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McCain mocks nuclear safety: 'Blah blah blah' (video)

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ohn McCain mocked Barack Obama for saying that nuclear power needed to be done safely.McCain said, You know, the other night in a debate I said his eloquence...

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John McCain mocks nuclear safety
Greatscat! — Let him store the waste in his Arizona hometown then. -Diane Stumble Upon Toolbar Stumble It! on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 9:02 PM | | | Permalink [image] [image]

Nuclear safety is for wusses
Political Animal — NUCLEAR SAFETY IS FOR WUSSES.... For months, John McCain has blasted Barack Obama for his reluctance to support expanded nuclear power plants. Obama has pushed back, noting that he supports nuclear as part of a comprehensive energy strategy, but before an expansion, he wants to resolve lingering questions about the security of nuclear fuel and waste, waste storage, and proliferation. Campaigning in Iowa yesterday, McCain responded with the kind of intellectual rigor and seriousness of thought we've come to expect of the Republican nominee. "You know, the other night in the debate with Senator Obama, I said his eloquence is admirable, but pay attention to his ...

McCain On Science: ‘Blah, Blah, Blah,’ ‘Foolishness,’ ‘Waste Of Money’
Wonk Room — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) earns great applause when he mocks science, and he does so often. This weekend, he added a new riff to his list of hits, summing up his concern for the dangers of nuclear waste: Blah, blah, blah. At this, McCain’s audience erupted into hoots and cheers. Watch it: What else has McCain mocked? BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY. The five-year, $4.8 million Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Project used DNA analysis of hair samples to peg the population size, ...

McCain: Nuclear Safety “Blah Blah Blah”
Matthew Yglesias — John McCain mocking the idea of nuclear safety seems about on a par with his air quotes around women’s health, but the fact that the whole audience shares his scorn for the idea that nuclear plants should be safe is odd: The policy argument that our ability to use nuclear power on naval vessels indicates its safety is curious. For one thing, active duty military personnel are, as a matter of course, asked to undergo risks to their personal safety that we don’t routinely ask of civilians. Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan isn’t safe, but the Army does it anyway ...