Comments on: Bush: a ‘lot of hot air’ on global warming. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:32:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Yachts and Lattes http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4056485 Yachts and Lattes Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:46:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4056485 To invoke Stephanie Miller: So when the president said we were the only nation to cut greenhouse gas emissions last year, that was a luh-luh-luh-luh-LIE. To invoke Stephanie Miller: So when the president said we were the only nation to cut greenhouse gas emissions last year, that was a luh-luh-luh-luh-LIE.

]]> By: RepublicansAreFascists http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4056401 RepublicansAreFascists Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:40:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4056401 <em>Comment by AVGVSTVS — September 4, 2007 @ 5:26 am</em> I was going to accuse you of cooking your own meth, then remembered what a f*cking idiot you are, and how likely you'd just blow yourself up if you tried. Comment by AVGVSTVS — September 4, 2007 @ 5:26 am

I was going to accuse you of cooking your own meth, then remembered what a f*cking idiot you are, and how likely you’d just blow yourself up if you tried.

]]> By: billy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055942 billy Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:53:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055942 The difference between republicans and democrats is that we as a country get something back from our spending when Dems spend, whereas we get raped by you and your fellow Repugnants. Comment by michaelIsRetarded yeah, would you want to live in a public housing project? keep tellin em their victims and you wont change anyone life, expect personal responsibility and you will change their life. The difference between republicans and democrats is that we as a country get something back from our spending when Dems spend, whereas we get raped by you and your fellow Repugnants.
Comment by michaelIsRetarded

yeah, would you want to live in a public housing project? keep tellin em their victims and you wont change anyone life, expect personal responsibility and you will change their life.

]]> By: michaelIsRetarded http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055738 michaelIsRetarded Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:27:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055738 <em>Ah, the real Al Gore agenda. Figure out how to raise YOUR taxes by any means, including hoaxes! It’s all about the money, folks. And, our friends across the Pond know it. Comment by muckdog — September 3, 2007 @ 6:46 pm</em> Aptly stated, considering the great wasteful spending of corrupt republicans. The difference between republicans and democrats is that we as a country get something back from our spending when Dems spend, whereas we get raped by you and your fellow Repugnants. Ah, the real Al Gore agenda. Figure out how to raise YOUR taxes by any means, including hoaxes!
It’s all about the money, folks. And, our friends across the Pond know it.
Comment by muckdog — September 3, 2007 @ 6:46 pm

Aptly stated, considering the great wasteful spending of corrupt republicans. The difference between republicans and democrats is that we as a country get something back from our spending when Dems spend, whereas we get raped by you and your fellow Repugnants.

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055393 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:54:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055393 billy, Instead of many billions of taxpayers' dollars going to the oil corps, a smaller amount should go into solar panels and solar batteries. One company claims revolutionary breakthrough today: http://enews.earthlink.net/article/gen?guid=20070903/46db86c0_3ca6_1552620070903838685091 Gore should put a windmill on his farm and solar panels on his house. I like the Ford Reflex, Chevy Volt, and Honda Remix. But with any technology---you don't have it until after you begin the research. billy,

Instead of many billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to the oil corps, a smaller amount should go into solar panels and solar batteries.

One company claims revolutionary breakthrough today:

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/gen?guid=20070903/46db86c0_3ca6_1552620070903838685091

Gore should put a windmill on his farm and solar panels on his house.

I like the Ford Reflex, Chevy Volt, and Honda Remix. But with any technology—you don’t have it until after you begin the research.

]]> By: billy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055358 billy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:27:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055358 27 mpg for a suv, big deal, why not drive a diesel car that gets 40-50 mpg, then i can get on board with that. i totally agree with the suns energy crap, problem- the number of batteries it would take to store the suns energy as well as the batteries for a hybrid. the one guy in hollywood who lives by what he says is that ed guy. the problem is the energy conversion factor for the cost of manufacture still isnt efficient. i am sure there are companies out ther trying to find a better conversion rate. it wont be done by the government. if people really wanted to save energy, rock stars should have their concerts via web link so they arent hauling dozens of truck all over the country as well as fans driving hundres of miles to go see the concerts. people should buy homes by their jobs or do their jobs from home, or convert their car to a dual fuel vehicle themselves- no one is stopping them 27 mpg for a suv, big deal, why not drive a diesel car that gets 40-50 mpg, then i can get on board with that. i totally agree with the suns energy crap, problem- the number of batteries it would take to store the suns energy as well as the batteries for a hybrid. the one guy in hollywood who lives by what he says is that ed guy. the problem is the energy conversion factor for the cost of manufacture still isnt efficient. i am sure there are companies out ther trying to find a better conversion rate. it wont be done by the government. if people really wanted to save energy, rock stars should have their concerts via web link so they arent hauling dozens of truck all over the country as well as fans driving hundres of miles to go see the concerts. people should buy homes by their jobs or do their jobs from home, or convert their car to a dual fuel vehicle themselves- no one is stopping them

