tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post4518036454825701306..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Iowahawk brings the funnyRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5707672100474581022009-02-21T07:31:00.000-05:002009-02-21T07:31:00.000-05:00Patrick:IIRC, they banned DDT because it was alleg...Patrick:<BR/>IIRC, they banned DDT because it was alleged that it caused the egg shells of bald eagles to crack, thereby causing their populations to decline. This is from the same people that are pro-abortion. They care more about Eagle Eggs than human fetuses, but I digress. It turns out it was rubbish.The Right Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-692091206116259982009-02-21T00:25:00.000-05:002009-02-21T00:25:00.000-05:00Patrick, it has been decades since mosquitoes have...Patrick, it has been decades since mosquitoes have been exposed to DDT regularly. They aren't immune.<BR/><BR/>This is one of a set of issues that have infuriated me for years. Now that we in the US and Europe have drained the swamps, defeated malaria and yellow fever, killed off enough wolves and other predators that we may live comfortably and safely, our arrogant and cold hearted "environmentalists" demand that the poor of the undeveloped world "live in harmony with disease and predation." Who do these bigots think they are.Ronsonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084095209525920755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-85559688878134046042009-02-20T23:27:00.000-05:002009-02-20T23:27:00.000-05:00Isn't DDT now pretty much useless, as the mosquito...Isn't DDT now pretty much useless, as the mosquitoes have become immune? I agree with the point though. Even if DDT was as dangerous as they say (which it probably wasn't, but let's grant it for the sake of argument), it only resulted in a handful of deaths, as opposed to the millions it saved. How can one pit 5 deaths against 5 million? Oh, right, those 5 deaths were in Canada and the U.S., while the 5 million were in places that are unimportant.PatricktheRoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405925786857085350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-58599805892744205832009-02-20T21:45:00.000-05:002009-02-20T21:45:00.000-05:00Stacy:It's worse than that. The guy that started i...Stacy:<BR/>It's worse than that. The guy that started it all knew it was BS. Kind of like Global Warming. Unintended consequences of irrational thinking.The Right Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000916651068780486noreply@blogger.com