Democrats refuse Brit testimony on global warming, insult GOP guest

Updated on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 5:56PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

Updated on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:10PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

Lord Christopher Monckton is chief policy advisor, the science and public policy institute, for the Heartland Institute.Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has finally got his long-sought limelight now that he’s chair of the House Energy and Commerce committee. Waxman is holding hearings on the ice age/global warming/climate change plans guaranteed to transfer American dollars into hedge fund pockets and coffers of developing countries. Waxman invited “celebrity” (Dems described him that way) Al Gore to testify on Friday, and the GOP invited Lord Christopher Monckton to testify. Problem is after Lord Monckton flew over from England on Thursday, he was informed the Democrats would not permit him to appear. Marc Morano has the full scoop at Climate Depot.

Somewhere out there should be a bright TV producer smart enough to see merit in a real debate aired for the American people. That same producer would have to be brave enough to stand up to the establishment, however. Have you asked yourself why you never see a pomp media outlet give you opposing ideas on this issue?

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Napolitano faces Thomas More Center lawsuit, accusations of ‘lying’

 DHS secretary Janet Napolitano (US gov. photo].The “rightwing extremism” report issued by the Dept. of Homeland Security has sparked a lawsuit against secretary Janet Napolitano. The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest firm based in Ann Arbor (Mich.) announced that on Thursday, April 16th, it filed a federal lawsuit against Napolitano. The lawsuit claims that her Department’s “Rightwing Extremism Policy,” as reflected in the recently publicized Intelligence Assessment, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” violates the civil liberties of combat veterans as well as American citizens by targeting them for disfavored treatment on account of their political beliefs.

I expected this as soon as I read the report, a document that is a flagrant insult to the US Constitution. Shortly after the report was made public, I wrote, “If you read the whole report, there is implied hatred for anyone considered “rightwing.” And if you consider the phrasing in some passages, there is possible conflict with free assembly/expression rights guaranteed by the Constitution.”

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center stated, “Janet Napolitano is lying to the American people when she says the Report is not based on ideology or political beliefs. In fact, her report would have the admiration of the Gestapo and any current or past dictator in the way it targets political opponents. This incompetently written intelligence assessment, which directs law enforcement officials across the country to target and report on American citizens who have the political beliefs mentioned in the report, will be used as a tool to stifle political opposition and opinions. It will give a pretext for opponents of those Americans to report them to police as rightwing extremists and terrorists. You can imagine what happens then.”

The report cited single issues such as opposition to abortion, to lax restrictions on immigration and to one world government among others as grounds for determining whether a person is a “rightwing extremist.” In essence, at least half of US voters would probably qualify as extremists under the conditions established by the report.

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Climate change leads to blame for hurricanes as summit eyes green profits

According to the Organization of American States, “The creation of carbon markets can involve two environmental risks. One is the risk of replacement of native forests by tree plantations with monocultures, which sequester carbon more quickly. The second environmental risk is financing conservation where no deforestation is occurring, which means forests would have no real value-added in terms of conservation since the forests were protected without payments in the first place.” [Photo US Forest Service, Douglas Firs, by W. E. Steuerwald]Climate change can’t get any crazier, but a little-noticed remark in an Inter Press Service article borders on fantasy. First let me give you some context. The U.N.-affiliated Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change was held in Anchorage this week. Stephen Leahy wrote the article ‘Native peoples sound dire warning.’ I didn’t think you could get more dire than Al Gore; how wrong I was.

Leahy begins his article by blending science, fiction and poetry: “Humanity's hot carbon breath is not just melting the planet’s polar regions, it is disrupting natural systems and livelihoods around the world.” I always like to say anybody can be a writer these days.

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Napolitano riles Canada, overlooks Arizona ties to hijackers

A Border Patrol agent stationed near Sweet Grass Montana conducts a search of an abandoned house just over the US/Canadian border. [photo by Gerald L. Nino, US CBP]Department of Homeland Defense secretary Janet Napolitano has done it again, but this time instead of angering “rightwing extremists,” she’s angered an entire country. Canadians posted angry messages at newspaper and blog forums responding to articles like ‘The border for dummies’ in the National Post. A reader named Chris in Tally asked, “Does anyone else find it weird that we slap our allies and embrace our enemies?? “

North-of-the-border angst was fueled by statements Napolitano made during a March 25th speech at the Brookings Institution, a left-leaning think tank. Napolitano tried to clarify her statements during a media interview on Monday with Neil Macdonald on 'The National,' aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. It all went downhill from there.

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Was Carrie Prejean's pageant question a setup?

Carrie Prejean bio photo from the MIss California pageant.Beauty pageants probably always have more backstage drama than a one-eyed bird in a house full of cats. But this year’s Miss USA gala landed in the public eye because of a question about a social issue. There are other issues about the fracas that haven’t been discussed at all. Miss California, Carrie Prejean, turned numerous smiles upside down when she gave her opinions about gay marriage.

Prejean’s view is in line with many Californians—7 million voted in favor of traditional definitions of marriage. The Wall Street Journal reported, "Proposition 8, which would establish marriage as a union between a man and a woman, passed with 52.1% of the vote, against 47.9% opposed, with 94.6% of precincts reporting." [Nov. 5, 2008]

Miss California did something most unusual in a pageant. She said what she believes.

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Tea party poll shows great divide between ‘Political Class’ and ‘Mainstream’

A new Rasmussen poll said 51 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the tea parties held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is very favorable. The poll said 33 percent view the tea parties unfavorably and 15 percent weren’t sure. But when respondents were categorized by class, the figures were more startling. Rasmussen said, “While half the nation has a favorable opinion of last Wednesday’s events, the nation’s Political Class has a much dimmer view—just 13% of the political elite offered even a somewhat favorable assessment while 81% said the opposite. Among the Political Class, not a single survey respondent said they had a very favorable opinion of the events while 60% shared a very unfavorable assessment.” There is in fact a wide gap between the Political Class and Mainstream on a number of issues.
 
Rasmussen says Mainstream and Political Class respondents are established for polling purposes by answering a set of questions—who the respondent trusts more (the people or political leaders), whether the federal government is a special interest group, and whether government and big business work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors. A score is assigned for each answer. The Political Class falls in a range of scores of -2 or less while Mainstream respondents are defined by agreeing with mainstream view on at least 2 of 3 questions and not agreeing with the political class on any questions.

Some leftwing extremist celebs, presumably Political Class types, called tea party goers “racist” and a few like one comedian on MSNBC had a field day making adolescent jokes about the term ‘teabagging.’

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Illegal refunds, mortgage fraud due to undocumented foreigners and antiquated tax system

Statists like professional celeb whiner Janeane Garofalo scream racism when taxpayers protest the US Customs and Border Protection photo; US is on left and Mexico is on right. [Photo by Gerald L. Nino]amount they pay and dollars wasted. But a new US Treasury Report reveals justification for taxpayer anger and a number of blog articles highlight problems as well. The Judicial Watch blog commented on a report from Treasury about foreigners in the country illegally obtaining tax refunds. JW said, “A lengthy report, made public this week by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, lays out the gory details of how the tax agency’s negligence rewards law breakers and deprives the nation of crucial funds.“

This may shock even Garofalo, but you don’t have to have a social security number to get a tax credit. The Treasury Dept. report said, “Legislation is needed to clarify whether or not refundable tax credits such as the ACTC may be paid to filers without a valid SSN and, if these credits may not be paid, to provide IRS math error authority to disallow associated claims for the credits. Disallowance of the ACTC to filers without a valid SSN would reduce Federal outlays by $8.9 billion over 5 years.”

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