The "Warmers" Zimmerman Telegram

A Prelude to War Man the oars lads!

The importance of Climategate cannot be overemphasized. I think it's comparable to the Zimmermann Telegram's expose of Germany's intentions, which largely contributed to our entry into WWI.  At stake is a virtual nullification of the US Constitution should the Gorepeople prevail.  A Kyoto Treaty-type agreement trumps private property protection, a required building block of any free society.  The healthcare movement are using identical circular data techniques to promote their position, and the consequences of its success are no less horrific.  In short, we're talking the next steps in the overthrow of the US Government, and we've caught them redhanded.  If you're a black and white person, as I have largely become, then capitol punishment for the ring leaders is in order.  The below excerpt from Christopher Booker's piece in the Telegraph, in conjunction with "Climaquiddick" will be hard for  warmers to overcome, although they try.

“ The reason why even the Guardian's George Monbiot has expressed total shock and dismay at the picture revealed by the documents is that their authors are not just any old bunch of academics. Their importance cannot be overestimated, What we are looking at here is the small group of scientists who have for years been more influential in driving the worldwide alarm over global warming than any others, not least through the role they play at the heart of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Professor Philip Jones, the CRU's director, is in charge of the two key sets of data used by the IPCC to draw up its reports. Through its link to the Hadley Centre, part of the UK Met Office, which selects most of the IPCC's key scientific contributors, his global temperature record is the most important of the four sets of temperature data on which the IPCC and governments rely – not least for their predictions that the world will warm to catastrophic levels unless trillions of dollars are spent to avert it. Dr Jones is also a key part of the closely knit group of American and British scientists responsible for promoting that picture of world temperatures conveyed by Michael Mann's "hockey stick" graph which 10 years ago turned climate history on its head by showing that, after 1,000 years of decline, global temperatures have recently shot up to their highest level in recorded history. Given star billing by the IPCC, not least for the way it appeared to eliminate the long-accepted Mediaeval Warm Period when temperatures were higher they are today, the graph became the central icon of the entire man-made global warming movement. Since 2003, however, when the statistical methods used to create the "hockey stick" were first exposed as fundamentally flawed by an expert Canadian statistician Steve McIntyre , an increasingly heated battle has been raging between Mann's supporters, calling themselves "the Hockey Team", and McIntyre and his own allies, as they have ever more devastatingly called into question the entire statistical basis on which the IPCC and CRU construct their case. The senders and recipients of the leaked CRU emails constitute a cast list of the IPCC's scientific elite, including not just the "Hockey Team", such as Dr Mann himself, Dr Jones and his CRU colleague Keith Briffa, but Ben Santer, responsible for a highly controversial rewriting of key passages in the IPCC's 1995 report; Kevin Trenberth, who similarly controversially pushed the IPCC into scaremongering over hurricane activity; and Gavin Schmidt, right-hand man to Al Gore's ally Dr James Hansen, whose own GISS record of surface temperature data is second in importance only to that of the CRU itself. There are three threads in particular in the leaked documents which have sent a shock wave through informed observers across the world. Perhaps the most obvious, as lucidly put together by Willis Eschenbach (see McIntyre's blog Climate Audit and Anthony Watt's blog Watts Up With That ), is the highly disturbing series of emails which show how Dr Jones and his colleagues have for years been discussing the devious tactics whereby they could avoid releasing their data to outsiders under freedom of information laws.  [continued] ”

The Stray

Homeless in Alabama

Jodi sent this sweet story ...

