Friends, prepare yourselves for this stunning collection of logic, green thinking, and simple unvarnished, outright hatred. Should we be thinking about getting ourselves off to secure locations in light of this? /sarc
Simon from Australian Climate Madness makes note of this from the Herald Sun, which is complicit (and editorially bankrupt) in printing this article from Jill Singer.
First, some stunning logic rationalization about the shame merits of lying to get to office:
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as has been widely noted, misled our nation by declaring she wouldn’t introduce such a tax. The worst that can be said is that she lied. The best that can be said is that she lied because we can’t deal with the truth.
O-kaaaayyy……but this really takes the cake.
I’m prepared to keep an open mind and propose another stunt for climate sceptics – put your strong views to the test by exposing yourselves to high concentrations of either carbon dioxide or some other colourless, odourless gas – say, carbon monoxide.
You wouldn’t see or smell anything. Nor would your anti-science nonsense be heard of again. How very refreshing.
That’s some seriously ugly thinking lady.
I suppose Ms. Singer is justifying these thoughts as many do on the grounds of that favorite of noble cause corruption: save the planet. I’ll bet she thinks she’s being clever, even if harsh and naziesque.
Sorry, another angry green beat you to it years ago and I have dibs on it. It all started simply, when she called me a “WMD” for discussing my doubts about AGW:
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Take some responsibility
Chico Enterprise-Record
Article Launched: 05/22/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT
Anthony Watts seems to be a poster boy for right-wing ideology. This isn’t a distinction that one should be proud of considering the so-called “right” seem to be wrong on almost every issue. Even after hundreds of the world’s top scientists have documented that global warming has in fact been caused by the actions of man, he states that this is not true, that it is a natural occurrence. Just looking at Chico’s polluted skies tells me otherwise.
It seems that Republicans in general have a hard time taking responsibility for anything. The war in Iraq, brought to you by the lies of this illegitimate administration has been a horrendous mistake costing the lives of over 4,000 Americans if you include private contractors and over 650,000 Iraqi civilians. Most Republicans still believe there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. I’ve come to believe that Republicans, especially people like Anthony Watts, are the WMDs.
— Sherri Quammen, Chico
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My response on my blog: (since I didn’t think it merited a letter to the editor response)
Fine Me
My friends at coffee this morning got a huge laugh out of Chico Peace and Justice Center member Sherri Quammen’s claim in a vitriol filled letter to the editor that I’m the “real WMD”.
For somebody who professes “peace and justice”, she sure seems to have a lot of anger to vent. She’s sent letters to all three newspapers, the ER, Chico Beat, and you’ll see the same letter come Thursday at the Chico News and Review I’m sure. Lately, the message of “peace on earth” seems to have lost the accessory clause of “goodwill towards men”. Though its hard to tell through her rant just what she dislikes about me most, it appears that my views and research into climate change must be the main factor.
I sent her a nice note last week, offering to meet and get acquainted over coffee or tea someday, (since we’ve never met) after the letter appeared in the Chico Beat, so far no response.
But that’s OK, being a public person, criticism comes with the territory. It’s an occupational hazard. I guess I should be honored that my threat level has been elevated. Poor Al Gore takes all sorts of flak daily.
Sooo….since I’ve been labeled a WMD, I think that I’ll have to look over my shoulder a lot to make sure I’m not being followed by police officers intent on giving me a ticket in case I go off in the Chico city limits. That’s a $500 fine you know.
To make it easier for people to spot me, I think I’ll get a T-shirt that says simply “BOOM”.
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And to that blog post, this is how she responded (emphasis mine):
Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, CA)
July 1, 2007 Don’t deny the obvious
Author: Chico Enterprise-Record Section: Letters To The Editor
On his blog site, Anthony Watts states that my remarks in a letter to the editor did not seem that “peaceful” and since I am involved with the Peace and Justice Center I should display a “goodwill to man.” He’s right about the fact that I am upset about the current state of our nation under the corporate crooks in the White House and how it’s affecting our planet, because unlike him, I am paying attention.
Watts seems to enjoy researching this mysterious phenomenon called “global warming” that could bring not only human but all existence on this planet to extinction. So here’s a little research Watts can try at home. First, park his (most likely very large) car or SUV in his garage. Then close the door and start the engine. Sit there for a few hours and then (if he is still able) he can make an entry on his blog contemplating the effects of car exhaust on people in enclosed areas (like our atmosphere).
