I suppose it was only a matter of time - GWB blamed for Hurricanes

[dmp]

I remember posting something like this, in a thread; said tounge-in-cheek. Humour meets Reality?

MoveOn: Bush to Blame For 'Extreme' Hurricane Season By Jimmy Moore

Talon News
September 23, 2004

SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- Attempting to take political advantage of the devastating hurricanes that have hit Florida and the southeastern section of the United States in the past few weeks, liberal political action group MoveOn.org is saying that President George W. Bush is to blame for "making extreme weather stronger."

In an e-mail to supporters, MoveOn.org rhetorically asks "why such extreme weather" has taken place with Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan causing billions of dollars in property damage and loss of life.

"Scientists agree that global warming makes sea levels rise and makes storms stronger, because temperature shifts disrupt the normal balance," MoveOn.org explained. "Warmer water makes more violent hurricanes."

The group added that insurance companies such as Swiss Re and Munich Re say "global warming is causing more losses."

Ridiculing President George W. Bush for "handing out emergency aid" in Florida while doing "nothing to reduce global warming," MoveOn.org contends that the president has "done a lot to make the problem worse" and has caused the massive hurricanes to form.

Asking its members to write letters to the editor of their local newspapers, MoveOn.org offers key "talking points, sample letters, and a tool to find your local paper."

MoveOn.org points the finger at Bush, saying that he has "helped the oil companies drill more, and the big polluters pollute more, at every opportunity" while he "has done nothing to stop global warming pollution, which is making extreme weather stronger."

The leftist group supporting Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry said Bush "walked away from the Kyoto Protocol, the only major international treaty to curb global warming pollution" and allegedly "broke a campaign pledge to limit emissions of CO2, the biggest global warming pollutant."

Blaming Bush for giving "tens of billions of dollars in subsidies to oil and coal industries that cause most of this pollution," MoveOn.org said the president has done "virtually nothing to make our use of these energy sources more efficient or to promote cleaner alternatives."

Again accusing Bush of being responsible for the hurricanes, MoveOn.org said the letter campaign will get the word out of how dangerous weather is connected to the occupant of the White House.

"By writing to our local papers, we can reach out to neighbors who are concerned about the extreme weather but don't yet know the connection to President Bush protecting the polluters," MoveOn.org argued.

The e-mail concluded, "And best of luck coping with the weather."

 

[CSM]

I think the real reason for the hurricanes is all the hot air coming out of MoveOn.org. What a crock.

 

[dilloduck]

I remember posting something like this, in a thread; said tounge-in-cheek. Humour meets Reality?

I guess that gives him the power to change it too----maybe the liberals should behave!

 

[Jimmyeatworld]

I think the real reason for the hurricanes is all the hot air coming out of MoveOn.org. What a crock.

That coupled with Michael Moore and a bean burrito.

 

[HGROKIT]

Hurricanes like all weather phenomena are cyclical. I guess GWB must have been around in the mid 1500 too. I did a googls on 100 year hurrican data. interesting results - here are two.


http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/history/index.html


http://www.eglin.af.mil/weather/hurricanes/history.

 

[Merlin1047]

I remember posting something like this, in a thread; said tounge-in-cheek. Humour meets Reality?

The last time we had hurricanes forming up like on an assembly line was 1995. Anybody remember who was president then?

Anyway, here's a more scientific opinion than that of moveon:

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/downward/


Downward trends in the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes during the past five decades
(Geophysical Research Letters, 23, 1697-1700,1996)

"There is concern that the enhanced greenhouse effect may be affecting extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones. The North Atlantic basin offers a reliable, long-term record of tropical cyclone activity, though it may not be representative of tropical cyclones throughout the rest of the tropics. The most recent years of 1991 through 1994 have experienced the quietest tropical cyclone activity on record in terms of frequency of tropical storms, hurricanes, and intense hurricanes. This was followed by the 1995 hurricane season, one of the busiest in the past 50 years. Despite 1995's activity, a long-term (five decade) downward trend continues to be evident primarily in the frequency of intense hurricanes. In addition, the mean maximum intensity (i.e., averaged over all cyclones in a season) has decreased, while the maximum intensity attained by the strongest hurricane each year has not shown a significant change. "

 

[tim_duncan2000]

I thought this was going to be about a story on theonion.com, but it's actually true. What a bunch of fucking dipshits on that site. They probably blame him for traffic, impotence, cancer, and who knows what else.

 

[dmp]

People acting out of hatred lose the ability to be rational at times.

 

[insein]

People acting out of hatred lose the ability to be rational at times.

desperation breeds insainty.