tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post6991660020300566909..comments2024-02-12T03:52:56.970-05:00Comments on Politics and World News: Art Robinson Clashes Against MSNBC Host Rachel MaddowJennifer Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060649035555013556noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-56495392459611050672010-11-21T13:33:22.459-05:002010-11-21T13:33:22.459-05:00Wow! I just watched the video, he really came off ...Wow! I just watched the video, he really came off looking like a fool and someone we don’t need in congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-77608480787785077532010-11-05T21:15:48.244-04:002010-11-05T21:15:48.244-04:00Robinson lost big time!!!!!!!!!!!!Robinson lost big time!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-21662044743701269372010-10-27T21:31:22.511-04:002010-10-27T21:31:22.511-04:00I just got home and caught his new commercial. His...I just got home and caught his new commercial. His children are Fugly! We might want to find out if he married a cousin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-36825950877371645672010-10-23T23:22:58.036-04:002010-10-23T23:22:58.036-04:00DeFazio by 33%+DeFazio by 33%+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-50362474875386040092010-10-22T22:31:24.581-04:002010-10-22T22:31:24.581-04:00The son of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling — whom...The son of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling — whom congressional candidate Art Robinson worked with for 15 years — offered his endorsement Thursday of U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio.<br /><br />Robinson, the Republican nominee for the 4th Congressional District seat held by DeFazio, has touted his close relationship with Pauling in campaign materials and in speeches. Robinson was president and a research professor at the Linus Pauling Institute.<br /><br />Linus Pauling Jr., 85, a retired psychiatrist who lives in Honolulu, said Robinson had strayed outside the realm of peer-reviewed science in his claim that climate change is a “hoax by the government to enslave Americans.” He criticized Robinson for advocating that the government place radioactive waste in home foundations and in drinking water to improve human health.<br /><br />Pauling Jr. said Robinson lacks the judgment and integrity to effectively represent the diverse interests of the 4th District. He said he thought his father, who died in 1994 at age 93, would agree.<br /><br />“He must be rolling in his grave at the very idea of Art Robinson representing Oregon in Washington DC,” Pauling Jr. said.<br /><br />(source - The News Review, Roseburg, OR)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-52506133671909142142010-10-18T20:15:43.197-04:002010-10-18T20:15:43.197-04:00Art Robinson said: "People calling for financ...Art Robinson said: "People calling for financial reform are making a mistake”.<br /><br />Art Robinson said: "I do not like plans to reform Wall Street".<br /><br />Odd things to say when being backed by Bob Mercer of New york. The largest hedge fund guy in the country. Mercer is behind that Concerned Taxpayers of America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-40433724869750817542010-10-15T00:52:53.546-04:002010-10-15T00:52:53.546-04:00David Jaques is the kiss of death.David Jaques is the kiss of death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-85203389659679429792010-10-14T23:03:02.697-04:002010-10-14T23:03:02.697-04:00What was so shocking about this interview is two f...What was so shocking about this interview is two fold: Mr. Robinson as a raving lunatic, and Ms. Maddow as a raving lunatic. Nothing more was learned. Almost as distasteful as Mr. Robinson's political views, is Ms. Maddow's sense that all of this is somehow funny and not disgusting. I had to agree with one notion that Mr. Robinson had: this is entertainment and not journalism.Jigs Gatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644668226852760448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-87033877859132232842010-10-13T23:18:04.100-04:002010-10-13T23:18:04.100-04:00Art Robinson says: "Remove all regulations an...Art Robinson says: "Remove all regulations and oversight for energy companies, no taxes for energy companies and their employees".<br /><br />How much did this statement get him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-59067432370540798702010-10-13T22:54:53.038-04:002010-10-13T22:54:53.038-04:00Robinson is done now. His signs are already coming...Robinson is done now. His signs are already coming down in shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-80112717301315259472010-10-12T20:36:49.952-04:002010-10-12T20:36:49.952-04:00Anonymous from October 12, 2010 1:13 PM
said... ...Anonymous from October 12, 2010 1:13 PM <br />said... <br />"This did not strike me as a professional journalistic interview". So what. It was Robinson’s time to shine and prove himself. He failed horribly and showed everyone he is in fact a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-56148651744930823502010-10-12T13:13:25.622-04:002010-10-12T13:13:25.622-04:00This did not strike me as a professional journalis...This did not strike me as a professional journalistic interview, but more of a forum for the interviewer to argue and debate her own positions with cherry-picked tidbits. Her thinly disguised "I just want to get to know you!" approach avoided bringing out a discussion of the candidate's actual positions on relevant issues. This so-called interview served voters poorly and added nothing to voters' understanding of this candidate's position on issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-56566454241868886902010-10-12T11:31:53.312-04:002010-10-12T11:31:53.312-04:00The thing about Robinson is he's the wrong kin...The thing about Robinson is he's the wrong kind of scientist - one whose intent is to leverage the evidence in any way possible to reinforce his foregone conclusion. It's no better when the emails at Oxford are leaked by people doing the very same thing. But this guy needs to recuse himself. The entire medical community would disagree with him on the merits of low-level radiation, accelerated any higher than the ambient levels we live in. This isn't the sun's light we're talking about, it's isotopes in decay over thousands of years.