Comments on: Getting the Lead Out http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/ Coniuratio compatiens Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MRMEAN http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27497 MRMEAN Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:33:12 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27497 So, <I>Spaceship Galileo</i>, <I>Starship Troopers</i>, all the Heinlein juveniles, into the fire. Very sad. So, Spaceship Galileo, Starship Troopers, all the Heinlein juveniles, into the fire. Very sad.

]]> By: Inspector_Clouseau http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27483 Inspector_Clouseau Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:30:46 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27483 Hugh Hewitt followed up yesterday with another hour on this topic, again with Gary Wolensky, and also with a segment featuring Sen. Jim DeMint. The upshot is that while some Senate Republicans are trying to get these regulations (now in effect) delayed and modified, Sen. Maj. Ldr. Harry Reid is blocking their efforts. Show description: Tuesday March 10, 2009 H3: Gary Wolensky, Jim DeMint With Hugh Hewitt 03090903 Hewitt: Hour 3 - Hugh continues his crusade to fix the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act, which is devastating all sorts of sectors of the economy becuase of Congressional overreach, and talks with attorney Gary Wolensky and South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint. Podcast available at: http://townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowId=5 Hugh Hewitt followed up yesterday with another hour on this topic, again with Gary Wolensky, and also with a segment featuring Sen. Jim DeMint. The upshot is that while some Senate Republicans are trying to get these regulations (now in effect) delayed and modified, Sen. Maj. Ldr. Harry Reid is blocking their efforts. Show description:

Tuesday March 10, 2009
H3: Gary Wolensky, Jim DeMint With Hugh Hewitt
03090903 Hewitt: Hour 3 – Hugh continues his crusade to fix the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act, which is devastating all sorts of sectors of the economy becuase of Congressional overreach, and talks with attorney Gary Wolensky and South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint.

Podcast available at:

http://townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowId=5

]]> By: CPSIA: “What’s so sad is that books aren’t dangerous” http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27376 CPSIA: “What’s so sad is that books aren’t dangerous” Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:04:09 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27376 [...] Central, which took out after the offending Snopes.com on the books issue a couple of weeks ago, follows up today with a post entitled, “Snopes Defending the Book Burners”. Linda L. [...] [...] Central, which took out after the offending Snopes.com on the books issue a couple of weeks ago, follows up today with a post entitled, “Snopes Defending the Book Burners”. Linda L. [...]

]]> By: Inspector_Clouseau http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27201 Inspector_Clouseau Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:51:46 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27201 This is now federal law in the US. Hugh Hewitt did a radio show about it yesterday with a lawyer who works with businesses trying to get compliant with the new law: Monday February 23, 2009 H1: Gary Wolensky With Hugh Hewitt 02230901 Hewitt: Hour 1 - Hugh talks with trial lawyer Gary Wolensky about the law of unintended consequences when applied to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which has destroyed billions of dollars of inventories needlessly. Podcast available at: http://townhall.com/talkradio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5 This is now federal law in the US.

Hugh Hewitt did a radio show about it yesterday with a lawyer who works with businesses trying to get compliant with the new law:

Monday February 23, 2009
H1: Gary Wolensky With Hugh Hewitt
02230901 Hewitt: Hour 1 – Hugh talks with trial lawyer Gary Wolensky about the law of unintended consequences when applied to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which has destroyed billions of dollars of inventories needlessly.

Podcast available at:

http://townhall.com/talkradio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5

]]> By: Monado http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27119 Monado Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:57:07 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27119 BTW, what country's regulations are you talking about? BTW, what country’s regulations are you talking about?

]]> By: Monado http://blog.darwincentral.org/2009/02/16/getting-the-lead-out/comment-page-1/#comment-27118 Monado Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:56:15 +0000 http://blog.darwincentral.org/?p=317#comment-27118 Interesting! What are we to do with older books for children? Can we give them science fiction instead? Should we start wearing masks before reading in the library? Back when Cabbage Patch Dolls were popular, I found some in a flea market. I sniffed one and it smelled of oily rags instead of baby powder. So I knew it was a counterfeit and probably someone was selling our industrial waste back to us. Interesting! What are we to do with older books for children? Can we give them science fiction instead? Should we start wearing masks before reading in the library?

Back when Cabbage Patch Dolls were popular, I found some in a flea market. I sniffed one and it smelled of oily rags instead of baby powder. So I knew it was a counterfeit and probably someone was selling our industrial waste back to us.

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