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Follow the hot money
Andrew Bolt
–, Thursday, July, 23, 2009, (9:05am)
Who wouldn't be a believer, in such a climate?
* The US government has provided over $79 billion since 1989 on policies related to climate change, including science and technology research, foreign aid, and tax breaks.
* Despite the billions: "audits" of the science are left to unpaid volunteers…
* Carbon trading worldwide reached $126 billion in 2008. Banks are calling for more carbon-trading. And experts are predicting the carbon market will reach $2 - $10 trillion making carbon the largest single commodity traded.
* Meanwhile in a distracting sideshow, Exxon-Mobil Corp is repeatedly attacked for paying a grand total of $23 million to skeptics—less than a thousandth of what the US government has put in, and less than one five-thousandth of the value of carbon trading in just the single year of 2008.
Read Joanne Nova's findings in full here.
But maybe all this spending really is saving us from warming. Observe that spending goes up ...
... and the temperature goes down:
It worked!
A new paper says changes in ocean currents, rather than carbon dioxide, explain most of the recent warming:
Overall the results suggest that the Southern Oscillation exercises a consistently dominant influence on mean global temperature, with a maximum effect in the tropics, except for periods when equatorial volcanism causes ad hoc cooling. That mean global tropospheric temperature has for the last 50 years fallen and risen in close accord with the SOI of 5–7 months earlier shows the potential of natural forcing mechanisms to account for most of the temperature variation.
Have Your Say
Observe that spending goes up ... and the temperature goes down:
Which means it must be working. Right?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:18am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:44am)
I could I guess argue that as spending goes up atmospheric CO2 continues to go up as well (AB should superimpose the CO2 curve). Can you comment on that. Also as temp is going down CO2 is going up. Can you comment on that.
I realize you are being facetious but unfortunately (incredibly) your "argument" based on the given graph will be taken seriously by some believers. It is the usual AGW cause and effect nonsense.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:00pm)
LOL. Now, you would have the deniers completely confused, John Mc, if they could pick up the inconsistencies in their logic.
Sadly, they can't!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:17pm)
You are right John, the temperature is back to normal, we can now stop being stupid spendind on climate change it is sheer waste,start using our hard earned taxes building dams and nuclear generation of electricity.
Problem is my proposal would end the never ending scam.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:40pm)
Draco - oh garble garble garble. The climate is not responding to your garbage. The truth will come out whether you like it or not.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:46pm)
So tell us Draco - what evidence do you have that convinces you that AGW is true?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:24pm)
Haha and Draco dutifully displays the ignorance of correlation doesnt equal causation so typical of AGW acolytes!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:28pm)
LOL. Now, you would have the deniers completely confused, John Mc, if they could pick up the inconsistencies in their logic.
Sadly, they can't!
Do you actually read what you write before you hit the Submit button?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:16pm)
Draco… It is your logic that is in question…
So do you have any comment on the paper… or are you simply going to indulge in ad Hom attacks that attempt to associate climate realists with Holocaust deniers?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:40pm)
Good pick-up JMc. Wait for the cries of "correlation/inverse correlation is not causation".
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:02pm)
Follow that argument through.Stop Spending.Problem fixed.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:19pm)
Bang on time Marty, you clever boy! LOL
Thu 23 Jul 09 (05:28pm)
This is exactly the same logic Y2K supporters used. 'All those billions must have solved the (non-existent) problem'.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (05:45pm)
LOL. Now, you would have the deniers completely confused, John Mc, if they could pick up the inconsistencies in their logic.
Sadly, they can't!
LOL. Now, you would have the deniers completely confused, John Mc, if they could pick up the inconsistencies in their logic.
Sadly, they can't!
There is no one so stupid as he who does not realise he's being mocked. Go and look up "sarcasm" in the dictionary dumbass.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (05:48pm)
Good pick-up JMc. Wait for the cries of "correlation/inverse correlation is not causation". smile smile
Go and look up "sarcasm" in the dictionary, idiot!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (07:10pm)
Looks like I confused a few folk here with my attempt at wit.
I think AGW is simply a more financially rewarding scam than even Y2K.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:17pm)
In the one drag we pick up Draco and Dirty Harry. Superior intellects. Just ask them.
Fri 24 Jul 09 (01:02pm)
You are right on the mark Big Ted. Correlations, Regressions and Factor analyses ect are not undeniably evidence of causation. There are many variables that influence global temperatures. FFS there is no evidence that the ETS will do anything. Kevin IQ7 is dumb to evidence.
aaah *now* i understand, its not reducing CO2 'pollulution' that stops warming (hence we can ignore 8y of rising CO2 and falling temperatures), its money spent on it that does !
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:22am)
Fri 24 Jul 09 (03:00am)
You're obviously reading what you want to read to get 8 years of falling temps from that graph. We might be just back to 2004-2005 or similar to 2001-2002 temps. But we've only got the last 12 years to go by, most of which were among the hottest on record. Give us the last 130 years and we'll see how cool it really is. No? Too obvious?
Fri 24 Jul 09 (09:28am)
Isn't that how most government programs work? Listen to all the governments in Australia (and beyond), go on and on about money spent on blah, blah, blah and not an outcome to be seen…
And you would think stupid liberal would call krudd out on his not "one bit of evidence " INSTEAD OF STANDING THERE LETTING THEM BAG THEM FOR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE SCAM ,THEY SHOULD LOOK AT THE UK ,SPAIN AND CALIFORNIA THEY ARE ALL IN RUINS FROM THIS SCAM .AT LEAST LABOR HAS BEEN RUINED FOREVER IN THE UK THATS ONE GOOD THING .DEMAND THE EVIDENCE YOU WEAK LOT ,TURNBULL AND HOCKEY.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:23am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:17pm)
And you would think stupid liberal would call krudd out on his not "one bit of evidence "
Because there is evidence, just not proof. Of course to prove, it would be virtually impossible.
But the missing link, what was tangibly done to reduce temperatures ? I guess the spending helped raise the level of ommm which thereby reduced it. Man's mental powers: truly amazing.
Agw monkeys.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:25am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:02pm)
Man's mental powers: truly amazing.
