Quotes of the day
posted at 10:20 pm on December 10, 2009 by Allahpundit
“If every great cause requires an even greater villain, Democratic greens have found one in Sarah Palin…
“‘Before Sarah Palin writes a book, she should try reading a few,’ said Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), who followed up with a series of peer-reviewed reports on rising sea levels, air temperatures and ocean acidity.
“Palin’s position is ‘worse than one of denial – it’s one of defeatism,’ added Inslee, echoing earlier comments by former Vice-President Al Gore…
“Asked if Obama should stand up to Palin personally, Inslee shot back: ‘There are those in the birther movement encouraged by the former governor of Alaska who don’t even believe he’s president.’”
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“Don’t be fooled about climate science. In April, 1994 — long after scientists had clearly demonstrated the addictive quality and devastating health impacts of cigarette smoking — seven chief executives of major tobacco companies denied the evidence, swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive.
“Now, the American public is again being subjected to those kinds of denials, this time about global climate change. While former Alaska governor Sarah Palin wrote in her Dec. 9 op-ed that she did not deny the ‘reality of some changes in climate,’ she distorted the clear scientific evidence that Earth’s climate is changing, largely as a result of human behaviors. She also badly confused the concepts of daily weather changes and long-term climate trends when she wrote that ‘while we recognize the occurrence of these natural, cyclical environmental trends, we can’t say with assurance that man’s activities cause weather changes.’ Her statement inaccurately suggests that short-term weather fluctuations must be consistent with long-term climate patterns. And it is the long-term patterns that are a cause for concern.”
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Well I am kind of a moderate Green Hatter which allows me, for political expediency, to flip over the Winker camp when the need arises. I have constituents to worry about and they need representation. You know how these political games are played.
I did like the Winker pic tho.
Geochelone on December 11, 2009 at 12:59 AM
I believe she’s stated that Obama’s the President several times.
As for the birth certificate, she’s also right — voters have the right to ask. The Obama campaign fed the birthers by its behavior in waiting more than a week to produce the document when questions of Obama’s qualifications for the Presidency first emerged. You’d think they would have had a better response than a shoot-back on McCain’s birth in the Canal Zone.
[Note: I'm not a birther. The issue was settled for me by proof of his mother's American citizenship, which makes him a natural born citizen no matter where in the world he was born -- including Hawaii.]
unclesmrgol on December 11, 2009 at 1:01 AM
I have a feeling that if she ever winks while wearing the green hat the earth is going to tilt on it’s axis.
Then again, she could always show up wearing a hockey helmet.
Yoop on December 11, 2009 at 1:11 AM
As a relative new comer to HA, I appreciate my humble posting was recognized by Geo, whose posts I’ve always respected.
1921 C DRUM on December 11, 2009 at 1:22 AM
As a relative old-timer around here, allow me to say: Welcome to the wild, wacky, sometimes weird world of “wingnuts”!
Keep on posting; just because a comment isn’t responded to every time, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t being read and considered. Some of these threads have gotten huge of late, and the popular ones move so fast that many good comments seem to get lost in the shuffle.
hillbillyjim on December 11, 2009 at 1:32 AM
I like Sarah allot, but I don’t know if she can ultimately weather the storm. However, anyone who gets the radical lefties so riled up demands my attention. Why does she drive the socialists bonkers? Why is the world of the MSM and lefty pols hurt coming down on her so hard? It is amazing to behold. I remember that they did the same thing to Reagan back in the ’70s and ’80s. Do they fear her so much?
shorebird on December 11, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Allah, you never cease to amaze me. You continually find new and creative ways to trash Sarah. You KNOW that wink photo pisses everyone off. But forget that.
Where in God’s name (yes GOD’S) did you drag up that crappy audio from the Laura Ingraham Show?
I mean it’s not like there isn’t quality audio to be had, like you can listen to here:
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/sarah-palin-to-help-laura-ingraham%E2%80%99s-charity-auction-for-the-military/
You know, I enjoy Hot air, or I wouldn’t be here. But this little passive aggressive stuff gets old.
Now, on to the red meat.
