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May 14, 2008

Government Moves toward Total Control with Phony Polar Bear Listing

They are actually doing it: listing polar bears as a "threatened" species.

Polar bears are not the least threatened. Alarmingly, the numbers of these human-hunting monsters have been on the rise. Their population has more than doubled since 1960.

But according to global warming doctrine, even as their numbers swell, polar bears qualify as oppressed, because if all the polar ice were to melt, it would interfere with their seal-hunting methods.

The ice is not going to melt any time soon. The slight warming trend profiteers like Al Gore are exploiting ended ten years ago. Even if it did melt, polar bears have survived interglacial periods before.

But facts like these apply only to reality, not to the 2+2=5 world of hard left politics.

In the unholy alliance between government bureaucrats and leftist environmental groups, both have their own objectives. The bureaucrats want absolute control: a level of totalitarianism undreamt of by Hitler and Stalin. Leftist environmentalists want to strangle capitalism and radically curtail the human race.

Now that the government has officially endorsed the preposterous notion that CO2 emitted anywhere in the world is harmful to sacred polar bears, there is no constructive activity — literally including breathing — that is not vulnerable to increasingly repressive regulation and lawsuits.

In the future, we will live in a grim, socialist world, where personal initiative will be not only senseless but illegal. Individual liberty will not exist, less someone emit more than their allotted share of harmless CO2. Our standard of living will collapse. Humans will be forced to live like animals in a zoo, every aspect of our lives under strict control.

Polar bears will not benefit from this in any way, as if it would matter if they did. But the John McCains and Robert Kennedy Juniors of the world will be riding high.

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These nasty creatures won't even benefit.

On tips from mega, matterhorn, and Oiao.

Posted by Van Helsing at May 14, 2008 9:29 PM

Comments

Hillary tried the cry-like-a-baby routine again on TV today, but nobody bothered to notice.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Hillary Clinton choked up Wednesday as she told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that her daughter's presence on the campaign trail had been one of the "most incredibly gratifying experiences of my life. "Well, it's one of the most incredibly gratifying experiences of my life, as a person and as a mother. I get very emotional," she said.

oh, whatever, Hillary

Posted by: mega at May 14, 2008 10:05 PM

my html skills being what they are, here's the link to pouty Hillary:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/14/hillary-clinton-chokes-up-in-cnn-interview/

Posted by: mega at May 14, 2008 10:06 PM

So far as the term "threatened" goes, it seems to mean "something we're hoping will become endangered".

mega, the HTML would be

<a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/14/hillary-clinton-chokes-up-in-cnn-interview/">oh, whatever, Hillary</a>

Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at May 14, 2008 11:13 PM

Posted by: mega at May 14, 2008 11:22 PM

alright, last try for the night. Sorry, board, I have to give this hyperlink thing one more go.

Yahoo main site

Posted by: mega at May 14, 2008 11:25 PM

Yay!

again, apologies to the board for this.

Posted by: mega at May 14, 2008 11:26 PM

Not that I'm complaining, but you could post HTML tests on old subjects from several weeks or months ago...

Less people are assaulted that way.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 15, 2008 3:36 AM

It's as bad as you say, Van. Frightening.

Posted by: Kevin R at May 15, 2008 4:02 AM

With so called "educated" men and women (Congress) buying into the HOAX like this, when REAL weather scientists and historians have shown it to be a historical trend we can't control... well, I have no confidence in this country's leadership. Insanity runs the show in the Halls of Gooberment.

No harm, no foul mega... I screw up HTML all the time. That is not my area of IT, and it shows. LOL!!!

Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at May 15, 2008 4:56 AM

Rush said"we are so screwed" and he is right. Republicans wonder why they are losing election.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 15, 2008 6:05 AM

If the population of the polar bear continues to increase will not their flatulence, being in such close proximity to the ice caps, expedite the melting process. I say we form a hunting party and go bag us a polar bear or two, lest the others have to take refuge on tiny drifting ice sculptures.

Posted by: jcebern at May 15, 2008 6:14 AM

What about the poor Seals that the Polar Bears are brutally killing and eating?

Oh when a human clubs a seal its a crime when a polar bear does it, its ok?

Posted by: Anonymous at May 15, 2008 6:27 AM

But polar bears are threatening.
(snicker)

Liberals will find a way to gain control - one way or another. That's why they're not only worthless idiots - they're dangerous idiots.

Slap one hard today.

Posted by: Jimbo at May 15, 2008 10:06 AM

Fuck it. I'm now thinking I'm in favour of a Dalton-type Minima. Its usually considered bad karma to wish a colder climate on the world, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna let Enviro-Nazi's run roughshod over me. Gonna be laughing my fat ass off when the global temps start dipping really low.

Posted by: Brooklyn Red Leg at May 15, 2008 10:29 AM

Red Leg... go have a beer and quite speading bad weather Karma... I hate it when it's cold! Brrrrrhhhh!

Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at May 15, 2008 10:49 AM

"quit" not "quite"... another fine typo!

Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at May 15, 2008 11:01 AM

Don't worry about marauding Polar Bears: the Africanised Killer Bees will get them. Or the bird flu.

Whilst European Marxism will deal to us.

