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Dan Esty and Patrick Michaels with Laura Ingraham on Global Warming

Laura Ingraham hosted Dan Esty, environmental law professor at Yale University and Patrick Michaels of Cato Institute.

Esty thinks that despite the East Anglia e-mails, that the science of climate change is solid.  He says there have been dozens of databases that have documented the greenhouse effects.  He said there are some things they aren't as sure about - the magnitude, the celerity of the global warming phenomenon.  He said that because a few behaved badly, it doesn't undo the theory put forth by good and careful scientists.  He said the East Anglia group strayed from science to advocacy.

Patrick Michaels said that it isn't relevant that global warming occurs and that the East Anglia group were cheerleaders.  He said it matters how much the globe is warming.  He said it isn't necessarily the end of the world and that there is at best a modest uptick in warming - and that there hasn't been warming in the last decade.  He said there was a document prepared by a group for Copenhagen that was comprised of a large number of East Anglia scientists which calls that report into question.  Michaels said that these scientists are trying to push the argument in their favor with costs being placed on taxpayers.  

Ingraham said that people are seeing scientists who are so deeply into their views that would upend their lives and our economy and they have serious doubts about the veracity of those who try to fudge the data.  

Paper Batteries in the Works To Energize Our Lives

Battery made of paper ready to charge up from the BBC News reports on paper thin batteries with nanotubes that are flexible are being designed to be used in a range of applications.

The approach relies on the use of carbon nanotubes - tiny cylinders of carbon - to collect electric charge.
While small-scale nanotube batteries have been demonstrated before, the plain paper approach lends itself to making larger devices more cheaply.
The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to "paintable" energy storage.
Because of its structure of millions of tiny, interconnected fibres, paper is a good candidate to hold on to carbon nanotubes, providing a scaffold on which to build devices.
However, paper is also mechanically tough, and can be bent, curled or folded, more than the metal or plastic surfaces that are currently used or under development.

Senator Mike Johanns With Laura Ingraham on the Urgency of Supporting the Nelson-Hatch Abortion Amendment

Laura Ingraham hosted Senator Mike Johanns on the urgency of supporting the Nelson-Hatch amendment.

Johann said the people in the Senate that back the Nelson-Hatch abortion amendment are passionate, but said that the votes aren't guaranteed and people need to weigh in on this amendment.  Johanns said Planned Parenthood and others who advocate abortion would benefit from the provisions in the health care bill.  Both Ingraham and Johanns said people should read the procedure for partial birth abortion to see how grisly the procedure is.  He said he's ready to go to the Supreme Court on this issue.

"Baby, You can drive my car" - Lots of them at Copenhagen Summit

Baby, you can drive my car at Copenhagen Summit:

Obama: From Crashgate to Crechegate: Banning Baby Jesus At The White House

The Spotlight’s Bright Glare from the New York Times reports that Obama Social Secretary Desiree Rogers revealed that the Obamas were favoring a non-religious Christmas at the White House.

But Washington is a city that likes its traditions, and Ms. Rogers has raised a few eyebrows by trying to bend them. When former social secretaries gave a luncheon to welcome Ms. Rogers earlier this year, one participant said, she surprised them by suggesting the Obamas were planning a “non-religious Christmas” — hardly a surprising idea for an administration making a special effort to reach out to other faiths.
The lunch conversation inevitably turned to whether the White House would display its crèche, customarily placed in a prominent spot in the East Room. Ms. Rogers, this participant said, replied that the Obamas did not intend to put the manger scene on display — a remark that drew an audible gasp from the tight-knit social secretary sisterhood. (A White House official confirmed that there had been internal discussions about making Christmas more inclusive and whether to display the crèche.)

Bill Bennett, host of "Morning in America", author of The True St. Nicholas with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Bill Bennett, host of "Morning in America", author of The True St. Nicholas.

Bennett wrote his book in response to the bad mouthing of Christmas.  He said the real St. Nicholas was a wealthy man who generously gave away his money to the poor and said "Only thank God".  He gave it quietly and said to give without expectation of return.  He said the three bags of gold that St. Nicholas gave away to the poor which is featured in "The Gift of the Magi".

Laurence Verga, the conservative Congressional candidate for VA's 5th District with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Laurence Verga, the conservative Congressional candidate for VA's 5th District.