Sarah has these people going insane.
She’s got people lining up and sleeping outdoors in freezing weather just to get 10 seconds with her. Who else can do that?
The biggest mistake Obama ever made was sending Pete Rouse and the rest of his thugs out to mess with her.
Had they left her alone she would have been quite restrained. Now she’s all out there, no holds barred.
She truly has nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain. On the other hand, her critics have everything at stake. I bet they wish now she was still Governor!
I posted this idea on my blog: Some sharp promoter needs to get her and Al Gore to debate on pay-per-view TV. Give all of the money to the Wounded Warriors, or some other charity that benefits the military. Sarah would be there in a heart beat.
Absolutely everyone in the world with a TV and cable access would tune in to watch. Who knows how many millions that deal would bring in.
Sarah could destroy the global warming hoax in just one debate. Al Gore, Obama, and the rest would be done.
It’ll never happen. there are trillions of dollars at stake here, for those like Gore, Obama and thousands of others who stand to profit off of carbon trading and selling the implements of this hoax. the “green” products and services.
But it would be awesome to watch.
gary4205 on December 11, 2009 at 1:37 AM
We are all humble here. Except for Lox. He has a huge ego and never admits when he is wrong. (teasing) :)
Feel free to express yourself. If a troll jumps on you, we got your back.
Geochelone on December 11, 2009 at 1:38 AM
CUDA
Metro on December 11, 2009 at 1:47 AM
Now this is rich!
“she distorted the clear scientific evidence”
That was arrived at, wait for it, …………………………………
by “distorting” the raw data!
DSchoen on December 11, 2009 at 3:12 AM
Democrats think these fifth-grade taunts and insults make them look intelligent. Odd, that.
capitalist piglet on December 11, 2009 at 3:40 AM
That is NOT the “Natural Born Citizen” definition. It means both mother AND father are, and Daddy-O BO was Kenyan.
HERE HERE!
leftnomore on December 11, 2009 at 4:07 AM
What is this “raw data” everyone keeps mentioning ?
Is “raw data” something like milk which should be “homogenized” before consumption?
Or
Is “raw data” something like meat which should be thoroughly “cooked” before consumption?
Or
Is “raw data” like produce , which should be tossed into trash and “destroyed” if it doesn’t look pretty ?
macncheez on December 11, 2009 at 4:48 AM
They fear her because she’s the COLD water on the socialist party. She’s the bug in the ointment. The crasher of the Left party.
Obama’s 1st term was supposed to be a party. I know because I’ve been around lefties for years and last year was like setting up for this years party.
She is threatening to turn the tables over; everything that the libs have been wishing and waiting for for the past 40 years is possible now and SHE’S ruining it all.
That’s why they hate her.
Death panels will go down in history. It’ll be the phrase that destroyed any chance of real Liberal health care passing. Something will pass but libs won’t like it very much.
It’s like Obama and the dems have been fooling this country for a year, telling people nonsense and here’s this woman from AK telling us what’s what.
THAT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
So they are busy trying desperately to convince this country she’s an idiot, liar, and crazy person so the idea can be planted in the people’s mind, she’s unelectable! stay away!
Allah is part of that too.
It’s very true the passive-aggressive angle is getting old and tired.
B Man on December 11, 2009 at 5:20 AM
Well I didn’t want the post to have that much bold type, but it wouldn’t change.
B Man on December 11, 2009 at 5:21 AM
Ok…can I just say: I. Love. Her!! and her wee wee’d up comment. And I vote for the green hat pic, too. :)
repalincan on December 11, 2009 at 5:48 AM
Palin aside, something has been bugging me all week about this Copenhagen conference. While the leaders of the world party it up and the left plays revolution in the streets, people are being beaten and attacked on the streets of Iran for the hope of freedom. I find this divergence in priorities quite offensive. More to the point, if an ounce of the effort being wasted over warming was turned on the Mullah’s, might that save some peoples lives?
rob verdi on December 11, 2009 at 6:01 AM
If only they cared about the people in Iran.
If only.
Oh how the Left loves their dictators and iron fisted rulers. Keeps stability, you know.
