Thursday, September 23, 2010

Who is Art Robinson?


All across Oregon, people are asking:

Who is Art Robinson?
Good question. We’ll let Art do the talking. He’s never been shy about his opinions.
Art Robinson, in his own words:
I wanted to make one comment on that. Of course he is absolutely right, I thought you might enjoy this. Several years ago I had the opportunity to speak to the Republican legislators of Maine about the subject of global warming. It was- I was very nervous- it was a dinner party and I was very nervous about this because I was going to tell them stuff that wasn't in the newspapers and are they going to throw me out on my ear you know, and I'm walking on eggs, and I'm giving the talk and people seem not, you know they're not leaving and they didn't seem angry and then we came to the question and answer period. And they were asking polite questions and that was going alright. And some guy, I don't know why, he says, 'What do you think about the public schools?'.
And then I was dead. And my credibility was going to be gone and I looked at him and I said 'I think the public schools should be abolished.' And they loved it.
If you had listened to it-if you had been there to see it you would have thought that all the Republican legislators in Maine were ready to abolish the public schools. I'm not sure a single one would have voted for it, but they wanted it.
And I hope this, uh, changes.
Source: Art Robinson’s Speech to International Conference on Climate Change, March 2009. See the clip on YouTube: "Art Robinson: I think the public schools should be abolished"
Posted on September 22, 2010. Learn more about Art Robinson's opinions on: education, Videos.
Art Robinson, in his own words:
Public education (tax-financed socialism) has become the most widespread and devastating form of child abuse and racism in the United States.
Moreover, people who have been cut off at the knees by public education are so mentally handicapped that they cannot be responsible custodians of the energy technology base or other advanced accomplishments of our civilization.

These ignorant people vote, and their votes are beginning to destroy our way of life.
Can this problem be corrected? Yes. Can it be corrected by improving the public schools? No – only by abolishing them.
Source: Art Robinson’s Access to Energy newsletter, June 1997. See the whole article here: "Preserving Energy Technology"
Posted on September 15, 2010. Learn more about Art Robinson's opinions on: education, child abuse.
When asked whether he supports efforts in Congress to reform financial services
"But what I see in this government reform program [financial reform] right now is a government using a problem as an excuse to grow itself and greatly increase its power and I don't think that should be done."
Source: KPNW Interview May 13, 2010.
Posted on September 13, 2010. Learn more about Art Robinson's opinions on: Wall Street reform.
Oregon Daily Emerald: With that perspective, politically and economically, how do you view the recent financial collapse in America, because a lot of voices are calling for regulation now?
Robinson: I think they are making a mistake.
Source: "Robinson Reaches Out"
Posted on September 7, 2010. Learn more about Art Robinson's opinions on: Wall Street reform.