By Robert Bradley Jr. — November 4, 2024
Ed Note: With the U.S election demonstrating 1) the impotency of climate alarmism and 2) bad experience with wind, solar, and batteries, this is a timely repost from earlier this year. To update, substitute Kamala Harris for Joe Biden.
“A Clean Energy Transition should be occurring but not with the RECKLESS STUPIDITY enhancing the possibility of Trump Again!” (Robert Bibbo, below)
Robert Bibbo, self-described environmental energy analyst and observer, lamented a while back on the growing popularity of Trump relative to President Biden. He stated:
This New York Times Poll Shows Trump Leading in 5 Battleground States. A Point In Time Not Election Day Certainty. Nevertheless! Never Ever Trumpers Should be Concerned.
Bibbo then brought in some historical analysis:
In 2016 The Democratic Brain Trust saddled Hilary with a Clean Power Plant 1 War on Coal. Krugman opines 2x (NYTs) that CPP 1 delivered PA, MI & WI (46 EC votes) to elect Trump45. In 2020 those 46 votes elected Biden. Heading into 2024 the Brain Trust has saddled Biden with a Clean Power Plan 2 War on Fossil Fuels. Add the reasonable chance of midwest grid failures Trump Again is much too real. A Clean Energy Transition should be occurring but not with the RECKLESS STUPIDITY enhancing the possibility of Trump Again! And just like CPP1, CPP2 has no chance to become law.
There is a bit of a civil war with some climate alarmists warning to go slow for political reasons. But doesn’t Bibbo know that the climate is in crisis and the emergency is HERE? Biden, Kerry, and Gore said it. The United Nations said it. Scientist Andrew Dessler said it….
But maybe climate politics is about more that just “saving the planet.” Maybe it is about money and power, the Climate Industrial Complex, bleeding prosperity but at a pace that the subjects do not rebel.
I responded:
Ending the transition with an apology would be the best course of action for the Democrats. After all, wind, solar, and batteries are hardly environmental, not only uneconomic.
Joseph Toomey added:
There is no way your “Clean Energy Transition” can occur without “reckless stupidity.” … Add in the fact that the economy will be in FAR WORSE shape one year from now, together with the fact that pollsters like Times/Siena routinely over-sample Democrats in their raw data adjustment process, and these polling disadvantages will likely only grow.
No response from Bibbo, but I think he is on to something that will fully germinate in November.
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Green New Deal helps Trump, hurts Harris/Biden. But don’t think it is among the main factors. Those are the Border, Inflation, and Wars.
The stolen 2020 election has had disastrous consequences that now bigly affect tomorrow’s outcome.
There are five ways to know with reasonable certainty that 2020 was stolen.
I’m not sold on the ballot cheating. I am sold on CIA/FBI/Deep State colluding with the media to throw the election, especially the late-breaking laptop story and the Hillary Russia fake news. Whatever ballot cheating there was paled in comparison to the media distortions, and I think they overstepped it enough to reduce their hold on the American public.
This is also what happens when fiscal reality happens. Energy prices were always going to rise, and massive spending was always going to trigger general inflation. They have nobody to blame but themselves for all their lies coming home to roost.
Good point. I’ll add as a sixth point, leaving MSM gaslighting as 6th and last. The five above were all previously detailed in a long ‘American Thinker’s guest comment kindly arranged by CtM.
So, massive deficit spending greatly augmenting the debt, coupled with mandatory minimum wage step ups, and the result is grocery stores are “price gouging?” Welcome to the National Socialist Democratic States of America.
2020 was coup d’etat done by a cast of hundreds, frothing lefty vote counters and rigged polling booth computers. They will try again this time, it worked last time.
Dont forget to mention that we have that court cases in Georgia about voter fraud, not all participants got caught yet, let´s hope they will be!
One was so unbelievable stupid and got his incriminating phone call taped!
Voter fraud and attempted fraud is very undemocratic and un-American!
“What I did not do but should have done, Your Honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true were in fact true,” the 38-year-old Ellis said.
Apparently it is wise to look out for a new feature in your ballot paper:
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1853209936337178727
There are good reasons to conclude that the Green New Deal causes inflation.
Historical fact. The New Deal of the 30s was terminated after approximately 2 years. Why? It did not kick start the economy and the Federal Government acquired too much debt too quickly.
Those who fail to heed the lessons of history or choose to ignore them are doomed to repeat the mistakes.
Democrats still believe they can freely use taxpayer funds to reward their friends, confidants and family, by putting that chicken in every pot, every week.
One thing that made this possible was the conflation of voter fraud with election fraud.
Very little voter fraud does not mean very little election fraud.
