So children, what have we learned today?

*Well, for one, Professor Muller was not a total skeptic. He was 2/3's a believer in anthropogenic global warming long ago.

*Now he's gone all the way.

*His "turnaround" amounts to 33% as he was mostly there for years.

*He's written a book and likely he wants them to sell lots of them. The Left never allows the Right to get away with such a conflict of interest.

*Businesses whose livelihood is based on the need for anthropogenic global warming to be true pay Muller for his "expertise." So it's in his interest to hold to his latest view.

*This is a classic conflict of interest. Not to mention that Muller did NOT do a complete turn around as he was nearly 75% there from the start!

*---> Here’s is Prof. Richard Muller, a Berkeley physicist, toward the conclusion of his 2003 paper on global warming data:

“Let me be clear. My own reading of the literature and study of paleoclimate suggests strongly that carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels will prove to be the greatest pollutant of human history. It is likely to have severe and detrimental effects on global climate.”"


OK, class dismissed!

Muller not a skeptic in 2003, either

From EthicsAlarms.com:

Here’s is Prof. Richard Muller, a Berkeley physicist, toward the conclusion of his 2003 paper on global warming data:

“Let me be clear. My own reading of the literature and study of
paleoclimate suggests strongly that carbon dioxide from burning of
fossil fuels will prove to be the greatest pollutant of human history.
It is likely to have severe and detrimental effects on global climate.”

Earlier, it was pointed out that in 2006 Muller rated himself as two-thirds alarmist.

Richard Muller: Climate Profiteer

Remember Richard Muller, the Berkeley scientist who last
October declared climate skepticism to be over? Like other alarmists, he
is also a climate profiteer.<span>

In the Wall Street Journal commentary that rocketed Muller into the media spotlight, he wrote:

But now let me explain why you should not be a [global warming] skeptic, at least not any longer.

Muller’s tagline disclosed:

Mr. Muller is a professor of physics at the University of
California, Berkeley, and the author of “Physics for Future Presidents”
(W.W. Norton & Co., 2008).

But Dr. Muller is no mere Berkeley professor.

He is in fact president and chief scientist of Muller & Associates, which is:

Helping businesses make profitable investments in alternative energy

and

Helping governments build energy strategies that are right for them.

OPPS

It’s a scientist’s duty to be properly skeptical, says Berkeley physics Prof. Richard Muller, who still says that much, if not most, of what is attributed to climate change is speculative, exaggerated or just plain wrong. He has analyzed some of the most alarmist claims and his skepticism about them hasn’t changed.

What has changed is his doubt about the very existence of global warming. And he is now going a step further: Humans are almost entirely the cause, he says.

But Hurricane Katrina cannot be attributed to global warming, he notes. The number of hurricanes hitting the United States has been going down, not up; likewise for intense tornadoes. Polar bears aren’t dying from receding ice, and the Himalayan glaciers aren’t going to melt by 2035. And it’s possible that we are currently no warmer than we were a thousand years ago, during the “Medieval Warm Period” or “Medieval Optimum,” an interval of warm conditions known from historical records and indirect evidence like tree rings. And the recent warm spell in the United States happens to be more than offset by cooling elsewhere in the world, so its link to “global” warming is weaker than tenuous.

So much for a total turnaround.  And what's so funny is how Muller was vilified, called a liar and a lunatic BEFORE his conversion but now he's a genius.  The Left wants it both ways. 


Besides, he's one guy with an opinion.  There have been climate scientists who were advocates of anthropogenic global warming but are now full on skeptics.  What about those guys?  hmmmmmmmm?    The Left loves to utilize the appeal to authority fallacy when it suits their point.  That other "experts" disagree with Muller doesn't seem to matter to their bottom line.

Iamon lyme: http://www.ihudaif.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/algore.jpg

You can run but you can't hide. One dude goes seriously airborne. Sucks to be them.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3d_1341648456

Anyone wanna hear more of Obama's gaffes? I play ya two for one. I'll post two for every one you can find on Mittens.

Iamon lyme: I never hold them in. That's why I'm so smart. You could say, "It's smart for Art to fart."

MissDelish: I'm watching from my Chair. It's nicer that way. Lots of cute chicks from other countries. And they are all waving at me!!!

Wife: "Did you fart?!"

Husband: "If you have to ask, it couldn't have been from me."

Iamon lyme: That's not allowed?

Iamon lyme: I hear that if you laugh too hard you fart. So I always fart first and then laugh away.

The Col: I thought you'd say "half-wit" Dodger

Iamon lyme: Sorry, it's more than a chapter ;)

The Col: I doubt that that's true. Although Romney isn't my first choice as he's too much of a centrist. Maybe even a bit left of center. But a vote for Romney will simply be a vote against Obama (who is destroying the US economy).

Anyone want to read more of Obama's gaffes? He's got plenty to choose from.

Silvery Moon: Can't be done but Clinton was the only one that didn't produce a deficit. Bush screwed that up in a big way and Obama even more. Fact is, Obama is in a league all his own when it comes to fiscal irresponsibility.

Obama: "The [healthcare] reforms we seek, will bring greater competition, choice, savings, and inefficiencies to our health care system. "

Obama: "Let me be perfectly clear. Israel is s strong friend of Israel's.

Obama: "The time has changed for come."

http://youtu.be/t4-AKcH3eC8

the eloquent obama

I can keep pointing out Obama's gaffes all day long. BTW, when Obama visited the queen he screwed up royally (pun intended). So let me say to you liberals who are thinking you are so clever pointing out Mitt's mistakes. With those kinds of smarts you'd have trouble escaping from a wet paper bag. Obama is the king of gaffes. Even with his beloved teleprompter he screws up.