Verga said he's not sure why the party is supporting the most liberal GOP candidate in the Virginia race.  He said he's not a political insider and comes from the world of business and has the support of the local Tea Party group.  He said he is enthused about the "10 for '10" and has a pledge of his own that is similar to Ingraham's.    He said the NRCC has done everything they can to make sure he isn't out there.  He also warned against commercial real estate crash.

Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard With Laura Ingraham on Health Care, Afghanistan, Climategate

Laura Ingraham hosted Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard 

Hayes said he was amazed how long it took the mainstream media to report on the Climategate story.  Ingraham said they reported it in a downplayed fashion.  Both said that various proposals at home and at the Copenhagen Summit will set America back economically.

Ingraham noted that both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates seemed to continue President Obama's unenthusiastic attitude toward the Afghanistan strategy. 

Ingraham said she's getting calls from senators saying that people need to get involved in the health care debate.  Hayes said that Senator McConnell has kept the GOP together, but that he thinks something will pass.  He said he's concerned about Senators Collins and Snowe jumping ship.  

"A Date Which Will Live In Infamy": Climate Summit In Copenhagen Opens With Global Editorial With Excess Gasbaggery

'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation' from the UK Guardian - along with 55 other newspapers in 45 countries is a "historic" joint editorial being trumpeted with all manner of human wind power to the world about their anticipated great achievements based on dodgy science and with serious economic implications.

Meanwhile, to look at the behaviors of the watermelons at the summit (green on the outside, red on the inside), it would seem they don't take their own hysterical/historical warnings to heart in the least - else they would be modeling for the world the correct conduct.

Climate e-mails were hijacked 'to sabotage summit'

This editorial will be published tomorrow by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages including Chinese, Arabic and Russian. The text was drafted by a Guardian team during more than a month of consultations with editors from more than 20 of the papers involved. Likethe Guardian most of the newspapers have taken the unusual step of featuring the editorial on their front page.

Support The SEALS: Get Our Government To Stop Supporting Terrorists

From SupporttheSEALS.com:

DEMAND THE GOVERNMENT BACK OFF THE PROSECUTION OF THE NAVY SEALS, WHO CAPTURED THE TERRORIST THAT MURDERED U.S. CONTRACTORS. It was 2004: Fallujah, Iraq. Four civilian U.S. contractors were transporting supplies for a catering company. They were ambushed, killed, their bodies burned and dragged through the streets, then hung from a bridge on the Euphrates River. A NAVY SEAL TEAM captured one of the military's "most wanted" terrorists, the one responsible for the heinous crime. Now 4 of our bravest and finest are facing prosecution because the scumbag terrorist claimed he got a bloody lip while in their custody. SO-2 Petty Officer Second Class Matthew McCabe is accused of punching the terrorist, and is also charged with dereliction of duty for "failing" to safeguard the murderer. SO-2 Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe and SO-1 Julio Huertas are being charged with dereliction of duty and making false statements. The prisoner alleges that he was punched in the face by McCabe, but it isn't clear if the injury occurred while he was in custody or when he was captured. Please note: He was not water-boarded. He was not interrogated agressively. He was not electro-shocked or tasered. His fingernails were not pulled out. Nor was he boiled in oil, or whatever other torture he may deserve. He most certainly was not shot, burned, mutilated, nor hung from a bridge. He got a bloody lip. My take is it was self inflicted in order to cause trouble for his captors. The military brass however, is so wimpy due to the political correctness of the current "nicey, nicey, culture" they run for cover should the "i's" not be dotted nor the "t's" crossed. No one has noticed that the SEAL TEAM brought the guy in. He was captured, not shot. He is alive. Is the real message here that they should have not taken him alive and saved everyone alot of trouble? This is not only an outrage, it is insane. I appeal to you not to let this pass without taking action. This situation is not normal, and it is not sane. Did I forget to tell you it was INSANE? This kind of situation requires intervention. This requires you to do your part to make sure that the government backs off from the prosecution of our sailors. These men are being prosecuted because they did their job and because they did it well. This is what they are supposed to do. Our soldiers and sailors are the men and women that have kept terrorists at bay for eight years. These are the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for you and your families. These are the men and women who have the enemy on the run right now so that you can sleep peacefully at night. These are the men and women being shot at, blown up, injured and killed, and they are shooting back at the enemy to defend you against terrorists that would otherwise be in your town, shooting at you, taking your loved ones hostage and beheading them. The prosecution of our Sailors for the alleged action against a terrorist is madness. Do not let this pass without a letter, email, fax, telephone call, to your senator, your representative, the President and the Secretary of Defense to tell them to back off the prosecution of these Navy SEALS. You cannot sit down with your family at Thanksgiving Dinner, without doing something about this. Are Americans sitting down to eat a peaceful Thanksgiving Dinner, while these men are being prosecuted for doing the job they were sent there to do? There's the line in the sand. Which side of it are you on? If you let this go without taking the legal actions necessary to defend your fighting men and women, YOU will have joined those that do the bidding of your enemies. Do not let that happen. Tell the Government to back-off now! Be loud. Be clear. Be effective!

