A handy comeback

Use this one to win every argument 8

Today's Wicked Awesome Comeback comes from Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. Doesn't matter whom he said it to, or why (OK, it was to Big Auto because they're raising a stink about fuel efficiency) -- it's applicable in all kinds of situations:

"I think your position is yesterday forever."

Katharine Wroth is a senior editor at Grist.

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  1. Delay And Deny's avatar

    Delay And Deny Posted 12:39 am
    07 Jun 2007

    19th Century Senate

    Does "Sen-NAAhhhh-ToR, Bah-RON Day-vees" parade around in black suit with tails and one of those flat round black hats.
    GM's Volt, ready in 2010, gets 150 mph.

    John Bailo, The "Denier Guy"


    You Read It Here First
  2. Drison Posted 1:46 am
    07 Jun 2007

    still yesterdaygm volt - 40 mile range on batteries , concept car , ready 2010
    tesla roadster 200 mile range on batteries , in production , ready 2008
    enough said
  3. Sam Wells Posted 2:28 am
    07 Jun 2007

    Press Release - Definitely HumorIN a major press release today President Bush talked about Global Warming issues on two subjects very close to his heart - cattle and frijoles (refried pinto beans).
    Gesticulating wildly, POTUS described how cows expel large amounts of methane by burping, not the alternative direction.  "Believe, I know the business end of a cow and where that gas comes from, and I'll be talking with the American Cattlemen's Association when I get back home."
    On another greenhouse gas issue the POTUS was much more subdued and reflective.  "We know we need to do something about the border migration issue and I really want a clean bill on this ... but can't we like reduce the consumption of all those frijoles?  I mean if they do you like they do me, it might be a step in the right direction."
    No word about the CAFE standards for car fuel economy.
    -sammie

    Onward through the fog
  4. GreyFlcn Posted 2:39 am
    07 Jun 2007

    Not evenActually the GM volt isn't "ready" till 2011.

    http://www.greyfalcon.net/volt
    Thats 1 year before we have to elect ANOTHER President.
  5. SnoDragon Posted 3:51 am
    07 Jun 2007

    North Dakota accentHmmmkay, I don't know what jabailo thinks a ND accent sounds like it, but his version is definitely NOT it. Oh, and the Senator's last name is Dorgan, not Davies.
    There is a deficit of efficiency in nearly every aspect of the average American life. And since our society is so addicted to and dependent upon cars, they seem a likely choice for increasing efficiency. After all, we know it can be done, it's just a matter of Big Auto stopping all the whining and actually listening to the consumer instead of trying to force what it wants down the consumer's throat.
    And as a consumer, I want a car that gets 100+ miles per gallon. Without having to be a hypermiler.
    Also, Dorgan = wicked awesome. I should know, I voted for him.
  6. J. Walsh Posted 5:28 am
    07 Jun 2007

    denying common sensethe denier guy - for someone who posts so often on this board, you often have damn little to say
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    David Roberts Posted 5:38 am
    07 Jun 2007

    Damn little to say ...... but damn little else to occupy his time.

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    Green Granny Posted 9:14 am
    07 Jun 2007

    Great comebackI'm adding it to my memorized list of "how to respond when there is no good way to respond" situations. In fact, I think I'll use it on my boss next time he resists new ideas just because. . .

    "We must be the change we wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Ghandi

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