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brentspeak

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22. Probably most of them

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:16 PM

Mar 2013

Which means that 250,000 people know a whole hell of lot more about the provision than you.

The "totally temporary" part is already well-understood to mean that until the next spending bill, we all get to be exposed to GMO and GE crops and that Monsanto and other GMO/GE seed producers are granted almost unprecedented court immunity during legal challenges. No one -- except for you -- ever claimed it was permanent provision. But manufacturing that red herring sure makes for one clumsy attempt at discrediting opponents of the provision.

"The provision was already in existence?"

A provision to grant court immunity wasn't in existence until last week when Obama signed it into law.

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Michael Taylor: Monsanto's Man? [View all] G_j Mar 2013 OP

. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #1

2009? WonderGrunion Mar 2013 #2

Please read the rest of the Wiki article jazzimov Mar 2013 #3

thanks for that, jazzimov Cha Mar 2013 #5

Thanks for what? sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #47

CEO??? One of the 99 Apr 2013 #54

Facts are good... SidDithers Mar 2013 #8

So what are these facts you keep talking about but never enlighten us about? sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #48

Why, sabrina. One might get the impression you're following me from thread to thread... SidDithers Apr 2013 #51

Why Sid, one might get the impression you didn't tell us what the facts were sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #55

Translation: A PR firm working for Monsanto edited the Wikipedia article brentspeak Mar 2013 #11

But I thought facts are facts UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #18

Yes, they do it all the time. Lol, I have already asked people NOT to sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #49

Oh...so he recused himself for a whole year... zeemike Mar 2013 #13

Will readers get your sarcasm? roody Mar 2013 #32

You did. zeemike Mar 2013 #36

Monsanto has it fingers everywhere. progressoid Mar 2013 #4

Are Monsanto Employees or former employees the only ones Heather MC Mar 2013 #6

Including on Wikipedia! sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #50

assistance in Africa. In collusion with the Rockefeller/ Bill and Melinda Gates foundations lunasun Mar 2013 #7

Interlockitude Berlum Mar 2013 #9

If Michael Taylor were the oNLY "Monsanto Man" appointed to hgh positions ... bvar22 Mar 2013 #10

If only ProSense Mar 2013 #23

ProSense, you make NoSense. bvar22 Mar 2013 #33

Wait, ProSense Mar 2013 #37

YOU are making NoSense. bvar22 Mar 2013 #40

Of course it's true. It's also completely irrelevant tkmorris Apr 2013 #46

bill and malinda gates timdog44 Mar 2013 #12

facts can be falsified. timdog44 Mar 2013 #14

This is an interesting quote: Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #15

"Reviled by whom?" brentspeak Mar 2013 #16

I wonder how many of those 250,000 had a clue of what was actually in that provision... Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #17

Do you speak in favor timdog44 Mar 2013 #21

Absolutely. I have no fears of GMOs, those released by Monsanto or others. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #26

Sad to hear. timdog44 Mar 2013 #29

Hm. More unsubstantiated rumors. This is no shortage of them. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #34

I am not timdog44 Apr 2013 #45

Probably most of them brentspeak Mar 2013 #22

Ok. That was meant as an insult, and I'll take it as one. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #27

+1,000 Scuba Apr 2013 #53

Agreed. GMO timdog44 Mar 2013 #19

I'd hardly call it "infiltration". More like obeying corporate overlords. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #24

True. n/t timdog44 Mar 2013 #25

What the hell ProSense Mar 2013 #20

"The people who signed that petition likely have no clue about his work..." brentspeak Mar 2013 #28

Again, ProSense Mar 2013 #30

So, according to you, the petition signers are nothing but uneducated rubes brentspeak Mar 2013 #38

No, ProSense Mar 2013 #39

Yes, you really did in effect say that the 250,000 petition signers are uneducated rubes brentspeak Mar 2013 #41

No, I didn't, and ProSense Mar 2013 #42

Other people understood my post clearly enough brentspeak Mar 2013 #43

You ProSense Mar 2013 #44

you seem to be missing the fact G_j Apr 2013 #52

Since everyone knew about the rider for one year, a petition was prepared sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #56

the same people who were concerned G_j Mar 2013 #31

And if they are so proud timdog44 Mar 2013 #35