Gore vs. Palin on Climate Change
Here’s an article by Andrea Mitchell of NBC. Don’t worry; there’s no photo of Andrea.
Gee, I wonder who has more first-hand knowledge about what’s happening around the Polar Ice Cap – Al Gore and Lucy Graham or Sarah Palin?
In an interview that will air on MSNBC at 1:00 pm ET today, Al Gore rebutted Sarah Palin’s Washington Post op-ed and Facebook postings that question the science on climate change given the “Climate-gate” controversy.
In response, Gore said that “the deniers are persisting in an era of unreality. The entire North Polar icecap is disappearing before our eyes… What do they think is happening?”
He said we’ve seen record storms, droughts, fires — and the effects taking place are exactly as predicted by these scientists for years.
Asked about Palin’s charge on Facebook that these are “doomsday scare tactics pushed by an environmental priesthood,” Gore replied that the scientific community has worked on this issue for 20 years. “It’s a principle in physics. It’s like gravity. It exists.”
Gore attributed the partisan divide (in recent Pew polls) over climate change in part to the fact that people believed to be the leadership of the modern Republican Par ty has adopted a global-warming-denier attitude. He said that 100% of the people who changed their opinion about global warming are conservative, adding that climate change should be a bipartisan issue like it used to be. He cited Lindsey Graham as one example of a Republican leader who accepts the science.
Today’s news.
Upper Midwest Slammed by Storm
Hat tip: MSNBC
Sarah Palin basking in global warming.
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? BACK ON SUICICE WATCH! LOL
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Sarah has become like a one-woman wrecking crew (radio and TV appearances, op-eds, Facebook, Gridiron Dinner, etc.) She is leading the charge against global warming, ObamaCare, etc. living rent-free in Obama’s mind. Question: Where is the rest of the GOP? Another question: If she’s so insignificant and unqualified, why do people like Obama and Gore keep trying to refute her?
To paraphrase “?”: All Palin is going to do is “take the money and run.”
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Correction:
To paraphrase “?”: I hate all men, including my 4 ex-husbands
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Here is another great article about what is at stake with CrappyCare!
http://rightwingnews.com/2009/12/harry-reid-health-care-and-being-owned/?comments=show#comments
“Those who fight the health care legislation fear being owned. They fear that every personal decision from cradle to grave will be manipulated by a nameless, faceless bureaucrat in Washington D.C. They fear easily accessible files, not unlike the IRS, where a government employee can know every private piece of information about the citizen’s life. They fear health care decisions made for financial expedience. In short, those who fight against this health care bill, don’t want to be owned by the government.
So, it’s rich that Harry Reid calls those opposing the health care legislation as modern slavery defenders. Incredible, really. Harry Reid needs to look in the mirror. It is he who wants to control every aspect of a person’s health care life. If he has his way, the taxpayer will be paying for more programs with less quality.
Harry Reid is all about ownership…as long as the government owns and the taxpayer is enslaved.”
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To paraphrase “?”: I hate all men, including my 4 ex-husbands — Eph channeling ?
Lucky Bastards!
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“Don’t worry; there’s no photo of Andrea.”
Will that image of Andrea in the hot tub with Alan Greenspan ever leave the public memory? Why did she ever say that on network TV?
Out! Out, damned image!
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The Race is On!!
Which State will file for Chapter 9 first? Moodys just downgrades Illinois.
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Sarah has replied. It’s at the bottom of her op ed. Look at her last couples of sentences.
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Great Response from Palin especially the ending remarks.
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Just as she did with “death panels,” Sarah Palin is going to stimulate public awareness about climategate.
Has anyone seen or heard Mitt recently?
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Mitt is going to do what he did in ‘08 and it cost him then.
Tried to ignore controversial issues and be nice. Palin is going to take any prisoners.
Mitt just doesn’t seem to have the guts to go after the other side with any attacks.
Good guys finish last — ask McCain.
Too bad McCain’s running mate had the b…. on the team and his people wouldn’t turn her lose. He might be sitting in the Oval Office right now.
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LOL:
“Vice President Gore, the Climategate scandal exists. You might even say that it’s sort of like gravity: you simply can’t deny it.”
Awesome!
Gore would have been right at home during The Inquisition.
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Hey—I like Mitt–that’s what so discouraging.
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Mitt has a book coming out in February, I think. Wonder how his book tour will come off.
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DD
I’ve actually got wholesalers trying to get me to sell municipal bonds to my clients!
