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As President Obama diligently works to force the United States into a destructive climate treaty at the upcoming Copenhagen summit, many are questioning the need for such drastic action after reading certain scandalous correspondence from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia (CRU). The mainstream media is quickly dismissing or even ignoring the recent email leak (CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN and MSNBC have not made a peep), but more reputable and reliable news sources are informing the American people of these juicy tidbits that may kick the soapboxes out from under climate alarmists everywhere.

Though the story is still developing, the university has confirmed that their server was hacked and certain implicated scientists are trying to cover their tracks.  Some are already arguing that the conspiracy to delete, destroy and manipulate climate data was taken out of context. You can decide for yourself.  Here is just a sample of some of the ridiculous emails hacked from the university CRU.

Hiding the declining temperatures:

“The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t.”

“I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith’s to hide the decline.”

“Yeah, it wasn’t so much 1998 and all that that I was concerned about, used to dealing with that, but the possibility that we might be going through a longer – 10 year – period of relatively stable temperatures beyond what you might expect from La Nina etc. Speculation, but if I see this as a possibility then others might also. Anyway, I’ll maybe cut the last few points off the filtered curve before I give the talk again as that’s trending down as a result of the end effects and the recent cold-ish years.”

Downplaying the Medieval Warming Period (when the earth was warmer than it is now and is forecasted to become):

“Bottom line - their is no way the MWP (whenever it was) was as warm globally as the last 20 years. There is also no way a whole decade in the LIA period was more than 1 deg C on a global basis cooler than the 1961-90 mean. This is all gut feeling, no science…”

“I think that trying to adopt a timeframe of 2K, rather than the usual 1K, addresses a good earlier point that Peck made w/ regard to the memo, that it would be nice to try to “contain” the putative “MWP”…”

Deleting emails and denying Freedom of Information Act requests:

“Can you delete any emails you may have had with Keith re AR4? Keith will do likewise. He’s not in at the moment - minor family crisis. Can you also email Gene and get him to do the same? I don’t have his new email address. We will be getting Caspar to do likewise.”

“The two MMs (referring to skeptics McIntyre and McKitrick) have been after the CRU station data for years. If they ever hear there is a Freedom of Information Act now in the UK, I think I’ll delete the file rather than send to anyone.”

“Keith/Tim still getting FOI requests as well as MOHC and Reading. All our FOI officers have been in discussions and are now using the same exceptions not to respond —advice they got from the Information Commissioner.”

“I did get an email from the FOI person here early yesterday to tell me I shouldn’t be deleting emails – unless this was ‘normal’ deleting to keep emails manageable!”

Conspiracy to Discredit Opposing Views:

“I think we have to stop considering “Climate Research” as a legitimate peer-reviewed journal. Perhaps we should encourage our colleagues in the climate research community to no longer submit to, or cite papers in, this journal. We would also need to consider what we tell or request of our more reasonable colleagues who currently sit on the editorial board…”

Honestly, I’m not sure how anyone can argue that this was taken out of context. From what I’ve read, I can only assume the larger picture would be even more damning to this “research” center and possibly implicate others. The most disturbing realization is that CRU is directly involved in the research that is used by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC published periodic assessment reports that contend that human greenhouse emissions are contributing to global warming (the Anthropogenic Global Warming theory). These reports are relied upon by governments to shape environmental policy, and our country is now one of those sheep in the herd.

There is absolutely no consensus in the scientific community on climate change, and these emails point to serious ethical violations within the climate alarmist camp. However, our country under the leadership of Obama has now chosen to push a detrimental “Cap and Trade” agenda that arguably wouldn’t have any impact upon this dubious problem. It would only lead to higher unemployment, higher taxes, more expensive goods, and stifled economic growth.

Liberals contend that we cannot wait for the problem to manifest itself more concretely…we must tackle it now! Dismantling an already troubled economy on the basis of an unproven scientific theory is not only irresponsible and reckless, it’s idiotic. This is analogous to a doctor telling someone “I’m not exactly sure that you have cancer…but just in case, we should start chemo and radiation.” I’m not buying it…and after reading these emails, neither should you.

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A selection of emails can be found here at the WSJ, and a link to the more than 3,000 emails can be found on this page.

Wasteful grants created in the past couple weeks:

Over $1 Million to create a massively multiplayer online game about NASA. And you thought failed space missions were a waste of money.

$10 Million to fund education in Cambodia. I suppose our public education is doing so well that we can spare the extra cash.

$20 Million to study Antarctica and “expand fundamental knowledge of the region.”

$75,000 to “interpret” a single historic location in America. Apparently this can be anything from an interpretive dance to an interactive website.

$100,000 to breed toads.

Wasteful spending in the “War Spending” legislation passed last week:

$7.7 Billion to help fight swine flu - an illness that is apparently less dangerous than the regular flu.

$13.2 Million to help rural air carriers continue flying to unpopular destinations.

$1 Billion to buy beat-up cars through the “cash-for-clunkers” program. Yet another bailout for the auto industry.

Another $5 Billion for the IMF (as if we haven’t given them enough money). Nevermind the state of our own economy and the falling value of the dollar.

Miscellaneous wasteful spending:

More than $2 Million each month so homeless people in Massachusetts can stay in hotels instead of homeless shelters.

More than $2000 per teenage girl in North Carolina if they graduate high school without getting pregnant.

In his classic fear-mongering way, Obama issued a warning to Congress and the American people about health care reform. “If we don’t get it done this year, we’re not going to get it done.” Considering this is only Obama’s first year as President, what exactly is he planning on doing for the next three? I guess his re-election campaign awaits!

