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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (260691)	4/4/2008 12:14:03 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Of course he isn't. An idiot is someone who is retarded or at least borderline retarded. Sometimes its reserved to refer to extreme retardation. Bush isn't a genius, but he's no idiot. "BDS" is generally the term applied to those who take your position about Bush. So I don't really understand the 2nd part of your post. In any case its irrelevant to the issue that was being disussed. Bush would not be in direct command of a naval fleet.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (260691)	4/4/2008 12:19:03 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Respond to of 281500

It's just you pitiful few sick folks whose parents failed to inoculate you who can't figure it out. Sounds like what our parents forgot to do is INFECT us.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (260691)	4/4/2008 9:37:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Hey look Wharfie! Even the BBC now admits that global warming is a "theory" and new evidence is making people question it. Up until now, global warming was reported as a fact of life and you were a flat-earther if you questioned it. Now if we can only get them to draw the obvious conclusion that if CO2 is still rising (which it is) and the models say we should be warming (which they do), but we aren't, then the models need revision... Global warming 'dips this year' By Roger Harrabin BBC News environment analyst Global temperatures will drop slightly this year as a result of the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific, UN meteorologists have said. The World Meteorological Organization's secretary-general, Michel Jarraud, told the BBC it was likely that La Nina would continue into the summer. This would mean global temperatures have not risen since 1998, prompting some to question climate change theory... news.bbc.co.uk