Oil and Tobacco pay for anti-climate change conference


	Oil and Tobacco pay for anti-climate change conference

masbury

3-3-2008 11:53 PM

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masbury says:

Ho ho ho! Here's the "cigarettes don't hurt you" crowd with a new hobby horse and a new ally. Laughable and pathetic.

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3-4-2008 7:08 AM

debbyski

Pathetic is a good description.

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