WaPo Gives Obama 'Three Pinocchios' for Uncle Liberated Auschwitz Gaffe | NewsBusters.org http://shar.es/vmmYP You mean Obama can't even remember the details from his own family?

rod03801: The liberals can't comment on Obama's stellar record and accomplishments. He's empty in that department. So what better to do than point out Mitt's few errors while ignoring Obama's many. It's so transparent.

The Col: Yeah but does he think we have 57 states in the US?

MissDelish: Lightweight doesn't begin to describe me when it comes to drinking. Once I had medication for an injury and the dose was too high and I fell asleep at work. I woke up slurring my speech and they sent me to the ER. They had to cut the pill into 1/4's to get it small enough so it still killed the pain but didn't put me in a drunken stupor.

♥♫βaβyĢіґŁŁє♫♥: I'm a Conservative ;)

One thing for sure. When I go vote, I'm going to immediately find Obama's name on the ballot and make sure I know which hole to punch out.

The Col: I just drink a beer. <---me if I drink one two many. One too many is two.

Iamon lyme: Saw a chart yesterday where there was a slight recovery of US economy and then it took a nose dive (after another stimulus). Like Obama was trying to make things work.

Examples of Tautology

All crows are either black, or they are not black.
The dress cost me $100 dollars.
In my opinion, I think that...
So the organization expects joint cooperation from its members.
This is a short summary of...
They are distributing free gifts!
One after the other in succession...
What is your PIN number (the acronym stands for Personal Identification Number).
ATM machine (the acronym stands for Automated Teller Machine).
Very unique.
To reiterate again.
Please R.S.V.P. (that acronym stands for the French Respondez, s'il vous plait, or, Respond, please).
First priority.
Close proximity.
They decided to return again for a second time to that old ancient house.
3 am. in the morning.
Necessary requirement.
The reason is because.
And etc. (Et cetera is latin for and so on, so now you've got 'and and so on').
CD-ROM disc (The disc part is taken care of with the CD - compact disc.).
Adequate enough.
Today's modern technology.
It is new innovation.
Lonely isolation.
Thanks to their joint collaboration the archaeologists found the handwritten manuscript in the destroyed ruins of the monastery.
Either it will rain tomorrow, or it won't. (logical tautology).
I never make predictions, especially about the future.
I ate a tuna fish sandwich.
The plumber fixed our hot water heater.
Frozen Ice.
The group wanted to climb up to the very summit at the top of the mountain.
Added Bonus.
A wishful start, one might say, but it was certainly a time of surreal dreams.
I made it with my own hands for you.
Me myself personally cordially invite you to the party.
Puzzling problem, isn't it?
I'm having an 'An American Werewolf in London' movie night at my place.
It was his usual, habitual custom to have a bacon sandwich for breakfast.
It's déjà vu all over again.
That is indeed a sad misfortune.
Seafaring mariner.
The wall was marred by a small, tiny speck of paint.
Suspense thriller.
First and foremost, lets begin.
Bits and pieces
All well and good; to all intents and purposes; cool, calm, and collected.
The vast majority.
The vote was completely and totally unanimous.
She herself had written her autobiography of her own life in just two weeks.
Forward planning.
With malice toward none, with charity for all. - Abraham Lincoln.
I upgraded the RAM memory of my computer.
A huge great big man.
Say it over again once more.

Iamon lyme: He reminds me of Mickey Mouse's friend Goofy. Cept Goofy is smart and better lookin.

Übergeek 바둑이: Which cartoons?

Iamon lyme:

Michele without makup http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/7/7a/M_113_Creature.jpg

And NO I did NOT Google this: http://www.vip.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/obama-ufo-pueblo1nov08.jpg

Iamon lyme: That picture I posted isn't meant to be funny. It was taken on his 30th birthday taken on the planet Obaumulan and super imposed against the WH. I have one of Rahm too.

Iamon lyme: Here it is. He's had surgery since this photo. http://www.riehlworldview.com/photos/uncategorized/obama_for_prez.jpg

Iamon lyme: And if it's ever proven that he's no eligible, all his executive orders, all his signed legislation is voided out. I have some proof somewhere that he's not US born. I'll dig it up.

The Col: The Founding Fathers were a fringe group. Jesus led a fringe group. Sounds like a good club.

The Col: Unless it just so happens to be true.

Iamon lyme: If Obama was legit, why did he wait three years before releasing his long form certificate? And when he did, it was a proven forgery. Those without the facts mock. That's what ignorance does. OTOH, your theory sounds most plausible.

mckinley: I don't think Rice is the best choice. And Mittens will release his tax returns when the president releases his college transcripts and stops blocking access to his true long form birth certificate.

The Col: Point taken.

The Col: Ahhhh, shows what I know. time to check out net flick. I've seen Ben I think. But I won't know until I watch it again.

I had a friend named Willard. He was a great guy and a retired preacher. We were chess buddies for years. He and his friends would come down for certain tournments (in MN - he was from WIS) and they'd stay at my home. We'd finish the tourneys and go home, eat pizza and play chess. Go to bed and then get up early to play more chess. Fun years. So "Willard" reminds of my friend: a very nice guy.

The Col: That was where Michael Jackson's song Ben came from I think. I love that song. Call me crazy.

The Col: Ahhh, didn't Willard have something to do with evil mice?

mckinley: For many people, that's the wrong question to be asking. Who do you NOT want? Then vote the other way. I don't want Obama more than I don't want Mitt. ( a liberal friend calls him Mittens - which cracks me up everytime!)

Marshmud: