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Reuters: What happened to Global Warming?

Published on May 16, 2008 in Climate, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Environment, Global Warming, Media, Media Bias and News. 0 Comments

Gerard Wynn, over at asks “What happened to ?”

It’s not just that it’s disappeared from headlines this year - shoved off by the credit crunch and natural disasters, for example. It can’t be ignored that 2007 came and went as another very warm year - the 7th hottest on record since 1850 according to the World Meteorological Organization.

But it wasn’t a record. In fact that was 1998, a full 10 years ago - the year of an exceptional El Nino, a Pacific weather pattern which heats the whole globe. So is not living up to the hype?

Two weeks ago Leibniz Institute’s Noel Keenlyside stirred an academic hornet’s
nest by saying that we may have to wait longer - a decade or more - for another
peak year, because a natural weakening in ocean currents may be cooling sea
temperatures.

Many scientists flatly rejected the idea, saying Keenlyside had over-estimated the effect. But some pointed out that a recent switch in a weather pattern called the North Atlantic Oscillation could indeed cool temperatures globally.

Along with the gratuitous photograph of floating ice, this author actually covered a little of the other side. Well one paragraph anyway.

Meanwhile one or two doubters are already saying the present lull in warming
casts doubt on just how far manmade are influencing the . MIT’s Richard Lindzen reckoned that if it was as bad as all that temperatures would be rising faster.

What do you think?

Well, what do you think? You could always comment here, there, or both.

Research Causes Global Warming?

Published on May 8, 2008 in Climate, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Environment, Global Warming and News. 6 Comments

It sure seems like just about everything can be blamed on anthropogenic these days. From acne or the end of beer as we know it, to psychiatric illness and smaller brains, it all can and has been attributed to that evil . And of course it’s all our fault for improving our lives through the use of . More specifically it’s all or mostly America’s fault.

As crazy as the alleged effects are, the causes are getting pretty absurd as well. We all know that CO2 is the alleged culprit. We are also told that we have to make drastic changes to the way we live - even pay taxes on the CO2 we are responsible for. But now we can add research to the seemingly endless list of human activities contributing to . According to Hervé Philippe, a Université de Montréal professor of biochemistry, his own research produces more than twice the amount of CO2 than the average American. (44 tons vs. 20 tons respectively).

I did my PhD on nucleotide sequencing in the hope of advancing our knowledge of biodiversity, but I never thought that the research itself could have a negative impact on biodiversity,
he said, during a recent biology department symposium.

The solution?

For universities, he recommends having less frequent international conferences, increasing the use of -conferences, avoiding research on well explored topics, reducing publications and evaluating the amount of CO2 produced by research projects

So there you have it: is official caused by hot air from the researchers themselves.

of Montreal (2008, May 7). Research Contributes To , Professor Discovers. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 8, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2008/05/080507155305.htm

Democrats Fight To Keep America’s Borders Unprotected

Published on April 9, 2008 in Current Events, Immigration, Media, Mexico, News, Television and Video of the Day. 21 Comments

Each year, an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 illegal immigrants try to make the 15 to 30 mile hike through the wilderness to reach cities in the United States. “That works out to a city the size of Baton Rouge, La., living in the park without a sewage system, without garbage collection, without a grid of dedicated roads or sidewalks. They move where they want in four-wheel-drive cars, ATVs, motorcycles, bicycles and their own feet.”[1]

In March of 2006 the Pew Hispanic Center (PHC) estimated the undocumented population in the U.S. ranged from 11.5 to 12 million individuals[2], a number supported by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)[3]. Using data from March of 2004, PHC estimated that 57% originate from .[4]

Most illegal immigrants live in families where the adults are undocumented, but the children are U.S.-born. An estimated 13.9 million people - including 4.7 million children - live in families in which the head of household or the spouse is an illegal immigrant.[5]

Illegal immigrants continue to out pace the number of legal immigrants - a trend that’s held steady since the 1990s. While the undocumented continue to concentrate in places with existing large communities of Hispanics, they are also increasingly settling throughout the rest of the country.[5]