“ An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.  I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.  He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.  An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.  The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour.  This continued off and on for weeks.  Curious I pinned a note to his collar:  “I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.”  The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar:  “He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 . . . he’s trying to catch up on his sleep.  Can I come with him tomorrow?” Jodi ”

Global Crap

In Passing

I see weird stuff

Squeak “ Huckabee's Willie Horton problem Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee granted clemency to  accused cop killer Maurice Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protests of prosecutors. WaPost goes to its Ace in the hole to poison Palin's appeal among their readership Headlines: "Palin particularly popular among fans of Limbaugh and Beck" Honduran Voters Defy Leftist Thug Zelaya –  and Obama Today’s elections in Honduras was a huge victory for democracy and a huge embarrassment for the former leftist President Manuel Zelaya and the Obama White House. Chris Matthews Compares Obama To Neville Chamberlain Just days after the New York Times contemptuously editorialized against Captain Zero, Chris "Tingles Up My Leg" Matthews follows suit. Stephanopoulos: ClimateGate Complicates Copenhagen for Obama [What? He's gong to acknowledge it?] At the same time Eleanor Rodham Clift responds to"No Proof of Manmade Global Warming," with non sequitur 'No Known Proof There's God Either' Memphis mayor to confront gun violence Wharton, a Democrat, who's been in office a month, said it boils down to a health care problem. Looks like one of them microcosms. ”

Healthy Relationship

Eating anteaters and licking mice. Where do I find this crap?

Ay WTF Carumba

Both girl and anteater are enjoying this - this bonding ceremony way too much.  The girl licking her mouse is no better.  Mr.  mouse at least seems wary.

Whoa! Okay.

Acorn and clamate crooks burn records.

Scientists Are Not Software Engineers

“ It’s hard to explain to non-programmers just how bad the [climate model] code is but I will try. Suppose the code was a motorcycle. Based on the repeated statements that Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming was “settled science” you would expect that the computer code that helped settle the science would look like this… Programmers all over the world have begun wading through the code and they have been stunned by how bad it is. It’s quite clearly amateurish and nothing but an accumulation of seat-of-the-pants hacks and patches. How did this happen? Read the rest of this entry » ” Going back to the 80's, it was discovered that the computer model used to begin the GW hysteria showed the Sahara Desert in flood stage, so crappy was the software (done on an Atari computer, I think).  No matter, they simply continued on as if nothing had changed.  Why?  Because huge grants from the US government [see Sen. Al Gore] were available, but only for the "right" conclusions.  I'll leave it to the reader to wonder why politicians were so eager for a climate crisis.  What's changed.  Nothing. Except the Earth has begun a cooling cycle.

& had he really endorsed Obama? or was it Eisenhower?

dotage

General Powell frets that maybe he hadn't excused himself from the State Dinner table to hail a cab.

twilight time

How Twilight Works

MoSup just watched a morning show featuring the Twilight author (it began with a dream) and was telling me that all the girls at work are ga-ga over it.  Have you ever heard of it?  Why, matter of fact, yes I have.

A few weeks ago I had the miserable experience of reading Twilight. A friend bought it for me and I took it with me to read on a long flight from Seattle to Houston. I knew it was going to be crappy, but I thought it would be a guilty pleasure kind of crappy - where you know it's bad but you still get enjoyment out of it. I actually managed to power through around 400 pages until I gave up and started reading Sky Mall. I've been seeing Twilight everywhere lately, especially with Vampire Teens II New Moon's release, so I thought I'd break down why chicks go apeshit for it.  [continued]

Tryouts for Obama's "chariot reminder"

Naking fun of donks here boss

In Passing

Grumpy side up

Tell someone who cares “ Words you do not want to hear "While Zardari’s gesture is just that, since control of the nation’s nuclear weapons in fact lies with the military... Weekly Tracking Poll: New Feature Paints Ugly 2010 Picture If you're Daily KOS that is ... Boo-yah! Two in five Democratic voters either consider themselves unlikely to vote at this point in time, or have already made the firm decision to remove themselves from the 2010 electorate pool. Climate change data dumped Scientists (the term is loosely applied)  at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have admitted throwing away much of the raw temperature data on which their predictions of global warming are based. Kathleen Parker: The GOP's suicide pact I think the word is "homicide" Katie dearest.  The  "purity" pledge should be executed without the rhetoric.  Don't fund RINOs; Don't vote for RINOs; Don't pander to RINO lovers.  In short, walk the talk. Testy Ed Schultz I remember when he was being touted as the guy who would knock Limbaugh off radio.  He seems more suited to be a Senator from  Minnesota.  And that goes for Testy Ed's friends "Are You Literate?" Whiff of Wacko You can now buy Michael Jackson's perfume made using DNA samples from the late singer's hair. Concern: will my nose fall off after whiffing? ”

truth v fiction

Change this - to a + and, voila!

