Newsflash! The Right Wing Conspiracy Now Controls the Weather!

Posted on September 1, 2005 | Filed Under Editorial

Let me see if I understand this. Hurricane Katrina is all President Bush’s fault. He didn’t sign the Kyoto Treaty. Therefore, he is solely responsible for global warming. Global warming caused hurricane Katrina. If funds for the Army Corps of Engineers weren’t diverted to the War in Iraq, the levy wouldn’t have broken. Not to mention the fact that Bush wasn’t reportedly on his way to tour the damage within 5 minutes of the eye passing the beach. This last point alone is clearly responsible for death and carnage.

Right. And in other news, someone reported to have seen flying swine and a snowball supposedly manufactured in Sheol.

Now if I’ve got this one wrong, someone please correct me.

Anyone?

Ok, then. Since this is the left’s line of reasoning, can I just add this? Are you people crazy? (Yes, that is rhetorical. I already know the answer.) This has got to be the absolute lowest… No wait, I take that back. Everytime I think these nuts can’t possibly get any lower, they come out and astound me with a new zinger.

RFK, Jr., Cindy Sheehan, and others are reported to have actually made this claim out loud. To them, a piece of advice:

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”


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3 Responses to “Newsflash! The Right Wing Conspiracy Now Controls the Weather!”

  1. Mom on September 2nd, 2005 8:18 am

    Well put!

  2. John Wu on September 2nd, 2005 1:37 pm

    No, but his lack of response and apparent foot dragging did not help. Why don’t you unplug and listen to the real news. Listening to Fox news will not help your brain.

  3. admin on September 2nd, 2005 5:15 pm

    Wu, you should take note of my closing statement on this post. It would serve you well.

    Let me quote for you Mr. Kennedy’s comments:

    “As Hurricane Katrina dismantles Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, it’s worth recalling the central role that Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour played in derailing the Kyoto Protocol and kiboshing
    President Bush’s iron-clad campaign promise to regulate CO2…

    Well, the science is clear. This month, a study published in the journal Nature by a renowned MIT climatologist linked the increasing prevalence of destructive hurricanes to human-induced global warming.

    Now we are all learning what it’s like to reap the whirlwind of fossil fuel dependence which Barbour and his cronies have encouraged. Our destructive addiction has given us a catastrophic war in the Middle East and–now–Katrina is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.”

    Now I will grant you, Kennedy did not come out and say directly this was Bush’s fault. But he clearly stated that Katrina’s strength and destruction was brought on by global warming. Unfortunately, the study he cites is by one Kerry Emanuel, who does not actually agree with Kennedy. What does Emanuel actually say about the Katrina connection to global warming?

    “Looking at it statistically, that’s a very difficult connection to make. I think what you are seeing mostly is a natural cycle in this case.”

    Wow. Sounds like Kennedy picked the wrong scientist to quote to make his moronic point. He might look smarter if he’d keep his mouth shut. But that’s not likely to happen.

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