Today’s from AmericanResolve explains how politicians are once again fighting to keep our borders open and unprotected. In this case the politicians are Democrats, although that’s not always the case. Protecting the is the excuse used in this round. Continue reading ‘Democrats Fight To Keep America’s Borders Unprotected’

The Iranian Time Bomb

Published on November 9, 2007 in Books, Education, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Media, Military, News, People, President Bush, Television, Terrorism, Video and elections. 0 Comments

“Israel must be wiped off the map,” president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it himself. He has denied the Holocaust, and his actions are motivated by a dangerous apocalyptic view of . Meanwhile, Islamic extremists are in hot pursuit of as they stand as gatekeepers to the oil flow. Closer to home, President Bush has stated that the greatest threat to America is .

So when do we stop with the appeasement and get this regime out of there? We don’t need to go to with them necessarily but the leaders of have got to go.

David Horowitz - Turning the University Around

Published on November 9, 2007 in Arab, Books, Censorship, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, History, Islam, Law, Media, Media Bias, Middle East, Moonbats, News, People, Terrorism, Video and Video Games. 0 Comments

David Horowitz was one of the founders of the New in the 1960s and the editor of its most influential magazine, Ramparts. He is the author, with Peter Collier, of a number of bestselling dynastic biographies on the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, the Fords, and the Roosevelts. With Collier he also wrote Destructive Generation (1989), a chronicle of their break with the 1960s , that has been compared to Whittaker Chambers’ Witness and other classic works documenting a break from totalitarianism.

Among Horowitz’s more recent are: Radical Son (1996), a memoir tracing his odyssey from “red-diaper baby” to conservative activist that George Gilder described as “the first great autobiography of his generation”; Uncivil Wars (2002), which chronicles his crusade against intolerance and racial McCarthyism on college campuses; Illusions (2003), a one-volume course on the of our time from the Cold to the on terror; Unholy Alliance (2004), which examines the pact between radical and the American ; and The : the 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (2006), which reveals a shocking and perverse culture of academics who are poisoning the minds of today’s college students. Horowitz is also the author of The of Bad Faith, How to Beat the Democrats, and The Art of Political . The latter was described by White House political strategist Karl Rove as “the perfect guide to winning on the political battlefield.”
Continue reading ‘David Horowitz - Turning the University Around’

Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi - Muslims will Conquer Europe

Published on November 9, 2007 in Arab, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Media, News, Television, Terrorism, Theology and Video. 0 Comments

Sheik Yousuf - will Conquer - TV July 28, 2007

“You will invade the Arabian Peninsula and will grant it (to you). Then (you will conquer) Persia and will grant it (to you). Then, you will invade Ar-Rum and will grant it (to you). Then, you will invade The Dajjal and will grant him (to you).” Nafi’ said to Jabir, “O Jabir! We do not believe that the Dajjal will appear until Ar-Rum is conquered.” [Ibid., no. 2028]

The land of Ar-Rum is and Rome is its heart. The Messenger of gave us the good tidings that we will conquer Rome, the capital of Christendom today, after the conquered the first capital of Christendom, Constantinople.


Ahmad narrated that Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-Aas said, “While we were around the Messenger of ) writing (the ) the Messenger of sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam was asked ‘Which of these two cities will be conquered first, Constantinople or Romiyah (Rome)?’ He said, ‘The city of Heraclius will first be conquered.’ He meant Constantinople.” [Al-Hakim, Al-Mustadrak, vol. 4, p. 508. Also, see As-Silsilah as-Sahihah, vol. 1]

Not Just Another Engine Falls Off A Plane Post

Published on November 8, 2007 in History and News. 1 Comment

Has to land somewhereUnless you’ve been sleeping or more likely simply had something better to do, you’ve most likely seen a news story or blog post about the plane loosing an engine during take off. No? Well don’t worry, I shall explain it in a nutshell:

A Nationwide 737 takes of in South Africa only to have it’s right engine fall off moments later. The plane lands safely and hours later the blogs suddenly have something to write about. But that’s all new , I’m writing about old here. Some of it very old in fact.

Let’s start with the rather eventful year 1953. In which Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and later dies, Ohio is admitted to the Union and on March 19th and The LA Times reports that a jet Bomber lands safely after an engine fell off.

