Monthly Archives: April 2013

Ted Nugent Schools CNN Anchor On Gun Trafficking

Via Doug Powers, who says you should skip to the 6 minute mark in the video of the interview between Nugent and Erin Burnett for the really fun stuff, where Ted tries to find common ground that Erin had been looking for and Erin can’t escape the interview quick enough Nugent: I think we can […]

Gore Takes Fossil Fueled Flight To Call For Action On Hotcoldwetdry

One has to admire his hutzpah in taking a fossil fueled flight (probably on a private jet) to a conference that whines about “climate change” (Irish Times) Former US vice-president Al Gore called for action on climate change yesterday, comparing denial of changing weather patterns to “sleepwalking towards the edge of the cliff”. Which is […]

Politico: Why Won’t You Republicans Give Obama His Bipartisan Moment And Pass Gun Control?

And probably other highly partisan legislation Mr. Obama has recommended? (Politico) A few hours after the deadly Boston Marathon attack, President Barack Obama made an extraordinary, if understated statement: politicians should suspend their state of perpetual conflict to unite against an unknown and deadly new national threat. “I’ve updated leaders of Congress in both parties, […]

Earth Day 2013 To “Put A Face On Climate Change”

And apparently ignore the environment in favor of hotcoldwetdry. From the Earth Day Network press release Earth Day, April 22, is one week away. The theme of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change. This campaign seeks to harness the power of Earth Day to personalize the massive challenge that climate change presents, […]

If All You See…

…is an evil fridge with an evil ice maker, causing the world to burn, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is small dead animals, with a quick post on a Dem not blaming the criminals.

Climate Scientists Really Looking For “Explanations” To Explain Missing Warming

Again, numbers to remember .08C (.14F) increase in global temperature from 1997 .28F (.16C) increase since 1990 Not exactly doom worthy. But, climate scientists need to keep the cult and the funding gravy train going (Baltimore Sun) Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and […]

Bummer: Gun Control Bill In Peril

What The Politico’s John Breshanan and Jake Sherman seem to be referring to is the Manchin-Toomey background checks bill The tough gun-control bill that President Barack Obama wants now has little, if any, chance of passing this Congress – it’s struggling in the Senate and facing outright rejection in the House. Vice President Joe Biden […]

Keep Calm And Carry On. And Blame Righty

James Joyner points out that the Keep Calm And Carry On graphic is showing up all over the ‘net The Atlantic’s Bruce Schneier explains As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it’d be easy to be scared. It’d be easy to feel powerless and demand that our elected leaders do something — anything […]

Horrific Bombing At Boston Marathon

This is tragic (NY Times) A series of explosions erupted near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Police Department confirmed that they were looking into an explosion, but had no further comment. There were apparently 2 explosions, the second being bigger than the first. Reports are that there are a […]

If All You See…

…is a loss of biodiversity on a fossil fueled boat, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Watcher Of Weasels, with a discussion post on whether the Iraq war was worth it (crossed at Joshuapundit).

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