And in an unbelievable gaffe, he’s told a whole group of people exactly where they can go:
It is probably the most ugly statement I’ve ever seen from a politician regarding a group of people with ideas that disagree with the politician’s own view. If it were a race or class issue, he’d be vilified. He apparently has lost touch with what it means to be an American.
From The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room:
“An iceberg four times the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland, creating plenty of room for global warming deniers to start their own country,” Markey said in a statement.
And I thought we were past things like this.
AP, Boston Globe, and WBZ-TV confirm this story. Here’s the story on the calving I broke before any MSM where I said “watch the media” I should have said “watch the politicians”.
Markey, who chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, co-authored the House version of the climate change bill that’s currently stalled in the Senate.
h/t to Luboš Motl
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I think we, as Americans, with rights to free speech, should all remind Congressman Markey of what that actually means, especially those in Massachusetts who voted this man into office. His email contact form is here.
Below is the contact info from his web page:
Rep. Markey’s Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Offices:
Rep. Markey encourages residents of Massachusetts’ Seventh Congressional District to contact him via e-mail, by phone, or through a visit to one of his three offices.
His Medford and Framingham District offices can assist individuals on a more personal basis with questions related to federal agencies such as Social Security, IRS, or the Veterans Administration. In addition, they can help with grant applications, service academy nominations, flag requests, scheduling requests for the district and visits to Washington, D.C.
His Washington, D.C. office handles questions related to legislation, agency oversight and general federal policy.
When leaving a message, include your full name, address, city/town, zip code, phone number, and e-mail address. Please understand that Ed receives several hundred letters and e-mails every day.
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Why are all these jamokes so much alike?
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/democrats-say-lets-exempt-rich-in-blue-states-from-tax-hike
This kind of bombastic buffoonery is nothing new from this mental pygmy Markey. Here is another gem:
Markey told high school students, from the World Wildlife Fund’s Allianz Southeast Climate Witness Program, gathered at Capitol Hill on July 10, 2008, that “in Somalia back in 1993, climate change, according to 11 three- and four-star generals, resulted in a drought which led to famine…That famine translated to the international aid we sent in to Somalia, which led to the U.S. having to send in forces to separate all the groups that were fighting over the aid, which led to Black Hawk Down.”
http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/war-somalia-black-hawk-down-and-katrina-all-global-warming
That imbeciles like Markey can get elected to high office just goes to demonstrate that America is indeed the land of opportunity…….
I’m 9,525 miles away from Washington DC, and a citizen of Australia, so once the message gets here maybe it becomes a bit distorted.
I was always of the belief that the American way was all about “freedom” and “democracy”. An example to the rest of the world.
Don’t you guys send and lose troops all over the world to maintain the ideal of liberty ?
Seems to me, the enemy is within !
[REPLY – You guys have not only helped us out, but have shouldered regional burdens we Americans have refused. And some of us (including a few liberals like me) very deeply appreciate it. And to my fellow liberals — both here and in Australia — who complain that we are not acting in our best interests, let me remind you that Freedom IS in our best interest. And that all of those other so-called “interests” pale by comparison. ~ Evan]
Oh cool it with the righteous indignation. I share your disdain for Markey’s bill in Congress, but the man was making a joke. A stupid joke, a joke based on his pseudo-science ideology, but nowhere near ACTUAL legislation to imprison Japanese-Americans, or anything like it. Your hysterical comparisons to the worst of 20th century politics – i.e. other posts concerning Nazi persecution of the Jews – are so off base, it makes you sound like a crank. That’s too bad, because I believe your blog is excellent.
And if you think this sort of rhetoric is at all unusual in American politics, you neither know our history nor follow contemporary news.
Stick to the science, Anthony.
Someone (think it was a president) once said that any good brains in Washington DC would be immediately hired away by private business. I do have respect for Senator Inhofe however.
Canadian fruit fly expert warned Markey on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008.
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“Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki
Prominent scientist David Suzuki says that people should look for a way to hold politicians who ignore climate change science legally responsible.”
“How a law concerning climate-change denial could be enforced baffled at least one leading criminal-law expert. “We used to have an offence of spreading false news,” said Kent Roach, the Prichard-Wilson Chair of Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
“But that was struck down by the Supreme Court.”
Yet there could be a better blueprint for Dr. Suzuki’s legal scenario. ”
Read more:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=290513
The best thing we can do is to let these guys keep talking.
I was under the impression the a “Representative” as in a Congressman was to listen to the people, not the other way around.
I hope he gets voted out of office ASAP!!!
“Representative” (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group.
• (of a government or political system) based on representation of the people by such deputies : free elections and representative democracy.