Climaquiddick – Who Are The “Deniers” Now?

"Climaquiddick."  Snort.  This [excerpt]  from QandO, is de-lish-us! “ What an interesting week. The wheels on the AGW bus aren’t going “round and round” any more, they seem to be coming off. Unless you listen to a good portion of the alarmists who are in the middle of denying the significance of the CRU emails, that is. But I prefer to start my examination of what has been found with a couple of quotes from Eric S. Raymond (via Reboot Congress), software engineer, open source advocate and author of the book “The Cathedral & the Bazaar“.  The first: For those of you who have been stigmatizing AGW skeptics as “deniers” and dismissing their charges that the whole enterprise is fraudulent? Hope you like the taste of crow, because I do believe there’s a buttload of it coming at you. Piping hot. Pretty strong, no? So why do you suppose Raymond feels confident enough to make such a pronouncement? Because his review has found blatant and undeniable fraud within the programing used to “predict” the warming supposedly taking place. Or as he says: All you apologists weakly protesting that this is research business as usual and there are plausible explanations for everything in the emails? Sackcloth and ashes time for you. This isn’t just a smoking gun, it’s a siege cannon with the barrel still hot. Even stronger – and here’s why: From the CRU code file osborn-tree6/briffa_sep98_d.pro , used to prepare a graph purported to be of Northern Hemisphere temperatures and reconstructions. Raymond, in reaction to this bit of code, says: This, people, is blatant data-cooking, with no pretense otherwise. It flattens a period of warm temperatures in the 1940s 1930s — see those negative coefficients? Then, later on, it applies a positive multiplier so you get a nice dramatic hockey stick at the end of the century. You have to love it, in a sick sort of way – the routine is called “a VERY ARTIFICIAL correction for the decline” and the correction is named a “fudge factor”. Blatant? Unbelievable. Again, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist, or a scientist at all to see through this garbage. What does it all yield? Raymond plots it: [continue] ”

Lists

Stuff

“ Prostitutes at work on on Google Street View "I can see your house" The 100 Biggest Celebrity Breasts Of All Time Notice that it doesn't say "boobs." Страница Виртуальных Путешественников - Фантастический Airbus А380 Emerates Air - Only rich communists need investigate. The Eerie Amusement Parks of North Korea The "Wheel of Death" at Kaeson Youth Park is notorious for ejecting riders. There are no safety straps and it apparently spins very quickly The 10 Funniest Dumb Blonde Moments In TV History "I thought Europe was a country." ”

When cockroaches eat their young, wot?

How Bad is it for Teh Him?

Well, for starters, this clip is from today's New York Times editorial, Diplomacy 101 “   Nine months later, the president’s promising peace initiative has unraveled. The Israelis have refused to stop all building. The Palestinians say that they won’t talk to the Israelis until they do, and President Mahmoud Abbas is so despondent he has threatened to quit. Arab states are refusing to do anything. Mr. Obama’s own credibility is so diminished (his approval rating in Israel is 4 percent) that serious negotiations may be farther off than ever. Peacemaking takes strategic skill. But we see no sign that President Obama and Mr. Mitchell were thinking more than one move down the board. The president went public with his demand for a full freeze on settlements before securing Israel’s commitment. And he and his aides apparently had no plan for what they would do if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said no. ”

