John Kerry's Senate Voting Record - 1998
What follows is the next in a series of diaries which will provide a year-by-year record of John Kerry's voting record in the US Senate, which has been summarized and excerpted from the Project Vote...
View ArticleSOTU: Death to American Science
"Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research -- human cloning in all its forms -- creating or implanting embryos for experiments, creating...
View Articlewhat kind of animal-human hybrid is bush?
I'm sure many of us were briefly roused from our platitude- and beer-induced comas last night by Bush's vow to ban the creation of "human-animal hybrids": "Say what???" Visions of medieval chimeras...
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Bush wants to protect you... from Bat Boy?
Somebody yelled this out during Bush's speech last night at the bar and this was too funny not to share. A hopeful society has institutions of science and medicine that do not cut ethical corners, and...
View ArticleInsulin: An Egregious Abuse of Medical Research
"Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research: human cloning in all its forms, creating or implanting embryos for experiments, creating human-animal...
View ArticleWhy did the Democrats set there during the SOTU? Why didn't they just walk out.
Why do the Democrats sit there and listen to these BushCo lies during the SOTU? Their mere presence there implies that they support this nonsense. They should have quietly, one by one, respectfully,...
View ArticleWhy we shouldn't ban human-animal clones
Among other things mentioned during the State of the Union address was this gem: Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research, human cloning in all...
View ArticleAnti-Humanitarian Hybrid at SOTU
Bush again demonstrates his lack of understanding of how the world works in his SOTU Tuesday. A hopeful society has institutions of science and medicine that do not cut ethical corners, and that...
View ArticleShelley Moore Capito: Why We Should and Who Can Beat Her in WV-02
We should all acknowledge WV-02's GOP Rep. Shelley Moore Capito's accomplishment in becoming the first House Republican to be tied to the three highest-profile culture of corruption scandals. The...
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Should We Play God?
I read something interesting and thought I would get the blog's opinion. The image above is of a Wooly Mammoth. A relative & ancestor of the Elephant, variations of the Mammoth existed in Europe,...
View ArticlePlato, Socrates, and the state of constant questioning.
One of the main problems with our political scene today is a lack of critical thinking about the issues. Too many people sacrifice their critical thinking for the latest causes and fail to think for...
View ArticleThe real story behind the Republican 'American Values Agenda'
The Republican Congress has laid out its blueprint for what they think America truly needs in 2006. They call it The American Values Agenda. It is just chock full of red meat for the base. Some of...
View ArticleCloning is the answer to organ transplantation.
No one in the whole entire world seems to be aware of this, and therefore I expect a share of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for my part in encouraging this branch of stem cell research. I wish to thank...
View ArticleJeff Suppan Meets Karl Rove
On the eve of his first appearance in this year's World Series, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher and NLCS MPV Jeff Suppan goes on the offensive against stem cell research in a new commercial.
View ArticleAmendment 2: The Democrats' Albatross?
Much virtual ink has been dedicated to the "Big 3" U.S. Senate races - Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia - that, come November 7, may tilt the chamber to the Democrats. I sincerely hope this happens for...
View ArticleCloneburgers
Mmm, cloneburgers. Is that what you are having for lunch? Beef taken from cloned cows? Gross? Well, get ready for it, today the FDA ok'd food from cloned livestock, saying that it is "virtually...
View ArticleSend in the Clones
Most of us eat genetically engineered fruits and vegetables. So what's the problem with cloned animals on our dinner tables?
View ArticleClones are NOT the same as TWINS
I put the first statement about this in the open thread late last night and I wanted to do a diary as well. The diaries I saw really did not go into depth on cloning. There is misuse of language when...
View ArticleHappy Year of the Cloned Pig
Ok, so the FDA has preliminarily approved cloned meat and milk, and every article I read about it says that the FDA determined that they are safe to eat:...
View ArticleFood News: Have Some Fish with that Ice Cream
I'm kinda going through my email and I get a zillion food-related forwards each day. I thought some might be of interest around here. Anyone like fish in their ice cream? News of that and more below...
View ArticleMatt Romney - Evil Clone!
I was reviewing the previous Republican debate in preparation for tomorrow night's round-o-questions when I ran across an odd comment made by Mitt Romney. Yes, I am well aware of how pathetic I am in...
View ArticleCloned Meat Might Be Sold Unlabelled Soon...
The EU is investigating possibly selling cloned meat. If it reckons this is safe, the food might enter European supermarkets unlabelled. Just like is bound to happen in the US.
View ArticleScientific breakthrough: primate cloned, stem cells derived
A startling scientific breakthrough is being reported regarding the cloning of an adult primate in Portland, Oregon. For a brief background, the possibility of cloning mammals was thrust upon mankind...
