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@layman,

layman wrote:

So you're agreeing with what he said, eh, Walt?

From the tone of it, one might get the impression that you are trying to somehow refute him.

That's his thing man.

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@georgeob1,

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Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that is owned by the family of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States (behind Nexstar Media Group) by number of stations, and largest by total coverage; owning and/or operating a total of 173 stations across the country (233 after all currently proposed sales are approved) in over 100 markets (covering 40% of American households), many of which are located in the South and Midwest. Sinclair also owns three digital multicast networks (Comet, Charge! and TBD) and one cable network (Tennis Channel), and owns or operates four radio stations (all of which are located in the Pacific Northwest). Among other non-broadcast properties, Sinclair also owns the Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion.

wikipedia

And now add Tribune Media

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, already the nation's largest local TV station operator, wants to be even bigger.
The company announced Monday that it will pay about $3.9 billion for Tribune Media and its 42 stations, which includes KTLA in Los Angeles, WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. Chicago-based Tribune also owns stakes in the Food Network and job-search website CareerBuilder.

http://time.com/4771281/sinclair-tribune-media/

Lots of information at wikipedia on their political stance and how they use their network to forward that (lots of information on this elsewhere including links I've posted previously).

Your claim that this is normal behavior for media companies or that the reach of Sinclair is nothing special is without any supporting data. So, what's a comparable example you can forward here to bolster your claim? Any chance you'll even try to be specific and careful in analysis?

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Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Sunday defended the United States’ exit from the Paris climate accord, saying it will benefit the country and create more jobs. He also repeated his refrain that questions about President Trump’s personal views on climate change are beside the point.

“When we joined Paris, the rest of the world applauded … because it put this country at disadvantage,” Pruitt told Fox News’s Chris Wallace on Sunday morning. ... ... ...

Source

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@izzythepush,

I apologize. I don't know if it is an excuse, but I remembered when I was reading the updates that I was impressed with how quickly the responders were able to respond to the horrible situation, so when I read his post....

My thoughts go out to all of you over there, in particular you because I "know" you.

We on the this side of the ocean have a nasty tendency to politicize every single tragedy or terrorist act which happens. It really isn't restricted to any particular party, we all do it.

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@Walter Hinteler,

Walter, My understanding is that Germany's CO2 emissions are up over the last few years, primarily as a result of Chancellor Merkel's direction that a fairly large number of the country's older nuclear power plants should be prematurely shut down - an action taken in the face of the evident fact that the power produced would be replaced by coal fired plants in Germany and neighboring states. Cynics have suggested that this action was taken not for any safety reasons but rather to take the wind out of the sails of the then powerful (but now largely defunct) Green party.

Do you see any parallels here?

Interestingly during the same period the United States, in stark contrast, reduced its GHG emissions very significantly through the more efficient production of natural gas and the replacement of coal fired plants with combined cycle gas fired plants. This was accomplished without government regulation through the normal process of technological development and economic reward.

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@Walter Hinteler,

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“When we joined Paris, the rest of the world applauded … because it put this country at disadvantage,”

Does he believe this? It doesn't seem possible. But either way, he's insane or he's just lying through his teeth. This guy is proving to be a real jackass.

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@Walter Hinteler,

Scott P:ruitt is a dangerous idiot. They were applauding because the country that has produced the bulk of the CO2 that has created a worldwide problem for them, AND FOR US, was showing some leadership in solving that problem. Y pulling out, we abandoned that leadership role and left it by default for China, the world's second biggest economy, which has been strongly angling to displace us (and which is alfready a world leader in producing green energy for the billion people who are never going to be part of a national grid, and making a LOT of money doing so). Way to go, Trump, better amend your slogan to "Make America Second-Rate". Just shut up Pruitt, better to be silent and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

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@blatham,

Well Trump put in people in positions in his administration who didn't believe in their positions in the first place. A way to destroy it from within.

Quote:

Scientists, environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers quickly denounced EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after he said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to climate change.

"I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact, so no, I would not agree that it's a primary contributor to the global warming that we see," he said.

He added that further study was needed to determine the extent of carbon emmissions' impact on global warming.

That view contradicts the stance of the Environmental Protection Agency itself, as well as the conclusion of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

CNBC

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Recall when Francis presented Trump with a copy of his climate encyclical and Trump said he'd read it.

Golly, I was so certain he was speaking honestly.

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@revelette1,

You've got nothing to apologise for, and normally I wouldn't be that bothered with you quoting him. It just feels a bit raw right now.

The response was incredible, I've just heard that of the 36 people in hospital 21 are in critical care. The only reason they're not dead is the speed of the response.

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@georgeob1,

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In 2007, the German government set greenhouse gas reduction targets of 40 percent by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, in line
with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recommendation for industrialised nations outlined in its Fourth
Assessment Report. By 2015, Germany had achieved a reduction of 349 million tonnes CO2 eq., or 27.9 percent, on 1990
emission levels. However, projections indicate that emissions have been ticking up again since then. In March 2017, preliminary
calculations by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) showed a slight emissions increase in 2016, due to colder weather and
rising emissions in the transport sector.

Source and more here.

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@revelette1,

Quote:

Well Trump put in people in positions in his administration who didn't believe in their positions in the first place. A way to destroy it from within.

Yes, a crippled government is the goal we've know about for a long time. "Shrink it small enough so it can be drowned in the bathtub" in Grover Norquist's words.

But I don't include Trump himself as an adherent to this political ideology. He shows no evidence of having such a thing. This is coming from elsewhere and he's playing along because it suits his present ego-maniacal purposes.

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Vice President Mike Pence and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt are appearing on Michael Savage’s radio program in the wake of criticism surrounding the administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.

MM

Michael ******* Savage. Let's just push America straight into the toilet. Good plan, boys.

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@blatham,

Michael ******* Savage. It really boggles the mind.

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Jon Favreau‏Verified account @jonfavs 1h1 hour ago
It's hard to read Trump's tweets this morning and not think that we're one domestic attack away from the most dangerous version of this guy

Yes. And that most dangerous version of Trump will be supported by the modern right pretty much regardless of what he would do. Comforting, isn't it?

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@snood,

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Michael ******* Savage. It really boggles the mind.

The GOP now is corrupted so deeply and in so many ways that there's very little stopping it from pushing America over a very ugly edge. It's scary.

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Richard 🐸 Spencer‏Verified account
@RichardBSpencer
My ancestors conquered England.

The country is in desperate need of people like me again.

This dude's cranium has exactly the same furniture inside as a snow-globe.

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Permit me to quote President Donald Trump from 2015

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I know how to defeat ISIS, but I'm not telling yet

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@blatham,

This is getting to be a little much, blatham. The issue is not just simply the GOP. Your focus is one of a body looking at Hitler and the Nazis and saying, "If they weren't so hard on the trade unionists they'd be governing alright".

The problem isn't internal politics, it's the worldwide war crimes and worldwide terrorism of the US.

What kind of a person so narrowly focuses on what is happening to Americans, and peripherally to you and yours when tens of millions die, hundreds of millions have their lives destroyed because of US war crimes?

While you fiddle, and lead your band of equally christian, loving humans, the poor countries of the world burn. Come on Nero, get off your fat, comfortable ass and do something.

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@blatham,

Your knowledge of the industry appears to be seriously deficient. Are you suggesting that Sinclair now dwarfs Time Warner, owner of CNN?

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