Something for you to aspire to.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:18pm)
In a language you understand Draco ... ee' ee' oo' oo'.
You a scientist LOL !
Fri 24 Jul 09 (06:54am)
Draco replied to PaulC
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:02am)
"Man's mental powers: truly amazing.
Something for you to aspire to."
Nice try you BALKAN TWIT .TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE ..IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO READ THAT IS ..and judgeing by your vile post re Palins disabled son a little time ago I'd say your maturity has some time to go before it reaches ground level ..which low life ALP troglydyte do you troll for ..
Yes Andrew, this is all about 'hot' money - and people like Rudd and Turnbull and Gore - are all joining the lines at the front of the queue - because they sure aren't concerned about climate change.
Why are the Greens such dupes?
Somebody knows the real truth here - but who is game to spell it out in detail?
Maybe Tuckey?:smirk:
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:27am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:28am)
Tony, it was Margaret Thatcher that gave AGW political legs in the first place.
You should take up your arguments with her and the Tory Party who are still just as much into AGW as Al Gore is.
AGW is NOT a left/right issue.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:36am)
Barnaby has certainly spelt it out as per this morning's article…
And Steve Fielding has too.
What a pity the guardians of our culture and thinking - the MSM - devote so little time or effort to publicising it.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:47am)
Joe Hockey on Lateline last night said there were members of parliament, both Liberal and Labor who don't believe in this momumental fraud. Who are they?
I don't think Hockey believes in it but he was towing the party line, Turnbull's line.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:11pm)
I don't think Hockey believes in it but he was towing (sic) the party line, Turnbull's line.
He's big enough to tow the entire Liberal party. Hopefully out to sea so they will be at home.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:49pm)
Looking more likely that it will be a double disolution election.
Truss has to go and Barnaby take the helm of the Nationals (if it is politically feasible) and move to the lower house seat of Dawson at the next election.
Barney would make an excellent PM, but it will take time to get him there.
We will continue the fight for as long as it takes.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:22pm)
Hi Maggie - wasn't aware of that - but I bagged Thatcher the other day for her past unhelpfullness
Jeff - Barny's right - but I want to know all the pollies who are in line for massive payola if they ever pull this scam off - no-one's has spelt it out yet - this is extortion mafioso style - with Gore leading the way (and making a mint with the help of the MSM and Hollywood and the Green movement)
Struth - if Hockey wants to really impress he should start naming names - now..
Why cant we have a modern studay comparing all energy types for a city of say a 100,000 people.
That includes moder nuclear vs a modern day coal plant vs a modern day gas plant vs a modern day solar/wind plant.
Compare the costs to intially set up/build, cost per household once in production a month/year, Co2 levels, running costs per year, jobs required annually etc.
It would make for very intersting comparison.
Why Australia hasn't gone nuclear i'll never know. We're stuck in the past its scary. France uses 80% nuclear energy and has never had one problem. A nuclear meltdown or accident these days with a modern reactor is phyiscally impossible (that is called science) plus we have tons of space in our arid lands were not a sole lives or ever will to dump waste. Australia, get onboard! A little reactor in a small room is capable of powering tens of thousands of homes these days and it will never switch off.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:32am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:39pm)
In Australia nuclear is more expensive than coal, thanks to the massive coal deposits close to our cities. Unless you believe in global warming, the case for nuclear power in Australia is weak.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:47pm)
I'm not surprised that no soles live in our arid lands, they would find it very difficult to breath out of water!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:46pm)
Australia has not gone nuclear because we have got enough coal to produce the cheapest electricity thats available for the next 1000 years. Nuclear energy is much more expensive then from coal, so unless you believe that "carbon pollution" is going to kill us all there is no reason to go nuclear.
Changes in ocean currents ... urrr.
If it was any other field of research it would be trashed. Let's get this right. The supposed means of measurement don't actually measure the variable that is the focus of study. That's like measuring someone's height without accounting for whether they are standing or sitting. So what do we have here ? The bedroom oscillation, the light globe change stretch.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:32am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:12pm)
Do you ever get sick of making stupid comments?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:31pm)
Just observing your slime.
I mean really. Temperatures cooling because of ocean currents or we haven't had an El Nino. You claim your measuring a trend but your measurements are overrun by El Nino and other white noise. You can't measure what it is you claim.
But to point that out is stupid. Stupid for you is not following the faith.
Do you wrap your partner up in an habib because you can't stand the sight of humanity ?
Your extrapolated fundamentalism is what is stupid.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:11pm)
Go publish your rebuttal in a reputable peer-reviewed journal PaulC.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:59pm)
Pigs will fly, Lazlo. Maybe in the Journal of Kitchen Science, tho. Or Energy and Environment.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (08:37pm)
paulc; that is a monumentally stupid comment; AGW is based on correlations; unfortunately for AGW [and the poor taxpayers] those correlations only exist in GCMs, the computers; in real life the correlation between temperature and CO2 is non-existent as this new paper by one of Australia's leading statisticians, Dr David Stockwell shows;
The paper by McLean, and Professors de Feitas and Carter establishes a strong correlation with a natural indice, the SOI; unlike CO2 which has no explained heating mechanism and plenty of evidence to support that non-heating attribute, the SOI is a well documented amalgam of oceanographic effects which have proven effects on climate.
From the beginning of this 'debate' there has been no science to support AGW so one has to ask the question why is AGW being so heavily supported by the gov't, the msm, the UN and the various green ratbag groups?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:01pm)
Their conclusions are based on their data, dumb-ass. If you've got specific evidence to disprove their findings and suggested conclusions, then write it down and send it to peer-review. It's called the scientific process.
It's the pirates. Since piracy has been in decline temperatures have gone up. As Al Gore showed correlation is proof of causation. Interesting that temperatures have gone down since piracy has made a comeback in Somalia. I rest my case. Check out the proof in this graph.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:33am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:16pm)
Given the choice of yours or the Deniers' causation theory posed here, I go with the pirates, any day. But, Doc Rock, it always hurts when the Deniers make fun of our global holy day designed to warm the NH winter some, International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:53pm)
Thank you for the link. I had always wondered how C14 dating reconciled with the World being created 4,347 years ago - and now I know.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (04:07pm)
Very true. The cooling since 1998 is clearly due to the rise of the Somalian pirates.