Dear God, why not sell them rattlesnakes?
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Mullet -
To answer your question about Mitt’s forthcoming book.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,605 in Books
Mitt would be well advised to save his money. Sarah Palin is so much better prepared than she was a year ago. Obviously she learned a lot from her VP run. She even wowed liberal journalists at the Gridiron Dinner. Imagine the crowds when she speaks at candidate rallies next year.
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IMO this was one of Palin’s best responses — tidy, clear and with a zinger close. She is definitely maturing and getting better as she continues on her book tour.
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Do all these fools claiming settled science ever look back at the history of science and notice that there are plenty of cases of “previously accepted science” being turned on it’s head by new data. It’s always puzzled me why supposed scientists take such a line of defense, I would think they more than the average joe would be aware of this happening.
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Janzam -
Every op-ed or Facebook comment like this helps move the “lightweight” image the media created into the distant past.
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But KH this is less about science than it is about politics.
And, politics is ideology-driven.
In this case they have grasped onto “science” to propel certain political goals. If the science changes, they will simply ignore or deny it, as their goals continue to be the same.
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I’ll take a mini contract on uzis.
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Hey, Jan, where have you been?
Good to see you!
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bc
Palin is grooming and finessing her image with this book tour.
The character trait, however, that continues to be magnetic to the people is her straight forward way of speaking and writing. She doesn’t seem to hide behind pretenses or put a finger in the air to see which way the political winds are blowing.
With all the rampant corruption and dishonesty in politics today Palin has become the answer to many people’s prayers for a trustworthy politician.
Other politician’s messages, or lack there of like Romney, make them appear like lighweights as their viability dims in the midst of Palin’s bright light.
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Hi MFG,
Been busy with school and holiday preparation. Also, I get a little bogged down with the Obamamess seemingly having no end to it. This back-to-back HC fiasco and Copenhagen is a pain in the heart to me.
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It gets me down too sometimes but writing about it and commiserating with you guys helps me a great deal, great to see you back!
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Thanks MFG!
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Why is Palin the only one out there to speak up? Why doesn’t Romney, or the other 2012 contenders fight back? Romney is SUPPOSED to be one of the GOP movers and shakers, the veritable heir apparent for the GOP nomination. I don’t get the silence. Why is there such a silence from the supposed leaders? Why the continued gap in leadership?
People have mentioned Thune as a contender. Where is he? I don’t hear him speaking out or speaking up. If The Senate R’s were REALLY serious about defeating crappy care and the rest of Obama’s agenda, why aren’t they front and center on every news channel, on every chance they can get to slam his agenda, to explain EXPLAIN why the dems are destroying us, not just whining for 2 minutes.
Where the heck is our leadership? What are they REALLY doing??
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I want to know why they aren’t as pissed off as their constituents are. And why this isn’t motivating them to make some REAL hope and change.
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I’ve actually got wholesalers trying to get me to sell municipal bonds to my clients! — MFG
Oh Wow. Alaska, Texas and La would be the only States I would stake my reputation on for Munis. Not that they are great, but all three have gas and oil assets that are fungible on the international market that could pay the bonds if push came to shove.
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For the record I saw Thune on fox for 10 minutes yesterday morning, it was mostly about how bad this HC bill way though and not AGW.
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beej
It’s like that old commercial, long ago asking “Where’s the beef!”
Today, the cry would be, “Where’s the leadership!”
A psycho babble answer is that human nature is uncomfortable stepping outside the shadow of consensus. In crowds people tend to mimic each other, rather than differentiate themselves from a crowd and voice any disagreement, risking being jeered and disliked.
Thats why politicians prefer talking points and standard answers, rhetoric that will neither get them in trouble, but also won’t make them a standout either. Palin tends to go against the grain, becoming a clear voice of discontent for the status quo, making all the other politicians look more like wimps rather than statemen.
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“It’s like that old commercial, long ago asking “Where’s the beef!””
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Haha nice, probably have to license that from BK to use it but it should be used in 2010.
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Sorry I missed him, Knighthawk. Between home and work, Fox is on nearly 24/7. I would have appreciated seeing him, hearing what he had to say.
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Maybe, like Queen Esther, Palin was born for a time such as this. There was no one else in the kingdom who could do what Esther could do…But Esther was one of a remnant of people at the time. I hate to think that out of a country of our size, there is only ‘one.’
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Where’s the Leadership?
