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To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 6:28:46 PM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

the world is trying to get into this country, they don't hate us they are jealous of us

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 6:52:08 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

A leader whose only real influence is through fear is far inferior to a leader who can get people to follow him and do what he asks because they are inspired by him. That is the real difference between Bush and Obama. This is all off topic. I'll simply note that Obama has not gotten anyone to follow him and do what he wants. Check Iran, NK, China, Russia ....

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 6:57:01 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

Chavez calls Obama Satan youtube.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 6:58:28 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

Castro mocks Obama visit to Copenhagen Dec 18 02:38 PM US/Eastern Veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday dismissed US President Barack Obama's trip to UN climate change talks in Copenhagen as a "show," and complained that the world's poor will shoulder the burden of any summit agreement. Castro's opinion article, titled "The Moment of Truth," also criticizes the "fascist methods" used by Danish police to put down protesting environmental activists. "It is already evident that a great catastrophe threatens our species," wrote Castro, 82. Perhaps the worst part of the summit "is blind selfishness of a rich and privileged minority that intents to impose the bulk of the necessary sacrifices on the immense majority of planet inhabitants," Castro wrote. He opined that "for the chiefs of the empire (the United States), despite their maneuvers and cynical lies, the moment of truth is arriving. Their own allies believe them less and less." In the article, which appeared in government-run media, Castro quotes at length leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who both spoke at the summit. The former Cuban president, who still leads the Cuban Communist Party, earlier criticized Obama for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize and lashed out at his climate policies, accusing the US president of not fighting the "oligarchy of irresponsibly" who are opposing change. "Obama is not ignorant. Like (Al) Gore, he knows the grave danger that threatens everyone, but he vacillates and is weak in the face of a blind and irresponsible oligarchy in that country," Castro wrote in an editorial published December 9. Castro has not appeared in public since he underwent major intestinal surgery more than three years ago. His brother Raul became interim president in 2006, and took over the presidency in February 2008. Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium breitbart.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 7:28:02 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Amateur Barack Obama’s Speechifying Causes an International Incident Posted by Erick Erickson (Profile) Saturday, December 19th at 9:22PM EST 85 Comments While Americans are fixated on the weekend blizzard and the health care debate, the rest of the world is fixated on the disastrous “climate change” talks in Copenhagen. More importantly, though world leaders could not agree on much of anything significant, they could all agree on one thing: Obama screwed up a delicate situation and unintentionally sunk the deal. guardian.co.uk For a man who is supposed to be a brilliant speaker and skilled diplomat, leaders from London to Beijing are openly blaming Obama for screwing up Copenhagen. About the only thing good anyone can say about his performance is that he left early. Seriously. Former British Deputy Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament John Prescott wrote in the Observer, “President Obama’s speech blaming China didn’t help.” What was that? It appears Obama tried to bully China into accepting Obama’s vision that nation-states are meaningless and every nation should act in the interests of one world. “For the Chinese, this was our sovereignty and our national interest,” said Xie Zhenhua, head of China’s delegation. Oops. Then there was Obama’s “commitment” to help the third world with $10 billion. That made even his friend Hugo Chavez mad. It also made a lot of other third world nations mad. They wanted much more ... .though the $10B per year is to rise to $30B per yr in a few years. Obama miscalculated like the amateur he is. redstate.com h/t Peter Dierks China blamed as anger mounts over climate deal• Beijing accused over emissions cuts • Campaigners say accord 'a disaster' Jonathan Watts and John Vidal in Copenhagen Robin McKie and Toby Helm The Observer, Sunday 20 December 2009 An outbreak of bitter recrimination has erupted among politicians and delegates following the drawing up of the Copenhagen accord for tackling climate change. The deal, finally hammered out early yesterday, had been expected to commit countries to deep cuts in carbon emissions. In the end, it fell short of this goal after China fought hard against strong US pressure to submit to a regime of international monitoring. The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, walked out of the conference at one point, and sent a lowly protocol officer to negotiate with Barack Obama. In the end, a draft agreement put forward by China – and backed by Brazil, India and African nations – commits the world to the broad ambition of preventing global temperatures from rising above 2C. Crucially, however, it does not force any nation to make specific cuts. "For the Chinese, this was our sovereignty and our national interest," said Xie Zhenhua, head of China's delegation. Last night, some delegates were openly critical of China for its intransigence. Asked by the Observer who was to blame for blocking the introduction of controlled emissions, the director general of the Swedish environment protection agency, Lars-Erik Liljelund, replied: "China. China doesn't like numbers." At the same time, others have criticised the Americans for pushing China too hard. "President Obama's speech blaming China didn't help," says John Prescott, writing in today's Observer. ... guardian.co.uk

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/22/2009 11:30:56 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

A leader whose only real influence is through fear is far inferior to a leader who can get people to follow him and do what he asks because they are inspired by him. That is the real difference between Bush and Obama. South Africa blasts Copenhagen failure Copenhagen accord was a 'disaster,' says Sweden Der Spiegel: 'Copenhagen was an all-out failure' World views Copenhagen conference as a total failure UK Guardian: 'Most observers united in damning the meeting a grave disappointment' Links from climatedepot - Nuff said.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15660)	12/23/2009 12:18:07 PM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

Have you seen how the Wiki administrator set out on a mission to re-write all the Wiki entries on global warming, write out the medievil warming period and ban any person (>2000) who presented an opposing view... Problem is, the admin was a Green Party activist named William Connolley. Connolley is also a founding member of realclimate.org (aka Michael Mann and Hockey Stick inventor). This person and his conspiritors set out to erase the medieval warming period from history, to say nothing of the violation of Wiki terms. Global Warmongers are everywhere and will do anything... network.nationalpost.com Connolley took control of all things climate in the most used information source the world has ever known – Wikipedia. Starting in February 2003, just when opposition to the claims of the band members were beginning to gel, Connolley set to work on the Wikipedia site. He rewrote Wikipedia’s articles on global warming, on the greenhouse effect, on the instrumental temperature record, on the urban heat island, on climate models, on global cooling. On Feb. 14, he began to erase the Little Ice Age; on Aug.11, the Medieval Warm Period. In October, he turned his attention to the hockey stick graph. He rewrote articles on the politics of global warming and on the scientists who were skeptical of the band. Richard Lindzen and Fred Singer, two of the world’s most distinguished climate scientists, were among his early targets, followed by others that the band especially hated, such as Willie Soon and Sallie Baliunas of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, authorities on the Medieval Warm Period. All told, Connolley created or rewrote 5,428 unique Wikipedia articles. His control over Wikipedia was greater still, however, through the role he obtained at Wikipedia as a website administrator, which allowed him to act with virtual impunity. When Connolley didn’t like the subject of a certain article, he removed it — more than 500 articles of various descriptions disappeared at his hand. When he disapproved of the arguments that others were making, he often had them barred — over 2,000 Wikipedia contributors who ran afoul of him found themselves blocked from making further contributions. Acolytes whose writing conformed to Connolley’s global warming views, in contrast, were rewarded with Wikipedia’s blessings. In these ways, Connolley turned Wikipedia into the missionary wing of the global warming movement.