P1. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a being which has every perfection.
P2. Existance is a perfection.
P3. Therefore, the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists.
May his noodly appendages touch you all.
Much to worry about with this. Leon Gettler in today's Age
Everything old is new again ....
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:37am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:20pm)
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme being proposed by the Rudd government includes 'secondary markets' for carbon credits, which means the government auctions the credits to the highest bidders who then have the option of selling the credits to other buyers after the auction. This is supposedly a means of over achiever emission reducers being able to sell credits they don't need. Carbon credits will be seen by some as a good speculative investment and a bubble will be created, then inflated, then POP!!
"* Carbon trading worldwide reached $126 billion in 2008"
I wouldn't have thought in this age that the old adage "a fool and his money" still applied.
No wonder Big Al travels the world with his scam.
Is this just shifting the "deck chairs" or is there really some reduction of CO2?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:44am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:55pm)
"No wonder Big Al travels the world with his scam" - at up to $200,000 a ranting presentation he would crawl to them if he had to.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:05pm)
I wouldn't have thought in this age that the old adage "a fool and his money" still applied
As the mug Californians are finding out, "there's no such thing as a free lunch"[removed]void(0);
Thu 23 Jul 09 (08:24pm)
burrah, California have more than 12,000 wind turbines in the Mojave Desert, they supply less than 1% of the States electricity, does that tell you anything?
Quote of the year candidate from Barnaby Joyce:
"If we're going to be voting for a gesture, why don't we have a tax for world peace?"
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:53am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:30am)
Link here.
With the world of politics so dominated by spin, Barnaby is a breath of fresh air.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:11pm)
Better still ... why not just legislate that the world be a nice place.
Fri 24 Jul 09 (07:06am)
Even better , why not give it to Al Gore and he can onsell carbon credits to Martians .That should fit in with his panoply..
Scamsters love climate suckers. Solar activity and SOI connection probably too.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (10:53am)
Maxine McKew,now the Member for Benelong, was until recently a member of the Barclays Capital Advisory Board. (http://www.barcap.com/sites/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=6c3642b12025e010VgnVCM1000002e14480aRCRD&vgnextchannel=b35ffb33ea549010VgnVCM1000002581c50aRCRD)
"Barclays Capital has been recognised as a key player in the emissions trading market through various industry awards". http://www.barcap.com/sites/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=18097ab76adce010VgnVCM1000001413410aRCRD&vgnextchannel=1c6c15cd3f4f8010VgnVCM1000002581c50aRCRD
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:06am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:03pm)
- let's not forget government climate change advisor Garnaut who is chairman of the Lihir gold mining company.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:01pm)
Turnbull probably has former connections too.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:07pm)
That would be the same Lihir Gold Mining Company who are closing down thier mine at Ballarat and laying off 200 workers!
The $23 million paid by Exxon-Mobil sounds like some sort of hush money, probably smart business to pay for silence.
We are all aware that 20 years ago Exxon caused a 40 million litre oil spill with its Exxon Valdez, killing approximately 250,000-500,000 sea birds, 300 harbour seals, 22 orcas, etc. and devastating the local fishing and marine industry.
Exxon were fined the equivalent of their year's profit at the time, $5 billion.
Exxon appealed the case three times, with the case being remanded back to a lower court and the judge finding that the damages were excessive with respect to maritime common law. The judgment limits punitive damages to the compensatory damages, which for this case were calculated as $507.5 million.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, decried the ruling as "another in a line of cases where this Supreme Court has misconstrued congressional intent to benefit large corporations."
Exxon also recovered a significant amount of its costs through insurance claims.
Exxon's official position is that punitive damages greater than $25 million are not justified because the spill resulted from an accident.
Exxon Mobil spent approximately $1 billion to settle civil and criminal claims.
As at January 2009, the Valdez was still sailing, carrying oil under Sea River Maritime Co. of the Marshall Islands, a wholly owned subsidiary company of Exxon Mobil.
I would not be quoting them in any of my arguments Bolter.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:24am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:25pm)
Jack, I wonder how many human lives Exxon saved with supply of it's valuable product to sustain life.
Sure the spill was a disaster,but caused by inexperiance of someone employed by Exxon.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:38pm)
You write about the Exxon Valdez like it was a deliberate attempt at environmental vandalism rather than a tragic accident caused by a drunk captain.
Exxon has paid money to legitimate research and policy organisations. Nothing wrong with that.
Exxon has the moral high ground on this topic and should be even more forceful in funding research proving the scam for what it is.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:17pm)
Jack, your point is ....? Is there a connection somewhere between all this and Climate Change? Because the company sought to to limit the fines against, it can't be trusted on anything? Great logic ... and even better is this ...
As at January 2009, the Valdez was still sailing, carrying oil under Sea River Maritime Co. of the Marshall Islands, a wholly owned subsidiary company of Exxon Mobil./quote]
What do you want to happen? That the ship be tied up, blindfolded and shot for its "crime?"? If it is seaworthy now, why shouldn't it be still in use?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:46pm)
"Exxon-Mobil Corp is repeatedly attacked for paying a grand total of $23 million to skeptics". Exxon is just one of the corporations that are funding the deniers. Let's see the total for all corporate funding. Also, Bolt implies that funding by the US government is as biased as funding from corporations. This is highly unlikely. The fossil fuel industry has a clear vested interest in the science going in a certain direction. The US government at least has to reconcile the interests of often comnpeting sections of capital.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:46pm)
Seems like your beef is with the law Jack - truth is you dont like it but the law applies to everyone. Don't like it? then get the lawmakers to change the laws, else stop your bitching.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:26pm)
My point, which I thought was pretty clear, is that Exxon has a very dodgy name to be using to further your argument. Very dodgy.
According to you jan, Exxon Mobil are second only to Mother Theresa. Similarly GeeJay, a company clearly causing such a terrible event then seeking to evade any compensation or blame is ok. Next time a drunk driver crashes and kills an innocent family then runs away and dumps his car I guess you'll back him too? If he does so, why question any other action or motive he has later? I remember Justice Einfeld similarly claming his action as a 'one-off'.