<br /><br />You don't see Stephen Chew or Neil Degrasse Tyson evading the question that qualifies their work and study. Had this guy actually taken an opportunity to explain his positions instead of using the typical "stop smearing me" diversion we might have had some understanding. To me he just looks like another of those nuts analogous to the eugenics crowd, incapable of explaining his current or past viewpoints. Any good scientist, if given contrary evidence, can admit their mistake and discuss what enlightened them otherwise. To try and run from your past assertions is just trying to rewrite history, and it makes everyone wonder if you're actually principled at all.Mark S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13873897730295438284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-19505501935835740112010-10-12T03:54:48.364-04:002010-10-12T03:54:48.364-04:00Anonymous said... "Art Robinson was just a li...Anonymous said... "Art Robinson was just a little less nuts than usual". OMG!!<br /><br />He didn't have my vote before anyway. Because these people are all radical anti-Americans. They will ruin our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-66841376630058071452010-10-11T20:50:02.894-04:002010-10-11T20:50:02.894-04:00I also live in the district and have a little more...I also live in the district and have a little more insight to pass on. Mr. Robinson is part of a radical group we have here in sw Oregon. They follow the direction of David Jaques of Roseburg. He and his close confidant Marilyn Kittelman are well known in these parts. She is also running for a seat in the Oregon Senate. She claims you can drink mercury! All belong to a radical racist group out of Washington State named One Nation United.<br />Mr. Jaques runs the campaigns of his people and has one set pattern. Attack, lie, mug sling, claim your opponent stole some of your signs and claim to be targets of some hidden smear group. Every time they run here we see this same thing. Mr. Robinson is one of their top people and has done such bizarre things as teach them how to survive a nuclear war. Members have been picked up for no driver’s license, no insurance and so on. When Kittelman was a county commissioner here, she bought expensive plane tickects on county money and then would fly to ONU events. One time it was to Texas to re-new some sort of horse handling certificate.<br />Oh, we are very familiar with these people and would not vote for any of them period. The Robinson you saw on the MSNBC show is the real Art Robinson. In fact, he was just a little less nuts than usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-85764498302553293042010-10-11T20:25:19.714-04:002010-10-11T20:25:19.714-04:00I live in Oregon's 4th congressional district....I live in Oregon's 4th congressional district. I have voted for Peter DeFazio 12 times in the past and will do so again in November. Why? Because he does a remarkable job of representing the wishes of his constituants. He's not afraid to cross party lines and disagree with his fellow Democrats. That takes real backbone and integrity. Seems funny to hear him labeled a "politician" when he's really exactly the kind of representative we want; someone who will listen to what we have to say.<br /> Art Robinson, while probably well meaning, but obviously running scared during this interview, came off as slightly off balance. He certainly does not ingender the respect and confidence that Peter DeFazio has earned over the years. P.S. I'm a RepublicanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-34102825637738318002010-10-11T01:38:13.189-04:002010-10-11T01:38:13.189-04:00Why lie Robinson sheep. You keep claiming he never...Why lie Robinson sheep. You keep claiming he never said it, he never said it. It is clear to the majority of us he is not only a loser, but that you have never read his newsletters. Try reading them and then you too will see HE SAID IT!<br /><br />Radiation - he said it<br /><br />Close schools - he said it<br /><br />End Social Security - he said itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-407343922124087692010-10-10T17:43:47.587-04:002010-10-10T17:43:47.587-04:00It's pathetically laughable to read the commen...It's pathetically laughable to read the comments of the radically pathological right-wing nutjobs who are just as, if not more, illogical and irrational as Art Robinson. This pitiful excuse for a scientist made the biggest spectacle of himself on national television (then again, so do all right-wing nutjobs when they open their mouth). Only the logic of these lunatics would even consider arguing that Maddow didn't bring relevant political points to this debate. Of course, Republicans, AIDS, Global Warming, extreme government conspiracy theories and illegitimate campaign funding have never been relevant topics in politics. Of course.. keep spending your hours writing 1q0231840180 paragraphs on comment boards consisting of the most pitifully weak arguments imaginable defending the thought process of lunatics. Then again, it's not like you have a respectable job. No human being with a genuinely high self-esteem who is truly happy with his life will ever be a Republican - it's always the interminably angry, bitter, irrational and illogical people who are subconsciously infuriated with the fact that they aren't as good looking, intelligent, and happy as normal people. Keep spreading your hate, and the rest of us will keep laughing at you.