finknottle Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100815/sc_af...efoodbiotechgmo Comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100815/sc_af...efoodbiotechgmo Comment? But can the beets get married? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 But can the beets get married? Beets me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Some fear that could lead to [beet] shortages... I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I'm looking forward to fewer beets. Isn't a beet shortage one of Dwight Drane's signs of the Apocalypse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Given the influence of the sugar lobby - already one of the most subsidized and protected argricultural markets - and the fact that almost half of sugar production comes from genetically modified beets, will we now see an additional subsidy from the administration to assist farmers switch crops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Given the influence of the sugar lobby - already one of the most subsidized and protected argricultural markets - and the fact that almost half of sugar production comes from genetically modified beets, will we now see an additional subsidy from the administration to assist farmers switch crops? More likely there'll be a sugar shortage, prices will skyrocket, the sugar companies will make a killing, and the administration will demonize Big Sugar for stickin' it to the working class while their fat-cat Wall Street CEOs make bonuses that are "too big", resulting in the appointment of a "Sugar Czar" to determine executive compensation, and ultimately the bankruptcy of the industry and the screwing of the bondholders when the administration gives the industry over to some migrant workers' union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I'm looking forward to fewer beets. Isn't a beet shortage one of Dwight Drane's signs of the Apocalypse? I love beets. Really. Nothing better than a pickled beet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 beets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I love beets. Really. Nothing better than a pickled beet. Have I ever mentioned how happy I am to not be you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 ... resulting in the appointment of a "Sugar Czar" to determine executive compensation, and ultimately the bankruptcy of the industry and the screwing of the bondholders when the administration gives the industry over to some migrant workers' union. I believe the correct term is "Sugar Daddy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Have I ever mentioned how happy I am to not be you? Don't hate. Appreciate. Especially the beets. Roasted beets with garlic and herbs? Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 It called the 9th Circus, not Circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I'm looking forward to fewer beets. Isn't a beet shortage one of Dwight Drane's signs of the Apocalypse? Why would the former Bills player care about beets? I bet Dwight Schrute is livid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Utah and Idaho have to be concerned. I think the genetic modification was the addition of a frog gene or two that prevents a certain mold or rot from forming. Guess this is how we have rapprochement with Cuba. Of course, the farmers will have to be paid off, but the government can force them to begin growing "medical" marijuana. I'm with Joe. Roasted beets are great, as are most roasted root vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 It called the 9th Circus, not Circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I'd like to be the Sugar Czar guy. Sweeeet! Beets what I'm doin' now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I saw this on another site first. I remember thinking "this has to be the 9th circuit". Is anyone surprised by their decisions anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 So, once again, instead of letting the customer make the decision, which is how this gets done properly, we have yet another fool deciding that "Beet Warming"TM is real with no data to support that. I wonder if there is a political organization at the UN that can collect "data", like undergraduate papers, and news pieces, that will give us unequivocal proof that genetic beets are bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 So, once again, instead of letting the customer make the decision, which is how this gets done properly, we have yet another fool deciding that "Beet Warming"TM is real with no data to support that. I wonder if there is a political organization at the UN that can collect "data", like undergraduate papers, and news pieces, that will give us unequivocal proof that genetic beets are bad. Exactly. I bought a 2 LB box of C&H sugar yesterday[very reasonable price, under $2.00, I don't know how they can ship it here for that] and wondered about the contains no beet sugar blurb on the front till I saw this thread. So the choice is already mine, with or with out the help of the 9th short circuit. Oh and the Sierra club is devoting their resources to beets and ignores some thing like Alaska's pebble mine I have never noticed them adding any input on this massive project. Sierra club has become a fringe group like the ACLU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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