I’ll be glad when this damn election is over. Trump the ignoramus will at least slow down the bureaucracies and hopefully put a stop to this Green Raw Deal and woke nonsense. If Kamala wins, well, you have to have a brain to be ignorant, and ignorance can be cured by thinking and learning. She’s just an empty sieve which can’t even speak when her teleprompter freezes, so who knows, maybe her brain trust will double down on climate stupidity and discredit themselves better than Trump ever could.
I’ll just be glad when this is all over.
For an “ignoramus”, he did awfully well in his first term.
Anyone could do well just by opposing everything the Deep State wants.
He thinks tariffs are not taxes and actually lower prices. I would have thought it was hard to be that dumb about economics, but Biden kept and increased his tariffs, and now trump wants 20% tariffs on everything. At least he doesn’t want price controls on food.
He kept Fauci and Birx on and did not stop them from pushing all their awful COVID lockown policies and giving cover to governors who were eager for anything they could do to embarrass Trump. He didn’t veto spending bills, which would have forced Congress to own them. These were some incredibly simple steps he could have taken, on his own, but didn’t. Then there was the bump stock ban, a knee-jerk non-solution to a mad man shooting up Las Vegas, which he didn’t need to do but did.
He was better than Obama was, better than Hillary would have been, better than Biden was, will be better than Harris could possibly be. But he’s still an ignoramus.
Yes, he made some errors in his first term… and sometimes chose or listened to the wrong people…
… but we can be 100% sure that Trump knows more about how the economy works than you ever will !!
“We”? Who do you speak for?
And I know tariffs are taxes and raise prices. I’m already ahead of Trump and 90% of politicians. Knowing how to make business deals is not the same as knowing how an economy works.
But Trump also know how the economy works, has proven it once.
Way more knowledge and experience than you have, for sure.
Just don’t look at all the bankruptcies his businesses have filed.
You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. Obviously succeeding requires a few setbacks. Communists don’t know about that.
Glad he got a lot of money from his dad. Otherwise he would have felt the need to do real work to sustain himself.
Being a spoiled rich kid has it’s perks.
You just removed “anarchist” from one of your comments. That is quite telling.
And replaced it with Kropotkin and Goldman. Your poor education for is on display for everyone here.
Trump does more work in one week that you have in your whole pitiful life.
Sitting in granny’s basement making moronic comments, like you do…
… is not work.
Spoiled rich kids don’t try to run big businesses.
He and musk do.
The truly spoiled ones are lazy- and become playboys producing nothing. Both had tough fathers that pushed them hard. Rich, yes- but spoiled, no.
At least he is not dumb like Kamala…that poor woman can’t answer a question
One of only three Presidents to forego the presidential salary…
… because he didn’t need it.
You, on the other hand, will ALWAYS be a luser… because that is what you want to be.
Plus he is an anarchist.
I wrote I’m more in line with anarchism. But if you want to call me that I won’t object. I’m happy my comment really made your day.
It doesn’t make my day. You’re pure evil.
Not Anarchism
More like Anachronism
Typical trollop comment.
No citations, no links, utter BS lame insinuation.
Trump incorporated has not filed for bankruptcy internationally.
Only individual companies under Trump franchise or management deals.
Just because someone was wealthy enough to get loans to own their piece of the Trump enterprise, doesn’t mean they run it properly.
They end up filing for bankruptcy. Or more likely, Trump inc. files for bankruptcy of that unit.
That allows Trump inc. to install a new manager, clean up the property, clean up debts; i.e., do their best to re-energize a branch/hotel/golf course/whatever of the long list of Trump businesses.
In fact, everyone should be encouraged to look up their favorite Trump Bankruptcy.
By the way, Most bankruptcies under the Trump banner are chapter 11.
I’m impressed that he’s capturing the Arab American vote using the warmonger Cheney connection against Harris.
I think it is more that he is religious and protects religious people, plus Trump doesn’t support gay or abortion or trans or men competing as women.
Should you vote for Trump? The facts on his first term
FAKE videos full of LIES and MISINFORMATION are meaningless propaganda…
So the answer is, YES, Americans should most certainly vote for Trump.
before the Democrat instigate Covid debacle, the USA was in an incredibly good situation on many fronts.
Since 2020 under Biden and the Kamal, they have suffered massive inflation, job losses, overseas embarrassments, and massive societal degradation because of Democrats ignoring the rule of laws and refusing to at least vet people coming across the southern border.
Loss of liberty. Loss of Constitutional rights. Your short list is fine, but a lot more can be added.
I already voted for Trump. My Washington voting record:
That only goes back to 2004. I was in the Navy to protect our voting rights. I don’t understand why people don’t vote.
You know, when you call your representatives, they first look to see if you vote. They don’t know who you voted for, but they know your voting record. If you’re not voting, then they could care less about you.
