ThinkProgress: Storm victims kind of had it coming, didn’t they?

posted at 11:18 am on April 29, 2011 by Slublog

Unlike James Wolcott, the writer doesn’t actually root for bad weather, he’s simply using the tragedy in the South to proselytize for his belief system.

The congressional delegations of these states — Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and Kentucky — overwhelmingly voted to reject the science that polluting the climate is dangerous. They are deliberately ignoring the warnings from scientists.

Translation: ‘You know, it’s really awful what happened down there and all, but if you don’t believe in global warming, Gaia will end you.’

Thankfully, there is some pushback against this view from those in a position to know about such things, but I’m sure that opinion will be dismissed as heresy by the true believers.  There’s a bloody shirt to wave, after all.  Mankind must atone for its sins.  I do wonder, however, whether those who warn of the dangers of global warming realize that blaming all unusual weather on their favored boogeyman leaves them open to criticism like this.  Just so you know, that isn’t the only post at the blog along these lines.  JammieWearing Fool finds another.

At present, the storms have killed approximately 300 people in six states.  The American Red Cross is accepting donations for those who would like to assist storm victims.

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Terry McAuliffe, released a proposal of his own. It calls for eliminating or reducing the business, professional and occupational license tax, the machinery and tool tax, and the merchants’ capital tax.

If y’all heard my howling laughter, y’all would be afraid.

cozmo on May 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM

Organizer bus votes count just as much as intense votes. Good thing gubernatorial elections on VA don’t coincide with presidential elections.

forest on May 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM

As long as the polls are not filled with illegal votes and voters, no democrat should ever be elected again outside of New England and the Pacific coast. The rest of the country is still sane.

Wino on May 8, 2013 at 12:53 PM

Come on, Virginia, man up! Terry will spend all his time raising money for the Democrats.

Cindy Munford on May 8, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Every time you have “NBC/Marist Poll” in a headline, I always misread it as “NBC/Marxist Poll”. I think my version is more accurate.

Agent of the Cross on May 8, 2013 at 12:57 PM

Kenneth Cuccinelli could be a great.

Capitalist Hog on May 8, 2013 at 12:57 PM

LEVIN loves him some Cooch.

But would he be another Jeff Flake?

PappyD61 on May 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Every time you have “NBC/Marist Poll” in a headline, I always misread it as “NBC/Marxist Poll”. I think my version is more accurate.

Agent of the Cross on May 8, 2013 at 12:57 PM

He he.. I always read it the same way.. Must be the correlation my brain makes between NBC and Marxists.

melle1228 on May 8, 2013 at 1:02 PM

PappyD61 on May 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM

I don’t understand the question, Jeff Flake is in Congress. One thing for sure, he won’t be Terry McAuliffe.

Cindy Munford on May 8, 2013 at 1:06 PM

As a few details of Cuccinelli’s plan began to leak out last week, his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, released a proposal of his own. It calls for eliminating or reducing the business, professional and occupational license tax, the machinery and tool tax, and the merchants’ capital tax.

Yes, McAuliffe can (and does) spew BS like an erupting volcano but he’s just another ‘tax and spend’ Marxist.

Every time you have “NBC/Marist Poll” in a headline, I always misread it as “NBC/Marxist Poll”. I think my version is more accurate.

Agent of the Cross on May 8, 2013 at 12:57 PM

Thanks for posting. I thought perhaps I was the only one that red it that way.

PS As a Virginia resident, I don’t recall my household being contacted to contribute to an NBC/’Marxist’ poll. Guess I’ll have to express myself at my polling place.

oldleprechaun on May 8, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Nothing a truckload of missing ballots won’t fix. Add in a legion of illegal aliens, felons, dead and multiple voters… along with a couple of 100% Mccauliffe distiricts and it’s a landslide.

acyl72 on May 8, 2013 at 1:19 PM

Terry McAuliffe, released a proposal of his own.

…have his people vote more often!

KOOLAID2 on May 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM

Just like the dead heat in last night’s drubbing in SC.

Punchenko on May 8, 2013 at 1:44 PM

Wasn’t Romney winning the intensity gap? I will say this Ken Cuccinelli is a hottie, perhaps he should consider some shirtless campaign stops.

libfreeordie on May 8, 2013 at 2:01 PM

I hope that the Republicans learned a lesson from the election of Al Franken and that they like the Democrats have tens of thousands of ballots waiting to be “found” in closets, car trunks and anywhere else they can think of.

RJL on May 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Cooch has a face for the ladies (and a few others), and it is not hurting him. Maybe VA can let him go national in 2016.

leftnomore on May 8, 2013 at 10:27 PM