Yes, folks, it’s Memorial Day weekend, snow is still falling in parts of America, England, and Canada, and our House Speaker is traveling abroad to discuss the global warming crisis.
You really can't make this stuff up!
What’s potentially more comical is that Nancy Pelosi probably doesn’t get the joke, and the press will likely hide the delicious irony so as not to allow the citizenry to get distracted from all the climate change hysteria.
Thankfully, the folks at NewsBusters are more than happy to share a little vaudeville with their readers to brighten up the holiday.
Without further ado, the set up as reported by the Associated Press:
Pelosi, D-Calif., and seven other House members left Saturday for meetings with scientists and politicians in Greenland, Germany and Belgium on ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Meanwhile, in North Dakota, as reported by KFYR-TV:
It`s May 26th, Memorial Day weekend. Normally, there`d be kids playing on this playground right about now, but instead it`s windy, cold, and there`s snow on the ground.
A bit to the north, as reported by the Calgary Sun:
Homes were left without power, downed trees damaged dozens of cars and school was cancelled for thousands of kids as a blast of record snow slammed many parts of southern Alberta yesterday…The wintry blast topped the previous snowfall mark of 5.1 cm for May 24, set in 1911, with communities on the city's northwestern edge among the hardest hit.
And, much further east, as reported by England’s The Sun:
BRITAIN looks set to be hit by Bank Holiday SNOW today.
Heavy rain is forecast for almost everywhere, but areas as far apart as northern Scotland and East Anglia could turn white.
I’m verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Yes, folks, it’s Memorial D
May 28, 2007 - 17:52 ET by ThreePuttinDudeYes, folks, it’s Memorial Day weekend, snow is still falling in parts of America, England, and Canada, and our House Speaker is traveling abroad to discuss the global warming crisis.
HA HA HA, some times God shows us his sense of humor when he lets the neoLibs get smacked in the nose as they open the door. alGore giving his speach on ''Global Warming" in Feb (?) and the airports were closed due to inclement weather...ya' gotta' love the irony of that one......
She hadn't been elected all t
May 28, 2007 - 21:00 ET by Andrew H.She hadn't been elected all these years because she's bright. She simply was willing to have no convictions or moral foundations to get in the way of a good job in D.C.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
It's true!! LOL You real
May 28, 2007 - 21:10 ET by motherbeltIt's true!! LOL You really can't make this stuff up!
Yeah I'm sure God is really c
May 28, 2007 - 21:12 ET by balboaYeah I'm sure God is really concerned with making Democrats look foolish, very high on the "To Do" list.
Why is it liberals can't tell
May 28, 2007 - 21:16 ET by zfWhy is it liberals can't tell the difference between figurative and literal speech?
Well I apologize if "ThreePut
May 28, 2007 - 21:32 ET by balboaWell I apologize if "ThreePuttinDude" was being figurative. It's very hard to tell around here.
You really need to get a heal
May 29, 2007 - 08:11 ET by PeskyDaneYou really need to get a healthy sense of humor. Irony really seems to be lost on you libs.
balboa Says:May 28, 2007 - 21
May 29, 2007 - 21:33 ET by ThreePuttinDudebalboa Says:May 28, 2007 - 21:12
Yeah I'm sure God is really concerned with making Democrats look foolish, very high on the "To Do" list.
You're not serious with that reply are you? Or am I missing the humor in your response, as you have seemed to missed mine.
Noel,No doubt you have a voic
May 28, 2007 - 17:55 ET by botgNoel,
No doubt you have a voice like butter.
Also you must have missed the memo, it's Climate Change, not Global Warming. That way warm or cold doesn't matter, in fact not much of anything matters if the weather does what it does we have a crisis.
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
That's right, botg, the new
May 28, 2007 - 21:11 ET by motherbeltThat's right, botg, the new term is "climate change". As if the earth's climate has been the same for millenia, and now it's changing, because of cars and electricity.
mother...That means all our o
May 29, 2007 - 14:30 ET by Clear thinkermother...
That means all our other ice ages and heat-ups never happened. School sure screwed me up.
Help a wounded soldier here...
http://newsbusters.org/node/12877
Well, isn't it obvious that t
May 29, 2007 - 08:23 ET by BeowulfWell, isn't it obvious that they had to change the term? They're morons, but they're not completely stupid (sorry about the contradictory statement). Even though the irony of record cold temperatures, Globull "Warming" events cancelled due to cold and snow, and things of this nature are ignored, they're not unnoticed by the hysterical crowd.
So what's the answer to head off making themselves look mor efoolish than they already are? CHANGE THE TERM!!! Globull Warming is now Climate Change. What could be more sensible? They've been doing it in the PC world for years.