How do they know your voting record?
State keeps voting records. Voting renews your voter registration.
But not identifying yourself when voting must add some “uncertainties” in this data?
I have to identify myself to get a ballot. That I received a ballot is logged in to prevent duplicate voting.
This year, each ballot had a control number and a separate receipt had the control number and my name, address, etc. So, I am identified as having voted.
How do you prevent your ballot from getting replaced with another?
How do I prevent my ballot from getting replaced with another.
I personally put it in the scanner. From there it automatically goes into a drop box.
Beyond that, I can not verify a thing. I can’t look up my vote online. Nada.
The basic premise is that people are honest. Most are. The faith is that the dishonest get caught.
Bottom line, I can’t prevent anything.
Security is never perfect. Someone with the technical skills and a blind eye from those around him can do something.
He would have to find a specific ballot and have another with the same ballot number. He would then have to alter the scan records.
It is extremely unlikely that he could do all of this without getting caught, but it is not impossible. If he was successful, I would never know. That said, to do this on a scale that would be impactful would take much time and the longer he is at it the more likely he would get caught.
If it did happen, it is problematic to restore the original ballots and votes.
Perfection is unobtainium, but what he have in place today is much improved over 2020.
Why not identify yourself?
Don’t allow election workers to get lazy and allow illegals to vote.
The election workers have a list of registered voters. They cross check you against the list.
I would have preferred showing my Real ID drivers license, but that was not required.
But our reps won’t have access to those records. I wouldn’t think so- could be wrong.
All the records show is that I showed up and got a ballot. That information is public. How I voted is not published.
MSNBC. bwahahaha…. Well, at least you did not link to the Communist News Network.
You should have put Trump the ignoramus in quotes as it was lifted from a media sensationalism.
The rest of your post indicates you do not believe Trump is an ignoramus.
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No, because ABC, CBS, CNN, MSMBC, NPR, NY Times, Washington Post, LA times, Scientific American, National Geographic, The View, etc. etc. etc. etc. don’t report Green New Deal stories. Democrat voters don’t know about any failures.
Some time go I met a PHD Geologist and Climate Change expert. A decent fellow up on current events and was willing to discuss my view point. When the subject of lithium battery fires came up, he didn’t know anything about the Felicity Ace.
Doesn’t matter how the DNC-faithful or Trumpistas vote, no news could change their vote. What does matter is the fence-sitters, and they don’t rely on DNC news cronies. What also matters is getting their bases riled up enough to vote, and they couldn’t hide that dismal jobs report (only 10K new jobs) or food inflation or energy inflation. The DNC faithful can’t help but notice that.
There are no fence sitters- only people who don’t care to say who they’re going to vote for or they’re not going to vote at all.
That is willful ignorance as this made international news heck, I saw it too without trying to find it.
Not contrary to what is known, anarchists are pure evil.
But all those EVs sure kept it going, didn’t they.
A petrol car is easy to extinguish, but EVs in an enclosed space.. forget about it. !
You miss the point, the so-called main stream media barely covered the incident. Maybe a ship burning for days on end and finally sinking but no loss of life isn’t a story.
I’m reminded of the 1979 Ixtoc I oil spill that killed 21 workers, spewed oil for months, was the largest oil spill ever at the time, but was pretty much ignored by the media. Never made the news like Deep Water horizon did. The reason Ixtoc was ignored was no doubt political.
“The Green New Deal” , which went far beyond “climate”, has had enough time to show it is an abject failure.
Harris says she wants to “turn the page” but her new page is just even more of the same failed policies.
It took Brandon “2,000 Mules” to win. It will take Harris 4,000 to 6,000 mules to win.
(But she does have the advantage of the DOJ+ already on her side.)
Just my opinion, but what Dems did to steal 2020 they dare not try in 2024.
Hunter’s laptop exposed as real. COVID9 excuse is gone. Many more riled up poll watchers. Harris a bumbling incompetent. Biden may have been by 2020, but that was concealed until the 2024 debate. Impossible to conceal ‘Cackles’ Harris.
It is our dearest hope you are correct.
story Tip
Mining Industry Needs $2.1 Trillion Dollars in New Investment to Meet Net-Zero Demand for Raw Materials | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
Only $2.1 Trillion !!
Not to mention all the “environmental” studies needed for new mines! 😉
What new mines? There will be none here, Biden cancel all that were in the works. If Harris elected expect more of the same.
They will be overseas, where the environmental destruction and use of near slave child labour doesn’t matter (to the Democrats)
To the title question: YES, if people have a functioning brain.
Bibbo is a deluded idiot. There will never be a “clean energy transition.” The “clean energy is NOT “clean AND DOESN’T WORK.
It works, and the rest of the world is moving on.
