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Republicans Try to Block New Light Bulb Restrictions
Fox News ^ | March 22, 2011 | Molly Henneberg

Posted on 03/22/2011 5:36:18 PM PDT by jazusamo

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To: jazusamo

Just another infringement on our rights that we can thank that “Conservative” bush2 for.


21 posted on 03/22/2011 5:58:12 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: Domandred

“I’ve started stockpiling. Every time I go to the grocery store for anything I drop a buck for 4 Edison bulbs.”

So have I. Just bought a 4-pack the other day . . . and try to do that every time I shop. I’ll be damned if these ba$tards are going to remove these from my house.

“I’ll give you my incandescent light bulbs when you pry them from my warmed, dead hands!”


22 posted on 03/22/2011 5:58:58 PM PDT by laweeks
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A blessing in disguise. But we have to let our fearless leaders know.

Dear delusional Democrat,

I am writing to let you know that since (insert product here – In this case 100 watt light bulbs) has/have become the bane of your existence, I will need to replace it with two of your new XX watt replacements to get the same amount of light. I refuse to do with less. Since the resulting total power consumption is greater than that of the single 100 watt bulb (and note I will have to repeat this process for each 100 watt bulb I must replace in my home and garage) and since you can multiply this result by 50 million families like mine, you will soon be faced with your own Democrat voters screaming at you due to an overloaded power grid and extended rolling blackouts (at best).

Since you will no doubt continue to block every avenue that America has to cheap, abundant power due to your headlong rush into Soviet mimicry, we conservative types won’t even have to lift a finger as your own base ejects you from your current (no pun intended) seats once the blackouts start disrupting their lives. They elect representatives who will take an ‘all of the above’ approach to energy.

Simple really.

Ah...to dream.


23 posted on 03/22/2011 5:59:26 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: JimmyMc
Who is going to the first person to sue the light bulb manufacturing company for mercury poisoning?

What is going to happen to all these lightbulbs when the Big One happens in California?

Could these light bulbs be considere as a weapon of mass destruction.

Will they be allowed to be used in school science projects? Will the whole school have to be evacuated if one drops to the floor?

Will a hotel have to be evacuated if a maid drops a light blub?

It's time to turn the lights out on this one.

24 posted on 03/22/2011 5:59:33 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: jazusamo

How are little girls to bake cookies in their Mattel ovens? I seem to remember that the heat came from light bulbs.


25 posted on 03/22/2011 5:59:43 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Of course Obama loves his country. The thing is, Sarah loves mine.)
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To: Graybeard58

Good one. I’d forgotten all about them and our daughter had one many years ago:)


26 posted on 03/22/2011 6:02:26 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

HOORAY! Grow a backbone you spineless, totalitarian-wannabe RINOS.


27 posted on 03/22/2011 6:02:26 PM PDT by PGalt
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“How are little girls to bake cookies in their Mattel ovens? I seem to remember that the heat came from light bulbs.”

Girls aren’t taught to cook any more.
The feminists took care of that.


28 posted on 03/22/2011 6:03:27 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: rellik
Of course first you want to contact your local police that you have a broken compact fluorescent bulb and ask for help.

Just wondering how they would reply?
Guess it depends upon where you live?

Just imagine one dropped in a school.

I can imagine kids will carry them to school just to throw them in the assembly area.

29 posted on 03/22/2011 6:03:27 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Voting for the crazy conservative gave us Ronald Reagan....Ann Coulter)
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To: JimmyMc
....which will make them a terrorist tool.

If 30 or 40 of these things are thrown into a crowd and broken, or a building..everyone will freak out....

...no matter that we used to carry mercury around in our hands and "shine up" dimes with it...

30 posted on 03/22/2011 6:03:27 PM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: jazusamo

Light bulbs, toilets and washing machines. The laws of physics don’t apply in this country.


31 posted on 03/22/2011 6:04:32 PM PDT by arfingcat
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To: jazusamo

Only Americans will allow food, corn, to be burned for fuel.
That fuel causes a drop in miles per gallon of 15%.

Burning of corn mixture causes corn prices to go above $7 a bushel raising the price of food for the Middle East. That is what caused the unrest and riots. That is what is causing gasoline prices to spike.

With all that, our elected RINO’s are worried about what kind of light bulb we can buy.

Americans, we have stupid on our forehead.


32 posted on 03/22/2011 6:05:35 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ("Endeavor to persevere.")
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To: jazusamo

Maybe they can work on that DDT thingy as well. Talk about politicians following bad science and causing harm...


33 posted on 03/22/2011 6:12:33 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Sorry for typos: typed with IPhone)
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To: jazusamo
I think light bulbs are not only dangerous, but they are butt ugly. My neighbor put blue spiral bulbs in their outdoor lights for Christmas...

They do not go with traditional furniture.

They fade picture that are hung on the wall.

Flourescent lighting cause psychological problems and epilepsy in children in schools.

34 posted on 03/22/2011 6:23:03 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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I hear you— it disgusts me, seriously talking in Congress about lightbulbs with Obama and his Lybia war going on.....

GOP has been calling me I am sure for a donation, I just hang up. Next time, I am taking the call and going to tell them to stick their lighbulb legislation up their well..you know...maybe they will see the light then...


35 posted on 03/22/2011 6:24:37 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: FrdmLvr

They do have dimmable (if thats how you spell it) florescents, but they work poorly. I had one that would not fire up at all. The ones we do have are tricky to set to the level you want. They dim too quickly.


36 posted on 03/22/2011 6:25:12 PM PDT by jonrick46 (2012 can't come soon enough.)
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To: jazusamo
Amen!

Someone has finally awakened to the impending stupidity.
Repeal this foolish law.

37 posted on 03/22/2011 6:26:49 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (God humbles and (if need be) destroys the false idols of the peoples. Be patient, folks...)
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To: jazusamo

Try? That is not good enough. Just do it.


38 posted on 03/22/2011 6:27:26 PM PDT by dforest
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To: jazusamo

39 posted on 03/22/2011 6:27:45 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: Engedi

at least I know some others are pissed off too.

Lightbulbs while he is on vacation with freeloading mother in law and mother in law takes her friend
Petrobas and Soros are happy with this deal which will be done with our money.
illegal war and the GOP cannot demand he get back here.
debt, economy , Japan, middle east, North Africa, etc etc etc

and the GOP talks about light bulbs,

I can imagine the obama’s with their neighbor hood in the white house or on airforce one getting freebies and laughing at us
The GOP think we’re a joke and do lightbulb bills

It’s a slap in our faces


40 posted on 03/22/2011 6:34:34 PM PDT by manc (Shame on all who voted for the repeal of DADT, who supported it or never tried to stop it. Traitors)
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