Fortunately, his biannual performance review and contract renewal is coming up. Might I suggest that anyone in his district give his likely opponents a call and ask how they can help?
Another politician to add to the hit list. I wouldn’t mind if he questioned the “deniers” position, as I do the AGW theory, it’s his closed mind that bothers me. I will donate to his
political opponent.
It’s a financially rewarding state mandated new age religion imposed by elites for elitist interests. What did you expect, decent behaviour and two-way dialogue?
Like Unesco or the Scientologists they’d none of them be missed.
Tony can earn my especial Godspeed by offering to drag Markey along behind the boat as he sails into the sunset through the Northwest Passage
With the tide turning steadily against the ‘global warming’ mob in the US, the People’s Democratic Republic of Massachusetts is probably one of the very few politically safe places in which to make inane remarks like this.
I don’t know what people think in the US, but the outside world looks upon Massachusetts as a place where the politicians can literally get away with murder.
Actually I think he’s right in principle but he’s just got the location wrong! Rational people should have their own country where people like Markey wouldn’t get an entry visa…
I’ve worked out where I would like it to be but I’m not saying in case the price goes up!
I would like every developed country to set up a “carbon free zone” where green fascists can be sent to live the pious life without fossil fuels.
Ozzy Chris, You blokes as well. A threat to liberty anywhere is a threat to liberty everywhere. Our domestic enemies of liberty have always been here. They are shrill and get attention and sometimes get elected. Eventually though, the truth comes out as the sheepskin slips from the wolfand he is rousted(becomes TV pundit). And the Worlds oldest democratic federation persists and prevails.
Wow, this guy is a piece of work. To think he represents the people of Massachusetts. I would be embarrassed if he was my representative.
Malarkey takes the award for arrogance and snark, but for stupidity, I have to stick with his legislative buddy Henry Waxman. From an interview with Tavis Smiley in 2009:
“We’re seeing the reality of a lot of the North Pole starting to evaporate, and we could get to a tipping point. Because if it evaporates to a certain point – they have lanes now where ships can go that couldn’t ever sail through before. And if it gets to a point where it evaporates too much, there’s a lot of tundra that’s being held down by that ice cap.
If that gets released we’ll have more carbon emissions and methane gas in our atmosphere than we have now. We see a lot of destruction happening because of global warming, climate change problems, so we’ve got enough warning signals and enough of a scientific consensus to take this seriously.”
Got it now! Polar icecap evaporates, ships sail through, releases the tundra underneath which spews methane into the air… can anyone say tipping point?
Sorry, Henry, your pop quiz score is 4 wrong out of 3. Didn’t have a purple pen so I had to mark it up in red. Hope that doesn’t scar you for life.
Remember Californians and Massachusetts, these are your elected representatives. What does that say about you?
“Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki, What is remarkable about David Suzuki’s comment is he and his family spent time in a Japanese internment camp in British Columbia during the 2nd world war.
[REPLY – Over 20,000 were interned. 70% were Canadian citizens. Their property was confiscated. Conditions in the camps were unsanitary and there was inadequate protection from winter cold. After the war, internees were given the choice of forced relocation or deportation. They were forced out of the fishing industry into less lucrative, more undesirable occupations. ~ Evan]
Markey and others like him have already moved to a new country. They are out of touch and out of control. Others write about this now on a regular basis. For example, see …
Peggy Noonan for the WSJ [DECLARATIONS AUGUST 7, 2010]
America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
And out-of-touch leaders don’t see the need to cool things off.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411713335505250.html
There is a cute graphic also.
With that kind of keen mind and insightful arguments, he must be bucking for a Nobel prize. They do tend to give it to those that make such enlightened statements.
lichanos that was obviously not humor nor an attempt at humor. Comparing people to Holocaust deniers isn’t funny. He is revealing what he really is and that is a radical leftist.
Arn Riewe
No body could be that stupid. That is on the level of Guam flipping over and the American flag planted on Mars by the lunar mission.
Sour grapes by Markey.
MA has been wondering around for decades. After all they gave their electorial votes to George McGovern. Not to mention outstanding folks like Ted Kennedy. And John Kerry. And they also gave us the blueprint for Obamacare, namely Romneycare. So it’s fitting, imho, that MA polls think Ptolemy was really correct and that the heliocentric model stand right there besides AGW in the hallowed halls of Beakon Hill.
The Congressman has held his seat for so long, and with huge advantage that incumbents have in American politics, there is no real chance he will lose his seat. It is a shame but there it is. But we can take some comfort in the bitterness of the Alarmist crowd. They are losing and they know it. Keep up the fantastic work Anthony. Please plan a Canadian tour soon.
As for “I can see November from my house”. That is the Funniest thing I have heard in a month. I suspect it will be copied shamelessly all over the web.