistics, because they can't just feel their way to a truth. The truth is that coal has been declining for decades, well before Obama, because it's being out-competed by other sources of energy. <br /><br />I don't need to lie, and I'm not ashamed of spreading the truth. I do feel pity for you, if the only response you have to reality is to accuse others of lying to you about it.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-23053353058714526412019-02-09T15:03:37.040-05:002019-02-09T15:03:37.040-05:00I just hope he builds the damn wall. This is not n...I just hope he builds the damn wall. This is not negotiable with his base.Off The Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108496724343648074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-60103264402302531432019-02-09T15:01:50.879-05:002019-02-09T15:01:50.879-05:00Dirty progressives like you love to lie by twistin...Dirty progressives like you love to lie by twisting statistics, "One Brow". Cherry picking is the common term for what you did.<br /><br />The damage Obama did to the industry had its greatest effect from 2015 through the beginning of 2016 and only started to reverse itself mid-2016 - when Obama was a lame duck. Under Trump the number of jobs is maintaining a slow growth even without the "green" subsidies that solar has. You are a liar.<br /><br />Are you proud of your lies?<br />Off The Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108496724343648074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-37289921123246257852019-02-07T20:39:23.217-05:002019-02-07T20:39:23.217-05:00Today's unsurvivables are tomorrow's--or e...Today's unsurvivables are tomorrow's--or even this afternoon's--successful experiments in life-saving medicine. Reagan's Surgeon-General Everett Koop, for all his being maligned as a koik by the MSM, got famous for pioneering certain kinds of life-saving pre-natal surgery.<br /><br /><br />I am especially shocked that the Governor of Virginia is viewed as unfogiveable for his youthful hijinks of wearing blackface but is not being hanged and burned in effigy over his advocating moment-of-birth abortion.Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-86752032639322355092019-02-07T19:21:29.808-05:002019-02-07T19:21:29.808-05:00Yes a good speech. Marking out territory into the ...Yes a good speech. Marking out territory into the next election. You can vote for me or those socialist lunatics hiding inside their pussy hats and white dresses. Nice that a senior advisor that hasn't resigned is a New Zealander. Common sense and number 8 wire might get that wall built.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-38685900251466485022019-02-07T18:42:52.324-05:002019-02-07T18:42:52.324-05:00Speaking of those women:
https://www.whiteladyfun...Speaking of those women:<br /><br />https://www.whiteladyfunerals.com.au/<br /><br />For those familiar with Asian cultures, white is the colour of death and mourning.<br /><br />Socialism: it's a Death Cult.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304578359829864643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-76964785994655801532019-02-07T16:34:33.674-05:002019-02-07T16:34:33.674-05:00Sorry, the link for metal production above should ...Sorry, the link for metal production above should be https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3133100006.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-18936522527245550952019-02-07T16:33:33.891-05:002019-02-07T16:33:33.891-05:00Coal mining job numbers from BLS:
https://data.bls...Coal mining job numbers from BLS:<br />https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES1021210006<br />Was 47,300 in January 2016; 45,300 in December 2018<br /><br />Metal production<br />https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES3133100001<br />Was 299,200 in January 2016; 296,00 in January 2019<br /><br />Though, perhaps you don't think those differences are "well below", just below.<br /><br />In particular, gas has become cheaper than coal and solar has become close in price. Unless we start subsidizing coal, why would it ever come back?<br /><br />Everyone likes more security and fewer wars. I'm sure he also says "babies are cute". We have disagreements on where/how to improve security and to get out of military entanglements.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-58584857095454815102019-02-07T14:17:05.862-05:002019-02-07T14:17:05.862-05:00That is incorrect.
I see you didn't like the ...That is incorrect.<br /><br />I see you didn't like the parts where he called for American security and an end to endless wars.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-29399634256057066872019-02-07T11:09:47.934-05:002019-02-07T11:09:47.934-05:00He drove the Left right over the edge with that sp...He drove the Left right over the edge with that speech. <br />In some ways, he's learning how to be a "politician." Mostly, he's using his showmanship skills to further his agenda. <br /><br />I just hope he doesn't learn the politician "skill" of lying to his supporters. EMS Artifacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823929263580444608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-19417945435666161702019-02-06T18:42:43.064-05:002019-02-06T18:42:43.064-05:00I know too many unsurvivables who are now producti...I know too many unsurvivables who are now productive members to countenance that in the current era. Same reasoning can be used to eliminate broad swathes of 'deplorable' populations, imo.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-65607575721702424552019-02-06T15:33:59.034-05:002019-02-06T15:33:59.034-05:00That was onehellofa speech, and I'm glad I wat...That was onehellofa speech, and I'm glad I watched it! It was a speech to bridge the partisan divide, which it won't, since the Dems are stuck on stupid & are intransigent, but not for any defect in the speech. It was a great speech, and far more diplomatic than I'd expected.<br /><br />It was sad to see the contingent of women who I'm told were Democrats, i.e. donkeys, but they appeared more like asses to me; nevermind, the photoshoppers have already added the KKK hoods that got left in the foyer. If AOC let her mouth close for a moment, I must've missed it; glad I wasn't sitting near her.<br /><br />I was amused watching Nasty Nancy chewing her cud behind the President as he made his speech, and also greatly amused that she seemed to have little control over her herd, who even stood & clapped the President, then chanted "USA- USA- USA!" Maybe Nancy's time is running out faster than she thinks!Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-28416418941581408412019-02-06T14:58:15.089-05:002019-02-06T14:58:15.089-05:00Overall a powerful and enjoyable experience, full ...Overall a powerful and enjoyable experience, full of envigorating messages and true heartbreak.<br /><br />I do admit I was crying when he talked about the Holocaust survivors and being saved by the Americans.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-58007161290860485212019-02-06T12:28:34.007-05:002019-02-06T12:28:34.007-05:00I would have liked a specific mention of the coal ...<i>I would have liked a specific mention of the coal miners and steel workers going back to work in industries which we were told were dead.</i><br /><br />Despite the boom, employment in both those sectors is well below the what they were at the start of 2016.<br /><br />I certainly like the parts where he called for more medical research and better family leave.One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-77176989129998182292019-02-06T11:21:54.715-05:002019-02-06T11:21:54.715-05:00A lot of older civilizations had little option but...A lot of older civilizations had little option but to abandon those who can't or fail to contribute, as life was often harvest-to-harvest. There's a certain pragmatic accountability there that nobody today can second guess (though our angry left will certainly try).<br />I believe we are fortunate to be in such times where poverty is political, rather than an inability for society to maintain a consistent supply of food and housing.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-18315727734958430152019-02-06T10:37:36.535-05:002019-02-06T10:37:36.535-05:00I see the point of infanticide if a babe is born w...I see the point of infanticide if a babe is born with obvious physical or mental defects. Many civilisations have practised this (including our own, though only on the sly).<br /><br />I don't see the point of infanticide of a healthy babe - why not just give it away for adoption?<br /><br />I especially loath the idea of infanticide branded as abortion, though I'm not entirely sure why I find that particular political lie so disgusting.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-46941186519182516792019-02-06T10:34:47.885-05:002019-02-06T10:34:47.885-05:00And he was on point that we owe it all to those br...And he was on point that we owe it all to those brave and patriotic American boys that stormed the beaches in the Pacific and Atlantic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com