It has become clear that Obama, who continually promised transparency in government, is now acting as swiftly and secretively as possible to completely uproot the foundations of our society. Silencing dissenters (of whom there aren’t many, considering the media love-affair with him) has become more difficult, so Obama’s strategy is to hastily push his agenda so there can be no true debate of the issues. Change must happen now – OR ELSE!

A recap of the many thoughtless decisions that Obama has made or is currently pushing, while threatening opponents, causes some concern.

The Stimulus Bill

No one could possibly forget the message that Obama drove home when trying to push this porky legistlation through Congress. “We’re in a crisis,” “it’s now or never,” “we may never come out of this if we don’t pass legislation NOW!” “The sky is falling!!!” Okay, the last one wasn’t him, but you get the point. Has anyone reaped any significant benefits from this bill yet? Since most of the spending won’t take place this year and/or isn’t clearly stimulative, one must ask herself/himself - why was it so important to pass this when not a single legislator read the bill?? Answer: Because if anyone had read it, there may have been a genuine debate about whether tattoo removal and digital television are necessary to bring this country out of the recession.

Closing Gitmo

Following through on a campaign promise, Obama announced that he was closing Guantanamo Bay. He asked Congress for $80 million to aid in this endeavor, which they promptly rejected. Obama has no realistic plan in place to deal with the many dangerous terrorists still housed at the prison, other than sending them to other countries (who don’t want them) and releasing them into the United States judicial system (with its constitutional guarantees and advantageous evidentiary procedures).  Maybe, just maybe, a more thoughtful examination of this dire situation is warranted before Congress dishes out more taxpayer money.

The Supremes

When Obama announced Sotomayor as his nominee for the high court, he beseeched Congress to confirm her “as swiftly as possible.” Let there be no debate, let there be no inquiry into her fitness to be a neutral arbiter. As questions began to surface and a debate began about particularly alarming statements uttered by Sotomayor, Press Secretary Gibbs delivered a warning from our President - be “exceedingly careful” when criticizing the nominee.  I guess we better watch our words, since the First Amendment won’t protect us once Sotomayor is confirmed.

Cap-and-Trade

Congress is now trying to push through legislation that will limit the amount of carbon dioxide that certain industries may emit. Unbeknownst to many, this bill will impose enormous costs on businesses, which in turn will pass those costs onto the consumer. Energy costs are set to skyrocket, while American industry is crippled, and this is all in the name of a phenomenon that is still being debated by the scientific community (although Al Gore doesn’t want you to know that).

Now, Obama is begging the Democrats to force another change on the America people, without allowing debate or transparency.  He will not release any details, saying the White House is leaving it up to Congress to design the health care model.  I guess this way, he can throw a few more friends and colleagues under the bus when everything falls apart.

As the world watches and waits to see whether the swine flu will become a global pandemic, the White House has decided that it’s not worth it to close the border with Mexico, the only country thus far to have fatalities associated with the illness. Over 2,000 people have been hospitalized, and 149 people  have died in Mexico, many between the ages of 25-45. The outbreak is so serious that the country is literally on the verge of shutting down. Other countries confirming infections include Scotland, Spain, and Canada, while New Zealand, Brazil, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland, and France are conducting tests.

Within the United States, New York, Ohio, Texas, Kansas, and California have already confirmed cases of the swine flu. Yet, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano believes that passively screening entering Mexicans is perfectly adequate to contain the virus. “We are simply in preparation mode. We do not yet know how widespread this flu will be within the United States.” Considering the fact that a person infected with the virus might not exhibit symptoms for 24-48 hours, they may be feeling fine when they are screened.  Not that it matters, since even people who claim to feel unwell have not been allowed entry.   Napolitano is relying on “personal responsibility” and “common sense” of persons entering the United States. Good thing Mexicans coming into our country are taking this risk so seriously.

Napolitano’s rationale is at best naïve and at worst a flagrant disregard for the safety of Americans. But she’s already proven she’s not the brightest crayon in the box. The cases found in the U.S. have luckily been mild, but just because the virus has already been found in certain states doesn’t mean we need to allow many more infected people into our country. That would do nothing more than increase the chances of a larger outbreak in the U.S.  Although the World Health Organization has raised the pandemic threat to 4 out of 6, Obama promises that the situation is “not a cause for alarm.”  Let’s hope that a more serious problem doesn’t arise before Washington decides to act with common sense. No me gusta.

Obama says that Osama Bin Laden is no longer a threat to our country, and that it’s unnecessary to capture or kill him. As long as Bin Laden is hiding “in a cave somewhere” we will be safe, Obama says.

Perhaps he got this idea from his former pastor, who said the 9/11 attacks were justified. Maybe now that al-Qaeda has had their “vengeance for our wrongs” the terrorists will just leave us alone.

Instead of going after the terrorists, now Obama is shutting down Guantanamo and setting them free. Liberals say there isn’t enough evidence to hold them there, but one of the terrorists released from Gitmo was tracked and “emerged as the second-ranking Al Qaeda leader in the nation of Yemen.” This is a man that we had captured! And who knows how many more of the former Guantanamo prisoners will soon be making bombs again. Way to go Barack! How many more people have to die for you to take terrorism seriously?

As if that’s not enough, Obama’s Attorney-General appointment is Eric Holder, the man who was a “driving force behind President Clinton’s pardons of members of the notorious Puerto Rican terrorist group.” This group was one of the most active terrorist organizations to ever exist in the United States and “proudly claimed responsibility for over 130 bombings and incendiary attacks in the U.S. and Puerto Rico between 1974 and 1983.”

This was the same terrorist organization that Obama condemned the Clinton’s for pardoning, and now he is appointing one of the main parties involved.