B Man on December 11, 2009 at 6:05 AM
WHY DO YOU HATE THE POLAR BEAR YOU FLAT EARTHER?!?!?!?
Mr Purple on December 11, 2009 at 6:08 AM
b man and purple,
I guess we have strange priorities compared to the caring progressives.
rob verdi on December 11, 2009 at 6:18 AM
The question is, what penalty to assess against Michael Mann for high sticking.
Barnestormer on December 11, 2009 at 6:27 AM
+1
cmsinaz on December 11, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Exactly. And most of the temperature measurements were recorded in urban areas in the northern hemisphere. Further, the increases noted by the green zealots were recorded at night.
Zorro on December 11, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Nordic pride has been dumped on by da won. So the rest of us who have some small grasp of social grace can understand that dumping on Sarah is OK for libs. Tell the world your critic is stupid. Remember we do not get angry we get even. Other than Dynamite and the Paper Clip Norway has done little to help the world,except maybe building little houses on the plains and populating the upper Midwest.
Remember it is OK to dis me just spell my name right.
Next year we may actually see da won curtsey at a festival in San Fransisco,or some other odd behavior, maybe facing East on the WH Lawn.
Col.John Wm. Reed on December 11, 2009 at 7:05 AM
Like I said before, I will bet NASA is quietly doing a big review on their temp records and the “adjustements” will disappear very quietly on a Saturday night sometime in the near future. This whole thing is falling apart faster than anyone could have hoped for, well except Al Bore.
Johnnyreb on December 11, 2009 at 7:05 AM
She’s got that smug, egotistical clown down pat, doesn’t she.
heh,heh,heh
franksalterego on December 11, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Well, Allahpundit, add THIS ONE to the QOTD – Angelina Jolie Fires Back at Obama Again!
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/angelina-jolie-calls-for-action-from-obama-on-sudan/32522?nc
ProudPalinFan on December 11, 2009 at 7:11 AM
Which is why, when you’re having a debate about such issues, you discard the opinions of those who have a financial interest in the outcome. People like Al Gore and the CRU scientists who get grant money to study these things. The peer in “peer-review” does not mean “people who have the same stake in the outcome as I do.”
Kafir on December 11, 2009 at 7:13 AM
I hear ya, I hear ya!
ProudPalinFan on December 11, 2009 at 7:20 AM
alexraye on December 10, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Gorgeous pics!
ProudPalinFan on December 11, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Translated:
No, as I already know, my President is too much of a pu$$y to take on Palin, which is why a nobody like me is sitting here, talking to the Washington Post.
MNHawk on December 11, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Replace light sabers with swords; fly over to Alaska the Hollywood swords trainer – or Orlando Bloom. He’s been in more movies yielding swords than any other I can recall right now.
ProudPalinFan on December 11, 2009 at 7:57 AM
I guess if my professional reputation was in shatters, turning a once prestigious journal into a third rate political rag, subject to manipulation by con artists, I’d lash out at…the few that have sullied science?
No, I’d lash out at Sarah Palin, of course.
/eyeroll
MNHawk on December 11, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Or … (after the secessions start) how about President Sarah Palin, the first President of the Free Republic of American States!
ncc770 on December 11, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Sarah’s green hat.
Warning: It’s a huffpo link.
pugwriter on December 11, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Having all your enemies erupt in total conflagration whenever you say or write anything is the very last stage before utter irrelevancy. Enjoy your last few minutes in the spotlight, Sarah.
LibTired on December 11, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Sarah Palin the anti-socialist!
Buyin more Palin books for CHRISTMAS presents for my liberal “friends”. Gonna make her the all time best seller !
HELP?
dhunter on December 11, 2009 at 8:51 AM
[Note: I am a birther. The issue is not that Stanley Dunham had not lived in the US for FIVE years after turning 21, which would make L'il Barry Dunham NOT a natural born citizen no matter where he was born including Hawaii.]
The issue, oh great and unread blind one, is simply, Barack Obama Sr. was a subject of the British Empire at the time of Barry Dunham’s birth. Kenya was a British colony that year. Barack as the father would make Barry a British subject by default. That POCrap C.O.L.B. has been proven to be NOT Barry’s. Can you say FRAUD?
