Bummer: Hotcoldwetdry Could Give You Rabies

By William Teach April 7, 2012 – 7:37 am

All because you decided to use your ice maker and dish washer

(Grist) If rabid environmental activists don’t get their way, the rest of us might end up rabid too. This year’s drought is leading to a huge jump in rabies rates in stricken states, and climate change will only make it worse.

The heat wave and drought in the southern states, which NASA’s James Hansen says is conclusively caused by climate change, is driving rabies-prone animals closer to human habitation:

While the number of reported rabid animals declined nationwide in 2010, according to the most recent federal data,states such as South Dakota, Kansas and Texas have recently seen a jump in the number of skunks testing positive. In drought-stricken Texas, more than 1,000 animals last year were exposed to rabid skunks, double the number in 2010. “More skunks seem to have migrated to suburban areas where there is water,” said Ernest Oertli, a veterinarian with the Texas Department of State Health Services.

It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with Mankind’s encroachment on the areas where the animals live, could it? Or moving the water from nature areas to suburban areas? Na, that would be silly. It has got to be your fault, for using energy. Just turn all your lights off, save Gaia.

And, it couldn’t possibly be natural, because the climate of the Earth has historically stayed exactly the same in the 4.5 billion years before 1980. There were no droughts, and the temperature was always the same.

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Obama Starts Off Women’s Forum By Patronizing Them

By William Teach April 7, 2012 – 7:00 am

Here’s your Smartest President Evah!!!!1!!!

(Washington Times) President Obama’s conference on women got off to an awkward start Friday when Mr. Obama seemed to play on some throwback stereotypes about women lacking professional decorum in his opening remarks.

“I was going to head over here earlier, and they said, no, no, this place is full of women and they’re still settling down,” Mr. Obama told the room. “I said, what do you mean settling down? What are they doing over there? Just creating havoc.”

He receives a bit of awkward laughter, then, get a load of the reactions by the women standing behind them. The African American lady off to the right of the screen seems to closer her eyelids and sigh.

“It makes me feel right at home, although usually, I’ve got my wingman Bo with me,” he said, referring to the Obama family dog.

The Bo-as-wingman remark elicited only tepid laughter from the women in the room, who may have still been wondering exactly what the president meant by his strange opening lines.

So, he brought his dog to the conference? Oh, and Joe Biden. Both tend to make messes.

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Dem Calls Other Dem A “Whore” For Supporting Israel

By William Teach April 6, 2012 – 2:12 pm

I’m wondering if liberals and elected Democrats will call for a boycott of this uncivil language. And, by uncivil, I mean the whore word, since a good chunk if liberals hate Israel

(The Hill) Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was called a “whore” by a primary opponent during Thursday night’s debate for Connecticut’s open Senate seat.

Lee Whitnum, who is mounting her second bid for the Senate in Connecticut, blasted Murphy over his support for Israel, the New Haven Register reported.

“I’m dealing with a whore here who sells his soul to AIPAC, who will say anything for the job,” Whitnum said, referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Whitnum said anti-American sentiment worldwide could be cured if the federal government were to prosecute U.S. settlers who “go to Israel and maim or kill in the Promised Land.” She also called for the elimination of U.S. aid to Israel.

Hey, Whitnum is just say what most Lefties think.

Via Weasel Zippers.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is an ocean that will soon rise 100 feet, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Israel Matzav.

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Bummer: Polar Bears Doing Just Fine

By William Teach April 6, 2012 – 10:15 am

I’m wondering how Warmists will spin this

(Globe And Mail) Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers

The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the bear population in a key part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought, and might be growing.

The number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay, believed to be among the most threatened bear subpopulations, stands at 1,013 and could be even higher, according to the results of an aerial survey released Wednesday by the Government of Nunavut. That’s 66 per cent higher than estimates by other researchers who forecasted the numbers would fall to as low as 610 because of warming temperatures that melt ice faster and ruin bears’ ability to hunt. The Hudson Bay region, which straddles Nunavut and Manitoba, is critical because it’s considered a bellwether for how polar bears are doing elsewhere in the Arctic.

