Instapundit: “Global” means “my brother’s front yard”
Apr 7
It snowed in Cincinnati yesterday, exactly two weeks into spring. Glenn Reynolds believes, apparently sincerely, that that proves global warming isn’t real.
HAS AL GORE BEEN TO CINCINNATI LATELY? Because I’m visiting my brother here and drove the last hour or so through heavy snowfall. It’s freezing (literally) and it’s April. Ugh.
Greenhouse effect? Global warming? Faster, please.
Insty interpreted: “I’m a seriously stupid fucker who makes global-level policy recommendations on the basis of my personal religious, or in some cases, skin temperature, considerations alone. Complex planet-wide phenomena can be verified by what happens on one day in my direct line of sight.”
#1 by jimmyb at April 7th, 2007
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It snowed in Ohio too.
That’s why they changed the name to “Global Climate Change”, instead of “Global Warming”. That way, every anomaly is covered.
They weren’t fooling enough stupid people with the original name.
#2 by Sebastian-PGP at April 7th, 2007
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Apparently enough people like Jimmyb, however, have been fooled as to the difference between climate and weather.
#3 by Dan M. at April 8th, 2007
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Thing this is more evidence that no one who hasn’t learned differential equations should be allow to discuss climate change. Or climate. Or any public policy.
#4 by Ravenwood at April 8th, 2007
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Global Warming caused it to snow in D.C. this weekend too. The unexpected cold weather extremes are proof that global warming exists.
When it’s hot, that’s global warming. When it’s cold, that’s also global warming. See how it works.
#5 by Nomen Nescio at April 8th, 2007
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ravenwood, in context of the discussion it’s impossible for me to tell whether you’re serious or satirical.
judging by your own blog, it’s at least vaguely possible you’re actually serious. in case you are, and for the record:
no, when it’s warm, that’s not global warming. nor is it global warming when it’s cold, either. and when somebody hands you a five-dollar bill, that is not the national debt; global climate is to your local weather as macroeconomy is to private finances.
#6 by tgirsch at April 9th, 2007
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The anti-GW folks ought to take a look at their glass houses before they throw their stones. Browse blogs about global warming, pro- and con-; go ahead. I’ll wait.
Now tell me, how many times to people who are serious about global warming use current weather conditions as a “see, I told you so” moment? Almost never happens. But the people who want to line their pocketbooks by denying global warming exists do that shit all the time. Pay no attention to the exceptionally mild winter we had. It’s snowing in April! Global warming is therefore a farce! (That, or I’m a stupid fucktard with no memory beyond yesterday, and insufficient intellectual integrity to look at long-term overall trends rather than what happened today…)
#7 by Fred at April 9th, 2007
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“Almost never happens”
There was plenty of it earlier this winter when the temperatures were in the 60s & 70s in Chicago & New York. Of course, that kind of talk ceased when the blizzards hit.