Why is it so important for this man and others like him to try and refute the obvious, shunning all responsibility for something that we are obviously responsible for? That is why I have labeled Watts a “WMD” which, especially in his case, could also stand for “weapon of mass deception.” — Sherri Quammen, Chico
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I didn’t bother responding to that letter.
Yeah I got the early dibs on angry irrational people suggesting I kill myself. It is such shame for eco-conscious people everywhere that this sort of ugliness continues to be represented by their brethren virtually identically today.
Andrew Bolt says that Lashing at sceptics does science no favour.
For the citizens of Australia who think that newspaper journalists should not be advocating the death of their neighbors simply because they have a different view on global warming, here is where you can complain, on her editorial page:
Jill Singer THE “debate” over a carbon tax in Australia has become high farce. It’s time for the game-playing to stop – on both sides of politics.
And also to the editor of the Herald Sun to demand an apology:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/help/contactus
I ask anyone lodging such a complaint to be respectful and don’t escalate. Stick to the issue at hand.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620094555.htm
This is a MUST read.
REPLY: Covered yesterday on WUWT here http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/20/tipping-points-easy-come-easy-go/ – Anthony
[snip – over the top – Anthony]
I apologize, I just was amazed that Science Daily would post the article seeing as they have have consistently had articles that support anthropogenic global warming. Again I apologize, thanks for covering it Anthony!
REPLY: No apology needed, thanks for the tip. -Anthony
Well, doesn’t she know that running an engine in a garage still produces planet-destroying CO2? I’m sure she’ll soon modify her proposal to use a non-greenhouse odorless gas like HCN (hydrogen cyanide), perhaps in a more stable form like Zyklon B.
REPLY: Well we don’t need any escalation, even in jest. And for the record, HCN has a faint, bitter, burnt almond-like odor that only some people are able to detect. – Anthony
By Jill SInger’s logic we should ban water along with CO2, because water is a much more dangerous greenhouse gas than CO2 and like CO2 is a poison when over consumed.
From Wikipedia:
“Water can be considered a poison when over-consumed just like any other substance.[2] The recommendation from the medical field is to drink at least 1 to 2 liters per day[3] depending upon body mass. Water intoxication
would only occur at levels far higher than that.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
I’m constantly amazed that people who don’t understand the chemical differences between carbon, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide can feel they have the smarts to dictate to the rest of us about these very issues.
Thanks for the link, Anthony.
Just another do as I tell you not as I do person, see like there is a lot of them these days as they jet around the country to get their so called point about global warming across.
And I was so hoping for Roger Knights’ ” Want flies with that?” from http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/16/ill-never-be-able-to-eat-kobe-beef-again/#comment-682941
It’s a pity that the Warmists can’t seem to get far from Nazi ideas — first, we have ‘deniers’, then tattooing of distinguishing marks, now it’s gassing by carbon monoxide, the common method used by the Nazis pre-war to deal with undesirables.
I’m sure it’s more than a coincidence — sometimes their deep-rooted nastiness just spills out.
In my denier guilt I keep trying to end it all by drinking beverages liberally laced with CO2 by all those Diet Cokes™ are having little effect.
Sherri’s extreme confusion between black pollution and CO2 is testament to how well the “CO2 is pollution” mantra has been propagated. Either that, or Sherri has the impressive ability to see an invisible gas over the skies of Chico.
REPLY: Chico has an ozone problem in the summer, as do many Sacramento valley cities. She doesn’t distinguish. – Anthony
“the so-called “right” seem to be wrong on almost every issue.”
This part is absolutely correct. And when we look at the history of the Global Warming scam, we see plenty of “right” names attached. Margaret Thatcher, Enron, Al Gore (all American politicians are “right”), Goldman Sachs and the other big money boys.
http://www.ecofascism.com/article2.html
In other words, the “right” is wrong about this as well.
L Nettles says:
June 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm
In my denier guilt I keep trying to end it all by drinking beverages liberally laced with CO2 by all those Diet Cokes™ are having little effect.
