McCartney, in Interview, Compares Global Warming Skeptics to Holocaust Deniers
Sir Paul McCartney just can’t let it be.
The former Beatle predicted in an interview that the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico might expedite a move to cleaner, renewable energy sources in the world.
Sir Paul could have stopped while he was ahead, but McCartney went on to compare people who don’t believe in global warming to “those who don’t believe there was a Holocaust.”
“Sadly we need disasters like this to show people,” McCartney said in an exclusive interview with The Sun. “Some people don’t believe in climate warning — like those who don’t believe there was a Holocaust.”
McCartney continued, “But the facts indicate that there’s something going on and we’ve got to be aware of it if we want our kids to inherit a decent world, not a complete nightmare of a planet — clean, renewable energy is for starters.”
McCartney also defended President Obama’s handling of the two-month-old crisis.
“I don’t accept the criticism of Barack over the oil spill,” said McCartney, who met the president for the first time earlier this month.
“I think he’s been great. It’s tough if we Brits whinge that he’s whingeing at us. Tough, then don’t spill oil.”
A representative for McCartney in London said the singer would have no further comment.
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It always amazes me that the opinions of people who play the gitar on MTV are taken so seriously
Why doesn’t McCartney show leadership and cancel all future CO2 spewing concerts of his and instead ask everyone to go to bed early on those nights to save the planet.
“Sadly we need disasters like this to show people … Some people don’t believe in climate warning.”
Just how is he trying to link a technical failure a mile underwater to anything climate-related? Is that really what he said?
I love how stupid it is for someone to link an oil rig disaster to global warming. I’ve spent thousands of dollars over the years watching McCartney in concert. Who knew he was such a goober?
Paul, shut yer trap, and play the guitar.
The rock ‘n roller Alice Cooper pretty much sums up the intellectual expertise of rock musicians:
Never one to avoid self-examination, Alice (aka Vincent Damon Furnier) added: “If you’re listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we’re morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal.”
Useful idiot.
wow that makes sense, an oil spill causes global warming, and if you don’t believe this connection your a holocaust denier.
Well if your crazy enough to marry someone like his ex-wife, you of course make these statements.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23421756-heather-mills-latest-bizarre-rant-why-dont-we-drink-milk-from-rats-and-dogs.do
Hmm. I’m not sure how an oil spill can convince me that global warming from anthropogenic greenhouse gases exists beyond a token effect on land surface temperatures. An oil spill is an environmental catastrophe, but, in and of itself, it has nothing to do with anthropogenic global warming.
“A representative for McCartney in London said the singer would have no further comment.”
That is wise, as he’s already dug a deep enough hole for himself. Does he really think he can afford to p…. off millions of fans worldwide?
Oh, McCartney! Why did you hold all those big Concerts! Why, oh, why!
Was it because you wanted to be rich? I rest my case.
Rules only apply to “little people” and we all know sir Paul is above that. Why just the other day he and Obama discussed their scientific breakthrough for clean free energy by harnessing the power of song. All together now, all together now, all together now see my tank is full isn’t yours as well.
Uh Uh, he played the Holocaust card. Guess we better all just shut up now.
If we say we disbeleive in AGW then clearly, we don’t agree that the Holocaust occurred. The two topics are intimately related after all. Did you know that if there was no AGW in the late 20th century, then the Holocaust would not have happened? Didn’t you realise that the Holocaust was caused not by the Nazis, but by AGW? You cannot deny one without denying the other. Face it, questioning AGW is Anti Semitic.
Says Paul as he boards his personal jet aircraft.
Because spilling oil is related to global warming how?
So if I spill a large amount of milk into a natural aqueous system, should we be worried about global cooling since the milk is “natural” (better be organic)?
Oh wait, the oil was already present under the gulf…naturally!
So how again does being a music star give him authority on the matter?
-Scott
Paul, Just shut up and sing!!
Let it be.
A “fool on the hill”
The main error made by BP was to employ Americans to work on the rig for them.
Perhaps they should have used British personnel for all the more risky procedures.
I’d be interested to know whether anything in US employment regulations insisted on the use of American personnel in the Gulf.
It’s the private jet travel. Their excessive lifestyle makes them feel guilty – “What if everyone would do what i do? The planet couldn’t stand it!” – and to compensate this guilt feeling they project it onto others – “We’re all guilty.” – and start becoming moral apostles.
This is just a hypothesis and i haven’t had time to analyze it properly, but i have a good correlation and abundant sample data: Al Gore, David Laurie, Paul McCartney, Prince Charles, Annie Lennox, well just about the entire pop jet set, just enter the name of your favourite internationally performing artist in google and add “global warming” and you inevitably find your favourite artist proving him- or herselves to be a scientific doofus.
So i’m not sure about the direction of the causation or whether there is one but the hypothesis is: Frequent jet travel, especially when in privately owned jets, causes AGW activism. AGW activism causes frequent jet travel to a much lesser degree – only during conferences like COP15. There might be a potential for positive feedback, locking the affected individual in an ever-increasing loop of activism and jet travel.
Maybe EADS, Boeing, Bombardier and Textron are behind this.
Scarlet Pumpernickel says:
June 25, 2010 at 6:56 am
“wow that makes sense, an oil spill causes global warming, and if you don’t believe this connection your a holocaust denier.”
Yeah, an oil rig blows out and it’s a straight line of reasoning direct to holocaust denier.
I don’t believe in the Easter Bunny. Therefore it’s obvious that I’m a holocaust denier, right?
I deny that the Battle of Little Bighorn (“Custer’s Last Stand”) ever happened.
I deny that the Red Sox will win the series in 2011.
Do these people not see the difference?
Best,
Frank
“Sadly we need disasters like this to show people,” McCartney said in an exclusive interview with The Sun. “Some people don’t believe in climate warning — like those who don’t believe there was a Holocaust.”
I think the worst part about this quote is how he says “WE NEED DISASTERS LIKE THIS”. This guy is seriously nuts.
“DirkH says:
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This is just a hypothesis and i haven’t had time to analyze it properly, but i have a good correlation and abundant sample data: Al Gore, David Laurie, Paul
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Sorry that’s Laurie David not David Laurie. Didn’t want to imply anything innuendous.
I wonder how Sir Paul travels around the world?
By solar powered aircraft and sailing ship I am sure.
Clean, renewable energy? OK, then let’s show the strip mines for the metals, and the hazardous chemicals and wastes produced making these windmills and solar plants. Not to mention the CO2 produced shipping these materials around the world.
There was a show running in the US that shows these windmills being shipped all over the country by DIESEL powered trucks.
I won’t even get started on the visual pollution that these escapees from a Japanese robot movie present every single day that they are standing. Someone take my soapbox away, quick!