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The reaction to Sarah Palin's Washington Post op-ed Wednesday has been swift and harsh among her liberal critics in the press. As Politics Daily's Walter Shapiro notes: "The Post was attacked for publishing the piece, sneered at for not fact-checking Palin's assertions, and ridiculed for failing to identify Palin's presumed ghostwriter. At the Atlantic's Web site, Marc Ambinder wrote a scathingly critical annotation that is almost as long as Palin's original text." In response, Palin has taken to her usual platform -- Facebook -- to defend herself:
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The response to my op-ed by global warming alarmists has been interesting. Former Vice President Al Gore has called me a "denier" and informs us that climate change is "a principle in physics. It's like gravity. It exists."
Perhaps he's right. Climate change is like gravity – a naturally occurring phenomenon that existed long before, and will exist long after, any governmental attempts to affect it.
However, he's wrong in calling me a "denier." As I noted in my op-ed above and in my original Facebook post on Climategate, I have never denied the existence of climate change. I just don't think we can primarily blame man's activities for the earth's cyclical weather changes.
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Pete
9:59AM Dec 10th 2009
No mention of Al Gore REPEATEDLY saying the most recent exposed CRU "Climategate" e-mails were "10 years old" when IN FACT, the newest exposed e-mail is less than 6 months old??????
As the ruse is exposed by "Climategate" Democrats again DEFLECT the issue to something other than the facts. Lets talk about Palin rather than the billions invested in political and hard capitol the left has invested in global warming ........... opps that climate change now that the planet has been cooling for over a decade now.
The "Climategate e-mails expose the the FACT the CRU "scientists" (term used loosely) know they decade long cooling trend blows ALL of their gloom and doom global warming models right OUT OF THE WATER. They can not account for the decade long cooling trend.
Attacking Palin is something other than the fraud climategate has exposed to talk about. Al Gore has to much at stake to talk about "climategate."
As the ruse is exposed by "Climategate" Democrats again DEFLECT the issue to something other than the facts. Lets talk about Palin rather than the billions invested in political and hard capitol the left has invested in global warming ........... opps that climate change now that the planet has been cooling for over a decade now.
The "Climategate e-mails expose the the FACT the CRU "scientists" (term used loosely) know they decade long cooling trend blows ALL of their gloom and doom global warming models right OUT OF THE WATER. They can not account for the decade long cooling trend.
Attacking Palin is something other than the fraud climategate has exposed to talk about. Al Gore has to much at stake to talk about "climategate."
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cazsue
10:47AM Dec 10th 2009
Then why do 90% of Palin followers deny global warming is happening at all? Man made or not, the solutions are the same, only repuke greed is so great that they will kill us us with their hate and ignorance.
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(4) robby
10:08AM Dec 10th 2009
Love seeing all you neocons come up with your lame arguments. You are anti anything that may help others than you and your rich friends..Palin is a quiter, cry baby and flat out liar. No better way to put it, she is a LIAR. Please support er for a 2012 run for president....Please.....The right only likes her because she's a MILF, they just hide behind their bibles when they think it....
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(-5) ucefcu1
10:33AM Dec 10th 2009
I like how the Climate chicken littles call people who are against Government excuses for overtaxing and grabbing freedom from the American citizens call us "Deniers". Like Climate Change is some kind of religion that we have to believe in and not question the science.
The Sun and Earth are too large for man to be of great consequence. There were ice ages, warming, cooling and warming, etc. long before man and any industrial development. Yes, we should conserve, especially if it saves us money. However, taxing the American citizens and sending the money to backward countries controlled by despots will only serve to fatten their wallets and keep jobs from being created here, where we need them.
Here in New Jersey the Glaciers covered as far south a Lamberville 800,000 years ago, and Northern New Jersey was again covered by Glaciers 150,000 years ago and again 21,000 years ago. What major man made phenomenon or industry caused the warming that receded the Glacier all the way up into Canada?
Yes, do what you can to reduce pollution but don't let the politicians take money from you and your fellow Americans to give away to some foreign ruler who may or may not use the money for good. (In most cases, as we have observed, they use it for their own advancement and power.)