<br /><br />BTW, do you really think that your argument that you're going to "WIN IN NOVEMBER!@#!$ (YAH YAH!@!)" has any merit? Even if you do, it will prove nothing more than the (already well known and well researched) stupidity of Americans, something that we are unfortunately known for globally due to you unhappy, bitter, ugly wackjobs. Your viewpoints are on their last generation; 89% of Yale's student population, 91% of Harvard's, and 88% of Columbia's do *NOT* consider themselves right-wing or associated with the "Tea Party" (then again, the students at those schools normally have a high self-esteem, which automatically disqualifies them from being Republican). The proportion is even higher at other universities. Thirty years from now, there will be (thank god) very few of these wackjobs left. Enjoy being laughed at and ridiculed for your irrational viewpoints while they last!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-64540209370873901532010-10-10T06:59:33.338-04:002010-10-10T06:59:33.338-04:00Anonymous said..."So Art Robinson is to scien...Anonymous said..."So Art Robinson is to science what Rachel Maddow is to journalism. And there you go..."<br /><br />Not sure about that but Robinson does not belong in the US Congress for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-30879057740737397272010-10-10T06:18:34.356-04:002010-10-10T06:18:34.356-04:00So Art Robinson is to science what Rachel Maddow i...So Art Robinson is to science what Rachel Maddow is to journalism.<br /><br />And there you go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-8854680419464674052010-10-10T04:26:40.232-04:002010-10-10T04:26:40.232-04:00Art Robinson makes up wild stories and claims to d...Art Robinson makes up wild stories and claims to do all sorts of studies, where are they? He says things being said about him are a lie; they come from his own writings. So who are we to believe Art Robinson? You or what you have written. So no lies unless you are the one doing it.<br /><br />We heard all about a global warming study. Come to find out it is just a theory of his and no research was done at all. He claimed it was backed by a long list of people. After closer review, the people were almost all fake. TV characters for the most part or dead people. This institute he claims to run. Several small out buildings on his isolated property in Cave Junction. His boards of directors are relatives and the top two names are dead.<br /><br />Therefore, what do you get with Art Robinson. The same old thing. Lies, tall tails, innuendo, supposition, mud slinging and in the end each time, the election loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-30848659324530559692010-10-10T00:03:45.486-04:002010-10-10T00:03:45.486-04:00Forget all the psychobabble and contradictions, wh...Forget all the psychobabble and contradictions, where's the doggone detailed description of a sheep's vagina?<br /><br />I can't find it anywhere!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-44391378926291365942010-10-09T23:45:50.203-04:002010-10-09T23:45:50.203-04:00Did someone say blinded or just plain blind?
Love...Did someone say blinded or just plain blind?<br /><br />LoveLivingInTheCountry said...<br /><br /> Paul - I agree, the whole analogy is offensive, and nothing similar to what happened. <br /><br />LoveLivingInTheCountry said...<br /><br /> Yes, I agree the IDEA of the sheep analogy was similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-18306134483024684552010-10-09T22:47:54.093-04:002010-10-09T22:47:54.093-04:00Yes, I agree the IDEA of the sheep analogy was sim...Yes, I agree the IDEA of the sheep analogy was similar. The problem I had with it was the content, being intentionally crude and offensive. The example could just as easily used the "do you still beat your wife" example, as someone previously mentioned, and wouldn't have required the detailed description of a sheep's vagina.<br /><br />My comments here have been very balanced in seeing the good and bad of both people involved in the interview. And no, I'm not a Democrat, so don't go making assumptions about me.<br /><br />If you think my comment about the sheep analogy is "blinded by bias" perhaps you don't understand the meaning of the term. It has nothing to do with politics, and everything to do with common decency on a blog site. Period.LoveLivingInTheCountrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-52219144076060225672010-10-09T20:08:36.423-04:002010-10-09T20:08:36.423-04:00There is no excuse for Maddow's shameless inte...There is no excuse for Maddow's shameless interview.<br /><br />I've seen her stoop pretty low on several occasions, but with this interview she reached the bottom of the barrel.<br /><br />Her style was borderline tabloid at best, her methods and techniques rivaling those of Maury Povich and Jerry Springer.<br /><br />It's a shame to see her makes such poor choices. Maddow had real potential, and with a little self-respect and a droplet of dignity could have risen to a respected mainstream figure rather than the talking head puppet she's become for a tiny left-wing lunatic fringe audience.<br /><br />But it beats working at the library...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com