Be honest Jan, Jack et al, Exxon caused a huge environmental and economic (only for the locals) disaster, then did everything they could do squirm out of any guilt or compensation, a calculated act that went on for 15 years.
That's my beef, and trying to use them as some sort of corporate white knight to support your argument. No wonder there are parallels with the tobacco companies sponsoring 'legitimate reserach and policy organisations'.
You obviously think it was a little accident, and caused by one drunken man, that should otherwise not blemish their corporate character.
Echoes of the Swire Group's Pacific Adventurer disaster on Queensland's Sunshine Coast earlier this year.
Swire claimed 20-30 tonnes of oil was lost, it was later found to be close to 270 tonnes.
Swire Shipping has said it is legally liable under international maritime law for only $14.5 million of the clean-up bill, estimated to be $34 million.
Queensland taxpayers are to foot the bill. Happy with that one too I guess?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (04:23pm)
And you also find tehy spend hundreds of Milliosn fighting Malaria in Africa and other positive things.
But both are irrelavent to taxing little old ladies electricity and gas to keep them selves warm on winter,
Fri 24 Jul 09 (01:43am)
ever wonder why some of the richest & most powerful Oilmen on Earth are fanatically pro-AGW, such as multi billionaires Maurice Strong & the Rockefeller brothers?
Go here
"Exxon plays Greenpeace - like a fiddle!"
Fri 24 Jul 09 (10:54am)
arnold, the us government has a clear vested interest in scaring the public about global warming so they can promote themselves as the only party who can save them.
Must be really annoying to be so marginalised on this one 'Global Warming' issue Andrew.
I note Joe Hockey's recent statement with regard to the internal party politics of the Coalition, namely that there was a majority in the party that believes in it. To have you greatest faith in a group of people that do not share your most vocal of opinions must hurt.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:28am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:00pm)
It's funny to note that the "flat earth" argument started with Aristotle but is still going with some. There is still an International Flat Earth Research Soceity and website.
Wikipedia notes "The Flat Earth Society recruited members by polarizing the United States government and all of its agencies, particularly NASA. Much of the society's literature in its early days focused on interpreting the Bible literally to mean that the Earth is flat, although they did certainly attempt to offer scientific explanations and evidence".
The Flat Easth Soceity's stated aim is "To carefully observe, think freely rediscover forgotten fact and oppose theoretical dogmatic assumptions. To help establish the United States...of the world on this flat earth. Replace the science religion...with SANITY"
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:10pm)
Hockey is a politician. Andrew is not. I know who I prefer to believe.
Bloggers on this page always go on about how correlation doesn't equal causation and that's quite true. However, it means that the paper you linked in the update is no more valid or correct than a paper that shows warming correlates with CO2 increases.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:30am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:08pm)
Benn0 (or whoever you really are) - do some research genius - ice core samples PROVE that Co2 levels do NOT coincide with recorded climate activities at the time.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:53pm)
"Benn0 (or whoever you really are)"
Funny coming from an anonymous blogger.
Interestingly universal I don't dispute what you say there. However, you refer to natural fluctuations in CO2.
Papers that have been published showing a correlation between rising temps and the recent (ie the last 150 years), human induced increase in CO2 concentrations are no less valid than the paper referred to above. It's all correlative, and as far as I can see, correlation of one sort doesn't disprove correlation of another.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:30pm)
The bottom line BennO is that there is no proof that CO2 causes global warming.
There is also no evidence that the CPRS will have any effect on climate.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:57pm)
SHOVE your papers - It is proven of the non-existant relation between
Co2 levels and climate activity -
have the gonads to address that instead of hiding behind your papers rant.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:07pm)
'Papers that have been published showing a correlation between rising temps and the recent (ie the last 150 years), human induced increase in CO2 concentrations ..'
There is not a statistically significant correlation, eg the global cooling between the 1940s and 1970s. I don't think these papers exist. Please prove me wrong.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:59pm)
Regardless of the bottom line, looking at the paper Bolt referred to us, if there's no evidence that CO2 causes global warming then there is also no evidence that SOI affects global temperatures. There are just a couple of statistical relationships. And it has to be said, that 15 years of data cherry picked from the end of an ongoing time series (Bolt's second figure today) doesn't invalidate any trends in that time series. That's just misuse of statistics, you know the three types of lies and all that.
Regarding the CPRS, not that I actually mentioned that, of course an Australian CPRS will have little if any affect on climate. You don't need to be Einstein to work that one out.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:16pm)
AS for whether these papers exist, it's very difficult to link you to 120 years of climate research. So as much as I don't like doing so, I would recommend you read the Historical Overview of Climate Change Science which is chapter 1 of The Physical Science Basis of the IPCC report from 2007 (link is below).
I know people in this blog dismiss the IPCC as political and all that, but I would really recommend reading at least this first chapter because it's a review of about 120 years of peer reviewed science. It outlines why the climate scientists are so very sure that increases in CO2 are causing increases in global temperature and other climate changes.
It outlines the lab experiments by Tyndall (in 1861) that showed that increased CO2 can lead to warming. It describes how early calculations confirmed this link (Callendar 1938). It also describes the evolution of the climate models, so pilloried on these pages yet understood to be necessary and extremely useful, as these are not simple bivariate correlations being examined. In all it reviews and summarises the papers of which I wrote. I know that no one ever reads what people link in these pages, you can see it in their responses, but I really suggest you read this review of the science.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:20pm)
"SHOVE your papers…
...have the gonads to address that..."
When you have the maturity to interact like an adult, I might consider responding to you.
Fri 24 Jul 09 (12:58pm)
back door benny, nice to see you again. your 1st comment was spot on. no correlations prove cause therefore we should focus on real issues. such as the push for fuel efficient diesel cars which have emmisions known to cause lung cancer. unless you deny the fine particles which make up diesel and cigarette smoke cause lung cancer? these are the dangers of demonizing harmless co2. the focus on the real dangers are lost. btw do you always talk to yourself?
Fri 24 Jul 09 (04:53pm)
@dr george rock
Not really sure how you came up with your post mate.
How did you make the leap to denying that smoking causes lung cancer???
Are you smoking something yourself?
