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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (941457)	6/20/2016 9:23:30 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1572571

More disgusting stalker news... Denialist Blogger Anthony Watts Posts Error Strewn “Aerial Survey” of Climate Scientists’ Homes Graham Readfearn \| June 19, 2016 By Graham Readfearn • Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 18:01 Climate science denialist blogger Anthony Watts was sure he had a gotcha moment with some of his most hated figures caught red-handed. Mysteriously popular blogger Watts had wondered how many vocal climate scientists “practice what they preach” when it comes to how they power their homes. So Watts carried out what he described as an “aerial survey” but what others might call “looking at maps on Google” to look on the roofs of famous climate scientists to see if they had solar panels. Watts was reacting to research finding that Americans were more likely to follow advice on cutting fossil fuel energy use from climate scientists who had also taken personal steps to decarbonize. Imagine Watts’ delight to find the homes of celebrated scientists like Professor Michael Mann, Dr Jonathan Overpeck and Dr Kevin Trenberth, all bereft of photovoltaic panels. What hypocrites, right? So Watts wrote a blog post with photos of the scientists' homes and then published it. What followed was a comedy of errors and corrections - a true car crash of climate science denial bloggery. DeSmog checked with several of the scientists featured. First up is Dr Overpeck, of the University of Arizona, whose home, according to Watts, “seems completely devoid of solar power.” Overpeck told DeSmog: “Watts is using an old image of our house perhaps? We have a good-sized array deployed on our roof. Yesterday we generated 59 kWh, which more than covered our own energy use, including air-conditioning on a hot day, and thus we fed the excess back into the utility grid.” Oops. Next up is Dr Trenberth, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, whose Colorado home was also sans solar panels, according to Watts' “aerial survey”. Trenberth sent DeSmog pictures of his home to show panels on his roof (he later emailed Watts). He told DeSmog: “I have had solar since 1986: firstly as hot water heating, and then when we moved to our current address in 2004, we installed pv panels.” Oh dear. But what about Professor Michael Mann, of Penn State University? Firstly, Watts got the wrong house. Cue rapid re-write with new image, apparently now showing Mann’s actual home. And look, still no panels. Except Watts forgot that solar panels are not the only way of powering your home with renewables. Many people have agreements to purchase power from renewables. Mann told DeSmog: “Anthony Watts has shown himself to be a sad, creepy, desperate man, who has nothing better to with his life than this. He apparently doesn’t understand the whole exercise was irrelevant from the start, since — as I have pointed out many times in the past — we have a plan in which all of our power comes from wind energy. As one Twitter commenter noted, we’ll probably finding him reduced to searching through people’s trash soon enough. The episode does nothing other than to demonstrate both the man’s lack of integrity and dullness of mind.” Oops again! And ouch. Watts had also apparently featured the homes of former NASA climate scientist Dr James Hansen, who has solar panels covering his outbuildings. The home of Dr Thomas C. Peterson was also featured, and also showed solar panels (the only person left featured by Watts but not covered here is Dr Thomas Karl of NOAA. If we hear anything, we’ll let you know). Watts claimed he had been careful not to reveal the addresses of any of the scientists featured, but wasn't careful enough. Earlier versions of the post and at least one image shared through social media did show street names. This angered UK journalist Mark Lynas, who described Watts actions as “disgusting”. Mark Lynas @mark_lynas @wattsupwiththat You have no respect for privacy, this is disgusting. @MichaelEMann constantly harassed by you. 4:15 PM - 16 Jun 2016 None of this appeared to have deterred Watts readers, though. “Terrific post. Warmunist hypocrits,” said one commenter. “Good work Anthony,” wrote another. Yeh. Great work Anthony. Mann added: “Anthony’s talents are clearly wasted on climate change denial. He really ought to be working for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.” (or Donald Drumpf). desmogblog.com

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (941457)	6/20/2016 10:15:26 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572571

Maybe I should ask if you think Moses told you you could bear false witness.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (941457)

6/20/2016 10:18:40 AM

From: Brumar89

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Feel the Bern: Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation

Venezuela another glorious victory of socialism!

By Nicholas Casey

With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation’s food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was shot to death as street gangs fought over food. Venezuela is convulsing from hunger.

Hundreds of people here in the city of Cumaná, home to one of the region’s independence heroes, marched on a supermarket in recent days, screaming for food. They forced open a large metal gate and poured inside. They snatched water, flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, potatoes, anything they could find, leaving behind only broken freezers and overturned shelves. And they showed that even in a country with the largest oil reserves in the world, it is possible for people to riot because there is not enough food.

In the last two weeks alone, more than 50 food riots, protests and mass looting have erupted around the country. Scores of businesses have been stripped bare or destroyed. At least five people have been killed. This is precisely the Venezuela its leaders vowed to prevent...... To Read More.....

My Take - They feel the Bern! I'm just concerned Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Danny Glover, Barbara Streisand, Jane Fonda, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Janeane Garofalo or Joy Behar, Rosie O'Donnell, Matt Damon, John Cusack, Cher, Ashley Judd, Whoopie Goldberg, Cameron Diaz, Lena Dunham, Roseanne Barr, Jim Carey, Chris Rock, Russell Brand, Madonna, Orlando Jones, Oliver Stone and Bill Maher aren't there to share the Bern with the people of Venezuela.

Or even better yet - perhaps they can organize a massive fund raiser with their fellow celebrities and raise millions, or even better yet, tens of millions and then contribute those millions to the government of Venezuela. After all....it's leftist government they claim to believe in so passionately so they "know" their money won't be wasted on the undeserving. Right? Hey Sean - we're waiting for you to organize such an event!!!!!

Oh, and don't let those reports of the socialist leadership living country club lives quaffing champaign while "middle-class mothers scavenge for food in the gutter". . . "even the dogs are starving.” And don't let the comment from one "wealthy Chavez crony who askes, “Should we stop enjoying ourselves just because the country is burning?” Well, of course not."

Please stand up for your principles and no matter happens don't let reality stand in the way of your leftist visions of utopia, liberty, equality, fraternity. Oh wait.....wasn't that the slogan of the French Revolution as the leftist leadership implemented what history calls The Terror?

http://paradigmsanddemographics.blogspot.com.au/