Tom Sowell

The Politics of the Housing Boom

Today's recommended reading, the value of which is broadly debated, is The IBD series by the "anti-Krugman," Thomas Sowell (The Housing Boom and Bust)   Sowell may not be the only person to write objectively about what caused out current misfortune, but he's the only one I trust implicitly.   “ There were many who shared the responsibility — or, in this case, the irresponsibility — for the housing boom that was fueled by easier credit, lower mortgage approval standards and "creative" financing. Moreover, like many disasters, this one began with good intentions. At the heart of those good intentions was the quest for "affordable housing," another way of expressing the crusade for more home ownership among a wider range of people. ” One of the most damning pieces of evidence for the notion of a biased Donk-Media Complex has been, for me,  the total absence of Sowell, Sowell's ideas, and references to Sowell on the Sunday shows, or anywhere else in the broadcast media.  In a world where  where Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews have their own shows?  Puh-leeeze.  I even came to wonder whether Sowell had a speech impediment, a squeaky girl voice, or perhaps spoke in Ebonics?  Nope.  As with Dr. Walter E Williams, Justice Clarence Thomas, et.al, it's a manifestation of Liberal media nightmares of Nat Turner run amok.  A Black intellectual whose words and ideas might cause rebellion on the plantation. Part III, the most recent in what is a five part series begins: “ In 2002, the George W. Bush administration urged Congress to pass the American Dream Downpayment Act, which subsidized the down payments of prospective home buyers whose incomes were below a certain level. After passage of that act, the president also urged Congress to pass legislation permitting the Federal Housing Administration to begin making zero-down-payment loans at low interest rates to low-income Americans. ” If you want to play catch-up -- Part I --    Housing Bust: Sowell Series Starts Today Part II --   How Little Law From '70s Brought The Financial System To Its Knees Part III --  How Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Sank In The Subprime Quicksand

Stuff you never would have known without me

In Passing

Being Observant

The joy of bubbles “ Joy Behar’s Moral Quandary: 'Isn't it a Little Racist to Call it Black Friday?' Good Lawd Amighty Can’t Find The G-Spot? You’re Not Alone: The Science of Sex I'm pretty nuch off the hook. Am reading 'Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse  - James Wesley, Rawles - this weekend. Rather disturbing because it seems way too possible.. ... are the American Legion, VFW, and various unit and academy alumni organizations still active? Strikes me they should be, if for nothing more than a contact network to restore a Constitutional America if TSHTF.  (Glenmore) Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind  Holder Justice: The Gift That Keeps On Giving. From the NYT:     WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration can lawfully pay the community group Acorn for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. (Corner) Scientists Square Off In Heated ClimateGate Debate As you watch the following segment, try to imagine an American television news outlet besides Fox giving so much air time not only to a debate about this scandal, but also to a discussion about the very existence of global warming (Newsbusters) German father charged over son's shooting spree What?  No Child Abuse Charges? The father of a German teenager who went on a shooting spree in March, killing 15 people, has been charged with manslaughter.  charged with 15 counts of manslaughter for failing to keep his gun secure. ”

The Persecution of Sarah Palin:

"Those called out in the book should not be allowed to forget what they did."

The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star This book goes on my Christmas snocking list for the obvious reason that I like Palin.  But, I also believe the task of rebuilding our broken nation has to begin with destroying the corrupt, rancid, Democrat Media Complex that engineered its downfall, and that can only be accomplished,  given the price of ammo these days, by disseminating overriding truths    You can read an opening excerpt here.  Amongst these recommendations, Brit Hume, especially, speaks for me. “ "A compelling account of journalistic malpractice on a grand scale. Those called out in the book should not be allowed to forget what they did." -Brit Hume, senior political analyst, Fox News "Matthew Continetti has written a touch, revealing look at how the bias or habits of liberals in the media led them to assault a political figure who shared neither their values nor background. Whether you like Sarah Palin or not, this well-researched and meticulous volume strips the bark off influential players in journalism." -Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush "If every member of the anti-Palin media was simply forced to read and understand just the first page of this book, what is left of journalism in this country would be greatly improved. If every voter had done so prior to the election, we might have a different president right now." -John Ziegler, creator of the film Media Malpractice "During the 2008 campaign the 'mainstream media' wrote a narrative about Sarah Palin that had very little to do with the facts. Now Matthew Continetti, who told us the truth about the Republican machine in The K Street Gang, tells us the truth about how Palin was chosen by John McCain and how so many in the press set out to destroy her." -Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute; coauthor, The Almanac of American Politics ”

