Posted on 07/29/2008 10:23:59 AM PDT by Rufus2007
Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue. Its now an issue of race, according to global warming activists and policy makers.
It is critical our community be an integral and active part of the debate because African-Americans are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change economically, socially and through our health and well-being, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said July 29.
Clyburn spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to help launch the Commission to Engage African-Americans on Climate Change, a project of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
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Now I’ve heard everything.
Well, they tried the “think of the children” crap. That didn’t work; so now they try getting the race-baiters involved...so typical.
“Dark Clouds”? “Black Rain”?
Okay, I got it started.
When you take a look at the life and career of Sheila Jackson Lee (Congresswoman from Texas), you have to conclude, "ain't nobody dumb enough" to meet that criterion.
Congressman Billybob
Eighth in the ten-part series, "The Owner's Manual (Part 8) -- Other Articles Including Amendment"
Midgets and dawrfs hurt worst!!
This is just really pathetic.
Snow mixed with rain today in Barrow. Gardens in Fairbanks three weeks behind due to cool, overcast, and late summer.
I feel safer from the effects of Climate Change now.
Did you hear that???
My head finally exploded.
I gotta go.....
However, this increase in profits may be smaller than the windfall to stockholders if allowances are given away for free, even though this windfall is partially offset by higher product prices, lower sales, lower production and lower profits on the firms output, exclusive of the value of the allowances, Hoerner continued. Most businesses are energy consumers, not producers, and their interests lie with household energy consumers.
WTF??????????????
This guy's a joke and so is the main speaker. What kind of idiot, other than a Marxist, would want to lessen investor returns? If you do that, the amount going into those types of investments decreases. Is that what you really want?
The point that climate change impacts blacks more than whites is ludicrous. He points to the impact of Katrina as a case in point. What that says is that blacks live in uninsured (or under-insured) homes in a city with corrupt local government and inept state government. Being poor is the root of the black problem, and that's usually the result of poor choices.
This may be one of the dumbest speeches even given by a human.
There is no level that they will not stoop to trying to shoe horn “man centered global warming” unto the people of the US.
Clyburn has no sense of shame...none...
Yup, that about describes it for me too!!!!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
There is gold in them there phony causes.
James Clyburnrace,race,race,race,race,GW,race,race,race,race,race,GW.
Okay we get it.
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