The Sun and Earth are too large for man to be of great consequence. There were ice ages, warming, cooling and warming, etc. long before man and any industrial development. Yes, we should conserve, especially if it saves us money. However, taxing the American citizens and sending the money to backward countries controlled by despots will only serve to fatten their wallets and keep jobs from being created here, where we need them.
Here in New Jersey the Glaciers covered as far south a Lamberville 800,000 years ago, and Northern New Jersey was again covered by Glaciers 150,000 years ago and again 21,000 years ago. What major man made phenomenon or industry caused the warming that receded the Glacier all the way up into Canada?
Yes, do what you can to reduce pollution but don't let the politicians take money from you and your fellow Americans to give away to some foreign ruler who may or may not use the money for good. (In most cases, as we have observed, they use it for their own advancement and power.)
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(2) crossrabbswitch
10:25AM Dec 10th 2009
Since I know quite a bit about complicated things and the models used to get answers, I can say without a doubt that the codes written by climate modelers produce whatever answer they want. Almost any code written for any problem does the same thing. All a computer really does is hide that fact and produce a lot of meaningless paper to impress whoever is paying for it. Almost any computer computation can be reduced to a simple chart or graph with all the trends and answers you will ever need. The reason for this is simple. Nothing is fully understood and a complete code written. To get over this hurdle, a code writer puts in "fudge factors" to force results. Whatever fudge factor he selects, produces whatever answer he wants. The skill is to know what fudge factor to use to get a believable result. But that skill can also produce the same result without the computer. It is a shame that these decision maker types do not understand the innerworkings of these climate models. It is simply a case that the politicians want a certain answer and the climate modelers are producing that answer.
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(6) buhdumbum
10:28AM Dec 10th 2009
It's not that liberals mind when people don't share their beliefs. It's the mind bending arrogance from deniers that we can't get our hands around.
There is virtual anonymity from thousands of the world's foremost experts in science on warming and man's role in it......and YOU decided you don't believe it.
On what mountain of scientific expertise do you make your decision?
It's obvious. You don't WANT to believe it.
There is virtual anonymity from thousands of the world's foremost experts in science on warming and man's role in it......and YOU decided you don't believe it.
On what mountain of scientific expertise do you make your decision?
It's obvious. You don't WANT to believe it.
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(-4) Alex Lekas
10:41AM Dec 10th 2009
so, the 'deniers' are arrogant but the believers are not? Based on what? There is nothing produced from any source that shows man's being the reason behind either an uptick or drop in temperature. Excuse us for being skeptical when climate trends that have occured for as long as there has been climate are suddenly ascribed to man's behavior.
Frankly, there is NOT unanimity among scientists of either climate change or man's involvement; how many folks have to voice contrary opinions for the left to acknowledge their existence? From physicists to meterologists to climatologists, there is profound skepticism anytime someone proclaims science to 'be settled'.
Frankly, there is NOT unanimity among scientists of either climate change or man's involvement; how many folks have to voice contrary opinions for the left to acknowledge their existence? From physicists to meterologists to climatologists, there is profound skepticism anytime someone proclaims science to 'be settled'.
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(-3) behumanist
11:04AM Dec 10th 2009
Alex
You know these scientists exist; physicists, meterologists and climatologists, you just don't know what they do. There are ways to calculate nearly every climate parameter going back millions of years. It's not hard for scientists to ascertain man's effects. Deniers just don't have the time or inclination to look at anything other than what their favorite neocon is saying.
You know these scientists exist; physicists, meterologists and climatologists, you just don't know what they do. There are ways to calculate nearly every climate parameter going back millions of years. It's not hard for scientists to ascertain man's effects. Deniers just don't have the time or inclination to look at anything other than what their favorite neocon is saying.
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(-1) PTBItte
10:30AM Dec 10th 2009
I can see why people are confused over the tenths of a degree change in average worldwide temperature. It's extremely difficult to measure, like trying to measure ocean levels while waves are rolling in.
There are a number of other long term indicators of global warming. Arctic sea ice thickness from 1980 to 2007 reduced almost in half, to 1.89 meters. Since 1912, Mt Kilimanjaro has lost 80% of its snow and ice cover. The total annual loss from Antarctica since 1993 is around 100 Gigatonnes/yr (100 billion tones) of ice per year. Permafrost melting – from 1947, 1967 and Google images from 2005, it became clear that melting had continued between 1967 and 2005 at similar rates as in the period between 1947 and 1967.
