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Re: Occupy Denver - This Saturday War On Drug March & Rally Against Suncor

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From: chatnoir
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:04
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On Dec 30, 4:19 pm, drylined <r...@d.mr> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:39:10 -0700, chatnoir <wolfbat3...@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
> >http://occupydenver.org/this-saturday-war-on-drug-march-rally-against...
>
> > This Saturday War On Drug March&  Rally Against Suncor
>
> > This Saturday 12/31 at noon we will be marching against the war on
> > drugs, and joining up with the Rally Against Suncor, Tar Sands and
> > Keystone XL Pipeline @ Skyline Park at 1pm.
>
> You forgot Sears, Brussell Sprouts, and E-470...
>
> > About The War on Drugs:
>
> > Like most wars, we think this one has done more harm then good and has
> > gone on for way too long. It needs to END!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Of course you do, OD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pot Inc. dba Bong
> Industries.
>
> Uh...huh...huh...huh...huh...huh...
>
> > Alcoholism… Drug Addiction… These are HEALTH issues, not legal ones.
>
> Say that the next time a drunk driver kills your loved ones or a junkie
> burglarizes your home.
>
> > So why has money been endlessly poured into convicting drug crimes
> > rather than educating people and paying for treatment of these
> > conditions??!!
>
> It hasn't, it's gone into both, ever hear of D.A.R.E.?
>
> > Because there is BIG PROFIT to be made on the
> > enforcement of drug laws and the punishment for breaking them. Not to
> > mention big business/ government relationships with foreign cartels!
>
> Oh pulleeeeze...this ain't Mexico you ludites.
>
> > The War on Drugs has filled our prisons with nonviolent “offenders”
> > and has cost this country Billions. It’s been used to trample civil
> > rights and profit from misery all around. Drug addiction is a disease
> > that needs to be treated by medical professionals or any of the many
> > 12-step programs out there. It’s a giant waste of time and money to
> > treat addiction in jails and prisons.
>
> Which is why they don't currently treat it there.
>
> > Drug addicts are treated unequally, under current law. Rush Limbaugh
> > got a pass for gobbling down Vicodin and Oxycontin like it was
> > popcorn.
>
> Clinton claimed he never 'inhaled"...ikyabwai...
>
> > Then, he bragged about how he was morally superior to other
> > addicts, espousing how “poor” addicts go to prison. For once, he spoke
> > the truth.
>
> Poor thieves go to prison too.
>
> > There is a massive disconnect in our country between the reality of
> > substance problems and they are treated. But we now see who benefits
> > from the way it has been for so long.
>
> So go unlock the dopamine equation, stoner. Until then we will continue to
> have addictions.
>
> > About Suncor:
>
> > It was reported in late November that oil has been discovered in the
> > South Platte River.
>
> To go with the raw sewage from the homeless living along it, junkie's
> needles, and various other bacteria that have always been in it.
>
> > Very little coverage from the media was published
> > at the time of the discovery,
>
> No, that's a complete lie. Reuters had it out by month's end.
>
> > but, until recently, it has been
> > confirmed that gas-like sludge has been found on the edges of the
> > river. It is unknown how long this leak has been present in the water.
> > This water is a major source for drinking water, wild-habitat and
> > agricultural uses for the Midwest, but the water is now contaminated
> > and is non-usable for everyone and everything.
>
> No it isn't. It's a localized, small problem.
>
> > **Suncor Energy is the oldest tar sands producers, up to 90% of its
> > production comprised of tar sands bitumen. The company uses its
> > Colorado refinery to process some of the heavy tar sands coming from
> > the Express and Platte pipelines.
>
> So then Keystone XL wouldn't be necessary to get the stuff here at all
> would it?
>
> I mean I hate for you libs to have to look at a map and learn something
> but here goes:
>
> http://www.transcanada.com/keystone_pipeline_map.html
>
> The closest XL gets to Denver is Steele City, Kansas!
>
> And with or without XL Suncor WILL be processing oil, of some type and
>  from some origin.
>
> I mean that is their business, right?
>
> Selling gasoline?
>
> > The refinery, itself, specializes in production of synthetic crude
> > from the Athabasca oil sands located in Alberta, Canada, and the
> > Keystone XL pipeline, if approved, will obtain its own oil from the
> > Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, as well, which is located on Cree
> > First Nation land.
>
> Yeah, so?
>
> Has it like got cooties or something?
>
> Let me guess, you prefer the OPEC sludge from the raghead IED lands?
>
> > TransCanada proposed the pipeline back in 2005, and
> > they are based in Calgary, Alberta, as well as Suncor Energy. So,
> > there is a connection from Suncor to the Keystone XL pipeline and,
> > now, AIM and environmental activist groups are raising awareness in
> > Denver!
>
> Oh no, let me guess....as Denver's _only_ refinery they're buying oil
> coming from Canada?!?!?
>
> Scandalous I say!
>
> We should put them onto that good Venezuelan shit.
>
> > Although the Keystone XL is up in Canada, that doesn’t
> > necessarily mean that, here in Denver, we aren’t affected by the
> > devastating effects of the oil sands, especially, with the oil leak
> > that occurred in Commerce City.
>
> That refinery was known for problems back when Conoco owned it. It's had
> fires, explosions, etc.
>
> I mean that's what happens when you process flammable stuff, shit happens
> now and then.
>
> At least it didn't pollute the air and blacken the skyline like when
> Conoco owned the joint.
>
> > This leak has polluted the Sand Creek
> > and the South Platte River with gas-like sludge for an unknown period
> > of time, and Suncor needs to be held accountable for polluting the
> > air, water and ecosystems that are being affected directly by the
> > leak.
>
> Well why don't you see if maybe they are going to or already have handled
> this before you go all chicken little on us, eh?
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/30/us-suncor-leak-colorado-idU...
>
> Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:07pm EST
>
> (Reuters) - Suncor Energy said on Wednesday it has contained a leak near
> its Commerce City refinery in Colorado that was running into Sand Creek by
> the South Platte River.
> The Canadian energy firm said it had not yet identified the source of the
> leak, and it did not identify the substance leaking, but said it believed
> it came from their 93,000 barrel-per-day plant.
> "Our team installed booms in the creek to contain the product. That was
> done yesterday," said Sneh Seetal, a Suncor spokeswoman in Calgary.
> "Our focus is on cleanup at this point. We do not see more product
> leaking."
>
> > This is just a prime example of what will inevitably happen if the
> > Keystone XL is approved.
>
> Yes, we will from time to time have refinery leaks or pipeline breaks,
> that shit does happen.
>
> Are you moving over to horse and buggy any time soon?
>
> > Also, a very important key component is that
> > the Senate Republicans are pushing Obama to either approve the
> > pipeline or not within 60 days, so it is VERY essential to make Suncor
> > a prime example as to why the pipeline is a bad idea!**
>
> Um...do you think if you stop Keystone XL that Suncor's refinery will stop
> processing oil???
>
> Have a brain!
>
> They get their product right now from the Rockies Express pipeline and the
> Platte route.
>
> XL will NOT enter Colorado at all.
>
> http://www.transcanada.com/keystone_pipeline_map.html
>
> > So, this is where we, as a people, take action and demand clean water,
> > a clean livelyhood and just a clean start! We can not prolong this
> > anymore, as this can not wait any longer! The public need to be
> > informed!
>
> We await your move to horse and buggy, 20 mule teams, skateboards, and
> bicycles to deliver all goods and products to all stores.
>
> When will you announce that to us?
>

That pipeline is going to the Texas coast for one reason - exporting
fuel to others countries for higher profits!
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