Were Climategate E-mails Leaked Out of Siberia?

Emalis that rocked climate change campaign leaked from Siberian 'closed city' university built by KGB from the UK Daily Mail increases the intrigue around the Climategate e-mails.

It would seem Russia would have a vested interest - as well as the Middle East, Latin America, parts of Africa - and even China - to see this Copenhagen summit goals go down as they impose heavy burdens for science that is questionable. 

Suspicions were growing last night that Russian security services were behind the leaking of the notorious British ‘Climategate’ emails which threaten to undermine tomorrow’s Copenhagen global warming summit. 
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has discovered that the explosive hacked emails from the University of East Anglia were leaked via a small web server in the formerly closed city of Tomsk in Siberia. 
The leaks scandal has left the scientific community in disarray after claims that key climate change data was manipulated in the run-up to the climate change summit of world leaders.

 

Sleazy Salahis Pawn Watch At Warren County Courthouse To Pay Landscaping Debt

Justice slaps Salahis on the wrist from the Washington Post's "Reliable Source" reports that the sleazy grifters who crashed the White House state dinner hocked Tareq's expensive watch to pay off a debt to their landscaper in Warren County Courthouse.

It would seem that these two won't be on the bundler circuit for the White House any time soon.

Last December, a judge ordered the couple to pay their onetime landscaper $925 for money they owed him, $900 in attorney's fees, $53 in court costs, plus 6 percent interest -- about $2,000. The Salahis never paid. So back they had to come to the courthouse, about seven miles from their home on the edge of town, compelled to answer questions under oath from the landscaper's lawyer about their finances.

Obama's Safe Schools' Czar GLSEN Reading Lists Unsafe for Young Minds

Obama's "Safe School Czar" Kevin Jennings and GLSEN promoting porn for the classroom from Gateway Pundit reports that the controversial "safe schools" poobah Kevin Jennings continues to push the envelope with controversial content for school children's reading lists, courtesy of GLSEN - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Student Education Network..

Among the titles listed with gross passages are:

Reflections of a Rock Lobster

Passages of Pride

Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian

The Order of the Poison Oak

In Your Face

Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son

Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth

Byron York of the Washington Examiner (Fridays with Byron) with Laura Ingraham (12/04/09)

Laura Ingraham hosted Byron York of the Washington Examiner (Fridays with Byron).

York said the Democrats are very, very nervous about next year's elections due to the economy and the lack of emphasis from the administration on this issue that voters name as the most important. 

York said the separation of powers argument to protect Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is ridiculous and he said that "Bravo", the Salahis and Rogers should be questioned on this all.  Both Ingraham and York feel Desiree Rogers is also eager for a big media role. 

York said that the public is still turned off on the GOP, but they are also turning off big time on the Democrats and that it is all happening so fast that the GOP hasn't had a chance to rebuild. 

Massachusetts State Rep. John Rogers on why the best way to combat school bullying is through legislation with Laura ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Massachusetts State Rep. John Rogers on why the best way to combat school bullying is through legislation.

Rogers said the legislation would define a problem that exists and that he's heard from many parents about this - and that he, like John Adams, want to redress citizens grievances.  He said there would have to be a bright line test to separate teasing from bullying.  He said this doesn't cost the taxpayers anything and that parents want to know that their child can experience education.  He agreed with Ingraham that teachers are afraid and that there needs to be resources for the bullied child.  He looks to improve the process.  He also said that children falsely accused of bullying get a fair hearing.