There are a number of other long term indicators of global warming. Arctic sea ice thickness from 1980 to 2007 reduced almost in half, to 1.89 meters. Since 1912, Mt Kilimanjaro has lost 80% of its snow and ice cover. The total annual loss from Antarctica since 1993 is around 100 Gigatonnes/yr (100 billion tones) of ice per year. Permafrost melting – from 1947, 1967 and Google images from 2005, it became clear that melting had continued between 1967 and 2005 at similar rates as in the period between 1947 and 1967.
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(6) RC
10:31AM Dec 10th 2009
Who is this Sarah Palin and why does the press keep giving her coverage? Please let her go away!
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(4) pscott1045
10:39AM Dec 10th 2009
Why would we make this up?
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(0) lulu
10:43AM Dec 10th 2009
buhdumbum, there is no one more arrogant than the man who stands to make billions from this scheme...Al--Mr. I refuse to debate anyone on this issue--Gore.
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(-1) jancf
11:00AM Dec 10th 2009
It's really, really sad to see so many Americans jumping on the paranoid bandwagon. 'They' want to tax us, 'they' are going to make lots of money, 'they' want to bring us down', 'they' are suppressing information', 'they' want to give our money away'.....are you people living in the real world? What a breathtakingly clever and effective global plot it is! 'They' have got entire governments, universities, scientific organizations, scientific publications, corporations, military working together to pull the wool over our eyes. Wow. Brilliant. And it's all organized by...who? Al Gore? A little cabal plotting in a back room somewhere? President Obama and his nefarious followers? The Muslim world? The tiny nations of West Africa, who can't agree on anything else?
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(-3) pfjw
11:19AM Dec 10th 2009
Palin is a very nearly mindless political brat searching for the main chance with no goal or agenda other than getting attention. She is about as newsworthy as a kitchen garbage can but with far less utility. Please learn to ignore her in the future.
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(1) scottshipman
12:15PM Dec 10th 2009
I think it is ultimately amusing that several people have pleaded to ignore palin, and in so doing have given her the attention they want people to cease, and bothered to make a comment. There is such a hypocracy there.
Also, scientifically speaking (where I have observed data to prove only my point) it seems any anti-palin commentor or liberal leaning commentor has resorted to name calling, where as the other flank has tried to present information to encourage debate. That speaks a lot.
Also, scientifically speaking (where I have observed data to prove only my point) it seems any anti-palin commentor or liberal leaning commentor has resorted to name calling, where as the other flank has tried to present information to encourage debate. That speaks a lot.
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(3) lulu
12:25PM Dec 10th 2009
Well, David, you wouldn't post my last comment to JanCF, so maybe you'll post this one.
To JanCF - Here is who "they" are:
Say, how’s that carbon trading market working?
The European Union (EU) Emission Trading System (ETS) has been the victim of fraudulent traders in the past 18 months. This resulted in losses of approximately 5 billion euros for several national tax revenues. It is estimated that in some countries, up to 90% of the whole market volume was caused by fraudulent activities.
And that is not from some news organization doing some digging, the source is the European Law Enforcement Cooperation. Anyhow, who knew there was so much money involved in carbon trading?
In Europe there are 6 trading platforms: European Climate Exchange (London, UK), Nordic Power Exchange (Oslo, Norway), European Energy Exchange (Leipzig, Germany), Energy Exchange Austria (Graz, Austria), Climex (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and BlueNext (Paris, France) and various other market platforms such as SENDECO2, Italian Power Exchange GME and most recently Greenmarket, set up by Deutsche Bank at the Munich exchange. More than 2 billion EUAs have been allocated to 12.000 emitting facilities in the 27 MS. The EU carbon market is estimated to be worth about €90 billion a year!
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To JanCF - Here is who "they" are:
Say, how’s that carbon trading market working?
The European Union (EU) Emission Trading System (ETS) has been the victim of fraudulent traders in the past 18 months. This resulted in losses of approximately 5 billion euros for several national tax revenues. It is estimated that in some countries, up to 90% of the whole market volume was caused by fraudulent activities.
