Leading climate change scientist says carbon offsets won’t work, “Enjoy life while you can”

James Lovelock says, "The world is doomed, so let's party, dude."
James Lovelock says, "The world is doomed, so let's party, dude."

On one hand, renowned climate expert James Lovelock thinks the global warming will destroy the world. On the other hand, he thinks all the political solutions are a scam.

The Guardian UK reports Lovelock’s heresy:

He dismisses eco ideas briskly, one by one. “Carbon offsetting? I wouldn’t dream of it. It’s just a joke. To pay money to plant trees, to think you’re offsetting the carbon? You’re probably making matters worse. You’re far better off giving to the charity Cool Earth, which gives the money to the native peoples to not take down their forests.”

Do he and his wife try to limit the number of flights they take? “No we don’t. Because we can’t.” And recycling, he adds, is “almost certainly a waste of time and energy”, while having a “green lifestyle” amounts to little more than “ostentatious grand gestures”. He distrusts the notion of ethical consumption. “Because always, in the end, it turns out to be a scam … or if it wasn’t one in the beginning, it becomes one.”

The Guardian continues:

You’re never going to get enough energy from wind to run a society such as ours,” he says. “Windmills! Oh no. No way of doing it. You can cover the whole country with the blasted things, millions of them. Waste of time.”

So given all this, what would Lovelock do now? “Enjoy life while you can. Because if you’re lucky it’s going to be 20 years before it hits the fan.”

A round of applause for James Lovelock for his honesty. Anyone Al Gore disagrees with is alright with us.

Source: Guardian UK

Holy Moly! PBS to boot affiliates that air religious programs?

Religion is being squeezed off PBS but Obama worship will still be encouraged.
Religion is being squeezed off PBS but Obama worship will still be encouraged.

PBS likes religion about us much as Barack Obama likes auto executives.

A committee has recommended that PBS boot any affiliate stations that air “sectarian” programming.

The bottom line: Broadcast any religious programming and you’ll lose every PBS program. Sesame Street. The NewsHour. Nova. The Nightly Business Report. Everything.

Believe it or not, PBS has a fairness-and-balance policy, instituted twenty-four years ago, that says affiliates must be noncommercial, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian.

For example, WHUT has notified the Archdiocese of Washington that its “Mass for Shut-Ins” will be cancelled if the policy is approved. Oddly enough, WHUT’s general manager heads the committee that recommended the policy.

We’d have to say that this is noncommercial, nonpartisan, nonsectarian nonsense.

Source: NewsBusters.com

What are the odds: Chrysler closes 789 dealerships, but all three networks interview same dealer

Cheer up, Chrysler dealers. Be happy that you survived this 1965 model.
Cheer up, Chrysler dealers. Be happy that you survived this 1965 model.

Jim Anderer is the first guy in the last two years to get more face time than Barack Obama on the network news.

Who is Jim Anderer? He’s owns Island Jeep in Lindenhurst, New York. Island Jeep was one of the 789 dealerships across the nation that Chrysler announced that it was going to eliminate on Thursday.

Yet, with 789 dealerships to choose from ABC, CBS and NBC News all somehow ended up talking to Anderer.

If someone had wanted to buy a car at Island Jeep on Thursday, they couldn’t have. Not the way network TV news crews were mobbing the place.

As NewsBusters said, “…only Anderer, who must have had a busy day in front of film crews from the national and local media, earned the triple play on the broadcast networks. Following a piece from Chris Bury in Chicago, ABC’s World News ran a ‘1st Person’ segment with Anderer railing against Chrysler. The CBS Evening News put two bites from Anderer in a piece narrated from Atlanta by Mark Strassmann and NBC slid a clip of Anderer into a Nightly News story from Lee Cowan in Los Angeles.”

In the old Soviet Union, every store carried the same poor quality products. Not unlike the network news in 2009.

Source: NewsBusters.org

Extreme cold keeps British global warming expedition from reaching North Pole

Larry, Moe and Curly of the Catlin Arctic Survey
Larry, Moe and Curly of the Catlin Arctic Survey

We’re sad to report that the trio of British ecological explorers who’ve been trying to reach the North Pole had to give up their global warming expedition because – are you ready? – it was too cold.

The Catlin Arctic Survey team had to be rescued this week after finishing less than half their trek. In fact, they fell short by more than 300 miles.