Sat 25 Jul 09 (12:44am)
Let's explain it in terms that even someone with your intellectual ability can understand.
The IPCC science review proves that CO2 is a global warming gas. No one with a genuine scientific background disputes that.
However, the IPPC review then goes on to claim that they cannot explain the source of the warming in the latter part of the 20th century.
Now pay attention here, otherwise you'l miss it! They then ASSUME that the unexplained warming is primarily due to man made increase in atmospheric CO2. They, and everyone else with a brain, known that their assumption has absolutely no obervational evidence to support it.
They then coumpound their erroneous assumption by making their CO2 warming models fit the data by overestimating the amount of positive feedback contributed by water vapour.
The paper that Andrew refers to conclusively shows that their original ASSUMPTION about anthropogenic increases in CO2 being responsible for global warming (aka. climate change) is a load of bovine excreta.
There. Clear now?
Sat 25 Jul 09 (10:23am)
ah Ninderthana
Love your condescending tone. It's comments like yours that make this blog so pointless because respectful debate is impossible. You'll note I haven't descended to it in any of my posts except to dismiss rude people like universal.
But let me explain things in terms someone like you might understand.
Despite what you think the IPCC don't create any models of their own. It is groups like the British Met and CSIRO who do this. And you know it's funny, despite what you said, last time I looked many of the people working at CSIRO have a brain. Interesting that. So perhaps you might like to take a look a little closer.
Going back to my original post, - oh you know what? I can't be bothered. THink what you like I couldn't give two hoots. You disagree with me (big deal), you've tried to be disrespectful to me with your tone (yawn). I'm not going to waste any more time on this rubbish. The real debate doesn't occur here, I'll contribute to where it does.
Andrew - can you contact the Liberal party and tell them that the science on ACC isnt settled. I heard Joe Hockey say that the party believes in climate change yet Wilson Tuckey says the party doesnt.Whats going on ?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:33am)
Fri 24 Jul 09 (07:14am)
Like I said many times before: this will be the biggest Scam of the Century.
This will be Bernie Madoff X 1000.
Thousands of people around the world will profit off this illusion of danger, while millions of others will suffer.
Ancient tribes sacrificed the occasional lamb or virgin to appease the Weather Gods, however, our modern society has far more sophisticated and insidious methods for extracting sacrifice from the populace.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:46am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:27pm)
It will be Bernie Madoff X 2356
I don't even know what that is!
Nobody does!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:25pm)
I'd prefer it if the bastards just came out and said we want alot more tax from you plebs, and raised the GST to 20%. Using this monumental fraud as justification is what really sickens me. And to think people are going to profit from the misery. Roll out the guillotines.
Democracy is an illusion, when this type of crime can occur.
Can anyone tell me in all of this exactly where the incentive to wipe out CO2 emmissions is?
Seems to me if it was so evil to produce man made CO2 then we should be aiming for zero or next to zero emmissions. Can't see the bankers and traders wanting that with a few trillion bucks hanging on it.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:55am)
* Meanwhile in a distracting sideshow, Exxon-Mobil Corp is repeatedly attacked for paying a grand total of $23 million to skeptics—less than a thousandth of what the US government has put in, and less than one five-thousandth of the value of carbon trading in just the single year of 2008.
Hang on one second before you get off getting all offended; that is $23 million spent on PROPAGANDA designed to subvert what the science is telling the public.
Sadly for this woman's case—not one shred of research that deniers use to argue that AGW/CC is worth dealing with, comes from peer-review literature.
Oh andlet's drop the thin pretense and not call them skeptics; that's what real research-generating peer-review publishing scientists are!
To cry 'unfair' is the biggest lie to date of these bottom-feeding low-lifers who wouldn't get a job anywhere else, now that you are not allowed to spread propaganda lies about tobacco's health benefits.
Why don't you publish the dollar value Exxon-Mobil spends in real scientific research debunking global warming, lady?
Oh, you can't.! Because they don't.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (11:57am)
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:16pm)
Draco you wouldn't respond to anything objective. It's a religious cause for you.
You are devoid of character. Not worth the breath.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:24pm)
"bottom-feeding low-lifers who wouldn't get a job anywhere else"
You really are the dregs. These people actually run businesses. The ones you want to tax for your unsubstantiated principles. Tax that you can't earn.
The left is so clever at spending other people's money. When you actually earn some real dough and some hundreds of thousands in tax, millions then you may have a case.
You don't have track record. You don't have anything to sell. Least of all values.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:41pm)
The UN IPCC is a political lobby group, not a scientific body. It is not neutral.
It cherrypicks the science that supports its position.
It is perfectly legitimate for Exxon, which has the high moral ground on this issue, to fund research demonstrating the IPCC wrong.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:49pm)
Why don't you publish the dollar value Exxon-Mobil spends in real scientific research debunking global warming, lady?
It's hard to debunk something that doesn't exist.
Prove that it does exist and they'll have something to try and debunk.
Oh you can't? Of course not!
Of course you know that Draco.
You've come a long way since your last argument;
'Because Big Ted said so!'
Your fragile arguments have fallen apart at the seams and it's plain for all to see. You continued self-exposure as an ignorant zealot is quite funny to watch and certainly doesn't add and integrity or credibility to your cause.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (12:57pm)
boo Draco..still hiding from me!
"..subvert what the science is telling the public"
such a motherhood feel good statement.
it is the DATA that is important.
my Science/your Science/Gore's Science is irrelevant if the DATA collected proves otherwise..
trouble is...for almost 30 years the true unimpeachable data from SATELLITES tell us nothing's happening..natural climate variability that's all..
but then again you hang your hat on a conjecture..we are still awaiting your proof of AGW via MMC02 .
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:04pm)
The sun is as blank as your brain, but if you stare at it for awhile perhaps common sense will return.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:07pm)
Take the ad hominum out of your 22 word comment, and there is no argument left.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:18pm)
Why don't you publish the dollar value Exxon-Mobil spends in real scientific research debunking global warming, lady?
Oh, you can't.! Because they don't.
Rubbish! Draco the Gullible
Here they are
(From the UK Telegraph):
ExxonMobil promised in 2006 to stop funding climate change sceptics after it was criticised by the Royal Society for giving money to researchers who were "misinforming the public about the science of climate change".