View ArticleUpdated: Stem cell breakthrough
Update: Here's the link to the NYT article, released about 12 hours after I wrote this diary: http://www.nytimes.com/... Update: The summary (abstract) from one of the two research articles published...
View ArticleCloned meat & dairy: FDA may be set to allow cloned animals into food system,...
Please take a short break from promoting your favorite candidate to learn about and act on this issue regarding your New Year's grocery list. "Tastes like Chicken" is about to lose out to "Really mom,...
View ArticleThe Scary Aura of Cloned Beef
Cloned food is spiritually dangerous, warns Rose Rosetree, author of the international bestseller "Aura Reading Through All Your Senses." Protest the unscientific experiment being conducted by the FDA...
View ArticleFDA officially approves sale of cloned meat and milk
Hello all, Not only does the FDA approve the sale of cloned meat but says it does not have to be labeled either.
View ArticleWorst-Ever SOTU
The President’s final State of the Union address was the worst of his tenure. The speech was devoid of substance and filled with misrepresentation.
View ArticleObama will change the world.... It is written
Barack is going to change the world... By living forever. How's he going to do this? He's going to kill countless innocent children by cloning and destroying the embryos they would emerge from. Or at...
View ArticleStem Cell Compromise
With the recent rescinding of the stem cell research restrictions, BHO mentioned that cloning was "dangerous, profoundly wrong," and that the government would not open the door for reproductive cloning.
View ArticleAction: GA: State Sen. “Protect Embryos” bill passes committee
The Republican majority of the Georgia State Senate is about to humiliate the state yet again with its proposed Senate Bill 169 "Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act," which passed legislative...
View ArticleCloning, Ethics, Politics and Science
Earlier this week, President Obama garnered broad praise for lifting funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. I've read the text of his remarks on the occasion and am not completely...
View ArticleNYT - The Dog that Doesn't Bark
Riffing off the old Sherlock Holmes' line, the thing that caught my -- ear this morning in the Times editorial on stem cell researchwas the dog that didn't bark.
View ArticleWho's behind Cyclone Dairy?
Well, there it is, right here on Daily Kos as an ad. An advertisement for milk from cloned cows. If you go to the website, you get what purports to be the first dairy to offer milk from cloned cows....
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An Udderly Marvelous Deal!
Oh, good golly! I encountered this company as a 'top ad' on the Front Page here at DKos, and de debbil prodded me to click on it. So of course I did click on it... It's called Cyclone Dairy, and it...
View ArticleIs anyone else troubled by the cloning ads on this site?
There are so many ways we can approach agriculture that are good for farmers, good for consumers, and good for the environment. Cloning is not one of the ways that leaps to mind for me. Thus I am...
View Article"Perfect Milk from Perfect Cows"...seriously?
Okay, I've kept quiet long enough and there are no open threads so... What the fuck is up with the CyClone dairy ads???!!! The first time I saw one I thought it was a joke. Then this morning I log into...
View ArticleCyClone Dairy ad is hoax or April Fool's
My DKos front page is getting a thumbnail add for "CyClone Dairy" featuring milk from "sustainable cloned cows". There is no such dairy, and AFAIK the science of cloning isn't, regardless of ethics,...
View ArticleCyClone Dairy = Ben & Jerry's...mystery solved!
Hooray! In my diary yesterday I asked "what the fuck is up with the CyClone dairy ads?" Well today, my concerns have been addressed. Ben & Jerry's has finally fessed up.
View ArticleYou Are What You Eat: My Tour Of Morris Grassfed Beef
This is the second and final part of the story of my trip to Morris Grassfed Beef. This sustainable food movement is taking off and I wanted to see first hand what nonindustrial cattle production looks...
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Is It Possible To Create A Dinosaur From A Chicken?
There are great mysteries in our existence. Does God or a "higher power" exist? Are we alone in the universe? What is the purpose of a neck tie? And finally, why does most of the "weird" meat...
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Personhood in Georgia, or, the Zygote Census
biology flashcardsNo, not corporate personhood. Zygote personhood: Question: Personhood Initiative Do you support an amendment to the Georgia Constitution so as to provide that the paramount right to...
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The Real Clone War: Children vs. Budgets
By Adam Pertman, edited by Jim Luce. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, I wrote a column about the needs of children in our country. Yesterday, I re-read it in light of the cuts being proposed at the...
View ArticleOF SHARKS AND CLONING: Minnesota and the Politics of Fear
What would shark attack movies have to do with Minnesota stem cell politics?
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