🙂
You beat me to it!!! But I prefer the leaded version. (Note to greenies hoping for lead poisoning, sorry, I just meant the version that has calories… sorry… Not!)
fiona has a “stupid” from Friends of the Earth and a “terrifying” from Greenpeace to counter a sceptical viewpoint:
21 June: Guardian: Fiona Harvey: Tory MEPs defy David Cameron over greenhouse gas targets
Conservatives threaten to scupper EU vote on carbon reduction by opposing the 30% cut in emissions committed by the PM
“Cameron should step in,” said Martyn Williams, a campaigner at Friends of the Earth. “He should tell his MEPs ‘we look stupid if you vote against this’.”…
The move comes as EU environmental policy was undermined by one of the most important figures in the European commission, causing alarm in Brussels. Janusz Lewandowski, the commissioner in charge of fraught negotiations on the future of the EU’s €130bn budget, cast doubt on the science of climate change and the future of emissions policy.
In an interview with a Polish newspaper he said: “We already have overambitious agreements on CO2 emission reduction. There is a notion that the thesis that coal energy is the main cause of global warming is highly questionable. Moreover, more and more often there is a question mark put over the whole [issue of] global warming as such.”
Lewandowski said the CO2 targets “are too ambitious for the Polish economy … Polish politicians have to persuade that there cannot be a quick jump away from coal. For Poland it would be a disaster.”
His remarks were all the more pointed as the Poles at the European council blocked progress on the carbon roadmap to 2050, which the commission hoped would be the basis of a strengthening of climate policy. Poland will hold the revolving presidency of the EU from 1 July.
Ruth Davis, chief policy adviser at Greenpeace UK, said: “It’s terrifying that the man in charge of Europe’s budget is someone you might expect to see in Sarah Palin’s Republican party…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/21/greenhouse-gas-targets-eu-vote
L Nettles,
I prefer my C02 from a barley – yeast reaction (and its byproducts)
works wonders
The funniest thing in this post was looking back at the 2007 WUWT thread where there was only 2 comments.
You couldn’t limit a thread to 2 comments now if you put up a blank screen.
Speaking of naziesque….
REPLY: Agreed, no excuse for that, but I’ll point out, again, the left is the instigator of bad behavior, disrupting and shouting down the meeting. Do you condone that and also this ugliness today from your homeland Nick? Where is your outrage, or do you have only snark to offer up with that hateful idea? We all await your answer – Anthony
[snip – over the top – Anthony]
Australia’s primary and secondary education system is third or even 4th world level I can attest to this especially in mathematics and science. This has been so for 15 years now. A child of mine considered 5th year level maths and approved and certified by the school there in Australia was deemed to be 2nd year level maths in a South American country and unable to enter the school. You are now privileged to witness this first hand from the 20-35 years of age generation in Australia. The drivel concerning Global Warming that’s coming out of these people is incredible. At least there are some intelligent people left such as Bolt, Carter, Jo Anne Nova etc who are able to counter it. However I think you will find that eventually they will vote in a carbon tax and really show how stupid they are.
Just wait, soon we will have someone who believes in AGW calling out sceptics and accusing us of making personal attacks.
Oh, wait..
This shows why (some?) activist warmistas are interpreting the “passionate” or “excitable” emails they get as death threats. It is because they have hate in their hearts. They really do seem to hate other people for not following their “enlightened” belief that the world is in imminent danger unless we all do something right now!
With all the vitriol currently being spouted in the MSM, I fear that it is only a matter of time before the “Green Inquisition” starts.
/sarc?
I truly pity the activist warmistas. It must be horrible to have that much hate and frustration within one’s soul.
“Forgive them Lord, they know not what they do” — Christ
So what’s SherriQ doing NOW ?
“We all await your answer – Anthony”
The Herald-Sun circulates in my home town, but I’ve never subscribed. They seem to think bomb-throwers like Jill Singer and Andrew Bolt boost circulation.
Of course it’s over the top, and dreadful, and the HS shouldn’t have printed it.
REPLY: Thanks for clarifying, but I don’t think Bolt has ever suggested people kill themselves over a difference in opinion. He may toss rhetorical bombs, but I don’t recall any that could be described in the same class as Singer’s – Anthony
put your strong views to the test by exposing yourselves to high concentrations of either carbon dioxide or some other colourless, odourless gas
I’m happy to oblige, given that oxygen and nitrogen are colourless and odourless. I even chuck in some carbon dioxide at low levels.
Obviously chemistry of the atmosphere is not her strong suit.