WattsUpWithThat.com summarizes the hilarious results:

  • Due to horrifically cold weather, hypothermia and frostbite, they made it less than half way to the pole.
  • Some of the distance they did travel was due to polar drift. They reported crossing the 85th parallel “in their sleep.”
  • They started on ice which was already known to be first year ice, yet were “surprised” to find that it was first year ice.
  • They stayed on first year ice for most of the truncated journey.
  • Their ice measurements tell us that the first year ice this year is fairly thick.
  • Their ice measurements tell us very little or about the thickness or “health” of multi-year ice.
  • They will no doubt get an invite to St. James Palace for tea with Prince Charles.

We feel confident predicting that the team’s final report will blame the extremely cold conditions on global warming.

Source: WattsUpWithThat.com

Idiot Republican calls Charles Schumer “that Jew,” then makes it worse

Our advice to Kim Hendren: Shut the hell up.
Our advice to Kim Hendren: Shut the hell up.

Republican Kim Hendren, minority leader of the Arkansas state Senate, got mad the other day and called New York Senator Charles Schumer “that Jew” after Schumer told a TV interviewer that conservative Republicans are “hard right.”

Remarkably, Hendren attempted to explain away his gaffe by pointing out that he says a lot of stupid things.

“I don’t use a Teleprompter and occasionally I put my foot in my mouth,” he said.

Later, when asked to name a Jewish person he admires, he said, “ Jesus.” He also said he likes Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman.

“I ought not to have referred to it at all,” Hendren said. “When I referred to him as Jewish, it wasn’t because I don’t like Jewish people.”

Schumer didn’t want to get anywhere near this stupidity and simply said, “Apology accepted.”

In other news, Hendren called Hillary Clinton “that bitch.” He didn’t really. But he should have.

Source: Fox News

Boneheaded Biden blabs location of super secret Vice President bunker

Nuclear codes, military secrets or anything else you want to know, Joe Biden will tell you.
Nuclear codes, military secrets or anything else you want to know, Joe Biden will tell you.

Vice President Joe Biden has put his foot squarely in his mouth again, accidentally revealing classified information meant to protect sitting vice presidents. You know, sitting vice presidents like Joe Biden.

While filling in for President Obama at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an Biden revealed the existence of a secret bunker under the historic U.S. Naval Observatory, which serves as the official residence of the vice president.

According to reporter Eleanor Clift, Biden “said a young naval officer giving him a tour of the residence showed him the hideaway, which is behind a massive steel door secured by an elaborate lock with a narrow connecting hallway lined with shelves filled with communications equipment.”

“The officer explained that when Cheney was in lock down,” Clift continued, “this was where his most trusted aides were stationed, an image that Biden conveyed in a way that suggested we shouldn’t be surprised that the policies that emerged were off the wall.”

Biden’s blabbery seems to confirm reports of a massive underground construction project that began at the Observatory back in 2002. Neighbors were told the work was “sensitive in nature” and “classified.”

Fact is, you wouldn’t have to waterboard Joe Biden to get him to reveal secret information. You’d just need to say hi.

Source: FoxNews

Fox News doomed: Bow-tied bozo Tucker Carlson to join network

Loosen up the bow tie, Tucker, it seems to be cutting off circulation to your brain.
Loosen up the bow tie, Tucker, it seems to be cutting off circulation to your brain.

Tucker Carlson, the ratings-challenged, bow-tied bozo who has driven away viewers from two other cable news networks, will begin working his magic at Fox News.

Here’s how MediaBistro.com reports the remarkably dull announcement:

After appearances on “Red Eye,” Tucker Carlson made it official this morning becoming a paid contributor to Fox News Channel. His first appearance, coming on his 40th birthday, was on Fox & Friends just after 7am ET.

“Life begins at 40 and your Fox career begins at 40 too,” said co-anchor Dave Briggs.

“I’ve waited a long time to get here and I’m glad to be here,” said Carlson. “We’re delighted to have you,” added Alisyn Camerota.

Carlson spent five years at CNN co-hosting “Crossfire” until its cancellation. He jumped to MSNBC in 2005 and stayed through the 2008 presidential election.

Tucker Carlson is the Typhoid Mary of cable network news. His mere appearance on the air is enough to sicken otherwise healthy ratings.

Good luck, Fox.

Source: MediaBistro.com

Holder says administration will “do its best” not to release dangerous prisoners from Gitmo

Don't miss the Jihad booth at the Wednesday night Farmer's Market in Fairfax County.
Don't miss the Jihad booth at the Wednesday night Farmer's Market in Fairfax County.

The President’s going to do his best to make sure dangerous terrorists aren’t released in the United States.

Of course, this is the same guy whose best choice for Vice President was Joe Biden and whose best choice for Treasury Secretary was Timothy Geithner and whose best choice for Health & Human Services Secretary was Tom Daschle and whose best choice of a gift for Queen Elizabeth was an iPod.