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Good point. Without a crisis
May 29, 2007 - 08:43 ET by GatorgradGood point. Without a crisis nobody will react when chicken little yells the sky is falling. I wonder if Pelosi actually did any research on Greenland. It wasn't always coverd in ice and snow.
http://www.wecnmagazine.com/2007issues/may/may07.html
I just want some reporter to ask AlGore one question......
Why did the last Ice Age end?
Global warming? (Just taki
May 29, 2007 - 10:49 ET by dahliatraversGlobal warming? (Just taking a wild stab.)
This is one of my main points
May 29, 2007 - 12:32 ET by BeowulfThis is one of my main points when "discussing" Globull Warming with believers. Leif Eriksson settled Greenland 1000 years ago, and at that time, Greenland was green. The climate was much warmer and many Icelanders migrated to Greenland due to famine in Iceland. They went to Greenland to farm and prosper. Now Greenland is a vast sheet of ice, and we're to believe that the climate is hotter now than it was then? Just another widely ignored tidbit that would harm the GW hype...
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Not to mention that sea level
May 29, 2007 - 13:24 ET by dscottNot to mention that sea levels were 18 inches higher then as well. But somehow it is hotter now than then? I guess it was all Lief Erikkson's fault then for burning down the forests all over Europe? It's got to be somebody's fault if the sun's output doesn't change.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Damn those Vikings!Help a wou
May 29, 2007 - 13:26 ET by Clear thinkerDamn those Vikings!
Help a wounded soldier here...
http://newsbusters.org/node/12877
This just proves that the Vik
May 29, 2007 - 14:20 ET by BeowulfThis just proves that the Vikings were eco-unfriendly conservatives all along...
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Think about it: Have you ev
May 29, 2007 - 14:25 ET by balboaThink about it: Have you ever seen Hagar recycle? Oh, sure, when Helga nags him to do it, but never on his own!
DS, didn't you hear about L
May 29, 2007 - 13:27 ET by lnthompDS, didn't you hear about Lief Erikkson's fleets of private jets and whale-blubber-guzzling SUVs? The Vikings weren't really looting England, they were polluting it in order to warm things up for their crops!
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
This is greatMost cheerful
May 28, 2007 - 18:00 ET by MilesDThis is great
Most cheerful thing I have seen all day
Have you ever wanted to send cards to people to cheer them up and make them smile?
This picture - and the message are just the ticket!!!
Hope this is not copyright Noel
Spock says:
May 28, 2007 - 18:03 ET by ShadowTX"Liberal Logic is not Logical Captain"
Pelosi, D-Calif., and seven other
May 28, 2007 - 18:17 ET by misterbill"Pelosi, D-Calif., and seven other House members left Saturday for meetings with scientists and politicians in Greenland, Germany and Belgium on ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases."
It was noticed on Sunday and today that a lot of methane was gone from the air in D.C..
It doesn't matter how danged
May 28, 2007 - 18:17 ET by bigtimerIt doesn't matter how danged cold it is to the AGW nut's, doesn't matter if records are set and broken as they cancel events or go ahead and have them if able...
They just look the other way in that unrealistic plastic world only the the elite leftists live in....and either blame that fact on AGW too somehow...or else just pretend....
It didn't happen ....didn't happen....didn't happen!
Cue the MSM mantra:"Uh
May 28, 2007 - 18:35 ET by Free StinkerCue the MSM mantra:
"Uh, the snow was caused by global warming. Yeah, that's it. That is the ticket!"
"And global warming also causes draught, hurricanes, volcanoes, GW Bush, high gasoline prices, high home prices, ants, allegies, slow internet connectivity, acne, famine, and hallitosis" --The MSM
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
Free-- is your quote--
May 28, 2007 - 18:50 ET by misterbillFree-- is your quote--
"Uh, the snow was caused by global warming. Yeah, that's it. That is the ticket!"
from Jon Lovitz????
Actuallly it's from Johnny
May 28, 2007 - 18:57 ET by Free StinkerActuallly it's from Johnny Flanagan . . . played by Jon Lovitz.
Yeah, that's it! ;-)
(OK, just the second half of the quote)
FS, you forgot to mention tha
May 28, 2007 - 18:58 ET by MikeBFS, you forgot to mention that global warming is also responsible for:
tsunamis, erectile dysfunction, eczema, seborrhea, gonorreah, psoriasis, dandruff, poor gas mileage, blizzards, frostbite, alternating magnetic fields, ingrown toenails, athlete's foot, mistletoe, tennis elbow, and yet other maladies and conditions.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
That quote was meant to be
May 28, 2007 - 19:00 ET by Free StinkerThat quote was meant to be a facsimile of the MSM.
We all know how thorough and complete they are! ;-)
Oh, let me guess....
May 28, 2007 - 19:01 ET by c5thenPelosi and 7 other House members left for Greenland, Germany and Belgium...to discuss ways of reducing greenhouse gas emisions. I bet they are on their own private Boing 757, emitting tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses.
