Kevyn

There’s no evidence that any sort of sound causes cancer, but that didn’t stop White House communications director Mercedes Schlapp from pretending like there might be some merit to President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that wind turbines do just that.
During a speech on Tuesday evening, Trump — whose distaste for wind turbines dates back at least to 2006, when they interfered with his plans to build a golf course on the Scottish coast — told supporters that if they have a wind turbine their house, “congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value.”
“And they say the noise causes cancer,” he added. “You tell me that one, okay? Rerrrr rerrrr!”
Suffice it to say there’s no evidence to support Trump’s claim, which was widely mocked and ridiculed by everyone from Chuck Grassley to Stephen Colbert. But instead of simply acknowledging that Trump was wrong and moving on, a top White House communications official on Wednesday refused to contradict the president.
During an exchange with reporters, White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp pretended as though there might be some basis to Trump’s claim.
“I don’t have an answer on that. I, I don’t, I don’t have an answer on that,” Schlapp said, when asked if she buys Trump’s claim. “Yeah, I don’t have an — I really don’t have information on that right now.”
A reporter followed up by asking Schlapp if she has anything to say “to American families that are concerned today that the president says wind turbines cause cancer.” She again demurred.
“I don’t have information on that; if I get a readout, I’m happy to update you on that,” she said, before walking away.

Fodaoson Loc: South Texas

You cannot expect anyone who works for Trump to recognize his lies. He tells too many to keep track of and if someone contradicts him he will fire them and belittle them publicly Trump is narcissistic.

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

I just stopped by to see if you've got the results to your TDS tests back yet.

It's been said, that you know everything "Trump"....

So here's a very, very important question, that only someone of your caliber would know.

Please don't ignore this pertinent quandary...has the President himself, or has somebody who has been associated with the President, even before the e******n...ever had a hole in their sock?????

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

How can we take you seriously if you can't determine the correct usage of "is" and "are?" That been sed, ded trump reeely sa that!

Kevyn

I didn’t catch the to instead of too until after it was posted and it is impossible to correct the heading. But way to go when you cant defend your i***t Pumpkinfuhrer and his inexcusable lies, just fall back on being a schoolmarm and correct typos! After all this isn’t a casual message board, everything here should be treated as a Doctoral dissertation. Your handle should be nitpick 2007!

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

We already know what your "handle" is, so I wouldn't be so full myself if I were you. The way you "handle" yourself on this forum falls far short of casual messaging, far short of even intelligent responses. The anger, hatred, and contempt you continuously display toward president Trump and all Americans who support him is the product of ideological prejudices, honesty, objectivity, discriminate thought, even self-respect aren't in your tool box.

You might qualify as an alpha male in a gang of juvenile delinquents, but other than that, you are just a mean, partisan hack.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Do you know for a fact that they don't cause cancer? They are, after all, hooked up to the internet. My son talked one into restarting on his tablet from my couch one day.
They say cell phone signals can potentially cause cancer, so is this so far fetched?
It's a known fact that they mess with epileptics. The shadows, and noise. So how is this a blatant lie?

OK. Now go to Google, and throw some more of your brilliant plagerism at us!

Good boy!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

To Kevyn and others: One can correct the heading of a topic, but it needs to be done fairly quickly...within 5 minutes or less. Just hit 'edit heading' under the original one before that edit function disappears. I've used it a number of times.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

Aw kevy, I was just mess'in with ya! LOL! So, did he say it or not?

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

It's not that anyone thinks the blades whirling in the wind can cause cancer, rather the electromagnetic fields generated within its structure to generate electricity. Rates of cancer have long been known to be slightly higher in people who live near power lines.

Fodaoson Loc: South Texas

During a speech on Tuesday evening, Trump — whose distaste for wind turbines dates back at least to 2006, when they interfered with his plans to build a golf course on the Scottish coast — told supporters that if they have a wind turbine their house, “congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value.”
“And they say the noise causes cancer,” he added. “You tell me that one, okay? Rerrrr rerrrr!”

He did not say the electricity causes, he said: "and they say the noise causes cancer".

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

So freakin what? We should scrap every wind turbine in this country and forge them into machine guns.
Lead poisoning is faster than cancer.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

I gave you the source of the misconception. Trump was speaking tongue in cheek.

waltmoreno

More knee jerk attempts to trash Trump. Except that Trump's right - again. About the value of property plummeting because of wind turbines,
Years ago, my well-to-do Chicago cousin purchased some acreage in Indiana. It was a vacation investment for him and his plan was to build a beautiful retirement home on it. He even purchased blueprints for his retirement home. It was beautiful farmland with a lake on it.
Every year he would have an annual reunion for all our extended family across the country to his farmland. And every year family members from across the country would go to that reunion on that farm, catch up with other family members they hadn't seen since last year, and enjoy themselves thoroughly during the weekend reunion. Baseball games, games for all the kids, swimming, contests. Just a lot of fun.
Then several years ago there was a new single wind turbine visible from the farm. The next year there were several. By the third year wind turbines were visible all around the place. Some were right adjacent to his property. And they were noisy too.
Needless to say, his property lost its charm. People quit going to the reunions. He scrapped plans to build his dream house on the property.
Last I heard he sold the property - for much less than he'd paid for it. Wind turbines ruined it all.

Kevyn

It is a shame they didn’t put one of those open pit coal mines next to his property, they are a sure fire path to enhanced property value, nearly as good as a coal fired power plant.