CNSNews.com reports:

Attorney General Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee that his department will “do its best” to make sure that Guantanamo Bay detainees who pose a threat to the United States are kept imprisoned after President Barack Obama’s order to close down Gitmo is carried out.

The story continues:

Suspected al-Qaeda terrorists aren’t the only ones being detained at Gitmo. Holder was asked about 17 Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo known as Uighurs (WEE-gurs).

“In terms of release [of Uighurs], we don’t have a choice, they have to be released,” said Holder during the testimony. “Unless (you’re asking) us to defy an order from the United States court.”

The Uighurs were cleared of suspected terrorism, but have been held at Gitmo because they cannot be returned to China.

Obama’s current plan is to release the Uighurs in Fairfax County, Virginia. But rest assured that the administration will do its best to keep them from slaughtering too many innocent Americans.

Source: CNSNews.com

Restaurant’s bottom line improves due to bustline

This is one of the odder stories of the day.

Kenny Tessel, owner of a Reading, Ohio barbeque restaurant thought of a clever way to combat a drop in business.

He bought a busty lifelike mannequin, dressed it in a bikini, and put it in his front window. Voila! Business started busting out all over.

“She has done it,” Tessel said about the mannequin he’s named Barbie Q. “She has made people stop. I know that sounds crazy and it’s hard to believe.”

Unfortunately, the city’s busybodies have complained about Barbie’s body. Yes, they’re offended by a mannequin in a bikini. Tessel was forced to appear before Reading’s Design Review Board to get a permit for Barbie. The board ruled that the well-endowed mannequin could stay, but that she’d also have to stay “covered up.”

This is truly a case where the cover-up is worse than the crime.

Soruce: NBC New York

Headline of the Day
“Obama admits current spending is unsustainable”

“We can’t keep on just borrowing from China,” Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, outside Albuquerque. “We have to pay interest on that debt, and that means we are mortgaging our children’s future with more and more debt.”

Oddly enough, it sounds as if he’s not aware that he’s the one doing all the spending.

Source: Bloomberg via Drudge

Obama’s massive borrowing looks like sub-prime loan scandal all over again

The Sub-Prime Fiasco and the Obama Spending Fiasco. Parallel tracks meeting in the distance.
The Sub-Prime Fiasco and the Obama Spending Fiasco. Parallel tracks meeting in the distance.

Have you ever noticed the strange parallels between the last year’s sub-prime loan fiasco and this year’s Obama spending fiasco?

In the subprime fiasco, people borrowed money to live far beyond their means. In the Obama spending fiasco, the government’s borrowing money to live far beyond its means.

In the subprime fiasco, everyone in charge knew the borrowers would never be able to repay their debts. In Obama’s spending fiasco, everyone in charge knows the government will never be able to repay its debts.

In the subprime fiasco, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd assured everyone that everything was ok. In Obama’s spending fiasco, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are assuring everyone that everything will be ok.

In the subprime fiasco, anyone who raised an objection was called a racist. In Obama’s deficit spending fiasco, anyone who raises an objection is called a racist.

In the end, there really is only one difference between these two fiascos. This one has a lot more zeroes.

Clinton Foundation offering internships. Seriously.

Clinton Foundation offers internships. You can't make this stuff up.
Clinton Foundation offers internships. You can't make this stuff up.

We quote from the Clinton Foundation website:

“Interns and volunteers are critical to accomplishing the Clinton Foundation’s mission and are valued members of our team. Find the right position for you and apply online today.”

We’re pretty sure we know what kind of positions they’re talking about. And none of them are “missionary.”

Source: ClintonFoundation.org

Commercial of the Day: What do these people have in common?

We won’t tell you who produced this commercial because it might give you a clue to the answer of the question it poses:

What do all these people have in common? John Lennon, Nelson Mandella, Babe Ruth, Jamie Foxx, Nancy Reagan, Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Wendy’s Dave Thomas, Sarah McLachlan, Steve Jobs, Jesse Jackson, Newt Gingrich, Willie Nelson, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Do you know? Do you have a guess? Watch the commercial and learn the answer.

The Wanda Sykes’ Obama Roast:
the way it should have been

Tradition dictates that the White House Correspondents Dinner roast the president. But host Wanda Sykes could not hide her liberal leanings and after a few polite Obama jokes, tore into the Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and others on the Obama Enemy List instead. This video shows us what the “roast” would have been like in an alternate universe, one where the media treats all sides fairly.