The oil giant also funded a range of environmental groups last year, giving $110,000 (£67,222) to the Alliance to Save Energy, $105,000 (£64,166) to the Annapolis Center for Science-based Public Policy, $100,000 (£61,113) to the Energy research centre at Columbia University and $35,000 (£21,389) to the Center for Clean Air Policy.
ExxonMobil donated a total of $9 million (£5.5million) to environment-related groups in 2008, and a total of $225million (£137million) to charity, 1/200th of its $45.2billion (£27.6billion) profits for the year.
I can't believe you are so DIM!
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:35pm)
Hang on one second before you get off getting all offended; that is $23 million spent on PROPAGANDA designed to subvert what the science is telling the public.
As opposed to the billions spent by the governments on PROPAGANDA to try and support what the science can't tell the public?
Billions and billions of dollars - you'd think they would have been able to find some proof by now?
Evidently they can't!
One mans propaganda is another man's common sense.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:43pm)
Were you frothing at the mouth when you wrote that, Draco?
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:47pm)
I disagree PaulC - Draco is a (cartoon) character - chicken little.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (01:50pm)
You know how you can tell Draco knows nothing of science?
His ignorance of the fact that there are hundreds, thousands of peer reviewed papers out there that look at natural processes rather than AGW for changes in climate.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (02:21pm)
Draco… The paper. Comment on the paper.
Try to concentrate.
I know it's hard for you. Th' shiny AGW baubles and exaggerations attract your narrow mind ... But surely there must be room for one or two facts within it's tiny confines.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:18pm)
'His ignorance of the fact that there are hundreds, thousands of peer reviewed papers out there that look at natural processes rather than AGW for changes in climate.'
No, it isn't ignorance. He has been given pointers to long lists of peer reviewed research that questions the AGW hypothesis before, such as here.
So he is lying.
Thu 23 Jul 09 (03:46pm)
Drongo go get your mummy. You are dribbling again.
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Third National Report on Millennium Development Goals in Moldova: progress achieved, remaining issues and future options
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"Republic of Moldova has made tangible progress in reduicing poverty and infrant mortality and ensuring access to compulsory education", says Prime Minister Iurie Leanca in the Foreword of the National Report. "At the same time, the Government acknowledges the discrepancy in development between urban and rural areas, and the all too frequent marginalization of small towns in terms of access to economic opportunities and clean water, healthcare and quality education. A number of strategic planning documents, such as the National Decentralization Strategy adopted in 2012, have sought to address these problems in conjunction with the Strategy of Agriculture and Rural Development of Moldova which will be implemented starting with 2014".
The Millennium Development Goals Report shows that Moldova has made remarkable progress across most of MDGs, notably in reducing poverty, improving access to education and reducing child mortality, however there are certain concerns regarding weak progress under some MDGs. Furthermore, ensuring that this progress provides equitable and just outcomes for all Moldovan people will remain a paramount priority in the future.. The Report also communicates openly and objectively progress made so far and what remains to be done to achieve each of the eight Millennium Development Goals.
After an introduction on the national development context, highlighting the global issues and the domestic challenges, the authors of the report show that the reduction of extreme poverty and hunger has so far been a success but also underline certain equity concerns. "The poverty incidence at the international threshold of 4.3 USD steeply decreased from 34.5% in 2006 to 20.8% in 2012 (the final target being 23.0%)", the Report shows. However, "despite the outstanding decrease of the poverty incidence, unfortunately over half a million of citizens still consider themselves poor".
In the area of achieving universal access to general compulsory education, where Moldova "has made certain progress", for instance by increasing continuously child enrolment in preschool education, "there are still some issues related to access to and quality of education". The level of population literacy has been rather high and stable in the recent years, representing 99.4% in 2012, which virtually corresponds to the MDG target of 99.5%, the Report notes. At the same time, acknowledging that Moldova has already a high rate of enrolment in general education, "we should acknowledge that there still is some room for improvement in the education sector".
The authors of the National Report consider gender equality promotion and women empowerment as "a real chance to accelerate development". Progress in this area consists in a trend of increase of the number of women in decision-making positions at local level: among elected mayors – from 18.15% in 2007 to 18.51% in 2011, among local councillors – from 26.5% to 28.71%, and among district councillors – from 16.48% to 18.39%. On the other hand, despite the progress, "women are still underrepresented in the electoral, political, and decision-making processes"; the percentage of women holding public offices is 25.4%, that of women holding high level public leading positions – 30%, and special status public positions – 15.8%. Thus, these figures are "far from reflecting the demographic structure of the population where women represent 51.9% and men – 48.1% of the population".
In the context of reducing child mortality, the Report reveals "an important progress that needs to be maintained": in 2012, for the first time in the history of Moldova, the child mortality rate was lower than 10 deaths per 1000 live births (more exactly – 9.8, while the target for 2015 is 13.2), and the mortality of children under 5 years has also decreased stably since 2009, reaching 12.1 deaths per 1000 live births in 2012. In this line, the authors underline that, first of all, cooperation with "development partners and the continuation of the recent efforts are the main premises to ensure sustainability and amplify the successes achieved".
Progress in achieving the objective of improving maternal health in Moldova is associated by the authors of the Report with an "erratic progress, and uncertain prospects". "During the past two decades, the situation has improved considerably and the value of the main indicator – maternal mortality rate – moved close to the average for the European continent (15.31 compared to 11.57 in 2012). At the same time, the maternal mortality rate remains approximately 3 times higher than the average for the EU states (15.31 compared to 5.8)", the National Report states.
The achievement of the objective of combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases is "very challenging" as "both targets set for 2010 regarding HIV/AIDS have been missed significantly (general incidence – 17.1 instead of 9.6 and incidence among young people – 21.6 instead of 11.2)". However, the recent policy developments offer big hope for future progress in combating HIV infections and TB. "The authorities, jointly with the development partners, have identified the current challenges and developed cost-effective tools to address them", the Third National Report on Millennium Development Goals notes.