Later on Mar 7, 1965 the Washington post reported “NEW YORK, March 6 (AP) The right outboard engine of an Eastern DC8 Jet fell Off last night after The airliner landed on a runway at Kennedy …” Continue reading ‘Not Just Another Engine Falls Off A Plane Post’

NBC Jealous of CNNs Planet In Peril

Published on November 5, 2007 in Al Gore, Environment, Glenn Beck, Global Warming, Moonbats, News, Stupidity, Television and Video. 1 Comment

peril-on-itunes.jpgAfter a week or so of ’s “Planet In Peril” being broadcast nearly every hour, sold on iTunes & Amazon - broadcasts by candlelight in order to go . Of course they did not turn anything else off…

’s halftime
Thank goodness for , because words alone cannot express the complete lunacy of ’s halftime show Sunday night during the / game. To conserve , the hosts broadcast the show using candlelight. It’s a good thing they conserved all that because the rest of the segment wasn’t quite so . Not only was there a giant plasma TV screen on behind the hosts, the giant plasma TV screen was being used to show the reporter — , who was on assignment (live) from the ARCTIC CIRCLE. But don’t worry, ladies and gentlemen, probably purchased some fancy carbon credits! Read the transcript. (Insiders listen here).

Perhaps both networks should read a little about Global Warming?



Absolute insanity!
Thanks !

Marine’s Dad Vows to Shut Down Westboro Baptist

Published on November 3, 2007 in Critical Thinking, Current Events, Kansas, Military, Moonbats, News, People, Theology and Video. 14 Comments

Albert Snyder the father of a fallen Marine, has won $10.9 million in a against the for protesting at his son Matthew’s funeral. Living in Kansas I am particularly ashamed of the Topeka based church run by Fred Phelps. Albert Snyder says he does not expect to receive the $10 million but he intends to collect everything they have…westboro-baptist.jpg

“I do not expect to collect $10 million, but I do intend to collect everything they have,” [1]

WBC is trying to turn this into a of and speech issue. If there is a good reason to have limits on the 1st Amendment these people and their actions are definitely it.

“Not only did you fail to stop our preaching, but our message has gone forth to the entire world,” the statement said.

“Thank God for the $10.9 million verdict!” Church officials said the verdict would have no effect on their picketing plans. They plan to protest at two Friday: one for Army Sgt. Scott Turner in Norton, Kan., and one for Army Staff Sgt. Larry Rougle in Kearns, Utah.

Church officials say they take their pickets to to protest the military’s[sic] defense of a country that tolerates homosexuality. They expressed confidence that an appellate court will overturn the verdict because the First Amendment protects their speech and . [2]

westboro-protestors-01.jpgThese lunatics not only protest the of fallen U.S. but also were going to protest at the of the Amish girls killed in PA. last year.[3]

The of Topeka, Kan., planned to boycott for the victims Thursday and Friday but later canceled the in exchange for airtime. The church claims on its Web site that the shooting spree was carried out by a “mad man” in retribution for Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s “blasphemous sins against WBC.”[4]

Sgt Joel MurrayWhen my brothers friend, Army Sgt. Joel Murray was killed in by an IED along with several other on September 4th,[5] Westboro Baptist protesters were at his funeral in Salina, KS with “Thank God for IEDs”signs wearing their usual “God Hates America” shirts.[6]

Westboro Baptist Protest 01Albert Snyder filed this a few months after his 20 year old son was killed in in March of 2006. As expected the article states the case may be tied up in appeals for some time before a final resolution. Snyder has set up a website and a legal fund. He says that he has received thousands of phone calls, letters and emails. Continue reading ‘Marine’s Dad Vows to Shut Down Westboro Baptist’

Jihad Watch #45

Published on October 30, 2007 in Arab, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Islam, Middle East, News, Terrorism, Theology, Video and Video of the Day. 0 Comments

tackles “Islamophobia” in the ’s “ is Peace” ad campaign.

I have decided to start cross posting these videos here in the hopes that at least a few more people will see them who otherwise might not.