Monthly Archives: August 2013

Elysium Is Really Somewhat Conservative

Many have been chiming in about what a far left socialist/communist propaganda film Elysium is. Consider (Examiner) Is Hollywood promoting socialism with its new sci-fi movie “Elysium?” That’s the charge being made by some, according to a report published Wednesday at Fox News. An article at Newsmax, for example, calls it “Matt Damon’s sci-fi socialism,” […]

If All You See…

…is a horrid fossil fueled vehicle that requires homes to be built on stilts because the sea will rise up hundreds of feet overnight, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Watts Up With That?, with a post on Alaskan “climate refugees”. Double shot: The Jawa Report notes that Jesus […]

Good Grief: Rebranding Hotcoldwetdry As A Public Health Issue

Is it any wonder that Steve King (R-IA) stated that climate change is a religion? Warmists constantly change their tune in order to protect it (Time) But what if climate change were instead about an increase in childhood asthma, or a surge in infectious diseases, or even an influx of heat-induced heart attacks? Would that […]

Report States Keystone KL Will Have No Impact On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

So far, every environmental and global warming study has found Keystone XL to be not an issue. Here’s another one (The Hill) The Keystone XL oil sands pipeline “will not have any impact” on greenhouse gas emissions, a report released by prominent energy industry consulting group IHS CERA said Thursday. The report said that’s because […]

Obama To Hold Rare Press Conference Friday Afternoon

Where he’ll pull his typical schtick and bloviate on questions for 5-10 minutes without actually answering any tough questions (ABC News) The news conference scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT also comes a day before Obama leaves Washington for a nine-day vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. First question: “why were you so late to your own […]

Bummer: Slate Will No Longer Refer To Washington Redskins As Redskins

You know, because everyone looking for Redskins football coverage automatically goes to Slate first (and because having solved every world problem, Slate can now deal with this) This is the last Slate article that will refer to the Washington NFL team as the Redskins. I wasn’t aware of the first Slate article, because I’d generally […]

If All You See…

…is a drought world being overtaken by 500 feet of rising seas, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is 90Ninety Miles From Tyranny, with a post that cracks Obama’s czars

Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations By Time Period

Tom Nelson says “not to miss this” He’s right. I’ve cut the chart in two below the fold so we can look at it in a larger format

Tom Harkin Proclaims Some Unknown Southern Senator Called Obama “Exotic”

Harkin’s apparently attempting to earn his race card, despite being whiter than 2 week old floater (if that’s too gross, just think whiter than cotton), along with pumping up the liberal base (Des Moines Register) U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin provided some behind-the-scenes insight into the partisan animosity that continues to follow Barack Obama in his […]

WalMart Applauds The Nation For Finally Paying Its Interns The Minimum Wage

The far left leaning magazine The Nation has been a long time WalMart opposing group (like so many liberals), and has been calling WalMart out saying they need to pay their employees more. Because people who ring things up at a register somehow deserve the same wage as someone filing legal briefs. WalMart states that […]

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