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There is the theory that McConnell et al are letting the healthcare bill pass with token opposition for the effect it will have on the next election cycles. McConnell wants to be majority leader and, in red states, maybe the theory holds water.
It is a risk, and McConnell won’t pay. The American people will.
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The Newsweek cover just may be right – “What Do You Do with a Problem like Sarah?” If you are the GOP, that is.
She is gaining credibility and favorably. She has TeamSarah and one million Facebook followers behind her and likely the Tea Partiers. She’s well to the right of GOP leadership, very unorthodox,doesn’t always play nice, doesn’t owe anyone any thing and likes to play by her own rukes. In fact she’s the subject of an O’Reilly story right now.
Michael Steel, my advice is give her whatever she wants.
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Hey janzam,
Correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you are starting to get on board with the Sarah Express.
I like that…..good points you made here.
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here is the theory that McConnell et al are letting the healthcare bill pass with token opposition for the effect it will have on the next election cycles.
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McConnell is full of shiite then.
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BOR is one of the more incredibly stupid bonehead people on tv. Listening to him talk about global warming makes me want to throw a rock at my tv! What a dolt.
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Yeah, beej, then they can also let cap and trade, card check, and amnesty pass with token opposition.
There actually are a number of good guys speaking out but the media keeps their voices from being heard if you dont know where to look.
A couple of examples: John Linder with a world class article opposing AGW, Ed Royce today in IDB opposing the new regulations bill that is going through Congress, Jim DeMint, Inhofe and a few others.
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38. Why do you watch him then? I gave up on him after the Palin interview.
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Because there are people that appear on the show that I find entertaining…..like Steve Doocy, Dennis Miller and a few others.
Every now and then someone like Dick Morris puts him in his place, it isnt hard.
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Bruce
I’ve always liked Palin, even before she became popular with Conservatives.
However, my personal regard for her does not overshadow some of my concerns about her real viability on the national stage. So far, she is playing “off broadway” and doing real well.
But, like Obama is finding out, when you’re alone in the hot seat of power you really do have to have your head on straight to process the myriad of information needed to make good decisions. This book tour is presenting her an opportunity to show her stuff — humor, zings, a potpourri of general opinions on current issues — spontaneously.
Next hopefully, she will be involved in more serious-minded venues where she can demonstrate her ability to handle the complexities of international problems as well as those that plague us at home.
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41 – I like it when Cavuto in on and is schooling BOR, it’s so amusing to watch him squirm and make a idiot of himself.
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KH…schooling BOR, hee, hee. But it is his absolute lack of intellectual curiosity that is astounding to me.
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An insufferable ass is an insufferable ass, of course, of course,
And no one can talk sense to an insufferable ass of course
And especially, of course, if the insufferable ass is the infamous Albert Gore.
Go right to the source and ask the insufferable ass.
He’ll give you the answer that deceivers will endorse.
He’s always on a dissemblers course.
Talk to Albert Gore.
Albert Gore just yakkity yaks a heated Chicken Little streak and wastes your time of day
Does any sane person even believe anymore a thing he has to say?
An insufferable ass is an insufferable ass, of course, of course,
And this one’ll talk in delusional circles til his voice is hoarse.
You never heard of a talking insufferable ass?
Well listen to this.
He is Albert Gore.
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I received my Palin book (1st printing of the 1st edition) while I was away in San Francisco working on my stepson’s house again. 11-18-09 through 12-06-09. Wish I had been here in Phx for the book signing, but I sure had fun in The City and at the Toronado on Haight. I’ll boycott lots of leftist stuff, but I have my weaknesses…..San Francisco and the Toronado. I read some of the threads where you all avoid San Francisco. Fine, I agree in principle, but it is only punishing yourself. Screw it. Damn the leftists…full speed ahead. Make your presence known. This is our country. Don’t limit yourself.
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Politics only came up once and that was initiated by some loony beeeithch. I pretty much ignored it since it was her tirade, not mine. Other than that we got along fine though she stomped off while her male companion was wondering what happened. He was cool to agree to disagree…she wasn’t.
I don’t hate anybody. She clearly did. Oh well. Her problem. I think that’s what pissed her off. I won’t go into details of the discussion. It was bizarre.
I found that most people there don’t discuss politics with strangers. They assume they all agree so why bother. Works fine for me, but if they make some remark I respond nicely, yet firmly. If I hear something in passing I ignore it and smile to myself. Such assholes and haters.