Comments on: The Assault on Parody http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/ Illinois, From Misery Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cons take “Fair and Balanced” literally « Illinois Reason http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Cons take “Fair and Balanced” literally « Illinois Reason Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:30:58 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/#comment-829 [...] Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 in "Grassroots" Conservatives by robnesvacil First, the conservatives spoke up for germs because germs, you see, have no discernible mouths (let alone vocal chords or lungs) and cannot speak for themselves. Conservatives seemed to be telling us that the USDA didn’t really need to inspect as many cattle as they’re supposed to because germs like the Mad Cow Virus and E. coli have rights too and we wouldn’t want to impede on their rights to privacy, interstate mobility or, heaven forfend, profit. [...] [...] Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 in “Grassroots” Conservatives by robnesvacil First, the conservatives spoke up for germs because germs, you see, have no discernible mouths (let alone vocal chords or lungs) and cannot speak for themselves. Conservatives seemed to be telling us that the USDA didn’t really need to inspect as many cattle as they’re supposed to because germs like the Mad Cow Virus and E. coli have rights too and we wouldn’t want to impede on their rights to privacy, interstate mobility or, heaven forfend, profit. [...]

]]> By: jerry 101 http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/comment-page-1/#comment-828 jerry 101 Thu, 31 May 2007 22:35:41 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/#comment-828 mad cow disease isn't E-Coli. Its a brain wasting disease that is absolutely untreatable, and, if transmitted to a human, 100% lethal, generally within a few months. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the human version that is believed to be caused by eating mad-cow tainted animal products. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_cow_disease It's worse than E-Coli, though less common. mad cow disease isn’t E-Coli.
Its a brain wasting disease that is absolutely untreatable, and, if transmitted to a human, 100% lethal, generally within a few months. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is the human version that is believed to be caused by eating mad-cow tainted animal products.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_cow_disease

It’s worse than E-Coli, though less common.

]]> By: ArchPundit http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/comment-page-1/#comment-827 ArchPundit Thu, 31 May 2007 11:06:51 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/#comment-827 Which is why it was a really stupid argument then. The only good false positive argument I've seen *recently* is Floyd Landis'. And even then it's not so much a great argument as much as less stupid than the other arguments. Which is why it was a really stupid argument then.

The only good false positive argument I’ve seen *recently* is Floyd Landis’. And even then it’s not so much a great argument as much as less stupid than the other arguments.

]]> By: Cal Skinner http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Cal Skinner Thu, 31 May 2007 02:47:32 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2007/05/30/the-assault-on-parody/#comment-826 The false positive part sounds like 1990 arguments against HIV testing. The false positive part sounds like 1990 arguments against HIV testing.

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