Do you want to buy a bridge?
Loserguy doesn’t know what a bridge is.
UK and the EU in a race to match third world conditions…. sending all their manufacturing to China and leaving themselves with no source of reliable income.
Same with USA if the dems get in.. moving forward, turning the page, to depravity and desperation, energy poverty and unreliability.
Your lies are indicative of your refusal to see the evidence that have been presented many times, heck even the leftist blubber Mike Moore realized it is crap.
Moving on to coal. 🙂
You only read the propaganda that supports your irrational beliefs and only see what you wish to see to validate your insanity.
There aren’t many functioning brains on the left.
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/11/04/bacon-gate-kamala-harris-just-royally-flubbed-an-interview-with-a-muslim-influencer-n2181536
“ hold a mock cocktail dinner to prep her on how to drink wine and talk to world leaders.”
You mean Willie didn’t teach her proper etiquette for drink wine ?
Her whole existence is “mock”! or is it “muck.”
Then all you can eat hotdogs and beer for the Muslims it is.
From TCN:
The day after Lewinsky’s selfie, Harris housemate Doug Emhoff told Georgia supporters the vice president has spent her term “[Doing] what she always does: She put her head down and went to work.
I couldn’t believe Doug came out with that.
I bet if you listen to the audio of the video clip closely, you’ll hear the Harris campaign staffers slap their foreheads and groan.
The Kamal got where she is by humping.. It is what Kamals do.
At least she didn’t give the microphone a blowjob the other day. Unlike gay boy Donnie.
Neither did trump, just your warped and pathetic mind self-relating to your actions with your boy friend that wants to be a girl .
And if you really think Willie didn’t use his willie.. you are in deep denial.
Trump imitating Kamala’s whole life !!
I see Simon made an appearance. Big Deal!!
Big enough for you to comment.
Great that you are backing people who kill pets.
And take a 10 man team to do it.
We expect nothing else…
… you really are sick in the head, aren’t you !
I think most normal people reading what you write would not be pointing the finger at me being the sicko.
I’ll point at sicko simon.
Have you found the pee pee tape moron?
Yep it is in your head…. Not much room for anything else it seems.
Pure projection and a valid conclusion.
karlo have you seen the video of three different speeches superimposed over each other? Exactly the same words, inflection, timing, gestures, etc. It’s eerie.
No, not a surprise considering how wedded she is to the teleprompter, and the staff are numtpies that rehash and reuse the same text.
Mirror, mirror on the wall….
Green issues will only elect Trump IF the “Woke” left actually wake up and realize they’re being fed from the trough of the Biden/Harris’ outhouse and don’t want to continue dining from the Harris/Walz trough.
But will they? After all the freebies they have been given. If it is not vote buying, I’d like to know what else it could be. Consider the timing.
The camel’s hump
The camel’s hump
The tyrant’s dump
A kosher haggis
Served in Paris
Here’s the menu
To upend you
Meat and soya
Munch and Goya
Come all ya hairy’s
And on old rumps
Just watch the show
With vertigo
That cute Koala
What a palaver!
Sprays urine on
Godfather Don
Those narrowed lips
Launch thousand ships
And business swells
In seven hells
On Gina’s side
There’s no divide
United Reich
What’s not to like?
Trump the stump
Dump the frump
Ride the camel
Dressed in flannel
On Afric’s shore
We’ll keep ‘em poor
For all ‘em races
Load the bases
Electric cars
And flights to Mars
A plate of chips
A sea of ships
The rising sun
What’s to be done?
Our rise and fall
Our alter call
Socialism or
Solipsism?
Don’t give too much
You’ll lose your touch
The dude, the babe
The land of Abe
The babe, the dude
In solitude
Bonnie and Clyde
Nowhere to hide
November’s choice
A phantom voice
The media loves to conflate voter fraud with election fraud calling both voter fraud.
There was voter fraud, but no more so than in prior elections.
In 2020 there was significant election fraud, as defined in the various State election laws as a violation of those laws.
The election fraud may or may not have affected the outcome. Ask 100 people for their opinions on this and you get 1142 opinions expressed. The sad fact is the courts refused to review most of the claims because the lawyers lacked “standing” so the cases were never adjudicated.
In Georgia a judge agreed to hear the case but since his docket was full he would have to assign it to another judge. The case was assigned 30 days after Georgia certified the election. Make of that what you will.
When the election rules are altered in real time without consent of the legislature, it is fraud and it does not matter if a judge ruled on it. Mail in ballots with no postmarks? Ok. Count them. Election officials waiving the signature verification because the backlog was piling up? No contest.
Sad to watch the decline of this country. Even sadder is I was unable to provide my kids with a better country than what I grew up in.
The country went woke and now it is broke.