H/T: The Big Feed

Hugo Chavez names new Venezuela cell phone after his penis. No, that is not a typo.

Looks like there’s no one left in Venezuela brave enough to tell Hugo Chavez when one of his ideas is stupid.

The Venezuelan strongman (we can’t bring ourselves to call him “President”) just launched one of the world’s most inexpensive cell phones. At just $15, it rivals the cheapest Asian phones.

Hey, Hugo, is that a Vergatorio in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Hey, Hugo, is that a Vergatorio in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

The stupid part is that he named it the Vergatorio, which is Venezuelan slang for penis. He even made penis jokes at the public product launch.

Why, you may wonder, is the Venezuelan leader introducing a new cell phone and giving it an offensive name? Because he can. He recently nationalized the company that developed the phone, which makes him its new chief executive.

Makes sense to us. And we look forward to seeing Barack Obama introduce the exciting new 2010 Chryslers in the near future.

Update: While we didn’t name it after someone’s body part, the United States has a free government cell phone.

Source: Telegraph UK

Bill Maher’s latest offensive anti-Christian rant. Forgive him father, for he knows not how unfunny he is.

Has Bill Maher ever been funny? Even once in his career? Ever?

On Friday night’s HBO show, he continued his streak of mean-spirited (Oops. If you’re in a forgiving mood, please forgive our use that left wing terminology) unfunniness with this tasteless satire on Carrie Prejean.

Source: HBO via HotAir.com

15 KICK-ASS MILITARY SONGS FOR THE WORLD’S MOST KICK-ASS MILITARY

Let’s make one thing clear right up front. This is not your typical list of patriotic songs. Hardly.

Each song on this list, while not a military song, was chosen because it expresses something honest about the troops. Their heart. Their grit. Their toughness. Their tenderness. The lives they lead that ordinary mortals can never imagine.

These are songs for the troops, about the troops. These are the songs that speak to them. The songs that inspired them to enlist. The songs that remind them to re-up. The songs that get them revved up. The songs they sing. The songs they live. The songs they love. Not military songs, but hopefully they will love them.

“THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER” – TED NUGENT

We were torn. Do we include the Jimmy Hendrix instrumental version or the Ted Nugent version. Let’s see, Ted’s a patriot and Jimi was a screwed up liberal drug addict. Let’s go with Ted.

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Night of the Living Dead Taxpayer: Treasury sending “stimulus” money to dead people

Thanks to stimulus money, Democrats are hoping to sweep the zombie vote
Thanks to stimulus money, Democrats are hoping to sweep the zombie vote

Our guess is that all the “stimulus” in the world isn’t going to help these people. The Treasury began sending checks to thousands of dead people this week.

Here’s how Fox News reports it:

Antoniette Santopadre of Valley Stream was expecting a $250 stimulus check. But when her son finally opened it, they saw that the check was made out to her father, Romolo Romonini, who died in Italy 34 years ago. He’d been a U.S. citizen when he left for Italy in 1933, but only returned to the United Stated for a seven-month visit in 1969.

The Santopadres are not alone. The Social Security Administration, which sent out 52 million checks, says that some of those checks mistakenly went to dead people because the agency had no record of their death. That amounts to between 8,000 and 10,000 checks for millions of dollars.

The feds blame a rushed schedule, because all the checks have to be cut by June. The strange this is, some of the checks were made out to people — like Romonini — who were never even part of the Social Security.

Money for dead people? Considering how many of them show up on voter roles, this just looks like another case of Democrats rewarding their constituents.

Source: MyFoxNY.com via Drudge

President Obama wants Americans to sacrifice (unless they work for the federal government)

President Obama working hard to protect your tax dollars
President Obama is working hard to protect your tax dollars
Recession? What recession? Based on President Obama’s 2010 budget, federal employees are going to be fatter and happier than ever. Because the U.S. government is on a spending spree and a hiring spree.

Here’s how CBS News reports it:

Executive branch employment — 1.98 million in 2009, excluding the Postal Service and the Defense Department — is set to increase by 15.6 percent for the 2010 fiscal year. Most of that is thanks to the Census Bureau hiring 102,000 temporary workers, but not counting them still yields a net increase of 2 percent in one year.

There’s little belt-tightening in evidence in Washington, D.C.: Counting benefits, the average pay per federal worker will leap from $72,800 in 2008 to $75,419 next year.

$75,419 per year? Average? On top of the federal government’s rich retirement and health benefits?

Apparently President Obama is too busy regulating financial industry salaries to bother controlling executive branch salaries.

Source: CBSNews.com

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