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The British Are Coming
As the United States’ Lame Stream Media continues to ignore the Climategate scandal, the Brits continue to be on top of things. I don’t usually post to simply link to someone’s article, but this expose from the UK’s Daily Express on Natural Climate Change Deniers lists 100 reasons why climate change IS natural. Take the time to read the list as many of their talking points are debunked.
Here are a few to entice you:
No. 8 The IPCC theory is driven by just 60 scientists and favourable reviewers not the 4,000 usually cited
New Carbon Dioxide Rule Riles
Leaders from around the world are flying their private jets to Copenhagen this week to attend a summit to develop a framework for global governance predicated on man made global warming or climate change. With this meeting as a backdrop, the United States Environmental Protection Agency is expected do designate carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant.
This ”endangerment” finding by the Environmental Protection Agency could pave the way for the government to require sources that emit carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases to take measures to reduce emissions regardless of whether the legislature passes the unpopular cap and trade legislation.
Gore’s Global Scheme Has A Fever
Word is that Rush Limbaugh is sending a few packages of Zicam to Nobel Prize winner Al “CO2 is death” Gore. Gore maybe be developing some hacking symptoms as recent e-mails shed light on the “settled science” behind the man-made global warming push. If you have family or friends who still rely on the “dead tree media” (that’s a new name from our friends in the UK) they probably have not heard the story yet.
As I have found latey, journalists in the United Kingdom seem to have the scoop on the Yankee reporters. This passage from the UK Telegraph story brought a smile;
Costco Disconnection
If you asked my family, they may describe my relationship with Costco as a special one. I do most of the grocery shopping for our family and I do most of it at Costco. I have belonged to our local store since it opened many years ago and even have a favorite parking spot (though I rarely get it). My youngest often goes with me and we enjoy snack-shopping (being fed lots of samples while we shop) and having lunch together after we shop. My chili recipe ingredients starts with two big packs of Costco ground chuck, a big pack of red peppers, a huge can of whole tomatoes, and a huge can of tomato paste (I should explain that we have a huge freezer and this recipe makes enough for about ten meals).
True American Hero – Lord Christopher Monckton
Sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
The begining of this Longfellow poem was used by Lord Christopher Moncton to end his address at Bethel University last week. I had never heard that poem before, but Lord Monckton told the audience that it was also used by Winston Churchill in an address to FDR as we entered World War II. It shows the deep love, respect, and hope that our country represents to many in the world. Lord Monckton also said these touching words:
Mea Culpa (mā’ə kŭl’pə)
Mea Culpa is is defined as:
“An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault.”
Synonyms: “eating crow”
Can you use it in a sentence?
“Mr. Bush didn’t cough up his modified-limited mea culpa until he’d seen his whole administration flash before his eyes.” [This was the example actually used at Answers.com for the definition. The sentence is attributed to Frank Rich of the New York Times. This is also a good example of a reporter expressing his opinion in his writing. Calling a sitting president "Mr. Bush" is disrespectful. One must ask "Why so Vitriolic, Frank?"]
Global Warming At 10 Degrees
March 1, 2009 Update: Columnist George Will dared to question the legitimacy of the man made global warming theory on Thursday. His column appeared in the Washington Post and newspapers across the country. You MUST read the column. The furor started shortly thereafter. You would think that he was Michael Vick hosting dog fights. The global warming alarmists have a problem with Mr. Will. He has a loud voice with which to fight back and that he did today with another column. I love it!
State of Fear
I recently wrote an insightful commentary on the global warming “crisis.” Michael Crichton
The story I heard is that while Mr. Crichton was conducting research for this book, he was surprised to find how much hype there was about the man-made global warming issue. Rather than a book about a global warming crisis, State of Fear
Global Warming…Who done it?
UPDATE – December 16, 2008: The Associated Press released the following article yesterday (12-15-08); Obama Left With Little Time to Curb Global Warming. Some highlights of the phrases used in the article include; “ticking time bomb,” “time is close to running out,” “the time for delay is over, the time for denial is over,” “a matter of urgency and national security,” and my favorite; “We’re out of time. Things are going extinct.” I love how Mr. Gore, who is quoted as if he were a scientific expert (he did win a Nobel Prize – mentioned in the third paragraph and they did mention that it was for “peace”) and the others never want to debate and are urgently warning that we must change NOW. It takes until the 22nd and 23rd (and last) paragraphs for the AP to note that 2008 is actually cooler than previous years. To them cooler temperatures is “proof” that there is global warming.
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