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<div class="">I brought up a single objection to a single claim. You choose to dismiss me because I “don’t accept the basic premise.” Why don’t you respond to the specific facts I cited? Why resort to personal attacks? </div>
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<div class="">Name calling is the last resort of the man with no argument.</div>
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<div class=""> -mel</div>
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<div class="">On Feb 22, 2021, at 10:19 AM, Rod Beck <<a href="mailto:rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com" class="">rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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Mel, just please remove yourself from this conversation if you don't accept the basic premise. Go and find those missing votes in Georgia.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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Best,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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-R.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NANOG <<a href="mailto:nanog-bounces+rod.beck=unitedcablecompany.com@nanog.org" class="">nanog-bounces+rod.beck=unitedcablecompany.com@nanog.org</a>>
on behalf of Brandon Svec via NANOG <<a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org" class="">nanog@nanog.org</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, February 22, 2021 7:16 PM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org" class="">nanog@nanog.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org" class="">nanog@nanog.org</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts</font>
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> On Feb 22, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Mel Beckman <<a href="mailto:mel@beckman.org" class="">mel@beckman.org</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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> Sorry Global Warmists,<br class="">
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Stopped taking you seriously or reading further right there. Well, that and linking to Forbes for something related to science.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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