Charles at his finest

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Grammar

Wii Wii

Wii Skateboard Pup

Ride a Pony

A timely primer

If your house is like ours was on Christmas day, there'll prolly be a new pony under the tree for one of the kids.  I sure wish we'da had this handy guide in the wayback.

Rge whitewash continues

Climategate e-mails sweep America, may scuttle Barack Obama's Cap and Trade laws

May? In a sane world, an analogous headline would be, "Video showing man killing his wife may change innocent plea."   Anyway, food for your e-mails below. You're welcome. “ Climategate: the whitewash begins urgent damage limitation exercise in order to whitewash the Climategate scandal in time for Copenhagen. Climategate: five Aussie MPs lead the way by resigning in disgust over carbon tax 'You've Taken the Words Out of My Mouth' "Peer review," scientific corruption and the New York Times. Climategate: sack 'no longer credible' Michael Mann from IPCC urges climatologist Climategate: What would the Gipper do? Al Gore’s AGW agenda is about spending vasts sums of public money on a problem than doesn’t exist. ”

Subway Zoos

Eric Holder depiction of KSM riding the subway to his trial?

No, just one of the selections found at People Of PublicTransit..  The first thing this site brought to mind was John Rocker's indelicate quote about New York's 7 train, that got him fined $20,000 (what Amendment was that?)

Whoopas

Three Things From Ernie

“ Q. What do you call a white man surrounded by Indians? A. Bartender. My wife asked what reincarnation is. I explained, when you die you come back as something else. She said she wanted to come back as a pig. I said, "You're not listening." Here's a nice Internet Explorer vs Firefox (or Chrome) example. A site called Findmebyip is designed to tell you your browser, its features, your ip address and try to find your ballpark location (usually to within a few miles of your actual location). Pay specific attention to the 'Modernizer Support' section and see how many features are supported by Firefox and not Explorer. ”

Back Boobs

Back-Boob Chic The sexy new look

Ooh yeah, hug me ... HUG MEEEEEE! OMFG Hugggggggggg

Celebrating the First Amendment

In Passing

Chimps have feelings too

Bo Derek and Tarzan “ Barry Schicklgruber to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress over higher costs for businesses and homeowners. ... China's top climate envoy said Wednesday his nation would seek binding pollution targets for developed countries but reject similar requirements for itself at the summit. Time is up for short-term thinking in your silly experiment called capitalism Albert Speer backs Schicklgruber plan. 'Dems' kamikaze mission' The reason the Democratic leadership and the White House are rushing to pass the [healthcare] bill is that they know it is killing them and believe doing it quickly will kill fewer of them than doing it slowly. If they pass it by year's end, perhaps voters will move on to other concerns by the November 2010 midterm elections.  Biden Pardons Single Yam In Vice Presidential Thanksgiving Ritual Chris Matthews vs. Bishop Tobin Apparently not having been warned that the host is a thug and a blowhard, Bishop Tobin—the fellow who urged Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to present himself for communion—went on Chris Matthews's show. Google Explains, apologizes, vacuums Racist Michelle Obama Image Last week, commenters in a Google help forum expressed disgust towards an offensive image of Michelle Obama, which appears as the first result in an image search of our lovely First Lady. Google was asked to remove the offensive image of the doctored photo of Michelle Obama made to look like a monkey, but at first refused. ... Former President Bush responded with a LOL. Nets Ignore Climategate While FNC & CNN Report, CNN Dismisses Relevance As is their style ”