In this Letter to the Editor (Does the editor really care? Shouldn’t they just label these as Personal Opinions anyway?), another anti-uranium nutcase completely misstates Fred Ingram’s opinion on uranium mining. Ingram said he’s in favor of an independent study and if the study finds it safe to mine uranium, why not? <\/p>\n
But noooooo… that’s too rational for our letter writer. You just gotta point and laugh as he compares Fred Ingram to William Sherman. Here’s one of my favorite parts of this “letter”…<\/p>\n
Uranium mining is by definition damaging to the environment and ruinous on local land values and local economies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What?! And what source to they get that definition from? Ha! I’m sure it’s on Page 6 of the Southside Concerned Citizens’ “How To Win Over Weak-Minded People By Intimidating Them”, but that’s not an acceptable source for a rational definition.<\/p>\n
Ah, point and laugh time on a Sunday morning… how refreshing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s Hyperbole! Like This! That Makes! It Easy To Mock!<\/p>\n
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