Hinting at but not explicitly charging President Obama with eco-hypocrisy, CNN weatherman Rob Marciano chided the chief executive for flying out to Iowa and back just for one Earth Day speech. Marciano took to the camera shortly after 10 a.m. EDT for a weather report. His comments came on the heels of Heidi Collins describing Obama's agenda for marking Earth Day [audio available here]:
ROB MARCIANO, CNN meteorologist: Is that the 747 Air Force One I see on the tarmac getting ready to go fly to Iowa for Earth Day?
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN anchor: Yup.
MARCIANO: I mean, it's a pretty big carbon footprint just to make a speech in front of a windmill.
COLLINS: Yup.
MARCIANO: C'mon, let's park the jumbo jet, just for Earth Day, Mr. President.
As if to prove the good Lord has a sense of humor, Marciano was about to give a weather report on snow in parts of Wisconsin:
COLLINS: Some of you may not be able to enjoy Earth Day outside when it's icy cold and blowing snow. Rob Marciano, you do realize it's almost May. What's the deal?
MARCIANO: Well, some places, you know, have to deal with that.
[...]
MARCIANO: Alright, forget about Earth Day, they're saying this is snow day yesterday in Wisconsin...
We at NewsBusters have noted how Marciano has been skeptical of the more radical claims of adherents of anthropocentric global warming. For example, in October 2007, Marciano noted that there were "definitely some inaccuracies" in Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," namely as Marciano put it, "this implication that Katrina was caused by global warming."
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Business as Usual
April 22, 2009 - 15:55 ET by slickwillie2001Heckfire, BFO took the plane to Chicago on Valentine's Day just so M'chell could visit her favorite Chicago restaurant.
Katrina
April 23, 2009 - 02:07 ET by LoosMooseWhen is someone going to point out that:
#1 Pres. Bush declared New Orleans a disaster area BEFORE Katrina ever hit.
#2 Katrina was DOWNGRADED before it made landfall because the storm was dissapating by that point
#3 The damage that was associated with the storm was caused by the dikes failing, NOT wind damage or storm surge. This is because the dikes were NOT properly mainted, hell.. they were not maintained AT ALL. The FEDERAL FUNDS for the dike mainenance were funneled into other pet projects for more than 20 years. Consequently the same damage could have been the result of a heavy thunderstorm.
#4 Katrina is associated with large damage numbers in terms of repairs, but as a powerful storm, it's mediocre at best. THAT is the closest association it has in common with Al Gore and Global Warming.
Maintaining Dikes
April 23, 2009 - 08:28 ET by aakaakaakYeah, dikes tend to maintain themselves a bit less than most women. That's why they usually sport butch haircuts. But trust me, if the government was giving out federal funds for dikes to maintain themselves they'd probably use it on other things. (Just kidding! Don't shoot me!)
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Even if President Bush appeared with Jesus Christ coming
April 23, 2009 - 12:39 ET by pahuberthrough the clouds and held back the water, saved all of the Gulf Coast regions, fed the poor and gave each affected a back message the media would still have crucified both of them.
Bush because they just decided that was what they were going to do and Jesus because ... he was righteous.
Hate by the left knows NO bounds.
Poor Marciano
April 22, 2009 - 15:58 ET by EugeniaI hope we don't find out about his head rolling in the boss's office. I think it was last year he made a comment on air that let it be known about his skepticism of man-made global warming. Don't remember what it was but remember him because he's originally from my home town.
Anyway, way to go Rob!
He criticized Al Gore's Propaganda Movie
April 22, 2009 - 17:42 ET by PopularTechCNN Meteorologist Applauds Criticism of 'Inconvenient Truth' (Video) (1min)
Which was proven in court to be inaccurate...
Judge attacks nine errors in Al Gore's 'alarmist' climate change film (Daily Mail, UK)
Obama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates To Skyrocket"
Another week in office,
April 22, 2009 - 16:14 ET by b4m4wyAnother week in office, means time for another vacation.
Now, Now, Rob - you just don't get it...
April 22, 2009 - 16:17 ET by Cape ConservativeThis is MR. DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO!!!!
And, if his ignoring the basic tenets of being a good steward of this earth isn't enough to convince you, we can always fall back on the Speaker of the House, Ms. 'Any & All Air Force jets are MINE' Pelosi - and when she says she wants one, by damn, you BETTER have one at her disposal for her necessary coast to coast travel!!!
TERM LIMITS FOR ALL!!!!!!!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Glad someone made a point to mention it
April 22, 2009 - 16:57 ET by ConservativeMissourianGood for Rob! I'm glad someone is making note of what is going on. Yes, it is completely anti-"earth day" to fly Air Force One all the way to Iowa to make one speech and turn around and go back to D.C., quite the opposite of what I'm sure he preached/is preaching in Iowa on Earth Day!
Subversive speech
April 22, 2009 - 17:41 ET by SeftonRob's just lucky Obama's Community Enforcers program is in it's infancy. A year from now a comment like that will get him dragged off the set, thrown into a van and transferred to a camp.
italians
April 23, 2009 - 00:13 ET by MrltavernItalians like Marciano are by culture compelled to say what's on their minds and not to worry about PC. too bad that the empty suits and skirts like the mummy he was talking to at the anchors desk couldn't even bring herself to laugh at his joke. I hope you still have a job paisan.
If not, there are a lot of other channels to do the weather. Like the weather channel where global warming has been outed by the founder of the station as a ponzi scheme.
Mr.L