Half the people the brits sent were poor drunk irish peasants... 200 years later whats changed in ireland? obviously not a thing
Frank, in my absence I have received multiple emails telling me of your continued postings here as you and echelon1k1 go back and forth cutting at each others genetics, I can only be thankful you aren't in a lab doing such.
Oh Frank it is certainly not me who wants for lack of trying...my goodness we went over this issue any number of times in the evolution of this thread.
Tl;drOh Frank it is certainly not me who wants for lack of trying...my goodness we went over this issue any number of times in the evolution of this thread.
Once more for old times sake I guess won't hurt.
The patenting issue has been settled by the Supreme Court as of yet, and Congress works for those who are deemed working for 'national security' so there is no hope in needed laws arising from that feathered nest. Outside of a really good federal civil court challenge that could overturn current patent law (and none exists), the only way for 'the people' to respond in any meaningful way is at the ballot box and with respect to where possible legal reach exists in that area.
Does that about cover it for ya Frank or are you going to ask again after another ten pages or so?
Let's try and be real for a moment if that's possible in your world.
Frank you lost the vote (more than 4-1 now), you lost the 'debate' you thought you were having, you lost all credibility, you lost your dignity and you even lost your anonymity, the only thing I can think of you might yet still posses is your puberty, so for the life of me I can only conclude that you are still posting on this thread because you are exhibiting a veiled cry for help...in which case I'm here for ya Frank, you do count in this world and you do still have value even with all you seem to have lost...so turn that frown upside down and try to perceive this whole experience in the light that you have not lost it all but instead gained knowledge about yourself and the world you live in.
At last we are all nailed to the wood in some sense or some way Frank so what say we belt out a couple verses of this one together a'?
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In Ireland? Bro that's fuckin halarious... Your country is BANKRUPT
Yeah cos Pfizer doesn't have huge operations here or anything.
Frank everyone knows who you are now...why else would I always be addressing you by your real name?
Wow, you're quoted a newspaper so unpopular, it's skimming bankruptcy.Frank everyone knows who you are now...why else would I always be addressing you by your real name?
Remember you said you dont need my help to look foolish and so I've been trying not to help, but you make it so hard...
Angry reaction to GM potatoes go-ahead
Friday, July 27, 2012
Top names from the food, restaurant, and tourism sectors have sharply criticised the Environmental Protection Agency for potentially destroying Ireland’s “clean, green” agricultural image by allowing GM potatoes to be grown in Ireland.
By Claire O’Sullivan, Rachel Power and Joe Dermody
The agency has given consent to the Department of Agriculture’s research arm, Teagasc, to carry out field trials on a genetically modified potato that could improve resistance to blight. The trial is to be carried out over the next four years, at Oak Park in Co Carlow, on an area up to two hectares.
Speaking as a member of Slow Food Ireland, the European Chef’s Association, Eurotoques, and the Taste Council, chef and owner of Ballymaloe House, Darina Allen, said she “felt so let down” by what she described as “a deeply regrettable decision”.
The Bridgestone Food Guides said “there is nothing in the decision for Ireland”, while the Restaurants Association said the decision “is not good” for the Irish food industry.
However, IFA potato committee chairman Thomas Carpenter said the added costs of spraying potatoes to protect them from blight, coupled with the lower crop yield, will see consumers having to pay more for potatoes this year.
Tommy Cooke, a Tipperary farmer, ICMSA council member, and Teagasc board member, said his and his neighbour’s potato crops have been decimated by the rain and the resulting blight.
“Commercial potato farmers are spraying on a weekly basis to combat the weather,” he said. “It is impossible to protect the crop from blight this year. If the country was depending only on that crop, we would be starving right now.”
However, Ms Allen said “the consequential risk for Ireland’s food business is much greater than any potential benefits in reducing crop costs”.
“Huge investments have been made in building the island’s reputation as a green, clean, good-food island by Fáilte Ireland, Aer Lingus, Bord Bia, Diageo, Irish Distillers, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, and many others. This strategic benefit is being devalued and undermined by policies that pander to the owners of unproven, patented technologies that can cause unforeseen consequences to the environment and Ireland’s future as a pristine producer.”
John McKenna, publisher of the Bridgestone guides, also attacked the decision.
“What makes the food culture in Ireland special is its purity and distinctiveness. With GM foods there is no distinctiveness, no difference between a potato grown in Tipperary or Down or Iowa. I think that we have seen from the worldwide growing of GM foods that everything it promised has failed to come true.”
The GM potatoes were developed at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. No biotechnology or GM company was involved. The EPA gave the project the green light after examining more than 83 submissions from interested parties after Teagasc’s plans were submitted. They also consulted with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Agriculture.
A judicial review of the decision must be sought within three months.
If the OP could actually address the points it would've been over a long time ago.
Yeah was good, till next timeBefore it's closed up - loved trading insults with you harrekin lets do it again soon... I don't take it heart hope you didn't...
Frank blaming your inadequacies on others will never get you across the finish line.
Dissenting opinion.
Dissenting opinion.
1) This is the Politics forum. "Went off course" is not imo an actionable criterion. If that were enforced, activity in this section would drop to near nothing.
2) I do not see there to be a clear winning/losing side. In my estimation, the general silliness is in balance.
3) I received no PM. Did you maneuver around me? Hmpf.
I see no good reason to close this thread that can be defined and applied to others in this section.
Were this thread in the "real" side of RIU, I could see that. But this is ... cn