In the section dedicated to ensuring environmental sustainability, the Report launched in Chisinau calls for "a better balance between society and environment". "Moldova has made progress in achieving some of the MDG7 indicators, however strong efforts are still needed to ensure quality and sustainability", the Report states. It underlines that the final target of increasing the share of the state-protected areas (to 4.65%) was achieved already in 2006, "however, insufficient financial and human resources are allotted for the development of the management system, maintenance and management of the protection regimes". At the same time, the proportion of population with sustainable access to improved water sources in Moldova was 62% in 2012 compared to the target of 65%. Acknowledging that "environmental issues are dependent on the evolvement of other Millennium Development Goals", the authors of the Report list among the possible opportunities and success factors "the promotion and deepening of active participation of the entire population in environmental protection", which "is a major way to settle environmental issues".
Progress made by Moldova in developing a global partnership for development is satisfactory, the report asserts, although "not all relevant indicators have registered positive trends". Moldova had a positive evolvement in building an information society: the mobile telephony penetration rate reached the level of 114.6% in 2012 compared to 37.8% in 2006, the final target being set at 75.6%. "On the negative balance – target no. 1 "Developing a transparent trade and financial system based on rules, predictable and non-discriminatory by promoting exports and attracting investments" – has supported a certain regress as a result of foreign economic shocks and the domestic challenges faced by businesses", the Report says. Therefore, in this chapter, the Report calls for "a more advantageous integration in the global economy".
Apart from an analysis of the progress and the existing issues, the third National Report on the Millennium Development Goals sends some messages focused on the main development challenges faced by Moldova, which may be summarised as follows: "Two parallel realities: the rural life and the urban life"; "Emigration – a two-side phenomenon"; "Technologies: the main driver of change"; "From a patriarchal society to a modern one: different opportunities depending on the gender".
The First National Report on Millennium Development Goals in Moldova, developed by the Government of Moldova with the support of UN in 2005, presented the country's progress and identified human development issues, mentioning that, at that time, poverty remained a multidimensional phenomenon in Moldova. However, the country managed to reduce the extreme poverty rate by one third, between 1998 and 2002.
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Extra Money Zone Secret Shopper Extra Money Zone is a scam. Offered a 7 day trial for $2.95 and after I cancelled they took out $49.95 from my account and said it was non-refundable even though I cancelled. Internet
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I'm Barbara in Germany (Mainz), and I'm interested in weather already for decades.
By: barbamz, 4:34 PM GMT on June 21, 2013
This is a very (!) impressive video of the kind of weather which we had yesterday in parts of Germany. Video was taken in Bavaria (Straubing)
I just had a phone call to my parents, living 45 miles away from my place in southern Hassia. They've experienced a very frightening and very sudden sort of weather explosion yesterday night, downing trees and flooding the basement. Though I gave them a general warning earlier I couldn't warn them of this particular cell because it - as I saw in real time on radar - developed from one moment to the other right over their heads. My mother says she saw a lot of little watersprouds dancing on the flooded street in front of their house during this downburst. She never saw anything like this and she was shaking from fear. - Today my brother in law was busy with his chain saws to clean up the damage in their garden.
This video was taken ca. 55 miles south of my place at Mannheim. Parts of this storm system reached my city Mainz an hour later. A member of a german weather blog managed it to take an impressive photo though it already was quite dark.
Severe thunderstorms have crossed Germany yesterday night, but sparing my city Mainz, only sending some heavy wind gusts and some rains. At other places damage was much worse, but weather is calming down now.
Summarizing reports with a beautiful photo gallery (nice pics of lightnings!) on Spiegel English:
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By: barbamz, 5:36 PM GMT on June 02, 2013
"Eifel" is the Yellowstone Park of Germany. Volcanic activity is dormant now, but the last eruption happened only 10.000 years ago. Especially beautiful are the so called "maars", a specific sort of crater lake:
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"A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater that is caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption, which is an explosion caused by groundwater coming into contact with hot lava or magma. A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow crater lake. The name comes from the local Moselle Franconian dialect of Daun, where it is in turn derived from Latin mare (sea). Maars are shallow, flat-floored craters that scientists interpret as having formed above diatremes as a result of a violent expansion of magmatic gas or steam; deep erosion of a maar presumably would expose a diatreme. Maars range in size from 60 to 8,000 m (200 to 26,000 ft) across and from 10 to 200 m (33 to 660 ft) deep, and most are commonly filled with water to form natural lakes. Most maars have low rims composed of a mixture of loose fragments of volcanic rocks and rocks torn from the walls of the diatreme."
Below some pictures I took this weekend (May 30th to June 2nd, 2013) walking around the three maars near Schalkenmehren and Daun. There are a lot of beautiful views from the rims of those old craters.
The whole picture: Schalkenmehren and it's lake with the yellow of broom in the foreground.
Our favourite hiking trail around the lake of Schalkenmehren: Changing views at every corner.
Old apples and jung blossoms: Lawns with fruit trees down to the Maar of Schalkenmehren/Eifel/Germany.
Sunspot at the shore of the maar of Schalkenmehren.
There are three lakes in a row near the town of Daun/Eifel. This is a view down to the "Gemuendener Maar".
Old framework building in the village of Schalkenmehren at the shore of it's own "maar"
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United Circulation LLCPO Box 1243 Cedar Falls, Iowa United States of America
United Circulation LLC Kori Taylor kids scam elderly in Las Vegas Cedar Falls, Iowa
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I probably would have just told the girl "No thanks." but my father was here and decided to listen to what the girl had to say. She talked quite a bit, and now I believe this was to discourage any questions about herself. She said she was an honor student and had been asked to come to London to work at BBC but her grandmother, who had raised her and is very strict, said she had to earn the money herself. She knew her script well and asked if either of us had been to London and could we suggest places for her to visit while there.
My father agreed to purchase a magazine subscription for my mom at the cost of $48. She said when her grandmother got home from work tomorrow, she would bring his change with a thank you note. She talked about how a lot of people bought books from her and then just had them donated to the hospital where her grandmother works. She was trying very hard to 'fit in' with us, asking about my Dallas Cowboy shirt and saying her grandfather liked them too.