I know the truth is painful, but it always hurts the most at the moment the bandaid is ripped off. That’s when the healing can begin.
Blacksmith8 on December 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM
I bow before the awesomeness of your liberalFU.
Blacksmith8 on December 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Exactly what I’ve been saying. When the media has an entire department dedicated to watching you 24/7, and liberal heads explode at the mere sight of you … that’s a sure sign that you’re quickly becoming a footnote in history.
darwin on December 11, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Read Inslee’s bio on his website. Graduated from U of Washington with a ba in economics and then on to law school. Yep, he’s qualified to discuss science. Oh, his dad was a biology teacher, too, where did the wheels come off. If I was from Idaho, I’d be kinda mad at the diss to a U of Idaho grad. Of course, we all know Sarah’s correct on this subject, since we all know that agw is nothing but a hoax and power & tax grab.
Kissmygrits on December 11, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Palin aside, something has been bugging me all week about this Copenhagen conference. While the leaders of the world party it up and the left plays revolution in the streets, people are being beaten and attacked on the streets of Iran for the hope of freedom. I find this divergence in priorities quite offensive. More to the point, if an ounce of the effort being wasted over warming was turned on the Mullah’s, might that save some peoples lives?
rob verdi on December 11, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Excellent!
That’s why I call leftists ( commies) ” globalguetto builders”
they love ghettos, they derive their power and limit their detractors through the usurption of human rights
Sonosam on December 11, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Or … (after the impeachment trialS) and a strong conservative majority in the House names Sarah Palin Speaker of the House just in time to secede to the Presidency.
Yeah I’m good with that.
Blacksmith8 on December 11, 2009 at 9:09 AM
President Palin!
Ah, that sounds so much better than President Barrack Hussein Obama, or Presidente Pinnochio, Urkel, or the guy who made Jimney Carter look good, Gumby, Bill Ayers sidekick, Jeremiah Wrights Protegy or Communist Wannabe Usurper!
dhunter on December 11, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Heh. I think Madame President just pwn3d both Obama and Gore in one interview.
I’m telling you, Sarah Palin = Golda Meir. Awesome!
bluelightbrigade on December 11, 2009 at 9:20 AM
Go hug one, tough guy.
bluelightbrigade on December 11, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Allah, you never cease to amaze me. You continually find new and creative ways to trash Sarah. You KNOW that wink photo pisses everyone off. But forget that.
Where in God’s name (yes GOD’S) did you drag up that crappy audio from the Laura Ingraham Show?
I mean it’s not like there isn’t quality audio to be had, like you can listen to here:
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/sarah-palin-to-help-laura-ingraham%E2%80%99s-charity-auction-for-the-military/
You know, I enjoy Hot air, or I wouldn’t be here. But this little passive aggressive stuff gets old.
Now, on to the red meat.
rlwo2008 on December 11, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Sarah Rox! Algore? Geez, people. Not all the lights are on up there.
I love watching Liberals get their panties all tied up in knots spouting their so-called facts. Reality is just too much for these pantywaists.
BetseyRoss on December 11, 2009 at 9:44 AM
She also badly confused the concepts of daily weather changes and long-term climate trends when she wrote that ‘while we recognize the occurrence of these natural, cyclical environmental trends, we can’t say with assurance that man’s activities cause weather changes.’ Her statement inaccurately suggests that short-term weather fluctuations must be consistent with long-term climate patterns. And it is the long-term patterns that are a cause for concern.”
Sarah is not the one confused. There are long-term cyclical changes in climate and have been for billions of years. The only people who don’t seem to recognize this are the AGW alarmist–probably because they keep looking at charts where all fluctuations other than recent ones have been “homogenized” out.
Kasper Hauser on December 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM
She has already weathered the storm. The Dems and their fellating partners in the media have done everything they can, including attacks on her family, to destroy her and send her crawling back to Wasilla. She has not cowered and she has not broken nor even bent. The scum of the left are terrified of her strength and her resolve and the fact that her message resonates with and inspires so many of us in the America they like to ignore three years out of every four. She refuses to go away and the Obama-fellators just can’t deal with that kind of principled perseverence. They are used to vile, wimpish Republicans they can roll with little effort. She ain’t that and God bless her for it.
