by Peter Joseph Swanson
Member since:
April 13, 2007

Tea Party makes crap up about Obama, his EPA, and dust & cow farts.

November 17, 2011 11:49 AM UTC (Updated: November 17, 2011 11:51 AM UTC)
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The Tea Party and Cain are telling us that the Obama EPA is going to regulate farm dust.

A television ad from Cain, running on radio and the FOX News Channel, claims the Environmental Protection Agency wants to regulate methane from cattle and dust from farming activities.

(read about how much the Cain ad lies and lies)

http://iowaindependent.com/63964/cain-ad-makes-false-claims-epa-says

 

 

 

In April, the EPA issued an evaluation of particulate matter pollution standards, because the report is a requirement under the Clean Air Act. The EPA says it has no plans to "regulate" dust any time soon.

Regardless, Cain insists the EPA is going to do that by January 2012.

 

Bush's EPA regulated farm dust:

http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2009/02/25/18

 

(from that article)

"In its response to a host of legal challenges brought against the Bush administration's 2006 standards for airborne soot and dust, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia refused to exempt the regulation of farm dust.

EPA had considered exempting farming and mining operations, but the agency ultimately decided it could not exclude particular industries.

The court upheld EPA's 2006 rule for farm dust."

 

 

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110919/NEWS/109190305/Farmers-fear-tighter-dust-rules

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/09/herman-cain-epa-dust-myth

Comments: 12

Tom W Nov 17, 2011, 12:00pm UTC
I try to stay away from political discussions but I wish you a very nice day.
John Doyle Nov 17, 2011, 12:36pm UTC
The greatest asset the President has for his reelection is the candidates for the Republican nomination. With the exception of one these people make the Marx Brothers look like philosophers. Someone suggested that the Republicans really do not want to win.
I dunno, some of the extended exchanges between Groucho and Chico were pretty deep. "Why a duck?"
John Doyle Nov 18, 2011, 12:02pm UTC
But notg as inspired as Herman Kain's response to questions on Lybia
teri a. Nov 19, 2011, 5:32pm UTC
Oh dear.
Larry M. Nov 17, 2011, 12:43pm UTC
In politics one lies as needed.
Kasey Klein Nov 17, 2011, 12:46pm UTC
I really surprised...

The tea party is still around?
J. Reid Nov 17, 2011, 4:42pm UTC
This is a roomer of some months, the TP are now taking cues from the Republican candidates and Norquist.
Ed Da Head Toker Nov 18, 2011, 12:34am UTC
IF I can not regulate my own farts, just how will the epa stop cows from farting?? Put a pipe with a balloon on the end to catch the gas??
OMG!!!!!
Cain is a "rain man" and he may be elected!
GOD HELP US ALL!!!!!!!!!
Methane is a greenhouse gas. It has a stronger effect than CO2. Even so, it's hard to control. :)

Cain is nearly as entertaining as Bachmann. I have mixed emotions about living in a country where a large number of people can take him seriously. Well, large numbers of people take Oprah, Deepak Chopra, Justin Bieber, et al seriously too. :)
William Dotani Nov 20, 2011, 3:27am UTC
I'm so disappointment that not one candiate mentioned beans and instead of using the proper farting method, used their mouths. It still stunk.

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