Gene Frenkle

Google is out for a second straight day - bummer! You must be getting a lot of work done. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/200...a-ssa011609.php Two questions were key: have mean global temperatures risen compared to pre-1800s levels, and has human activity been a significant factor in changing mean global temperatures. About 90 percent of the scientists agreed with the first question and 82 percent the second. In analyzing responses by sub-groups, Doran found that climatologists who are active in research showed the strongest consensus on the causes of global warming, with 97 percent agreeing humans play a role. Petroleum geologists and meteorologists were among the biggest doubters, with only 47 and 64 percent respectively believing in human involvement. Doran compared their responses to a recent poll showing only 58 percent of the public thinks human activity contributes to global warming. "The petroleum geologist response is not too surprising, but the meteorologists' is very interesting," he said. "Most members of the public think meteorologists know climate, but most of them actually study very short-term phenomenon." He was not surprised, however, by the near-unanimous agreement by climatologists. "They're the ones who study and publish on climate science. So I guess the take-home message is, the more you know about the field of climate science, the more you're likely to believe in global warming and humankind's contribution to it." Doran and Kendall Zimmerman conclude that "the debate on the authenticity of global warming and the role played by human activity is largely nonexistent among those who understand the nuances and scientific basis of long-term climate processes." The challenge now, they write, is how to effectively communicate this to policy makers and to a public that continues to mistakenly perceive debate among scientists.

http://www.ucsusa.org/ssi/climate-change/s...nsensus-on.html Is Google not working for you today?

Exactly why do you feel that your opinion is any better?

Yes 90% are purposely faking the science. That's the conclusion you've come to? It's a big !@#$ing global conspiracy! Retard.

So only qualified climate scientists should be listened to. Except that more than 90% basically agree with what he's saying. You must be talking about the other climate scientists who say what you want to hear - the ones who aren't in on the conspiracy.

Of course. Someone who teaches your 5-year-old cannot possibly know anything about it. What exactly prevents a guy who teaches science for a living from being knowledgeable about climate science?

It feels good to support my worldview because I'm Going Rogue! Yeah! Don't really watch SNL anymore. The other two are OK by me.

Americans are Angry! Why do you guys even link to sites like this? It's embarrassing. Select Headlines: Voters Continue to Trust GOP More on Most Top Issues Sarah Palin: Going Rogue, Getting Even Most Americans Prefer 'Merry Christmas' To 'Happy Holidays' 71% Angry at Federal Government, Up Five Points Since September 41% Support Health Care Legislation, 53% Oppose 53% Have Favorable Opinion of AARP, but Health Care Issue Hurting Reputation

Welcome to Obama's America!

The certificate produced by the Obama campaign has been verified to be consistent with others issued in the same time and place. The certificate shows his full name to be "Barack Hussein Obama II," it lists his father's race as "African" and his mother's as "Caucasian," it contains no information about religion, and it reports his birthplace as being Honolulu, Hawaii. That's apparently how Hawaii rolled in the 60's.

What would we do without the government to tell us what to do, right?

Yes, he's a liberal Evangelical. Nice try.

Ah, snopes... http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp As things turned out, when the Obama campaign made a copy of his Certification of Live Birth from the State of Hawaii available on the Internet in June 2008, it validated none of those rumors: The certificate shows his full name to be "Barack Hussein Obama II," it lists his father's race as "African" and his mother's as "Caucasian," it contains no information about religion, and it reports his birthplace as being Honolulu, Hawaii. ........ Moreover, both of Honolulu's major newspapers (the Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin) published announcements in August 1961 documenting the birth, in Honolulu, of a son to "Mr. and Mrs. Barack H. Obama" on 4 August 1961. ........ In October 2008, and again in July 2009, Hawaiian officials reported that they had personally verified that Barack Obama's original birth certificate was in the Hawaii State Department's files: State officials say there's no doubt Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. "I, Dr. Chiyome Fukino, director of the Hawaii State Department of Health, have seen the original vital records maintained on file by the Hawaii State Department of Health verifying Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen." Fukino says that no state official, including Gov. Linda Lingle, ever instructed that Obama's certificate be handled differently from any other. She says state law bars release of a certified birth certificate to anyone who does not have a tangible interest in it. ........ In January 2009, a teacher at the Honolulu prep school attended by Barack Obama recalled discussing his birth with the obstetrician who had delivered him: When Barack Hussein Obama places his hand on the Bible to take the oath of office as 44th president of the United States, Barbara Nelson of Kenmore will undoubtedly think back to the day he was born. It was Aug. 4, 1961, at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu. "I may be the only person left who specifically remembers his birth. His parents are gone, his grandmother is gone, the obstetrician who delivered him is gone," said Nelson, referring to Dr. Rodney T. West, who died in February at the age of 98. Here's the story: Nelson was having dinner at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Waikiki Beach with Dr. West, the father of her college friend, Jo-Anne. Making conversation, Nelson turned to Dr. West and said: "So, tell me something interesting that happened this week," she recalls. His response: "Well, today, Stanley had a baby. Now that's something to write home about." The new mother was Stanley (later referred to by her middle name of Ann) Dunham, and the baby was Barack Hussein Obama. "I penned the name on a napkin, and I did write home about it," said Nelson, knowing that her father, Stanley A. Czurles, director of the Art Education Department at Buffalo State College, would be interested in the "Stanley" connection. She also remembers Dr. West mentioning that the baby's father was the first black student at the University of Hawaii and how taken he was by the baby's name. "I remember Dr. West saying 'Barack Hussein Obama, now that's a musical name,'" said Nelson. Ten years after that memorable birth announcement, Nelson would hear the Obama name again. This time, the father, now a Kenyan government official, was coming to speak at the Punahou School in Honolulu where Nelson was teaching and where his 10-year-old son was a newly enrolled fifth-grader.

Absolutely brilliant, Don. Obama's America in which Mike Huckabee is allowed to pardon animals like this guy. Nice job.

That really pisses me off actually. It's so easy and mindless to play both sides of it. Anyone who doesn't adjust their thinking based on new evidence or information is by definition an ideologue. Anyone who criticizes others for adjusting their thinking based on new evidence or information is a !@#$ing retard. Happing Thanksgiving, Lemmings!

Not really, and soon but not yet.

Can Vladimir Putin see your shared brain from Eastern Siberia?

You obviously have more important things to do than troll the message boards all day...

Which party are you referring to? Seems that could apply to all of them. Most people don't believe in what I just wrote beacuse I'm identifying an aspect of human nature. I agree that I tend to lean to the left, but I think for myself more than most IMO.

I'll try. One thing I've learned around here is that humans have a hard time getting past their preconceived notions and prejudices. I always try to stay away from this aspect of my human nature, but I'm not always successful. I can at least admit when I'm wrong, which is better than most from what I've seen. I'm always willing to change my mind given new evidence. I'm a flip-flopper like that. So in answer to your question - yes (and no).

Fixed

You and Tom share a brain. I'll say that it was funny the first time at least.

Very true.

Let he who is without condescension cast the first stone.

Anyone else want to pile on? Dosn't really change how I feel about the region. They didn't kill the census worker, a feather in their collective cap.