Posted on 03/25/2011 6:24:19 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Potential presidential candidate Haley Barbour appears to be staking out a moderate position on global warming than some of his possible rivals, saying at an event in eastern Iowa on Friday that the country should proceed in national policy as if global warming is actually happening.
Barbour, who has consistently opposed regulation of the energy industry, made the comments in response to a question from an Iowa voter who asked the Mississippi governor whether he thought global warming was real.
I think the prudent thing for us, when you consider the potential risk, the prudent thing is to proceed as if global warming is an issue, Barbour said at a luncheon organized by a local Republican group, the Linn Eagles, but we dont have to destroy the American economy for no positive results to do that.
But in an interview with a blogger at the Conservative Political Action Committee Conference in Washington last month, Barbour seemed more skeptical when asked to comment about record cold temperatures in parts of the country this year.
This global warming is about to freeze me to death, Barbour said in jest. It's not the first time Barbour has used the quip -- he said nearly the same thing in January during his State of the State speech at the Mississippi statehouse.
And on Friday, at the same time he acknowledged that global warming is occurring, he also added: There are a lot of people who are very, very, very learned scientists who question whether or not what is happening is caused by man-made activity.
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Yes, we should immediately spend Lebenty-Trillions of dollars to prevent Zombie and Dinosaur attacks. You just never know when or from what quarter they will attack. It is much, much better to be safe than sorry.
How is that a moderate position???
Leave it to the press to come up and say that.
The moderate position is “PROVE IT”
Herman Cain on Global Warming:
“It is outrageous that the head of the United Nations, the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama Administration are all dismissing these revelations as they push onward with their political agenda in the face of scientifically manufactured results.
This is no longer a controversy. This is conclusive. And once again, liberals choose to ignore the facts.
Its a scam.”
http://www.economicfreedomcoalition.com/news/press-opinion-121209.asp (Dec 2009)
Zactly and if we do end up with one of them as our “only choice” I’ll just quit voting and find other things to do.
It will be proven that fighting against the fsst kommies and the slow ones too.
is pointless
RINO.
I'm thinking the MSM is deliberately trying to stir up trouble.
They mean exactly the same thing.
I heard of this gal named Sarah ... ;-)
SNATCHING_DEFEAT_FROM_THE_JAWS_OF_VICTORY_PING!!!
Bizarre from a governor of a state with the potential oil resources Mississippi has - the whole idea behind “global warming” is to kill the hated fossil fuel industry and substitute more genteel approaches like windmills and solar panels - Barbour’s cutting the throats of his own people....
Not only is Barbour in league with Marxists for believing this tripe, he’s proved he has no compunction to stand for anything remotely resembling conservative principles.
You are a tool of the lowest order Barbour....
Please, Please, Please let her be the one.
Just remember to shoot them in the head. Zombies that is.
I like Haley and wish him success as a governor.
He has clearly maxed out on that “Peter Principle” thing.
Naw. He has now proven he too is a walking peter with ears.
Uh, no, they don't. Saying something is an "issue" is not the same as saying something is "actually happening". It is an "issue" to a significant number of gullible people. That doesn't mean he thinks it's actually happening, or more importantly, that it's man-made. Why didn't they use his exact words in the title? The writer's interpretation of what was meant is inconsistent with the rest of Barbour's statement, so forgive me if I'm skeptical.
I really don't care one way or the other. I just get a little frustrated when those on our side work themselves up into a tizzy over what I see as a deliberate manipulation by MSM types.
So, by all means, knock yourself out. Wouldn't want to spoil your fun.
Having a bad day, are we?
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