SKYFOX on December 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Amen! But common sense is so uncommon these days.
Re: this green hat thing…is that about the picture with the funky little hat she had on? It was good, but I think the one of her sitting at the table signing the book with the black leather jacket is as good a picture as I’ve ever seen. She was just beautiful, but I’ve never seen a bad picture of Sarah.
I actually like the wink and never really gave any thought that it was meant to be insulting. It cracks me up and just suits her. I like to think of her doing that to Al Gore *spits* after she slammed him with the ‘why yes, climate change is like gravity; a natural phenomenon that man can’t control.’ /paraphrasing] and saying, “Gotcha, bub!”
pannw on December 11, 2009 at 9:57 AM
I like Angelina’s methods–distract The One from health care, cap-and-trade, climate change, etc. You go, girl!
kasubo on December 11, 2009 at 10:34 AM
I just read the Leshner Editorial referenced above.
He keeps going on a “consensus,” and “a vast majority” of “scientific organizations;”
This may fool some folks, but;
1. Consensus is not science.
2. Science needs provable, reproducible experiments to produce facts.
3. Absent # 2, there is no fact, only belief.
By the standards being used by the AGW supporters, you could make any claim at all (as long as you had a bunch of people making it, thereby having a “consensus,”) and it would have to be accepted as fact.
So:
A. The earth is flat.
B. The sun revolves around the earth.
C. Apollo drives his chariot across the sky each day, to bring the sun.
All of these were once “consensus” positions, disproved by science.
massrighty on December 11, 2009 at 11:08 AM
“and the seas receded”
Why then have we had coastal flooding all Fall?
So many comments; so litle time.
davidk on December 11, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Soooooooo….
AGW “science” is up for peer review….unless the “peers” disagree with AGW….in which case the “peers” are not peers…or are not qualified to comment.
In other words, “truth” has been copyrighted by the church of Global Warming, and they will sue you if you dare to try to use it without their permission.
landlines on December 11, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I vote for the claim that “AGW supporters are gullible foils of the left.”
Note to the left: You have to support this as fact!! We have a majority!!!
landlines on December 11, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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Sarah Palin has “been under fire” for a long time–and like the old watch commercial said, “..took a licking and kept on ticking!”. She makes a lot more sense than our so-called leaders–of both parties do.
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For those needing a “reality check” on the GLOBULL WARMING hoax–some excellent graphs and analysis of the GREENLAND ICE CORE samples show the cyclical temperature changes over the last 500,000 years. The data shows the cyclical temperature changes caused by earth axis tilt change and earth to sun distance changes. People did not cause these effects–which are far larger than our so-called warming effects now.
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http://www.wattsupwiththat
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Scroll down to the NOAA ICE CORE DATA SHOWS HOCKEY STICK article. Expand the article to see all the graphs. No stolen E-mails needed to see the truth–it is self evident.
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And as for the photoshop of Al Gore “flaming”–is that his face or his REAR END?
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SARAH’CUDA for POTUS, JOHN BOLTON for VP in 2012. The AMERICA FIRST ticket. I would like her to veto any bill with earmarks in it–she will do it.
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John Bibb
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rocketman on December 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Ok, I’ll play.
Ah-h-h-h, off-shore lows and high winds? (What do I win?)
Lake Superior is low, as records go, but there has been more shore erosion and flooding than normal. But there has also been more on-shore high winds this year.
Think there might be a similarity?
Yoop on December 11, 2009 at 12:17 PM
What are all you people blathering on about. It’s all settled. Didnt you get the e-mail?
/s
JusDreamin on December 11, 2009 at 6:39 PM
“rising sea levels” Most people on the planet live near the world’s oceans. Think they’d notice that they don’t have to drive or walk as far to get to the beach as they did a few years ago?
How stupid do they think we are? Don’t answer that!
Dr. ZhivBlago on December 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM
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