Vladimir Lenin - born April 22, 1870.
Posted on 04/22/2015 4:50:50 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
For the 45th annual Earth Day on Wednesday, President Obama will elevate global warming to the top of the list of environmental threats currently facing Americans, in a speech at the Everglades National Park.
The trip, his first to the fragile but vital "river of grass" that, following decades of human interference now occupies a fraction of its former sprawling range in southern Florida, also comes with a heavy dose of politics.
Winning the state will be key for any presidential candidate in the 2016 race, and two leading contenders for the Republican nomination, former governor Jeb Bush Senator Marco Rubio, hail from the state and have expressed skepticism about the existence and seriousness of manmade global warming.....
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Vladimir Lenin - born April 22, 1870.
everglades....maybe the gators are real hungry today.
Does he know anything about science? Where are all of the hurricanes algore predicted for FL?
Pray America is waking
And to prove how “green” he is, he will fly the 747 there for the teleprompter reading and photo-ops.
The local talk news radio station is reporting that the speech will be closed to the public.
If no one is allowed to attend was a speech given?
BTW - the Everglades is a very poor background for any speech - it is 15 miles from any where and has nothing in the way of photogenic background.
Maybe a ‘gator will get him?
What he should focus on is some of the invasive species taking over the native plants and animals.
True, the Everglades are not as pretty as a mountain lake for photos but I’ve been in there a couple times and find it unique and interesting.
How’s the fight against the invasive reptiles going? Are they making any headway stopping them?
Invasive reptiles. Two feet or four?
Which makes the first Earth Day on the centennial of Lenin’s birth. What a coinkydink. :-)
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