So, polar bears are doing fine? Hmph. That’s probably bad for the seal populations, so the Warmists will probably soon trot out a meme about seals being decimated due to starving polar bears, and bears are starving due to climate change. And there are too many bears because Republicans are against providing no-copay contraceptives to the bears. And Bush is a Republican, so it’s all Bush’s fault.

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Obama Looks To Patronize Women With A “Female Forum”

By William Teach April 6, 2012 – 8:45 am

Yesterday, The Washington Post wondered whether there is a war on women, or simply a battle for their votes. Obama and the Democrats can’t run on their records: their Stimulus measures were a disaster, they really do not want to talk about Obama’s signature legislation, Obamacare, and Obama’s foreign policy has been weak and, well, a disaster. The only thing he can point out as a success is killing Osama and other jihadis, which pisses off the liberal base. So, Team Obama and their Democrat sycophants have to create phony issues in an attempt to distract from their pitiful record. He chimed in on Augusta National’s men only policy, and now he’s going to have a female forum

(CBS News) The White House will host a forum on women and the economy, just as the latest political buzz focuses on the growing gender gap in America.

It’s the talk of cable news – whichever Republican candidate President Obama faces starts from behind with one of the most important group of voters: women.

The White House is clearly aware of the president’s gender advantage – but insists that has nothing to do with today’s Forum on Women and the Economy.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in recent briefing with the press, “We’re focusing on women because there are a number of issues that important with regards to women in the economy, women’s safety, women in education, that are very distinct and important. And we’re proud to host the conference.”

Sure thing. This is the same guy who played 23 rounds of golf before bothering to invite a woman to join in

“Women are Obama’s base, and they don’t seem to have enough people who look like the base inside of their own inner circle,” former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers told the Times.

In a 2011 article titled “The White House Boys’ Club: President Obama Has a Woman Problem,” TIME magazine’s Amy Sullivan detailed the president’s fondness for male-dominated environments.

The Obama White House has been called “hostile environment to women that treats them like meat. But, no, the forum is simply coincidental. And will stick women in the same old boxes, treating them as a voting block, rather than individuals.

Unfortunately, women still voter more for the Democrats than the GOP: the question for women is “do you want to patronized, or empowered?”

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You Refused To Use Just One TP Square, So Anthrax Will Be More Prevalent

By William Teach April 6, 2012 – 7:54 am

It’s all your fault. You flushed your toilet, wasted water while shaving in the shower, and drove a fossil fueled vehicle to work this morning, so, pathogens like anthrax will kill us all

(The Daily Climate) Diarrhea, cholera and tick-borne illness: As the climate changes, a host of health threats are predicted to escalate, experts say.

Everybody panic!!!!!!1!!!!!

Environmental changes already underway are allowing public health experts to establish stronger links between global warming and infectious disease.

An analysis of pathogens in Europe that pose a serious threat to humans or animals, such as anthrax and cholera, found that climate change could influence 60 percent of these diseases. That’s “a remarkably high number,” said Matthew Baylis, an epidemiologist at the University of Liverpool in the UK, who presented his work this week at a symposium on infectious diseases and climate change at the University of Georgia.

He predicts temperatures and rainfall will have an “overwhelming” effect on tick-borne disease. Strong winds could spread anthrax. West Nile virus is susceptible to changes in temperature and rainfall.

I told you that leaving your DVR plugged in while at work was evil, but, did you listen? Nooooooooo! You thought it would be a hoot to record Cheaters while at work. And, because you did that, the climate, which had never changed prior to 1980, will now be hotcoldwetdry and make diseases worse. Just like back in 14th century, when the Black Plague killed an estimated 75 million people as the world entered the Little Ice Age. But, don’t worry, because anthropogenic global warming is making things hotter, so disease will be worse

In developing countries, diarrhea, which is a symptom of gastrointestinal infection, is one of the biggest health concerns. Diarrhea kills 2.5 million children each year, but little data about diarrhea and climate exists. Karen Levy, an environmental epidemiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, found that rotavirus, which causes diarrhea, becomes more active in tropical regions when the climate is cooler and drier. Levy will soon focus on predicting how other triggers of diarrhea – norovirus, a highly contagious bug and the leading cause of food-borne disease outbreaks in the United States, is her group’s next target – will change with the climate.

