2-7-07

Back when I first started this blog, I wrote that I wouldn't be writing about anything the right wing hatemongers - Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, etc - said or wrote unless they decided to run for office. Well, it looks like one one them, dipshit asshat extraordanaire Michael Savage, might just be running for the Presidency. What a gift this would be. The hatemongers basically have free reign to say whatever horrible thought they come up with because they speak to a limited audience - the Dumb People. In the rare occasions when they stray from their audience, like Rush did when he cohosted ESPN's NFL Sunday kickoff show, they do something stupid almost immediately and have to tuck tail and run back to the safety of their radio program, like the Donovan McNabb incident. The American people basically know the names, but most of them don't really know how spiteful these folks are until they get a public forum. And it doesn't get much more public than a Presidential debate, even a primary one. If Michael Savage climbs into the Republican ring and starts spewing his filth in front of the whole country, he could turn off independant viewers from the Republican Party for years. I'm composing an e-mail know that I'm going to send to Savage, telling him how much I support the idea of his running. I'll have it up on Saturday.

In other news, you may have heard about the recent report by UN scientists that tells us that it is "very likely" (in scientific terms, "very likely" means a 90% chance or greater) that global warming is caused by human factors, so even the Bush Administration can no longer stay in denial. But Exxon/Mobile isn't ready to give up the fight just yet. Their think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, is offering $10,000 US to any scientist who can build a case that would contradict the report of the UN scientists. Now, call me a cynic, btu I think that 10,000 bucks might just be enough incentive for some scientist who could use the extra cash to use methods that are, shall we say, less traditional, to "prove" Exxon's point. Keep this in mind when you hear from the right-wingers, like Michael Savage, that there is "debate within the scientific community" and "the links between global warming and human activity are far from established". In fact, there is virtually no debate, and the links are so well-established that oil giants have to offer a 5-digit reward to anyone who can even build a case against them. I won't be patronizing Exxon stores anymore. I've had enough from them, quite frankly. And, given the amount of leeway you are pretty much forced to give oil companies unless you want to drive halfway around the city/town looking for a gas station you aren't boycotting, that is saying something.