This is typical of government solutions to problems. The central government is the source of problems, not the solution. The sad part is that that 40 Billion could have been used more productively. It could have been used to protect the border or pay down the debt.
As Southrons, we need to recognize the extent of waste and non-productivity foisted upon us by the Federal empire. This is just the latest in the news.
The current regime hates Texas and it hates real science. This has become clear in how the regime has purposely not mentioned the Manned Space Center in Houston in addressing the space program and changes in it. Heck, the regime even refused allowing NASA personnel to attend a speech given by the usurper at the NASA facility in Florida. The regime is showing a disdain for real science in terms of space exploration. Instead, it will direct NASA to study the mythical man-made climate change. It is a clear case of NASA being used for political purposes. This is not the first time that such an action has occurred. In recent years, NASA was sent to study the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza regarding the astronomical observations made there. It is as if NASA was sent to investigate the Mayan 2012 myths. The Obama administration just has it chasing another myth.
When such myth chasing occurs, is it any wonder that what is presented as science in the government schools is a lot of myth chasing? Evolution, man-made climate change, and whatever else seems in vogue. Instead of chasing real science, like understanding solar winds, and exploring space, they have been diverted. It is reminiscent of historic precedents when backward nations have purposely stunted science and scientific studies.
We have here a triple-whammy
Obama hates Texas
Obama hates technology and the empire having superior advances in that area
Obama hates REAL science
We need leadership that is not bent on taking things back into the middle ages. We need leadership that stands tall rather than one that bows to other nations.
We need leadership that is willing to continue technological advances and science in general. During the CSA, the States knew that innovation was essential. The advances made helped our people then. We need a government that allows innovation, rather than stifles it.
Doesn’t that make you feel safe? With such technology we are MORE vulnerable to terrorism. Who was it that thought that such a program was good for Texas? -CONgressmen Lloyd Doggett and Gene Green. Even though the SEA (Scientist and Engineers for America) support him (Doggett), with all that education, it seems that they did not do all their homework on this one. Let’s face it, with the policies he supported (increasing the debt, voting for the stimulus [of which the Austin area gets a large portion for smart technology], removing our incandesent light bulbs, raising the tax on pipe tobacco 775%, forcing people to buy medical insurance against their will, and removing loop holes from the tax code) who could ask for more. With the smart grids, whole communities are now at greater risk of danger. Since the grid is interconnected with a central control, it will not take much to knock them out of commission. I guess that since he voted to raise taxes on energy, now he wants to make us more vulnerable as well. Those vulnerabilities are not only to terrorist actions, but also to privacy concerns. The smart meter will be able to tell third parties how much energy you are using, what your are using, etc. which is none of their business.
North Texas has more than its share of meddling Statists who want the empire to have more influence and power in Texas. One of the meddling Statists is Al Armendariz. He is a former chemical engineering professor at SMU and presently the head of EPA’s Region 6, which includes Texas (Gee, just like reconstruction, we are no longer viewed as a State, but as a nameless region). Mr. Armendariz does not like the Ozone related to the cement plants in North Texas. He views the engines used at the plants as a problem. His solution-MORE FEDERAL POLICIES. He wants to tell Texans how to operate their businesses. Even though he served as a college professor, he believes he knows what is best for Texas businesses and Texans.
Fortunately, Governor Rick Perry and Texas has filed suit in federal court to slow down the power grab and contest CO2 being considered a ‘greenhouse pollutant’. The logic of asking the fox to render a wise judicial decision concerning the hen house escapes me, but at least he took a stand.
The paradoxical element of the regime is astounding if not humorous. In the latest, the regime is having a closed meeting about government openess. When I saw this item, I found the absurdity of it all beyond anything that I had ever seen in government. This is the same regime that is prosecuting navy seals for catching a terrorist, because they violated his rights. Never mind that he killed Americans in a very brutal fashion, or that the SEALS were outside of territorial jurisdiction, this regime is government by edict.
The regime is full of paradoxes! One can almost take the opposite of what they say as the truth. If you are someone who believes what the government tells you, then you are led to believe that you are safe. Government safety programs eventually result in jail cells. If on the other hand, you distrust government— then there is science to suggest that you are more likely to commit homicide. The author, Randolph Roth is a professor out of Ohio State. He makes some wild claims in the work, citing that during the depression, the murder rate was low and that people trusted their government. Roth was not down South. People did not trust the government then, with good reason. FDR was not trusted in Texas. There were many people who spoke out against him and his policies, but that is another inconvenient truth he left out. The exposure of this book to the media is another example of government twisting science to its own purposes. It is also ironic that the book is being published by Harvard University Press. The University there is loosing money. Given that they produce the economists and many leaders in government, this is no surprise.
