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Jeff Greene Wants to be My Senator
May 25th
Florida billionaire Jeff Greene is running for Senate. The Harvard graduate wants to run as an average man. He claims to be an independent thinker. The only thing he’s accomplished so far is a drinking game. Drink every time Green says “career politician” or “outsider” in the video below:
In order to learn more about Jeff Greene I went to his website. His seven-minute video literally says nothing about what he wants to do. Greene’s facts page is hilarious. On the facts page we learn that Mike Tyson was the best man at his wedding. Yes, that Mike Tyson. In the next paragraph we learn that Greene had a relationship with Heidi Fleiss,
What was your relationship with Heidi Fleiss? Did she really live with you?
After Ms. Fleiss was a victim herself of domestic violence, she came to me and asked if she could stay in an extra guest room in a house I owned. Of course, I allowed her to stay. Subsequently, she rented some commercial space from a company in which I was involved for a retail store. As I have said before, I believe in redemption, I try to help people when they are down, and I haven’t lived my life looking over my shoulder in case I run for office some day.
I guess that clears that one up. So far I think Greene would fit pretty well in Washington. I scoured the site and there’s literally nothing of value to read. Ten minutes ago I didn’t know anything about the candidate other than he has a goofy looking commercial. Thanks to Greene’s website I now know he’s probably unfit to serve as Florida’s official dog catcher. Wait… Greene has a plan for the economy!
Our economy needs a bold, diverse set of policies that stimulate the economy, encourage hiring, facilitate small business growth and development, and strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit that has made this country great and made us a beacon for the world.
What is it you ask? What is the plan of this independent thinker? He wants to spend more money on research and infrastructure. Plus, he wants to extend unemployment benefits even further than two years. These aren’t independent ideas. This is the platform of the Democratic party. The United States is so awesome even someone like Jeff Greene, who has no understanding of economics or even prostitution, can make it in this country. Please stick to real estate, Mr. Greene.
Climate Change Officially Jumps the Shark
Apr 16th
President Obama became Head Shark Jumper in January 2009. Congratulations!
Let’s face it. This whole “green” thing has officially jumped the shark and turned into an Urban Legend of mythic proportions. For instance, I have a friend who took issue with one of my posts and compared my indifference to Global Warming (or whatever it is depending on the current weather) to someone who wouldn’t do anything if an asteroid was on a collision course with the earth. The argument was a little more nuanced than that, but that was the crux of it.
This idea that climate change is leading to catastrophe and apocalypse is absurd. Why is it that Global Warmongers can never see the silver linings? Is warming catastrophic? Sure, if you live on Venus. But Venus is a greenhouse gone made because it’s so close to the sun, not because Venusians are drinking coffee from Styrofoam cups.
The truth is that a warmer earth is a friendlier earth. According to “scientists,” or at least those engaged in studying the history of climate change:
By 5000 to 3000 BC average global temperatures reached their maximum level during the Holocene and were 1 to 2 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today. Climatologists call this period the Climatic Optimum. During the Climatic Optimum, many of the Earth’s great ancient civilizations began and flourished. In Africa, the Nile River had three times its present volume, indicating a much larger tropical region.
Hmmmm. Let’s see… So an earth 1 to 2 degrees C warmer than it is today is called an “Optimum” by so-called climatologists. But according to Global Warmongers, an earth that warms will rain destruction on mankind and the various species which he (or she) shares with them. Can we at least wait until the earth reaches its Optimum before we regulate ourselves back to the Stone Age?
When environmentalists predict disaster, gird your loins and hold onto your wallet, because “environmentalism” is a penny-ante version of Liberation Theology (a.ka., Marxism). It is less science and more like religion. It has its holy days (Earth Day), its priesthood (scientists in search of grants) and its Apocalypse (climate change).
Like any religious cult, when they predict doomsday and it doesn’t happen they find an excuse and move on to the next doomsday prediction. In the past few decades we’ve had the Population Bomb (didn’t happen), the DDT scare (wasn’t true) and now Global Warming. But, of course, Global Warming is morphing into Climate Change, because how the hell can you argue against that? The climate changes all the time and always has! So there!
polar bears falling from the sky
Nov 21st
Here’s a video from Plane Stupid. I’m not sure if they understand the irony of their name.
For those scoring at home the number of Polar Bears has been increasing for some time now (25% the past decade in Canada). Also, the amount of ice in the Arctic is within the average standard deviation. However, the people behind Plane Stupid are still concerned.
We have a problem. We’re flying too much, and it’s changing the earth’s climate. Aviation is the fastest growing cause of climate change. But instead of doing anything about it, the Government is planning more flights and larger airports.
Who decides who gets to fly and who has to stay home? These alarmists view themselves as a highly evolved species and look down at everyone else. I’m sorry, but I think I love the miracle of aviation.
The New Face of Extreme Environmentalism
Sep 6th
Extreme Environmentalism (EE) is an art form. Chaining yourself to bulldozer or a tree is an act of defiance and diligence that most Americans fail to appreciate. The EE movement needs a new face that encapsulates the perfect Earth friendly lifestyle. I am always looking out for new mascots for groups, and I have found one again, Osama Bin Laden.
Think about it, EE is about living off the land, not taking more than you need. Bin Laden lives in a cave, need I say more? EE is against the industries of the Earth raping West. Al Qaeda is against the West as well, and have went so far as terrorizing and killing thousands. Now that is the type of defiance members of EE can appreciate. Bin Laden has perfected the nomad gypsy life. He doesn’t need Wal-Mart. He doesn’t need Starbucks. These things are just arms of the great corporate Satan that is the United States. As the leading economy, the United States is mostly to blame for Global Warming. The cavedweller in chief is already on the Climate Change bandwagon. In a 2002 letter to the American people he wrote the following passage.
You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and industries.
That quote might as well be from Al Gore or John Edwards. However, there’s one stark difference, Gore and Edwards are not willing to act against the greatest threat to mankind since the last greatest threat to mankind (insert paranoid end times hypothesis here). Bin Laden has taken the lead in trying to crippble the industries of America. While Lefties have tried to do it with terrible economic policies, Al Qaeda has a more direct approach. It is for these reasons that Osama Bin Laden should be the new mascot for Extreme Environmentalism. The only way to save life on Earth is to kill all life on earth.
