This Is Why I'm Not A Scientist...

William M. Briggs is "a meteorology-trained statistician and former associate editor of the Monthly Weather Review." 

That description is at the bottom of this article: SOON AND BRIGGS: Global-warming fanatics take note, Sunspots do impact climate."

Briggs has an interesting website where I found the article referenced. Briggs was all the rage back in April when Bill Whittle made the video below claiming Briggs had posted the "Greatest sentence ever written" on his website.

Briggs regularly debunks statistical errors and claims. I recommend his website highly. I regard him as a scientist with integrity, a truly open mind and a love of truth. Consider this bit of Briggs' wisdom:

When and if a theory describes reality without error it is no longer a theory but truth. If a theory does not describe reality perfectly, then it is not true. To love a theory over truth is the mark of madness. Or of Enlightenment. Or, nowadays often, of tenure.

But I digress. Here is why I'm not a scientist.

In his sunspots article, Briggs reproduces the following graph with the following description:

"Consider the accompanying chart. It shows some rather surprising relationships between solar radiation and daytime high temperatures taken directly from Berkeley’s BEST project. The remarkable nature of these series is that these tight relationships can be shown to hold from areas as large as the United States."

The graph shows almost an exact correlation between solar radiation and daytime high temperatures.

What? Am I wrong or is this graph simply an illustration of the obvious, i.e., it gets hotter when the sun's out?

God bless Briggs for being a scientist and being interested in and writing about the apparently obvious. I couldn't do it.

The worst part is the global warming "scientists" Briggs is criticizing don't see and don't believe in what's obvious to the rest of us.

How does Briggs maintain his cool, scientific detachment in the face of such idiocy? 

Do you think the global warming "scientists" will change their mind after Briggs took the time to spell the truth out for them in words and a picture?

My bet is "no," because of the truth contained in Briggs' greatest sentence ever written:

The love of theory is the root of all evil.

I Had Always Wanted To Do This...

...Now someone has. An anonymous editor has made a video that turns Maximum Leader Obama's words and promises against themselves, exposing him as the two-faced, cheap politician he really is!

You have to watch this video. Send it to your Democrat friends. Send it to your undecided friends. Help it go viral.

The video is called "Words Matter." [via Pat Dollard and The Blaze]

Enjoy!

Saul Alinsky Lives...In Charlotte, NC

LD Jackson over at Political Realities has posted a great article today asking: "How Did We Survive Before Barack Obama?" LD summarizes the point of his post as follows:

In short, the Democrats have absolutely lost their grip on reality. They are making all kinds of outrageous claims against the Republicans.

That got me thinking. I posted the following comment:

I hate to be trite, but the Democrat strategy is straight out of the Saul Alinsky playbook: demonize and ridicule your "enemy," advocate simple-minded policies within the "experience" of the party base, always "push a negative hard and deep," execute an "anything goes" strategy while pressing the enemy to live up to his own "book of rules," and "cause confusion, fear and retreat."

An example? How's this? The Democratic Party platform calls for an "All-of-the-Above Energy Policy." Anyone with half-a-brain knows Obama has tried to kill coal production, has squelched the Keystone pipeline, prevented oil exploration on shore and has made drilling off shore almost impossible. The fine print in the platform specifies the party will pursue an all-of-the-above "clean" energy policy.

No matter. The goal is simply to confuse the issue in the voter's mind. And remember, the Democrat appeal is to those with less than half-a-brain.

As for the Democrats' "outright lies?" It is important to remember that lying is a vice only in our rule book. In the Saul Alinsky rule book lying is a virtue. This is why creatures like Debbie Wasserman Schultz are able to lie continuously and shamelessly. Her less than half-a-brain rationalizes her actions as those of a good soldier. She's convinced the ends justify the means.

By resorting to Alinsky tactics the Democrats are playing with fire. It's easy to light an emotional fire by demonizing, ridiculing and confusing. But fires are more easily set than put out.

LD Jackson asks: How did we survive before Barack Obama? I'm asking: How will our society survive the coming presidential election in the face of such manufactured hate and fear?


You want proof that the Democrats are playing with matches? Here is a sampling of headlines coming out of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte over the past few days courtesy of the Drudge Report:

Obama Lies While Accusing Romney Campaign of Lying...

Top Dem. Compares Paul Ryan to Nazi Goebbels...

Dem chair apologizes for calling Scott Brown 'girl'...

DEM SEN: Eastwood 'old angry white man'...

Another Delegate Compares GOP To Hitler...

DNC LIES ON CIVIL RIGHTS 'BIG, BOLD, PROMINENT'...

RACIAL CAMPAIGN BUTTONS RAISE EYEBROWS...

SC Dem Chair Compares Nikki Haley To Hitler's Mistress...

Florida DNC Boss: Christians Want Jews Slaughtered...

And these headlines, courtesy of Weazel Zippers:

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-CAIR): GOP “Basically A Bigoted Party”…

Death Threat From DNC Delegate: “Mitt Romney… I Would Like To Kill Him!”..

Sandra Fluke At DNC: Paul Ryan “Would Allow Women To Die In Emergency Rooms”…

Former Dem Gov. Ted Strickland: GOP Criticism Of Obama Gutting Welfare Reform “Not So Subtle Racism”…

Democratic Women’s Caucus: Republicans “Want To Relegate Women To The Back Of The Bus”…

Harry Reid Fear Mongers At DNC: “We Must Stop The Tea Party Before The Senate Falls Into The Hands Of Extremists And Ideologues”…

Three Movies They Won't Be Showing In Charlotte This Week

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand's powerful and inimitable novel -- celebrating individualism and private property -- brought to the screen. Starring Gary Cooper as Howard Roark and Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon.

McLintock! A 1963 film celebrating rugged individualism, private enterprise and good, old fashioned American values. Starring John Wayne as George Washington McLintock and Maureen O'Hara as his headstrong wife.

Apartment For Peggy A film celebrating the spunk and spirit of a young American wife and mother. Starring Jeanne Crain [who, by the way, was a Republican] as the optimistic and unflappable Peggy Taylor, William Holden as her struggling husband, Jason, and Edmund Gwenn as the unforgettable Prof. Henry Barnes.

[Entire movie is available in 10 Parts on YouTube. Enter "Apartment For Peggy" in the YouTube search engine and follow the links.]

What Up, Moon Pie?

Gary Johnson is a self-made millionaire and nerd. He was a wildly successful business owner and entrepreneur.

From Wikipedia, about Johnson's entrepreneurship:

While in college, Johnson earned money as a door-to-door handyman.^[19] His success in that arena encouraged him to start his own business, Big J Enterprises, in 1976. When he started the business, which focused on mechanical contracting, Johnson was its only employee.^[20] His major break with the firm was receiving a large contract from Intel's expansion in Rio Rancho, which increased Big J's revenue to $38 million.^[16] Over-stretched by his success, Johnson enrolled in a time management course at night school, which he credits with making him heavily goal-driven.^[16] He eventually grew Big J into a multi-million dollar corporation with over 1,000 employees.^[21] By the time he sold the company in 1999, it was one of New Mexico's leading construction companies.^[22]

Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party candidate for President, was a wildly successful and popular governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003.

From Wikipedia, about Johnson's first term:

He [Johnson] entered politics for the first time by running for Governor of New Mexico in 1994 on a fiscally conservative, low-tax, anti-crime platform.^[3] Johnson won the Republican Party of New Mexico's gubernatorial nomination, and defeated incumbent Democratic governor Bruce King by 50% to 40%. He cut the 10% annual growth in the budget: in part, due to his use of the gubernatorial veto 200 times during his first six months in office,^[2] which gained him the nickname "Governor Veto".^[4][5]

From Wikipedia, about Johnson's second term:

Johnson sought re-election in 1998, winning by 55% to 45%. In his second term, he concentrated on the issue of school voucher reforms,^[6] as well as campaigning for marijuana decriminalization and opposition to the War on Drugs. During his tenure as governor, Johnson adhered to a stringent anti-tax and anti-bureaucracy policy driven by a cost–benefit analysis rationale, setting state and national records for his use of veto powers:^[2] more than the other 49 contemporary governors put together.^[7][8] Term-limited, Johnson could not run for re-election at the end of his second term.

Voters in New Mexico know -- and have loved -- Gary Johnson better than any candidate running for President in 2012. They've experienced Johnson's popular and able libertarian leadership.

If Gary Johnson has any chance in hell to carry any state in the Union for the Libertarian Party, that state should be New Mexico.

Yet, according to Real Clear Politics, President Obama leads Governor Romney by 10% in New Mexico. Rasmussen Reports has 9% of likely voters preferring "some other candidate."

What up, Moon Pie????

ObamaCare Alert! Women And Breast Cancer

I just received a disturbing email from my sister regarding ObamaCare, women and breast cancer. The email advises that all women watch this video:

The video was made a day after the Supreme Court ruled ObamaCare constitutional. I had not seen it before. Nor was I familiar with Dr. Jill Vecchio. Apparently, she has been an ObamaCare Truther for quite some time.

Dr. Vecchio has produced a series of seven YouTube videos which seem to fairly document and explain the substance and consequences of PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) -- aka ObamaCare. The videos are concise, easy to understand and persuasive. Most importantly, as best I can tell, Dr. Vecchio has read the bill! She impresses me as sincere and honest.

Here's Part 1 of the 7 Part series:

All seven of her ObamaCare videos are available at Dr. Vecchio's YouTube video channel here. Additional Vecchio videos can be found by entering her name in the YouTube search engine.

Site Note: Cleanup Duty

I had intended to begin regular posting again last Wednesday. Unfortunately, Isaac interfered with my plans. I am currently working long hours helping Gulf coast residents cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.

I don't want to leave the wrong impression. I am not an altruist. I am being paid for my labor. Nevertheless, the cleanup is time consuming.

When I have a respite here and there, I'll try to fit in a post or two.