Obama Mocks Texas, Blames Fires on Global Warming

A good friend of mine is doing contract work in Bastrop County, Texas. He tells me they're up to 2,000 homes being destroyed. The view from the ground elicits 'war zone' comparisons and leaves one seeing little difference between these Texas wildfires and the destruction wrought by hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. He also said FEMA came in thumping its chest and provided virtually no assistance. Despite all of this, Barack Obama decided to pile on by politicizing this 'natural' disaster while mocking Texas governor Rick Perry for not believing in man-made global warming.

Via LA Times:

Reporting from Woodside, Calif.— President Obama, speaking at a fundraiser in the Bay Area on Sunday night, said the behavior at the Republican presidential debates was at odds with core American values.

"Has anybody been watching the debates lately?" the president said at the home of John Thompson, chairman of Symantec.

In a reference to the GOP front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Obama said: "You've got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. It's true."

Aside from this despicable attempt to politicize a natural disaster to push an agenda, it's not a far cry off from Louis Farrakhan saying that Bush blew up the levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

h/t GWP

Video: TV Reporter Gets into Sewage Washed up on Beach by Hurricane

Ah, the curiosity and common sense of a child. WTTG reporter Tucker Barnes decided to get into an unidentifiable heavy foam that was washing up on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD for a live news report. As he and two news anchors marveled at what the foam could possibly be, Barnes made reference to it smelling terrible and not tasting very good. Uh, apparently that's because the foam is a mix of raw sewage and toxic bacteria. Video of the news report below.

As a postscript, if you ever find yourself in a situation where a reporter, armed with nothing more than a microphone tells you it's not safe for you to be where he is, just mention the name Tucker Barnes and tell him to leave you alone.

Via New York's Fox affiliate:

MYFOXNY.COM - A local news reporter from Washington, D.C. ended up getting covered in what is probably the remnants of raw sewage as he delivered live hurricane reports from Ocean City, Md.

WTTG-TV reporter Tucker Barnes was providing live updates for stations around the country as a wall of what he described as sea foam poured over him.

Barnes was on the boardwalk as Hurricane Irene hit the coast of Maryland. He noted that he had immersed himself in organic material. That "organic material" was most likely the effects of raw sewage pouring into the water during the storm.

"It doesn't taste great," he said.

He said it had a sandy consistency and added, "I can tell you first-hand, it doesn't smell great." The foam is often a toxic mix of pollution and cyanobacteria.

Don't you just love it when reporters call members of the general public stupid for doing far less than this?

Reporter Gives Update Covered In Sea Foam: MyFoxNY.com

Video: Nuclear Expert Thinks Texans are Nazis?

Chalk this one up to a 'WTF' moment for alleged nuclear 'expert' David Kraft who, during his interview with WGN, apparently forgot to take down the sign he had posted at his desk that referred to Texas as a Nazi state by replacing the 'X' with a swastika. As a result, the gaffe actually made the news report. The good news? He will likely be in demand for more interviews. The bad news? It won't be because of his expertise on nuclear energy.

If someone thinks an entire state comes under the Nazi umbrella, such a person is necessarily 'racist.' Moreover, isn't it amazing how someone as supposedly intelligent as Kraft can be so incredibly sophomoric? He's exhibiting the character traits Norman Lear wanted to portray Archie Bunker as possessing. Oh, the irony.

As a Texan, I take offense. However, unlike the left (and Nazis), I encourage Dr. Kraft to continue telling us how he feels.

Big h/t to Doug Ross:

 

Video: Earthquake Expert Predicts Problems on West Coast of U.S.

His name is Jim Berkland and he is to geology what 'climate deniers' are to the Global Warming movement. For years, Berkland has maintained that earthquakes are predictable when variables like the gravitational pull of the moon and animal behavior are factored in. He has been scoffed at by mainstream geologists but his track record is more than a sufficient rebuke of the attempts to marginalize him.

Take note in the video that Berkland makes reference to the millions of dead fish that appeared in Redondo Beach, CA just days before Japan's earthquake. As far as I know, there hasn't been any coherent reason for that event so shouldn't all possibilities be on the table at this point? Berkland's research also involves an increase in the number of pets that run away from home and in the days before an earthquake. He maintains that animal shelters experience an increase in tenants at these times.

Though he doesn't have a perfect track record, Berkland's predictions have established a trend that show he's definitely on to something. His success rate cannot be achieved by guessing. HERE is his website, which could use some updating.

Via Fox Business:



h/t Free Republic

Video: Astounding Footage from Japan as Water Breaches Seawall

This may be the most compelling video to come out of Japan yet. It almost looks like a movie production with special effects as the water breaches a seawall. Note the cars driving by as water heads their way - the camera then turns back around to the seawall and captures rather large boats going over it.

Via The Blaze

Video: Explosion at Japanese Nuclear Power Plant

It might just be me but the Japanese news reporters pictured at the beginning of this clip look personally frightened. This report is not in English and doesn't have subtitles but the video of the explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is tragically epic hours after a national catastrophe. As attempts to prevent a nuclear meltdown remain in high gear, this explosion cannot be good.

The image in the bottom right likely indicates flood damage.



h/t Drudge

More video via Verum Serum:

Video: Chris Matthews Proves he's Still Leader of Obama Cult

Chris Matthews had to have viewed this angle as an opportunity to kill two proverbial birds with one proverbial stone. By suggesting that somehow the earthquakes in Japan should be used to remind people that Barack Obama grew up in Hawaii, he gets to further feed Barack Obama's narcicissm. Second, he gets to go after the Birthers. Matthews actually politicizes one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory while somehow attempting to make it about Obama.

Via NewsBusters:

Videos: Japan Tsunami Footage

Words like 'apocaleptic' are being used to describe the devastation in Japan as a result of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. These videos only serve to reinforce such descriptions. Remember, in addition to these towns literally being washed away, at least one nuclear reactor is in danger of a meltdown.









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