Saturday, July 30, 2011

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT

By: James Taylor, Forbes.com

NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed.

Study co-author Dr. Roy Spencer, a principal research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and U.S. Science Team Leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer flying on NASA's Aqua satellite, reports that real-world data from NASA's Terra satellite contradict multiple assumptions fed into alarmist computer models.

"The satellite observations suggest there is much more energy lost to space during and after warming than the climate models show," Spencer said in a July 26 University of Alabama press release. "There is a huge discrepancy between the data and the forecasts that is especially big over the oceans."

In addition to finding that far less heat is being trapped than alarmist computer models have predicted, the NASA satellite data show the atmosphere begins shedding heat into space long before United Nations computer models predicted.

The new findings are extremely important and should dramatically alter the global warming debate.

Scientists on all sides of the global warming debate are in general agreement about how much heat is being directly trapped by human emissions of carbon dioxide (the answer is "not much"). However, the single most important issue in the global warming debate is whether carbon dioxide emissions will indirectly trap far more heat by causing large increases in atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds. Alarmist computer models assume human carbon dioxide emissions indirectly cause substantial increases in atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds (each of which are very effective at trapping heat), but real-world data have long shown that carbon dioxide emissions are not causing as much atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds as the alarmist computer models have predicted.

To read more, visit:  http://blogs.forbes.com/jamestaylor/2011/07/27/new-nasa-data-blow-gaping-hold-in-global-warming-alarmism/

South Carolina Governor Rejects NAACP Push to Remove Confederate Flag

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:23 PM PDT

By Mary Quinn O’Connor, FOXNews.com

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley isn’t retreating from her decision to keep the Confederate flag atop the north end of the Statehouse in Columbia despite complaints from the NAACP, whose president this week said the ethnic minority governor is a “contradiction” for allowing the flag to fly.

Speaking to a crowd at an NAACP national conference in Los Angeles on Monday, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous attempted to shame Haley into removing the flag by comparing African American slavery to oppression Haley’s ancestors in India faced under British rule.

“Perhaps one of the most perplexing examples of the contradictions of this moment in history is that Nikki Haley, South Carolina’s first governor of color, continues to fly the Confederate flag in front of her state’s capitol. Given the similarities between our struggles to end slavery and segregation, and her ancestors’ struggle to end British colonialism and oppression in India, my question to Governor Haley is one that Dr. King often asked himself: ‘What would Gandhi do?’” Jealous said.

The flag has been at the north end of the Statehouse since 2000. It was moved there after legislation passed in response to protests and an NAACP boycott of the state over the flag’s position atop the dome of the Statehouse, where it was placed in 1962 by an all-white South Carolina Legislature.

Haley was born in South Carolina, and her spokesman said the decision lies with the people of the Palmetto State.

“More than a decade ago, under the leadership of a Democratic governor, South Carolinians Republican and Democrat, black and white, came to a compromise position on the Confederate flag,” said Haley press secretary, Rob Godfrey.

To read more, visit:  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/28/naacp-urges-nikki-haley-to-remove-confederate-flag/

Presidential Run Questions Follow Gov. Christie’s Health Scare

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:57 PM PDT

From: Newyork.cbslocal.com

HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Governor Chris Christie appeared in good spirits and good health when he left a Somerville hospital Thursday night.

With his health no longer an immediate concern, reporters at a news conference outside the hospital quickly turned to whether Christie would be fit enough to mount a run for the White House.

Christie has long denied any intention to seek the presidency in 2012. Even if he were to run, Christie said his health wouldn't be a concern.

"I certainly don't think this has any role to play with it all. I think you judge people by what they do every day," Christie said.

The governor kicked off the most recent speculation about a presidential bid Monday when he visited Iowa for an education summit and to raise money for a local congressman.

"At the end of the day, if I decided that I wanted to run for president, I think you know me Charlie, I'd do it. But if there are people who don't think I'm up for it, then don't vote for me," he said.

To read more, visit:  http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/29/presidential-run-questions-follow-gov-christies-health-scare/

Rep. West: Tea Party is ‘schizo’

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:50 PM PDT

By JENNIFER EPSTEIN, Politico.com

Rep. Allen West said Friday that the tea party movement has "schizophrenia" if it's going to primary him for supporting House Speaker John Boehner's bill to raise the debt ceiling.

"If the folks who one minute they're saying that I'm their 'tea party hero' and what, three or four days later I'm a 'tea party defector' – that kind of schizophrenia I'm not going to get involved in it," The Florida Republican said on "The Laura Ingraham Show."

Several tea party groups including Tea Party Express, Tea Party Nation and United West have said this week that they will support primary opponents to West and several other Republican freshmen if they support the Boehner bill.

But West, who represents a district on the east coast of Florida, insisted that he will support the Boehner bill. "If they want to bring forth a primary challenge then so be it," he said.

"I think what we have to ask ourselves is, if you're telling me that I need to vote no against the Boehner plan, then what am I voting for," he said. ""I'm going to stand with this Boehner plan."

To read more, visit:  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60219.html
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