Wait, wait, it’s worse when cooler and drier? So, what we want is to make the climate hotter and wetter. Interesting.

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Another ObamaFail, This Time Regarding UN Internet Regulation

By William Teach April 5, 2012 – 4:39 pm

As usual, Obama has been a bit too preoccupied with stuff, like golf, vacations, campaigning, impugning the Supreme Court, campaigning, to do the job he voluntarily ran for

(Politico) Faced with the prospect of United Nations regulation of the Internet, the United States has yet to appoint a leader for an upcoming battle with other countries over Web management.

Less than a year from a historic treaty negotiation that will redefine international agreements on Internet management, the U.S. has yet to name someone to head up the American delegation. The absence of an American point person in a process that will pit the United States, and other nations, against countries that would like to give the U.N. greater authority has started to worry lawmakers.

“It’s a mistake, and I think it’s a bad mistake,” Rep. Greg Walden, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, said in a recent interview. “I’m pretty concerned that they haven’t designated a lead person yet.”

The Oregon Republican and other officials are worried about efforts by Russia, China, India and Brazil, among other countries, to give the U.N. new and unprecedented powers over the Web. The fear is that the treaty might end up giving governments more of a say about Web content and infrastructure.

Perhaps, instead of ObamaFail, we should term this “dereliction of duty”. One has to wonder, since Obama, like most good little lefties, believes that the United Nations is super awesome and can do no wrong and should be in charge, along with Obama’s “world view”, if he has intentionally ignored this issue, in an attempt to give the UN more power over the Internet, and the United States.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is an appliance that should be unplugged when it is not being used, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Maggie’s Farm.

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Warmists Suggest Peeing In The Shower To Save Gaia

By William Teach April 5, 2012 – 11:50 am

No, the article wasn’t written by Sheryl “One Sheet” Crow, but our favorite Greenie Pig, who also learned not that long ago that living the “carbon neutral” lifestyle was hard work, really sucked, and generally failed. But, she has some other ideas on how to regulate your bathroom functions

(Grist) You guys, I just can’t use a pee rag.

Yes, I love the trees. No, I don’t want to waste paper. Yes, I want to green up my life, bathroom habits included. But the conventional go-wipe-flush routine has served me well since toilet training, and I’ve gotta say, switching to an old strip of cloth in lieu of toilet paper isn’t an easy transition. Today’s hardcore greenies have dreamed up plenty of other TP alternatives, but you know, none of those look so great, either.

I know I’ve pledged to try out green lifestyle practices, but when an editor suggested the ol’ pee rag, I hit a serious brick wall. Still, while researching the many other low-waste bathroom habits I could be adopting instead, it struck me that perhaps these TP tricks fall into a natural progression. One can’t be expected to go from 0 to 60 immediately. Better to identify your comfortable cruising speed first, then gradually amp it up, step by step.

Seriously, a “pee rag”? What the hell is the matter with these people? Oh, right. They’re Warmists. Synonym is “bat shit crazy”.

Anyhow, Greenie Pig has some ideas to help out with your biological functions, which includes buying recycled and rationing TP (all in all, not bad ideas, both from a real environmental standpoint and from a “don’t clog your toilet up” standpoint). Then we get

  • Pee in the shower (Most guys do this now and then, but, we don’t make it a habit)
  • DIY toilet paper (like old phone books and stuff)
  • Eat more fiber – Because it, uh, firms things up, thereby reducing the need to wipe … You know what? Nevermind. (yeah, nevermind)
  • Bidets and wannabe bidets (um, doesn’t that then waste water?)
  • Peeing in a bucket (live like it’s 1499. As someone who’s had to do this while in the hospital for a week at a time with a broken ankle and a broken leg, it’s not particularly fun.)
  • Hand and water (I don’t think you want to read how this works over at the article. But, hey, some people pay….stopping here)
  • Leaves (hey, neighbor, what ya doing? Gathering leaves for toilet paper. Well, yeah, you have fun, and please don’t go out in public)

Don’t forget, these people are the base of the Democrat Party. Anyhow, Warmists, that’s how you save Gaia. So, get cracking!

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