At some point, trying to nail down where she lived, I asked her for her house number and she couldn't remember it. This was a big red flag for me, but I didn't say anything. After she left, though, it kept bugging me and I finally realized why...one of the first things I taught both my children was their phone number and address in case they got lost or worse. If this girl, who appeared to be around 19, didn't know her address, she was lying.
At that point, I went online and "googled" the name of the company (from the receipt) and found out that this was a big scam going on in Albequerque. I got my twenty-two year old son and we went driving around our gated community and by sheer good luck found the girl walking, smoking and talking on her phone. I got out and said that I wanted my father's money back and her entire demeanor changed. She went from everyone's favorite granddaughter/niece/neighbor to the s***k crack head that lives on the corner.
I did get his money back and I called the police and the news channel. I also found out after I got back home that she had come to the house where my mother was and told the owner that she was MY father's granddaughter. The owner of the house said "Oh, come on in, your grandmother is here!" Needless to say, she changed that up real quick and got the hell out of there. I guess once she had the name of an actual resident, she decided to use it to her advantage. Luckily, it backfired.
I hope my reporting this can help save others from being scammed.
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Wizdog.com - wizdogSan Diego, California U.S.A.
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NOW they say they will issue a refund but I need to ship the single piece back. So they will not send me what I ordered and their only resolution is for me to spend more money and send the one piece back hoping they will be honest this one time and refund the payment?
Watch out for this company, as what legitimate company would not apologize for the mistake and promptly send the missing piece out (seeing their client paid for it)?
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More dishonesty
SUBMITTED: Monday, May 30, 2005POSTED: Monday, May 30, 2005
If they cannot be trusted to send a missing piece like any honest and reputable company how can I trust that spending more money to return the one piece I got would result in a refund. They have earned my distrust and I will not spend any more money on them only to have them defraud me some more. If parts are low or there is some other problem getting me the missing piece then that is fine, just issue a refund or let me know.
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Even though we cannot honor eBay orders since we did not process the order to refund in the first place, we agreed to do so if he simply sent the product to us - as is the process with every refund. He has not so how can we "refund" an order we never had for a product he won't send to us?
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Skip to comments.Foxs Geraldo Rivera Caught In Crossfire Between Rebels And Gaddafis Snipers
Posted on 04/04/2011 10:10:10 AM PDT by Beaten Valve
Geraldo Rivera reporting from Libya truly demonstrates the great lengths he will go in order to report a story, as he found himself in the middle of crossfire between an unruly gang of Libyan rebels and the professional snipers from Gaddafis forces. Geraldo quickly ducks for cover, and the brave crew keeps the camera rolling.
Rivera described the chaotic experience:
It was a wild, wild scene. And I was as worried about getting shot in the back by the good guys, as I was about getting shot in the front by the Gaddafi forces.
Also with his on-the-ground knowledge, Rivera provides a startling assessment of the rebel army, suggesting they have the fire discipline of an L.A. street gang. As a result, Rivera advises against NATO or America arming the rebels, because if the rebels had more weapons, Geraldo predicts they would be a grave danger to themselves and others [since] they dont know how to use these weapons.
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They must be awfully poor shots.
Hard to decide who I'm for.... HOLD IT!!.. will get back to you..
He thinks Al Queda is "the good guys".
Geraldo should have just drawn a line in the sand!!!
Last time Geraldo pretended to be under fire he was actually back at the firebase, miles away from the shooting.
Looked staged to me. In the full length clip occasionally you see other people and they are showing little or no concern at all while Whoraldo crawls around on the ground playing make-believe.....
look at the Geraldo footage and picture where the cameraman was. He must have been fully exposed to take those shots.
Bull Sh*t.
Roger that.
Those goat humpers need to go back to the rifle range and get tuned up.
But the real question is.....is the Mustache ok?
They need to require hunting orange on him.
Did he draw a map in the sand for the cameras??
Naaaah, Horrendo Revolver would never stage anything.
I am surprised that the snipers have not hit his ego - that would be a difficult target to miss.
It's tough for the media when both sides are the bad guys. I guess that confuses The Muslim Messiah and the RATs in Congress too.
I hope he knows Jesus.
Bump for a laugh tonight.
He should have brought a pink tutu and sang "give peace a chance". That would cause them all to stop fighting and love each other.
If its Geraldo, he either a) staged it or b) got in way over his head on purpose, endangering his crew.
Sounds like damn poor marksmanship to me.
I've really no idea why FOX keeps this clown around, unless it's for comic relief.
Which one? Lots of people named Jesus in Puerto Rico.
I'm sure his wife and children were so pleased with his dangerous activities. Not.
He should have hid in Capones vault until the shooting stopped. Dummy!
Those options are not mutually exclusive.
Which side threw a chair at his face?
I have been predicting we will see a journalist killed on live television eventually in one of these situations.
There are NO "good guys" in this fight ...
Jerry Rivers does it again. This guy is a media pimpin' fool.
>>>Foxs Geraldo Rivera Caught In Crossfire Between Rebels And Gaddafis Snipers<<<
Have they let the air out of him yet? They need to aim better.
Geraldo is no journalist
that wasn't a crossfire, they were all aiming at Gerry
I am glad to know at least one other person knows what is important here.
Taking a bullet is one thing, but, damage to the Mustache! NEVER!
I've had mine for 30 years and plan on keeping it!
It's amazing how idiots watch the 24x7 propaganda on Obama TV.
Send the muslims back for further training!
No excuse for missing a prime target!
I wonder if it was staged.....
I'm with you on the staged thing. At one point in the full clip there is a guy standing next to a truck randomly shooting into the air. Maybe Jerry Rivers would have been in danger real danger only if he were in a hot air balloon.
Hey Jerry,see if you can find Al Capone's vault while you are crawling in the dirt you drama queen media whore.
Why is Geraldo always "the story" in his reports?
Geraldo. News for you. Al Qaeda isn't "the good guys."
So much for for intelligent, objective reporting.
I guess this means Geraldo won't be interviewing Kadiffy any time soon.
Well true!
But he holds a microphone and acts like one!
I think he had this staged..Didn't he do that once before stage a gun battle while he was out reporting..He is trying to get his rating up,I noticed he is a regular on Fox And friends trying to drum up business..
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