The Left attacks those who defend Virginia
By Brian Kirwin | Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | PolicyThose quaint non-partisan folks who never say a mean word about anyone: Move On, whom I wish actually would, who was calling Presidents “Hitler” long before Town Meetings were so popular, has teamed with the Sierra Club, who is so “non-partisan” they are still streaming Barack Obama campaign ads on their website, the League of Consternation…er, Conservation Voters, and Americans United to Change the United States into a European Socialist State (I think that’s what they’re called). You can double check here.
The mission of these global-warming-believing, saving-trees-while-playing-wooden-guitars Kumbaya types? Attack Republicans Frank Wolf and Eric Cantor for opposing cap and trade legislation in tv ads.
They aren’t attacking Glenn Nye for casting the same vote. See, Nye’s a Democrat. These groups just aren’t into being non-partisan, bipartisan, or anything but partisan, negative and shrill.
Of course, this study shows the Democrats’ Cap and Tax mess will cost Virginia around 50,000 jobs.
But what does that matter to the doomsday crowd who’ll actually say they want to convert “shorelines” into “natural areas that are free of human habitations.” No kidding!!!!
The Sierra Club lists right here that they want humans out of beachfronts. Move those houses. Surrender your property. The Sierra Club says so.
They don’t mention that in their Virginia Beach press conferences, though.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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9 Responses to "The Left attacks those who defend Virginia"
When moveon and other left wing groups attack Congressman Cantor it is a clear indication he is doing all the right things.
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You use “global warming believing” as an insult. How bizarre. The most respected scientific body in the world, the US National Academy of Sciences, is so global warming believing that it called on governments to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize their economies. Burning coal is a major source of those emissions. It is also the major source of mercury in our streams and rivers — a potent neurotoxin that causes brain damage in kids.
Do you know more about science than the National Academy of Sciences, sir?
“Of course, this study shows the Democrats’ Cap and Tax mess will cost Virginia around 50,000 jobs.”
Rubbish.
David, those respected scientists told me a mere 30 years ago that we were entering a new ice age.
The global temperature has been falling the last few years, and it’s amazing those renowned scientists cite data all the way up to about 2005 and stop. What a coincidence! I’m shocked!
But, hey David, I’m sure if you can look at studies and say “Rubbish” you have no problem with me doing the same thing, right?
I mean…it’s not like you’re a Committeeman for the Sierra Club….
Hey David? How about all that mercury that is contained in those new “green” light bulbs that the government will mandate that we buy instead of your normal incandescent bulbs?
That potent neurotoxin you speak of will show up in dumps, run off, and will be the “new” lead paint chips for children of the future. I hope that the Sierra Club will consider taking up that issue. Seriously, I’m not trying to be funny or play “gotcha” here. It may save energy which is always a good thing, but it is not worth the environmental impact.
BTW, I am all in favor of making the coal industry reduce mercury levels, but only for its own sake. Not as some perverted offset, mercury credit, or indulgence for having the new mercury containing light bulbs in millions of homes.
Many scientists disagree with your pro-global warming scientists and point to the fact that the planet has been hotter in past years. Cyclical patterns being what they are, they become game for the sport of politics.
As I exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen with the trees in my front yard, I’m certain the trees don’t mind the carbon foot print. As a carbon based life form I wonder why carbon would be taxed and exchanged. Even if it does finanicially benefit the carbon trader companies and their interests.
It is true that Cap and Tax will devastate our economy, our ability to compete nationally, and cost too many jobs in an already stressed economy.
I don’t always agree with the Sierra Club, but I do appreciate conservationists and those concerned for the environment. That is part of the reason for some of our improvements. There are demonstrable root causes of pollution. I commend all those that ran the studies and held companies/individuals accountable for damage imposed on other free Americans.
Unfortunately, you do not have “proof” of global warming. You are left with scientists and their theories and faith in what you believe to be true. Perhaps inconvenient, but it is a whole lot easier to prove carbon or other green house emissions coming from a volcano than it is to prove a long term affect of a country that is becoming continually cleaner(as opposed to developing nations). Even with those volcanos, you still haven’t proven global warming. Man made or not.
There are those out there that are willing to listen and look passed rhetoric but, nobody really has shown global warming to be true. Therefore, you’ll get no support for a job killing bill that will enrich Democrats. Maybe some Republicans profitted from some garbage they came up with, but two wrongs don’t make a right, and the Democrats are not entitled to “their turn” at fleecing the American public.
I do appreciate the good work that you and conservation organizations do, but I do think that you are misguided on both global warming and Cap and Trade.
Sigh….. Brian Kirwin continues his run of inaccuracies. Please retire your acoustic/wooden guitar reference. It makes you look more silly than usual and its already overused.
>> Move On… was calling Presidents “Hitler”
A website visitor to MO posted a hitler video reference that MO took down. Quoting a Right blog site on the matter:
“Several readers have brought to my attention that this ad was created as part of a MoveOn.Org contest, but was not sanctioned by MoveOn.org. After further investigation I have confirmed that information to be accurate. The ad was removed from their website after it was discovered, and they repudiated the content of it. We apologize for the mistake, but did honestly believe it was a Moveon.org ad at the time it was posted. The end of the video says “Sponsored by Moveon.org.” But apparently, the creators of the ad simply put that there without any official sanctioning or sponsorship from Moveon.org. ”
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Foobar….I’m glad I make you sigh. Do you make other noises for me?
Foobar, I can’t speak to the the rest of that cornucopia of using “Nazi” or otherwise inflammatory acts, but as for Limbaugh and his comments, you 1) take him out of context. 2) still subscribe to his being the titular head of the GOP despite that party nominating a presidential candidate that he found unappealing and unelectable. Sure he’s far cry to the right of you and Move On. Sure, you guys don’t like each other. No need to be inaccurate and demonstrate that like the GOP, you don’t know who is leading them either.
Remember that past marketing scheme of isolating Rush? Remember all the attempts at painting him as the “Evil GOP” leader? It didn’t work, now ask yourself why. It wasn’t true and couldn’t stick.
Being a Libertarian I don’t always agree with Rush on everything, but I do enjoy his show. I have heard Rush use the words Hitler and Obama in the same sentence quite often. It is always in the same context. He demonstrates the hypocrisy of the Left’s frequent use of the the “Hitler/Nazi” reference and then points it out. The Left brings it up and the Rush uses it to make them look bad. Not once, have I ever heard Rush say anything about Obama or any other Dem. politician governing like the National Socialist Party Hitler without first being able to quote a Pelosi or other Dem. first use the word “Nazi” or “Hitler” and then go complain about that 1% among many of those opposed to socialized medicine(or other group Dems want to demonize) that also uttered it like the prominent Dems did. It is not just a demostration of the Left’s hypocrisy as they demonize others by the SAME comparison, but also displays the power plays (by some Democrats) as they use it. Keeping everything in context, those 1% embarrassments to the side of defending capitalism and a constitutional republic, deserve condemnation. Rush however, has yet to my knowledge, used those in a words in a manner that would be shameful. If some people don’t like being called on their B.S………too bad……stop doing it. We’ll all be the happier when Limbaugh doesn’t have a good reason to bring it up.
Really, by those standards, Larry Craig should start complaining about fringe behavior in bathroom stalls. Then Move On could lampoon his hypocrisy.
As far as any ADL quote on Rush there, Rush makes their same point as he is using it. The difference is, he’s pointing to hypocrisy and making fun of Democrats foolish enough to engage in it. You seem to be up on ADL, do they have similar words for Lefty politicians?
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