May I suggest to them that a conference call or even a video call would be as usefull without emitting all the stuff that they are attempting to reduce.
These idiots are so stupid that they probably don't even see the hypocrisy of their actions when compared to their rhetoric.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
Let alone our tax-paying doll
May 28, 2007 - 19:08 ET by bigtimerLet alone our tax-paying dollars are funding this trip for these congress-critters to take.
There's no business---
May 28, 2007 - 19:41 ET by misterbillThere's no business---like SNOW business like snow business, I know. Everything about it is exciting................................
good one MrbillSupreme Court,
May 28, 2007 - 19:45 ET by botggood one Mrbill
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Boy are they in for a surprise--
May 28, 2007 - 19:49 ET by misterbillBoy are they in for a surprise--when they come home and the entire government has been replaced by Calderon and company.
(Charo as Speaker.)
I think it would be a screaming riot if they had had to cancel the whole blinking trip because of snow and ice.
i thought you were talking of
May 28, 2007 - 19:59 ET by botgi thought you were talking of their obsfucation
Like when Rick Roberts talks of 'Tony the Snowman' when immigration is mentioned by the WH
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
war
May 28, 2007 - 19:51 ET by tblotI just don't know about this globe crap. I say let the democarps just keep going on there rant on the earth exploding and let see if they stay in power. Bet American people are getting tried of the BS
Love it, love it!
May 28, 2007 - 20:42 ET by dahliatraversLove it, love it!
See this at Drudge?Pelosi:
May 28, 2007 - 20:56 ET by SumricaSee this at Drudge?
Pelosi: I SAW THE CLIMATE CHANGE
Excerpt:The California Democr
May 28, 2007 - 21:20 ET by dahliatraversExcerpt:
The California Democrat pointed to her delegation's weekend stop in Greenland, "where we saw firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality; there is just no denying it."
"It wasn't caused by the people of Greenland — it was caused by the behavior of the rest of the world," she said.
Correct on all counts. Global warming is real (for the moment). And it is caused by the "behavior" of the rest of the world.
Just to bring you up to speed, Madame Speaker, the question is, what role if any does the 5.53% (or .28%) of total greenhouse gases that man contributes play in global warming? And what role does the 94% that Mother Nature contributes play?
http://mysite.verizon.net/mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html
Where is Dr. AlGore?
May 28, 2007 - 21:29 ET by goldenthroatHas anyone see the head environmentalist wacko AlGore lately? Hmmm - snow in May, cool temps everywhere - OH, YEAH - He is probably comfy, cozy in his 10,000 square foot, energy guzzling mansion somewhere in the middle of the Volunteer State!
He is just waiting for the weather to stablize so that he can continue his crusade preaching his baseless global warming theory just like President Pelosi.
Anyone wonder how much jet fuel Pelosi has burned up on this 'fact finding mission' so far?
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
Git out d way Sheryl
May 28, 2007 - 21:58 ET by botgWe haven't had an Open Thread so this AGW story seems the best place for this THE VERY BEST OF SHERYL CROW; (which basically means get out the way for Sanborn and Slowhand)
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
as a blast of record snow sla
May 28, 2007 - 22:51 ET by dahliatraversas a blast of record snow slammed many parts of southern Alberta
Canadians wishing to fly away from this unusual snow storm can now buy carbon credits for their flight (to offset the global warming they are creating by getting away from snow):
MONTREAL (CP) - Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) is offering passengers a way to allay guilt about the environmental impact of air travel by paying for a carbon offset against their plane's emissions. ...
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/070528/b052867A.html
FS, you forgot to mention tha
May 29, 2007 - 01:13 ET by entMikeB, et. al.,
You're just scratching the surface of all of the things that global warming causes. Try this out for size:
A complete list of things caused by global warming
I see ridiculous new claims on an almost daily basis. I've forwarded some to the site caretaker but they didn't make it into the list, so I don't think the site is being actively maintained, but there's enough there to get the point across!
Yes, folks, it’s Memorial
May 29, 2007 - 05:41 ET by Jack BauerAmazing. The first time in histroy a RAT leaps on board a sinking ship.
The wintry blast topped the p
May 29, 2007 - 08:47 ET by dscottThe wintry blast topped the previous snowfall mark of 5.1 cm for May 24, set in 1911,
Never mind that in 1911 that sunspot activity was 5.7 (annualized) approaching the bottom of the solar cycle. Pay no attention to the sun, it has nothing to do with earth's weather. Man was doing something right back then, if we can just figure it out we can return to the good old days... <sarcasim>
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Good link. Do you have a gr
May 29, 2007 - 10:52 ET by dahliatraversGood link. Do you have a graph of solar cycles for a longer period?