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055357 katy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:27:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055357 keith - don't remember who, but i listened to a guy talk about the solar technology we, the US, had in the 70s... how it started to take off, but never did catch on - basically sabotaged... guess who gobbled up that technology and refined it and improved on it, and now most rooftops have their own solar cells... even selling the power back to the grid... yea, that would be germany... ... keith – don’t remember who, but i listened to a guy talk about the solar technology we, the US, had in the 70s… how it started to take off, but never did catch on – basically sabotaged… guess who gobbled up that technology and refined it and improved on it, and now most rooftops have their own solar cells… even selling the power back to the grid… yea, that would be germany…
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]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055332 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:09:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055332 Edwards uses hybrid SUV's which get twice the mpg as regular SUV, therefore saving energy, less global warming, cheaper gas, and less reliance on the Middle East. Sheryl Crowe said no more than one square ot toilet paper. She thought this was so outrageous that everyone would realize it was a joke. She forgot how dumb conservatives like Limbaugh (and apparently you) were. Every single day, truly massive amounts of energy from the sun, winds, and waves are wasted. They should be harnessed. As I said above, Germany now gets 30% of its energy from renewables. They are leaving the US behind. Do you think the Pentagon is a looney left-wing organization. Do you think it makes no difference that practically everyone in the Bush White House came from the oil-selling industry? Edwards uses hybrid SUV’s which get twice the mpg as regular SUV, therefore saving energy, less global warming, cheaper gas, and less reliance on the Middle East.

Sheryl Crowe said no more than one square ot toilet paper. She thought this was so outrageous that everyone would realize it was a joke. She forgot how dumb conservatives like Limbaugh (and apparently you) were.

Every single day, truly massive amounts of energy from the sun, winds, and waves are wasted. They should be harnessed. As I said above, Germany now gets 30% of its energy from renewables. They are leaving the US behind.

Do you think the Pentagon is a looney left-wing organization.

Do you think it makes no difference that practically everyone in the Bush White House came from the oil-selling industry?

]]> By: billy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055311 billy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:58:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055311 When libs stop driving gas guzzlers, I will take them seriously. Edwards wants evryone to give up the suv, but he wont, same with Travolta, but he has 5 jet planes he flys by himself, Sheryl Crowe wants us to use one sheet of toilet paper, why do the hollywierdos have huge homes, huge water bills(barbara) as well as lib politicians having big homes and more than one . How many trees did it take to build the 28000 sq foot 'home' that edwards has, what about the 10x average electric bill that gore has, blah blah blah- do what i say not as i do When libs stop driving gas guzzlers, I will take them seriously. Edwards wants evryone to give up the suv, but he wont, same with Travolta, but he has 5 jet planes he flys by himself, Sheryl Crowe wants us to use one sheet of toilet paper, why do the hollywierdos have huge homes, huge water bills(barbara) as well as lib politicians having big homes and more than one . How many trees did it take to build the 28000 sq foot ‘home’ that edwards has, what about the 10x average electric bill that gore has, blah blah blah- do what i say not as i do

]]> By: billy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055307 billy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:53:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055307 In physics class we learned you cannot create or destroy energy- it has a net sum zero. Algore want us to plant and eat more vegetables to stop global warming- wont that make us deficate more, thus more toilet flushes, thus more carbon released, more water sent to the treatment plant, more energy used to treat sewage blah blah blah In physics class we learned you cannot create or destroy energy- it has a net sum zero. Algore want us to plant and eat more vegetables to stop global warming- wont that make us deficate more, thus more toilet flushes, thus more carbon released, more water sent to the treatment plant, more energy used to treat sewage blah blah blah

]]> By: muckdog http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055299 muckdog Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:46:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055299 The truth comes out in England on "global warming." <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=479514&in_page_id=1770" rel="nofollow">Brits believe government using "global warming" to raise taxes</a>. h/t: <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/09/03/brits-believe-government-using-global-warming-hysteria-raise-taxes" rel="nofollow">Newsbusters</a> Ah, the real Al Gore agenda. Figure out how to raise YOUR taxes by any means, including hoaxes! <i>It's all about the money, folks. And, our friends across the Pond know it.</i> The truth comes out in England on “global warming.”

