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Analytically there's very little reason to put fluoride in our water. Our teeth our improving as much and better than many fluoridated places in the country. We don't have a city wide dental crisis and there are far better ways to spend time and money to target the groups that do. (translate and distribute educational material and info about access to free programs, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc)

But the emotional appeal of saving the children and colored people is just too enticing. It's almost got a catholic style "wash your sins away with one simple vote YES" thing going on.

Plus languages are hard.
Posted by myscreennameistaken]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:26 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by jamdox]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:02 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Sok]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:35:57 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by jamdox]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:22 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by TSW]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:18 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Sok]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:57 -0700 Portland Mercury
This must mean it's safe to put fluoride in our water.

SCIENCE.
Posted by myscreennameistaken]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:22:40 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Sok]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:48 -0700 Portland Mercury
Let alone the failure to praise the amazing grass-root efforts made by CWP, where we actually saw people from opposite sides of the political spectrum come together and shatter the stalemate divide plaguing our society today. There's indeed an important lesson to be learned here.

And for you to pretend that you didn't benefit financially from your PRO stance is insulting as well. Aside from the accusations of bribery and the like, the money you made off of site-visit advertising had to set some records for your marketing department. Crafting pieces obviously written to stir up the emotions, thus resulting in 400+ comment threads....cha-ching!

As for Steve Novick, what's really "sad" is what has already become of him. I've never witnessed a faster sell-out of a political official and I'll forever regret volunteering for his Senatorial campaign. It's just creepy how quickly he's slipped into Randy Leonard's (fore)skin and has taken on his bravado attitude. I guess that will happen when the political elite of this city basically hand you a Commissioner's seat. The hilarity in it all is he has yet to be given any real responsibilities from the mayor, but he's sure as hell wasting no time sending all the wrong signals. Yes, another round for Steve...his eyes aren't quite swollen shut yet!

So boo-fucking-hoo-hoo you pseudo-progressives. I guess The Mercury staff will just have to continue to take the suppository approach to ensure your fluoride intake. Just be careful not to stick the toothpaste tube too deep, it can get slippery.
Posted by zipitup]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:21 -0700 Portland Mercury
I can't believe all these junk science people who believe that studying ingested fluoride is somehow different than topical fluoride. That somehow a substance that kills bacteria in your mouth will kill bacteria in your stomach. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANS!!!!

This is top shelf SCIENCE.

How can you possibly think that the CDC's 10,000 studies are ALL WRONG. Impossible! I've not read or seen any of them but they have a statistic on their website and we all know where there is a statistic there are 10,000 studies behind it! That's Newtons law of totally NOT junk science.

Get with SCIENCE you hippy morons!

And there's the ADA. That stands for SCIENCE IS US ( in Latin or something ).

Uhg!! It just makes me soooo ANGRYYYYY! This junk "science". URRRRHRGGHGH.

Don't you people know that in SCIENCE fluoride is NOT a chemical. By definition a chemical is NOT fluoride. And even if it was by displacement theory chlorine being a chemical negates any thing that starts with an F from being categorized in the chemical family. It's on the periodic table, in the footnotes.

SCIENCE.
Posted by myscreennameistaken]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:51 -0700 Portland Mercury
Unlike almost any other topic up for vote/public debate in memory, BOTH sides of this issue brought together an amazingly diverse group of people into the same bed(s). Many of us woke up this morning next to quite an unfamiliar partner, hurriedly grabbed our clothes, scribbled down a fake phone number, gave a quick peck, and uttered an insincere "Call me!" as we walked (ran) out the door.

How fascinating it would be to read a poll about how the 'No' voters feel about vaccines, Obama, global warming, chem-trails, homeopathy, national healthcare, gay marriage, GMO crops, etc. I bet the results would be ALL OVER THE PLACE.

Remember: the Mercury isn't anything if not liberal. And i bet i'm not the only one here who sides with the Mercury on every single one of the above topics, with fluoridation being the only point of dissension. Weird.
Posted by human in training]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:25 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Maxims&Arrows]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:31 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by frankieb]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:01:06 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by bort]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:30 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:37 -0700 Portland Mercury
i for one like sitting on a toilet for a while when shitting at work. i check my email, facebook, instagram and i,anonymous.
Posted by bort]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:01 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by bort]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:03 -0700 Portland Mercury
Pathetic level of debate and attitude in this election. Should I move from Portland? Yes, I will (for other reasons, but this makes is easier). and before you say good-- and at risk of immodesty: it's not good that people who care, are open-minded, want to do the right thing, look you in the eye when you talk, and are liberal are moving far away happily, from zealots like you.
Posted by Spoolo]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:57 -0700 Portland Mercury
Guess "justice" and "equity" means land and community destroying phosphate mining & lining CEO's pockets so they can grow GMO's and pollute towns & cities at the same time. That's where fluoridation chemicals come from and I'm glad Portland can now get to working on solutions that are based on real advocacy & real solutions, instead of gagging on Simplots toxic scrote.
Posted by VanillaChocolate]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:11 -0700 Portland Mercury
Ah, I'll probs go see it...
Posted by rich bachelor]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:19:00 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by j.cas]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:04 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by The Showstopper]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:08 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by The Showstopper]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:11 -0700 Portland Mercury
"Opponents accused them of manufacturing a crisis, and colluding with state workers to withhold the study."
Posted by Angel Lambart]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:33 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Spindles]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:57:03 -0700 Portland Mercury