Posted by: Clunking Fist at May 15, 2008 11:35 AM

Don't worry about marauding Polar Bears: the Africanised Killer Bees will get them. Or the bird flu.

Whilst European Marxism will deal to us.

Posted by: Clunking Fist at May 15, 2008 11:37 AM

"Their population has more than doubled since 1960."

MUCH more: 5000 - 25000. And all during "Global Coo - er Warming."

Looks like one-fifth of today's population is not only a viable number, but can be thriving. And to those who try to distinguish between Alaskan and Canadian bears - they may not be caribou, but the do MIGRATE, they do not put up houses and plant crops. And "stuck four miles at sea on a shrinking ice floe" - they often swim over twenty miles between islands or floes in pursuit of food.

Posted by: teqjack at May 15, 2008 2:40 PM

Canada HAS NOT put the Polar Bear on any list - and it looks like they will not for the near future.

Let's sum this up. Polar Bears live in Canada, not the USA. The Canadian territories have the majority of the total population of Polar Bears, which at this time, are not increasing or decreasing in numbers. I can assume that the Canadians know a bit more about Polar Bear habits than the USA (except for a couple of Alaskan people).

Why the hell does the USA have to convince Canada that they don't know what's happening to the Polar Bears?

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23707422-23109,00.html

Posted by: Oiao at May 15, 2008 3:29 PM

I know I'm beating a dead horse (at least ALGOR's Global Warming Scam is not putting them on a list yet - the MoonBats will get around to that next week).

WonderMoonBats of the EU - Unite!

Climate change threatens Norway's moose (OMG)

Already chased by hunters and often run down by cars and trains, the popular Norwegian moose now faces another threat: Global warming.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2424960.ece

Posted by: Oiao at May 15, 2008 3:45 PM

New Mother Lode found In Alaska!!!!

Say Hello to $20/gallon of gas to pay for the bogus legal settlements......

STRIKE IT RITCH IN ALASKA........Be the first in your family to join the upcoming class action suits.....

Oil Companies Brace for Battles Over Polar Bear Listing
By Steve Quinn, Associated Press Writer
CNSNews.com
May 15, 2008
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200805/NAT20080515c.html

Posted by: Oiao at May 15, 2008 3:50 PM

THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE 'GLOBAL WARMING' EXPERTS (First in a series):

Polar bears live their entire lives on ICE, which is essential to their well-being. It is a fact that a polar bear will alow an iceburg to melt from under it and drown rather than swim to land because (OBVIOUSLY!) land is DEADLY to polar bears. Land is so harmful to polar bears that they will even (If possible) avoid land that is covered with ICE.

Posted by: KHarn at May 15, 2008 3:55 PM

*sigh*

Do I have to say this every week?

You people have an uncanny ability to pick out one point of data that fits your pre-defined conclusion to use as "proof" of your conclusion.

The cited article quotes Jennifer Marohasy, a biologist at Melbourne-based think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Marohasy was asked: "Is the Earth stillwarming?"

She replied: "No, actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. This is certainly not what you'd expect if carbon dioxide is driving temperature because carbon dioxide levels have been increasing but temperatures have actually been coming down over the last 10 years."

But look at the long-term trend. Using the same technique of selectively using data from 2000 (mid-way between Marohasy's 1998 and 2002 points), the data shows a major unambiguous jump in air temperature.

More importantly, the longer term trend is unmistakeable.

I'm surprised I need to point this out to you. You're making us TRUE CONSERVATIVES look lame.

And making Al Gore look like a genius.

And people say I'M dumb.

WRITE IN QUAYLE '08 -- NOT A STUPID AS YOU

Posted by: Dan Quayle at May 15, 2008 5:22 PM

Is there a way to make these trolls go away? I'm serious.

Posted by: Thulsa Doom at May 15, 2008 8:28 PM

The guy is an Idiot! Then again, I repete myself.

Well, 0MG, where is the spell correction dingleberry? I need my fix.

Is there a grammer correction dingleberry also? I wnt 2 no.

Posted by: Oiao at May 16, 2008 12:34 AM

Is there a way to make these trolls go away? I'm serious.

Posted by: Thulsa Doom at May 15, 2008 8:28 PM

Since they are under the spell of Gaia and a mental illness... there is no way to get rid of the infestation. By the way, there is an ad on this morning talking about how we Have to do something about Global Worming or we're all doomed! It is urging people to contact their Senators and tell them to act on GW. I'm contacting mine... and telling them to do some valid research before making an ass out of themselves and spending my tax dollars on a hoax!

Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at May 16, 2008 5:28 AM

"... there is no way to get rid of the infestation .. we Have to do something about Global Worming or we're all doomed! It is urging people to contact their Senators... and telling them to do some valid research before making an ass out of themselves"

Now we have to worry about Global Worming too?

Doesn't Hartz Mountain have a cure for that?


WRITE IN QUAYLE '08 -- WORM-FREE SINCE NINETY-THREE

Posted by: Dan Quayle at May 16, 2008 4:30 PM

Oiao: "The guy is an Idiot! Then again, I repete myself."

Oh tsk. Please don't call someone an "idiot" using improper spelling!

Posted by: Aunt "Spelling" Bea at May 16, 2008 5:48 PM

ROFLMAO!

Posted by: Oiao at May 16, 2008 6:26 PM