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Post by gillianren on Sept 8, 2010 14:56:20 GMT -4
Incidentally, Cybill Shepherd is really annoyed on that subject, pointing out that Travis Bickle wasn't going to kill that guy to impress Jodie Foster's character. I'm pretty sure she's kidding.
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Post by Apollo Gnomon on Oct 1, 2010 23:08:17 GMT -4
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Post by Jason on Oct 3, 2010 1:30:04 GMT -4
And? Don't the disciples of "Climate Change" (they hardly ever call it "Global Warming" these days) argue that when it's some of the coldest winters on record that it doesn't mean anything?
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Post by Jason on Oct 3, 2010 1:39:50 GMT -4
I'm with Orson Scott Card on this subject. If I'm ever going to believe in anthropomorphic Global Warming, I'm going to have to see some serious scientific answers to these questions: You can read the whole essay here
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Post by Jason on Oct 3, 2010 1:45:43 GMT -4
Incidentally, Cybill Shepherd is really annoyed on that subject, pointing out that Travis Bickle wasn't going to kill that guy to impress Jodie Foster's character. I'm pretty sure she's kidding. Cybill's quite right - Bickle was going to kill the senator essentially becuase Cybill's character worked on his campaign and she wouldn't go out with him. When that attempt failed becuase the senator's security was on to him, then he went after Jodie Foster's pimp. After that blood bath Cybill seemed to be more receptive to him, but a lot of people argue that Bickle actually died in the gunfight and the final scenes are in his head as he bleeds to death.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Oct 11, 2010 20:26:12 GMT -4
As Mr. Gore's one time boss Bill Clinton said: "There can be real consequences when what you say animates people who do things you would never do...You can attack the politics. Criticize their policies. Don't demonize them, and don't say things that will encourage violent opposition." Wise words. Maybe Glenn Beck should listen to Bill Clinton. Accused Oakland, CA Shooter: Glenn Beck 'Blew My Mind'
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Post by Jason on Oct 12, 2010 23:01:02 GMT -4
Yeah, often Beck goes over the top. I will note that he constantly urges his listeners not to use violence in any way, however.
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Post by Jason on Feb 14, 2011 12:27:41 GMT -4
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal mentioned a new attempt to see if climate models can be trusted - The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project. They re-analyzed data since 1871 and: The weather is not in fact getting worse since the Industrial Revolution, which raises the question of just how sensitive the Earth's climate really is to man-made CO2 emissions. As the piece mentions, however, Global Warming can be blamed for at least one of the recent weather-related problems: Heathrow apparently skimped on de-icing supplies, and 5 inches of snow managed to ground flights and strand travelers for two days right beore Christmas. The piece points out that Dallas was much more prepared, and despite a huge winter storm was still able to host the Superbowl, with no deaths reported to have been caused by the storm.
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