Here, in the South, where people still have a Biblical value system, folks know the difference between truths and lies. They also know that Yankee governments have a track record down here of not being trustworthy. They trust common sense rather than what the government tells them. Common sense and the Bible have gotten them through more tough times than government programs.
One of the things that the Confederate States respected was “freedom of the press”. During the War of Northern Aggression, the Lincoln regime saw to it that many newspapers were shut down when they printed articles that were not flattering to them. It was at that time that the propaganda concerning the war began, which continues to this day. President Davis did not crack down on the press during his time in office.
Whenever government steps in, it has ruined the industry involved. Look at the government schools, the automotive industry, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, etc. Government seeks to control everything it touches rather than its original purpose which was to preserve and EXPAND liberties. The empire has not taken steps to enlarge our liberties in quite some time. Rather than expand its power, it needs to expand our liberties, especially in areas such as freedom of the press. The media indeed has problems. If they reported the news rather than spew propaganda and did not have to abide by excessive government regulation, they would be able to turn a profit. People want news that they can trust. People want a news source they can trust. Look at FOX news. People watch it since the networks offer no decent alternative. Fox is not the be all and end all, but it is better than what else is out there.
In a Southern Nation, there would not be government involvement in the press. The press would be free to report the news as it saw fit. Allowing competition and reducing central control of the media is essential to a profitable media.
Talk about timing! The regime is conducting a full court press with a speech on the importance of science and math in education. Among those to be at the White House are big Bird, the muppets and the Usurper himself. There will also be a cadre of ‘approved’ scientists there as well. As a Southron, the whole event is surreal. The President sharing the stage with the muppets. Does this mean we need to take the muppets seriously or that the President is a joke. Bear in mind that the muppets have always catered to a socialist mentality, so I guess Obama is just the latest visitor to their neighborhood.
To make matters even more interesting, the myths surrounding global warming and man-made climate disasters were dealt a blow when the email accounts of some of the major alarmists were hacked and posted on the net. The emails reveal falsification of data, and misleading the people with their lies. They padded information and knew they were doing it. The media screamed when big tobacco companies did it, but have been largely silent as the man-made global warming myth is exposed. Bear in mind, one of those involved is Phil Jones, who is one of Al Gore’s major advisers. What is the reply of the scientists? They claim that the emails were ‘taken out of context’. Out of context? The were falsifying data to make things look worse. They were creating a false alarm. They were shouting fire in the theater, and now they claim they were taken out of context.
Being that Climate is a major focus of the regime, they need to do some damage control to their precious agenda. The science does not support their agenda. Sadly the politicos are using political and group psychology techniques like ‘consensus’ to force their agenda rather than allow for scientific debate. The empire does not tolerate truth and open debate. Instead they want scripted photo ops and their dog and pony shows. Although the press builds the events at the White House today as science, it is just another ’spectacle’ and photo op designed to promote their agenda.
Living in Texas, we know that the computer models of hurricanes and other weather phenomena are not to be trusted. Even with the numbers of times that the models are wrong the public are expected to believe MORE computer models which are more based on programming than on science.
In an effort to keep Southrons aware of the dangers to freedom there is often information overload. Freedoms are being attacked on a daily basis in modern society. Although I have mentioned it before one of the new dangers are the smart meters. The regime is pushing for its “smart grid” which amounts to centralized control of the utility companies. By using the mantra of ’saving energy’ , they plan on placing these snoop and control devices on homes across Texas. The way they have packaged it, to oppose the smart meters and smart grids makes one look like someone who does not want to save money or care about the environment.
Such ploys are common with the mindset that we are up against. In the name of ’saving energy’, the smart meter will monitor our times of use and amount of electricity used. What was the matter with the old ‘pay as you use method?’. If you wanted to save money, you used less electricity. Now the government wants to monitor your use and what electrical devices you have in place in your home. This is nothing more than more nannyism and central planning which is a hallmark of socialist political models.
Rather than allow for decentralized electrical grids, they want a centralized grid. They want the control to turn the power off when they wish. They want to control where power goes. Never mind that California has messed itself up with their socialist policies which make energy cost there prohibitive, the smart grid will save them. Now they have all the power they want at the expense of others. It is akin to energy welfare, not to mention an invasion of privacy.
“The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act. The American public has to really understand in their core how important this issue is. ”
This is coming from the man who has recommended that we paint our roofs white and have high gas prices so that we drive less. In terms of science, Chu is lost. He has been a strong critic of fossil fuels and buys into the myth that they are bad. The idea of global warming is a myth that has more in common with religious beliefs than with science. Chu is a firm believer in this myth. How a physicist who works with lasers, which require a huge amount of energy is qualified to know the economics of gasoline use or energy efficiency in homes is beyond me.
Chu’s research focuses on dealing with activity on the single molecule level. He won the Nobel prize for capturing atoms with laser beams. He may know how to accomplish that, where he has complete control in a lab, but it is clear that it does not qualify him to make energy policy on a national level or how to raise children.
