Thought I would cover the hottest topic of the day with a few facts to cause further confusion. In 1922 The Washington Post had a story about global warming. Seems that glaciers were disappearing and seals and polar bears were in danger. Let’s think… just what was causing this in 1922? There were no passenger planes, jets (passenger or private), and very few electrical power plants. Let’s think… what WAS there in 1922? The heat source for homes and cities was mostly coal. Homes in rural areas were mostly heated by wood-burning or coal. The amount of carbon footprints must have been horrendous. Beef cows, milk cows, and some remaining buffalo were contributing with all their methane gas, and there were very few vegetarians. I don’t believe there were any desperate cries of “We are Doomed!” at that time. See attached:

Article published Aug 14, 2007
Inside the Beltway

August 14, 2007

John McCaslin - Before Gore

D.C. resident John Lockwood was conducting research at the Library of Congress and came across an intriguing Page 2 headline in the Nov. 2, 1922 edition of The Washington Post: “Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.”

The 1922 article, obtained by Inside the Beltway, goes on to mention “great masses of ice have now been replaced by moraines of earth and stones,” and “at many points well-known glaciers have entirely disappeared.”

“This was one of several such articles I have found at the Library of Congress for the 1920s and 1930s,” says Mr. Lockwood. “I had read of the just-released NASA estimates, that four of the 10 hottest years in the U.S. were actually in the 1930s, with 1934 the hottest of all.”

Worth pondering

Reacting yesterday to word that certain European governments and officials are suddenly trying to abandon their costly “global warming” policies, Royal Astronomical Society fellow Benny Peiser, of the science faculty at Liverpool John Moores University in Great Britain, recalls the teachings of Marcus Aurelius: “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”

We didn’t have all those words of wisdom from Hollywood at that time. “One sheet of toilet paper”, “Don’t wash your hair”, do as Barbara Streisand does and hang your clothes out to dry - all this typical of celebrities who say “Do as I say, not as I do!” There were also other words of great wisdom from Hollywood’s great minds. Inconvenient Al Gore is getting much notice and attention from Hollywood and idiots. I guess they are one and the same. Gore’s use of Hollywood’s great minds and rock stars is quite comical considering how he and Tipper, when he was running for President, had been quick to condemn Hollywood and these same rock stars. I guess at that time it was convenient. Where is SON OF AL? What has been his punishment for his felonious acts?

Here we go again - an illegal immigrant kills a family of three. He had been convicted of crimes before this and was still in country. What has happened to the courts and judges in their charge to keep the public safe? I am of the opinion that 99.9% of judges in our country be prosecuted for crimes against the public and dismissed from their positions. Not only judges, but cities and towns all over this country are thumbing their noses at the law of the land by declaring themselves sanctuaries and deliberately scoffing at federal laws. I don’t know how they feel that this will affect regular citizens, but I think it encourages the youths growing up today to feel they only have to follow the laws they want to. Newark has already paid a price for their failure to enforce the laws. I feel sorry for the families of the three, but not for Newark and its Mayor and City Council. I think they ought to be sued by the three families for accessory to murder.

Now on the subject of Iran - Europe, China, and Russia trade with Iran, and they will not join us on severe sanctions to punish Iran for interfering in other countries and trying to ensure chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, they are trying to achieve atomic weapons and letting it be known that they plan the destruction of Israel. I don’t know how we can bring Europe around since they have gone back to the principals of Neville Chamberlain that allowed Hitler and genocide while Europe was destroyed. We can only hope that someday they will learn. As far as China is concerned, I think we should enforce the law showing country of origin on every item imported. Then the American peopl, if they so deisre, could boycott their products. Another thing our government could do is boycott the Olympic Games in China next year. As far as Russia is concerned, they have reputiated democracy and returned to their cold war actions. Other than boycotting their products, they could be taken off the G8 and return it to G7. Their use of energy as a weapon of blackmail is a reminder of the days of Stallin.

One last subject - the trials and tribulations of Michael Vick makes me sick. People all over are so concerned that he be allowed to return to the NFL. I think that is disgusting and shows the attitude of Americans against holding celebrities responsible. They say how Ray Williams and others have been found not guilty and returned to sports. This is not surprising when you think of O.J., Robert Blake, and other celebrities such as Al Gore’s son. To the American public, an NBA referee can go away for 25 years for cheating, but someone who is cruel enough to have dogs fight each other to the death and kill the losers could get less than a year - how gross. Then you have Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe banned from baseball for life - what gives? Sports figures of today and heroes to kids are held to lower standards than the average Joe. I think it should be the reverse.