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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited June 2006
    More reading:

    http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/20/134405.shtml
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2004/07/19/ecnsun18.xml
    http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21847
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37612
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    1. Minnesota can change its license plate slogan from "**** hole" to "The State with Two Coasts."

    2. Kansas will finally get what it deserves: a hurricane.


    4. No more penguins.


    6. "Sunny Alaska" will replace "Burny Florida" as the new winter vacation destination.


    8. You'll finally get some use out of that ark you got for Christmas.

    9. Hot Tubs will be replaced with Ice Tubs—which will mean lots and lots of hard nips.

    And the best one of all!

    13. Mexicans will start heading south instead of north.

    Those are brilliant!! LMAO!!
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2006
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    More reading:

    http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/20/134405.shtml
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2004/07/19/ecnsun18.xml
    http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21847
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37612


    Excellent reading! Thanks JD.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited June 2006
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    More reading:

    http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/20/134405.shtml
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2004/07/19/ecnsun18.xml
    http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21847
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37612

    the first 2 and second worldnetdaily made for good reading. Thanks.
    While I'm with Gore on most issues, his position on global warming theories remind me of an overcooked ham.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited June 2006
    Well, I thought with the CNN coverage of "The world the hottest in 2,000 years" articles going all over the net, some balance might be appreciated.

    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3994604.html
    http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/20060622.html

    Stolen from boortz.com since I'm lazy
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2006
    OK. Its hotter now than at any time in 400 years. So what made it so hot 401 years ago? Were there SUV's back then?

    There was a meteorologist on the radio today that was discounting the global warming hysteria (which most scientists do) and said something interesting that Id heard before but not in this detail.

    He said that the combined signle eruption of Mt Penetuba and Mt St Helens spewed out more greenhouse gasses than in all of human history combined!! He added that Mt Vesuvious did more than that when it blew!

    He pointed out that there have been massive volcanoes erupting like this for BILLIONS of years with most spewing out more greenhouse gasses in one shot than we have in history and yet the earth's climate is ok. So how can billions of eruptions over billions of years not screw up the climate but 40 years of SUV's can? :confused:
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited June 2006
    Hey, feel the same way if 400 years ago it was the same high temperature average. WTF why argue about industrial age, cars, cows farts, what ever are causing this.... What we had industry 400 years ago. It's a poor argument if you ask me.

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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited July 2006
    Interesting or not?
    The Associated Press
    The first half of the year was the warmest on record for the USA.
    The government reported Friday that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous United States from January through June was 51.8°F, or 3.4°F above average for the 20th century.

    That made it the warmest such period since recordkeeping began in 1895, the National Climatic Data Center reported.

    No state was cooler than average and five states — Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri — experienced record warmth for the period.

    While much of the Northeast experienced extreme rainfall and flooding at the end of June, many other areas continued below normal precipitation.

    As of June, 45% of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate-to-extreme drought, an increase of 6% from May.

    Dry conditions spawned more than 50,000 wildfires, burning more than 3 million acres in the continental USA, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

    Worldwide, it was the sixth-warmest year-to-date since record keeping began in 1880.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited July 2006
    Not...
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2006
    That made it the warmest such period since recordkeeping began in 1895

    And if the Earth were only 111 years old, then this would actually prove something. But, since its over 4,000,000,000 that statement along with $.50 will buy you a Coke.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited July 2006
    Ummmmm.....didn't we throw the cowbell out on this thread like...what?...two weeks ago??:D
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited July 2006
    We were missing the rest of the band!

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2006
    ND13 wrote:
    Ummmmm.....didn't we throw the cowbell out on this thread like...what?...two weeks ago??:D


    Im sorry, I just cant help myself. My big mouth has a mind of its own sometimes. :o
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited July 2006
    At this time, man can't influence any aspect of atmosphere or weather. So, all the comments about "doing something" are inane. If there is some invisible threshold that has been passed, we are, simply, fcuked.

    I don't subscribe to the hysteria. When compared to evolution of the earth itself, our footprint is small and shallow..