And that is not from some news organization doing some digging, the source is the European Law Enforcement Cooperation. Anyhow, who knew there was so much money involved in carbon trading?
In Europe there are 6 trading platforms: European Climate Exchange (London, UK), Nordic Power Exchange (Oslo, Norway), European Energy Exchange (Leipzig, Germany), Energy Exchange Austria (Graz, Austria), Climex (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and BlueNext (Paris, France) and various other market platforms such as SENDECO2, Italian Power Exchange GME and most recently Greenmarket, set up by Deutsche Bank at the Munich exchange. More than 2 billion EUAs have been allocated to 12.000 emitting facilities in the 27 MS. The EU carbon market is estimated to be worth about €90 billion a year!
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(1) Abraham Foxx
12:36PM Dec 10th 2009
What facinates me is how the ultra-conservatives that post to this website continually bill Global Warming or Climate Change as a Democrat or Liberal issue; as if this is a political topic. This isn't a Republican thing or a Democrat thing; it's not something that we are all going to get to vote on. It's not even an American thing. If we don't solve this problem we are all going to go bye-bye; Republicans, Democrats, Americans, Europeans, Asians . . . the works. It is a mathematical certainty.
Sarah Palin's statement "I just don't think we can primarily blame man's activities for the earth's cyclical weather changes" is just another in a long series that shows her lack of intellect once again. Who else is cutting down the trees in Brazil? Who else is paving over the earth with asphalt? Who else is dumping crap into the oceans?
As for her denying being a "denier;" I get to say something that all of these ultra-conserative "I hate everyone" wackos that post on this website constantly say - - - LIAR!!!!!
Sarah Palin's statement "I just don't think we can primarily blame man's activities for the earth's cyclical weather changes" is just another in a long series that shows her lack of intellect once again. Who else is cutting down the trees in Brazil? Who else is paving over the earth with asphalt? Who else is dumping crap into the oceans?
As for her denying being a "denier;" I get to say something that all of these ultra-conserative "I hate everyone" wackos that post on this website constantly say - - - LIAR!!!!!
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(1) Abraham Foxx
12:49PM Dec 10th 2009
scottshipman
I have to take exception with your statement: "it seems any anti-palin commentor or liberal leaning commentor has resorted to name calling, where as the other flank has tried to present information to encourage debate."
Maybe you haven't been reading enough posts to this website in general, but the name calling is rampant on both extremes. The wacko ultra-conservatives are not interested in presenting information to encourage debate; and neither are the wacko ultra-liberals.
The only ones interested in actual unbiased information are those of us in the middle. And not enough of us are posting to this garbage dump.
If you want to test this, post something nice about Nancy Pelosi or Michelle Obama and watch the bats come flying out of the cave.
I have to take exception with your statement: "it seems any anti-palin commentor or liberal leaning commentor has resorted to name calling, where as the other flank has tried to present information to encourage debate."
Maybe you haven't been reading enough posts to this website in general, but the name calling is rampant on both extremes. The wacko ultra-conservatives are not interested in presenting information to encourage debate; and neither are the wacko ultra-liberals.
The only ones interested in actual unbiased information are those of us in the middle. And not enough of us are posting to this garbage dump.
If you want to test this, post something nice about Nancy Pelosi or Michelle Obama and watch the bats come flying out of the cave.
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(-1) knappag1
12:49PM Dec 10th 2009
I love this whore.
I love a pig who got knocked up let her kid get knocked up and can stand for abstinance only.
I love this soap opera queen who head the most dysfunctional family in the usa, quit her job, allow her kid to have sex within the confines of her home and claim to be one tough leader
I love a pig who got knocked up let her kid get knocked up and can stand for abstinance only.
I love this soap opera queen who head the most dysfunctional family in the usa, quit her job, allow her kid to have sex within the confines of her home and claim to be one tough leader
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(-3) knappag1
12:50PM Dec 10th 2009
Palin and cheney whould go hunting together .
When you see palin throw condoms at her not shoes.
Ask palin why did you get knocked up and why did you let your kid get knocked up?
When you see palin throw condoms at her not shoes.
Ask palin why did you get knocked up and why did you let your kid get knocked up?
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