In his latest, he now is pushing the “smart grid”, which gives government control to energy use. Along with that control, he wants to RAISE the price of energy, in order to decrease its use. Part of maintaining freedom will be access to energy WITHOUT government interference or restrictions. In a classic case of double speak, he wants to ‘lower the cost of electricity to the consumer by raising the fees”. Any Southron who has a lick of sense can see through that one. A person does not save money by spending more for electricity. If he really wanted to lower cost, remove government controls on it. Allow energy to flow freely. Allow the free market to control costs, rather than artificial government interventions.
Chu’s ideas are another example of flawed science being touted by this regime. They have lied about health care, immigration, taxes, so now they lie to us about science. It is clear that this regime has a truth impairment. They want to advance a political agenda even if it means lying about science and facts along the way.
It is also troubling that the regime has a ‘paternalistic’ mentality where they believe they know best. They are the ones to serve us, not us serve them. Given the mindset of viewing us as misbehavin’ teens, it follows that they will attempt using heavy handed tactics to ‘force us’ to behave in the way they want. Chu is used to controlling things in his laboratory. In the ‘real world’ people do not behave like atoms in a controlled environment, especially in the South.
The answer to this one, like most policies of this regime is to reduce government interference. We do NOT need smart grids, we do not need government regulations on energy, we do not need a centrally controlled energy policy. We need LESS government. We need less government regulations in this area. We need more free market solutions where private businesses find workable solutions based on ‘real’ science and not just theories based on religious beliefs.
And yet, we can reverse it. John F. Kennedy once observed that “Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.” (Bad metaphor. The problem is NOT man-made. Increasing evidence is that sunspots and not man’s activities are the reason for the recent weather changes. Even these are cyclical and not man made). It is true (whenever he uses TRUE, you better beware…) that for too many years, mankind has been slow to respond or even recognize the magnitude of the climate threat (That is because the threat is based on a myth. Just look at how the folks in the 70’s were talking global cooling and even suggested melting the ice caps). It is true of my own country (which country is that? Kenya, Indonesia or the empire?), as well. We recognize that. But this is a new day. It is a new era. And I am proud to say that the United States has done more to promote clean energy and reduce carbon pollution in the last eight months than at any other time in our history…
But though many of our nations have taken bold action and share in this determination, we did not come here to celebrate progress today (Wow! A true statement for once). We came because there’s so much more progress to be made. We came because there’s so much more work to be done.
It is work that will not be easy. As we head towards Copenhagen, there should be no illusions that the hardest part of our journey is in front of us. We seek sweeping but necessary change in the midst of a global recession, where every nation’s most immediate priority is reviving their economy and putting their people back to work (Is he trying to change topics? It sounds like he is making the economy concern #1 rather than climate change). And so all of us will face doubts and difficulties in our own capitals as we try to reach a lasting solution to the climate challenge…
We also cannot allow the old divisions that have characterized the climate debate for so many years to block our progress (What old divisions?). Yes, the developed nations that caused much of the damage to our climate over the last century still have a responsibility to lead — and that includes the United States (He is blaming us for the climate problems. Do you hear that? Even though China and other nations are spewing more pollution and toxic wastes out, he blames the United States) . And we will continue to do so (We will continue to do what? Take the lead in damaging the environment or take the lead in responsibility? His sentence structure makes it unclear) — by investing in renewable energy and promoting greater efficiency and slashing our emissions to reach the targets we set for 2020 and our long-term goal for 2050.
But those rapidly growing developing nations that will produce nearly all the growth in global carbon emissions in the decades ahead must do their part, as well. Some of these nations have already made great strides with the development and deployment of clean energy. Still, they need to commit to strong measures at home and agree to stand behind those commitments just as the developed nations must stand behind their own. We cannot meet this challenge unless all the largest emitters of greenhouse gas pollution act together. (He still has not defined what greenhouse gas pollution is. That is a problem if one is trying to reduce it) There’s no other way…
But the journey is long and the journey is hard. And we don’t have much time left to make that journey. It’s a journey that will require each of us to persevere through setbacks, and fight for every inch of progress, even when it comes in fits and starts. So let us begin. For if we are flexible and pragmatic, if we can resolve to work tirelessly in common effort, then we will achieve our common purpose: a world that is safer, cleaner, and healthier than the one we found; and a future that is worthy of our children (Now he cares about the children? He says this after supporting abortion and saddling those who survive birth the debt that no other generation has had to endure?).
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His speech had many misrepresentations and falsehoods on the issue. He is attempting to scare the people into making decisions based on junk science. This is bad leadership.
We need a free South that does not fall prey to junk science and it prophets of doom and gloom.
Current Affairs, genome project, National Institute of Health, Science