Brits believe government using “global warming” to raise taxes.

h/t: Newsbusters

Ah, the real Al Gore agenda. Figure out how to raise YOUR taxes by any means, including hoaxes!

It’s all about the money, folks. And, our friends across the Pond know it.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055273 katy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:09:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055273 needs repeated: <em>Has anyone considered that were we to seriously take control of our own contribution to global warming, <strong>we could create an entirely new economic base?</strong> The oil barons would be angry, but <strong>a lot of people could be employed in a industry that fosters conservation</strong>. Comment by Marie — September 3, 2007 @ 5:28 pm</em> yep! ... that's my main argument... to repeat: <strong>... a lot of people could be employed in an industry that fosters conservation.</strong> a whole 'nuther economy... why fight it??? ... needs repeated:

Has anyone considered that were we to seriously take control of our own contribution to global warming, we could create an entirely new economic base?
The oil barons would be angry, but a lot of people could be employed in a industry that fosters conservation.

Comment by Marie — September 3, 2007 @ 5:28 pm

yep! … that’s my main argument…

to repeat:
… a lot of people could be employed in an industry that fosters conservation.

a whole ‘nuther economy… why fight it???
…

]]> By: truthfairy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055272 truthfairy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:05:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055272 the farting fool has spoken and as usual- it's a lie the farting fool has spoken and as usual- it’s a lie

]]> By: upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055265 upside00 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:54:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055265 Dobya wouldn't recognize Global Warming, even if it flooded the WH up to his inflatable codpiece! Dobya wouldn’t recognize Global Warming, even if it flooded the WH up to his inflatable codpiece!

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055242 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:33:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055242 Germany gets 30% of its energy from renewables. The US is being left behind. Germany gets 30% of its energy from renewables. The US is being left behind.

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055238 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:32:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055238 Romney’s poor pooch? The one that was covered in its own muck after a 6 hour trip on the car roof? Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — September 3, 2007 @ 5:25 pm That's also how Romney treats some of his extra wives!! Romney’s poor pooch? The one that was covered in its own muck after a 6 hour trip on the car roof?

Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — September 3, 2007 @ 5:25 pm

That’s also how Romney treats some of his extra wives!!

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055230 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:31:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055230 In the 1992 campaign, gas in NC was 99 cents per gallon. Clinton proposed a nickel a gallon tax. The Republicans squealed like crazy "gas will be $2.00 a gallon if Clinton is elected"! Eight years later, gas in NC was 99 cents a gallon. Notice how the righties always look at how Bush has improved something slightly (after taking it to the depths) as being wonderful: the federal deficit, price of gasoline, unemployment, Dow Jones, approval rating, jobs created, etc. In the 1992 campaign, gas in NC was 99 cents per gallon. Clinton proposed a nickel a gallon tax. The Republicans squealed like crazy “gas will be $2.00 a gallon if Clinton is elected”! Eight years later, gas in NC was 99 cents a gallon.

Notice how the righties always look at how Bush has improved something slightly (after taking it to the depths) as being wonderful: the federal deficit, price of gasoline, unemployment, Dow Jones, approval rating, jobs created, etc.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055223 Marie Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:28:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055223 Has anyone considered that were we to seriously take control of our own contribution to global warming, we could create an entirely new economic base? The oil barons would be angry, but a lot of people could be employed in a industry that fosters conservation. Has anyone considered that were we to seriously take control of our own contribution to global warming, we could create an entirely new economic base?
The oil barons would be angry, but a lot of people could be employed in a industry that fosters conservation.

]]> By: Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055217 Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:25:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055217 Muckdog? Is that Romney's poor pooch? The one that was covered in its own muck after a 6 hour trip on the car roof? Muckdog? Is that Romney’s poor pooch? The one that was covered in its own muck after a 6 hour trip on the car roof?

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/comment-page-4/#comment-4055213 Keith Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:24:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/03/bush-a-lot-of-hot-air-on-global-warming/#comment-4055213 The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues. By David Stipp February 9, 2004 (FORTUNE Magazine) In the trolls' view, which is the leftist moonbat---The Pentagon or Forbes Magazine? The Pentagon’s Weather Nightmare The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues.

By David Stipp
February 9, 2004
(FORTUNE Magazine)

In the trolls’ view, which is the leftist moonbat—The Pentagon or Forbes Magazine?

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