This is a good general page,
May 29, 2007 - 11:29 ET by dscottThis is a good general page, click the various sunspot cycle charts.
If you are interested in the on recent activity I suggest. Mt. Wilson Solar Observatory. Or www.spaceweather.com for daily sunspot number.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
The first link is perfect.
May 29, 2007 - 14:34 ET by dahliatraversThe first link is perfect. Thanks, dscott.
And if you think that 5.1 cm
May 29, 2007 - 10:14 ET by liberal_bug_zapperAnd if you think that 5.1 cm is impressive... then the 15+ cm they got in Calgary should really get you laughing. I love the title of this article; "Winter still winning!"
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"We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities." ~ Thomas Paine
Whose Administration Denied Kyoto
May 29, 2007 - 13:25 ET by PawpawNSeems Ms Pee-losee forgets which administration denied Kyoto. She says she does not agree with the Bush admin, so why doesn't she say she does not agree with all the prior admins?
Or the Senate Democrats who r
May 29, 2007 - 14:43 ET by dahliatraversOr the Senate Democrats who rejected it in a resolution that passed 95-0.
Excerpt:
Whereas the Senate strongly believes that the proposals under negotiation, because of the disparity of treatment between Annex I Parties and Developing Countries and the level of required emission reductions, could result in serious harm to the United States economy, including significant job loss, trade disadvantages, increased energy and consumer costs, or any combination thereof; and
http://www.nationalcenter.org/KyotoSenate.html
Hey Noel! Rush just read your entire column!
May 29, 2007 - 13:28 ET by RJHey Noel! Rush just read your entire column to 20 million listeners! Way to go!
OK, get ready for the NB si
May 29, 2007 - 13:30 ET by lnthompOK, get ready for the NB site to slow down again ! ! ! :-)
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
Here I am pulling weeds out i
May 29, 2007 - 13:43 ET by bigtimerHere I am pulling weeds out in the flower bed because we finally got some sunshine after a hard rain for two days and snow on the ridge to the side of us in a really cold Memorial Day week-end...and I hear our very own Noel Sheppard's entire article getting read on Rush!
Naturally I had to quit my work and run in and say....Hip Hip Hooray!
Now if I remove my self from this seat and go finish my work is yet to be determined...lol!
Great job Noel...you just had a vast audience listen to your very own words...let alone make a fool out of Nancy Pelosi and the AGW ilk....heheheeee...millions Noel millions....
I love it!
BT
May 29, 2007 - 13:52 ET by Noel SheppardBT,
I missed it. Was on a business call. But, will catch it later when it's posted at MP3. ns
You will enjoy it Noel, as yo
May 29, 2007 - 13:58 ET by bigtimerYou will enjoy it Noel, as you very well should.
Thanks for all the hard work here...to all.
Glad Newsbuster's gets mentioned whenever it could from any of us since this site began via media, radio or internet....I came along not long after this site started and have loved it ever since...even though it used to be like the 'Old West' here long ago.....
NB's......You've come along way baby!
BT
May 29, 2007 - 14:29 ET by Noel SheppardBT,
I walked out of my office for one minute, and returned to hear Rush reading from my Cindy Sheehan article. Did he mention NB or me again? :-) ns
Not that I heard Noel...not t
May 29, 2007 - 14:33 ET by bigtimerNot that I heard Noel...not that time...(I was wondering the same thing though) I may have missed it because I was also finishing up dishes and had water running for a few minutes, so someone else here may know positively.
RJ?
Yup. It was great. Thank
May 29, 2007 - 14:26 ET by dahliatraversYup. It was great. Thank you, Rush.
yes, yes, yes, Rush read Noel
May 29, 2007 - 14:41 ET by dscottyes, yes, yes, Rush read Noel's article, what I want to know is did he read any of our comments??? LOL
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Another tidbit from Nancy's l
May 29, 2007 - 16:00 ET by BeowulfAnother tidbit from Nancy's little trip to fantasy, uh, I mean GREENland, and another example of how unbelievably naive she is (or thinks we are) is the following (from myway article link from Drudge):
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she led a congressional delegation to Greenland, where lawmakers saw "firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality,"
The California Democrat pointed to her delegation's weekend stop in Greenland, "where we saw firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality; there is just no denying it."
She "saw" climate change? I never realized it was happening that fast. Maybe the Goracle is right. We ARE in trouble! Maybe only days left to live!!! (in a high-pitched British voice) RUN AWAY. RUN AWAY!!!
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lolSeeing this is the level s
May 29, 2007 - 20:42 ET by dahliatraverslol
Seeing this is the level she is at, if we ever want to make her think horses are approaching, all we have to do is rhythmically clop two coconut halves together.
We could solve all our proble
May 30, 2007 - 08:50 ET by BeowulfWe could solve all our problems by just turning Lancelot loose... He'll apologize afterwards, of course...
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