I posted and laughed at a strawman yesterday, so it follows that one of the blogs I frequent had to post about Sheryl Crow as a typical example of crazy conservationist hysteria.
I started this blog as a forum to discuss politics in a reasonable fashion, without any of those logical fallacies so common in too many forms of media. Under the auspices of humor, I posted the daylight savings = global warming strawman and had a little joke of it. I would say that The Daily Show uses strawmen in a similar way (albeit far more effectively), but is pretty darn clear that they are using humor and a plethora of self-deprecating commentary. What kills me are the people who build their careers on strawmen, with complete and utter seriousness.
Showing posts with label Global Warming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global Warming. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Global Warming "linked" to Daylight Savings Time!
If this is a joke, then it's a really really good one! Otherwise, I'm pretty concerned that this was actually published. I'm planning a post on global warming, along with my concerns about the spread of misinformation in many communities - religious and otherwise.
Daylight exacerbates warning
You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two. This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they? Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects. CONNIE M. MESKIMEN / Hot Springs
*Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 16, 2007
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/187608
Daylight exacerbates warning
You may have noticed that March of this year was particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it was the hottest March since the beginning of the last century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two. This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As you know, Daylight Saving Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. Or did they? Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next time there should be serious studies performed before Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects. CONNIE M. MESKIMEN / Hot Springs
*Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 16, 2007
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/187608
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