    The only reason it has been so widely reported is that it takes the focus off the fact that you won't be able to retire, buy a home, receive health care, vote for a qualified candidate, educate your children, or know where the real threat is coming from. Never underestimate the power of brokering fear.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited July 2006
    We're all gonna DIE!!! :eek:

    Sorry, just wanted to be part of the IN crowd. Gotta go vent some CFC's, it's getting chilly around here....only eleventeen brazillion degrees today.

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2006
    Tomorrow I will be burning premium fuel at a rate of about 9mpg and atomizing rubber into the atmosphere. Good times!
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited July 2006
    Thank God for the man Cave on days like this!!! Wow its hot.

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2006
    Just got back from a competition in Alabama. It was 95 at noon and 97 by 3. I know thats nothing compared to Arizona temps and the like but with high humidity, it was brutal.

    Hell, its still 93 right now in Chattanooga at 8:30 PM!

    I HATE SUMMER!
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited August 2006
    Gore hypocrisy
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2006
    Yeha, I particularly love when all these folks railing about burning less fossil fuels fly around on private jets. The fuel it takes for one private jet to bring three people accross the country could probably fuel my pickup for a year (I have no idea what hte numbers really are, but private jets cost per mile per person is RIDICULOUSLY high, fuel-wise).
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2006
    THat's an opinion Opera Ghost. A pitiful op-ed piece. So Gore owns three properties and has a 4,000 sq house? Big deal. Look at what Bill Gates owns, and he gives back more than anyone on earth. If you want to discredit the man, that's a desperate and sorry way to go about it.

    (Btw, I don't agree with Gore's standpoint on global warming)
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited August 2006
    Does Bill Gates preach to people to cut down on their consumption?

    Telling people to do one thing and doing the exact opposite is the definition of hypocrisy.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2006
    PhantomOG wrote:
    Does Bill Gates preach to people to cut down on their consumption?

    Telling people to do one thing and doing the exact opposite is the definition of hypocrisy.

    and how many people in Washington (or anywhere else for that matter) would you care to line up alongside Mr. Gore.

    What would you have them do? Move into a duplex to PROVE to people like you that he cares about the environment?

    Give me a break..
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited August 2006
    Gore receives $20,000 a year in royalties from Pasminco Zinc, which operates a zinc concession on his property. Tennessee has cited the company for adding large quantities of barium, iron and zinc to the nearby Caney Fork River.

    Whatever... your idea for sincerity and mine obviously differ. You think his message and lifestyle don't conflict, I do.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2006
    aaharvel wrote:
    and how many people in Washington (or anywhere else for that matter) would you care to line up alongside Mr. Gore.

    What would you have them do? Move into a duplex to PROVE to people like you that he cares about the environment?

    Give me a break..

    No one's saying he's the only one. But he's set HIMSELF up as the poster-boy for eco-moderation, and is not living as he preaches. He's a rich man, I think he has earned the right to live in a giant estate, but why not go with the readily available renewable resources to power his homes? He has enough money to install some solar panels or do any n umber of things that he doesn't do. And I guarantee all his speaking tours involve him taking a private jet day after day, which is the epitome of wastefulness.

    Just because the world is full of hypocrites doesn't mean we can't single one out once in a while. It doesn't make you any less of a hypocrite just because there's others like you.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    Pat buchannan on the other hand, has come over to the global warming side:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1676947/posts

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2006
    unc2701 wrote:
    Pat buchannan on the other hand, has come over to the global warming side:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1676947/posts

    What would Jesus Drive?

    You mean Pat Robertson?

    Isn't it well documented he's a lunatic?

    He's the smartest man in the room when he's talking about Global Warming, and the media will report that.

    He's the dumbest **** in the toilet when he's talking about morality, and they'll laugh at him.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2006
    lol ol' Pat. Doesn't he have Parkinsons or something? I know he shakes really bad.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2006
    Demiurge wrote:
    You mean Pat Robertson?

    Isn't it well documented he's a lunatic?

    He's the smartest man in the room when he's talking about Global Warming, and the media will report that.

    He's the dumbest **** in the toilet when he's talking about morality, and they'll laugh at him.


    oops... my bad, had a brain **** there. Anyhow, it does bring up and interesting topic: what would Jesus Drive?


    Or satan, for that matter. I think satan is easier: I'm going with a 1965 lincoln continental.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited August 2006
    Global warming sucks, I can't get full boost in this heat.
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