Climate Attack

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Tuesday October 30, 2012 · 12:30 PM PDT

2012/10/30 · 12:30

Yes, it’s all real, folks. This is no disaster movie. Iron Man and Captain America aren’t lurking around the corner ready to save the day. And I’m not just talking about the reality of a very bad commute for weeks to come in the New York metropolitan area. That flooded PATH station packed such a visceral stomp not just because it told us what was happening in the moment, but because it signaled what’s coming in the future. The water is rising. Greater catastrophes loom. Climate change is real. We saw it, in living color, on Monday night.
No one can say we weren’t warned. Sure, even now, sober minds are telling us that it is disingenuous to tie any one weather disaster to man-made global warming. They can shut up now. Certainly, many factors combined together to create Sandy’s hybrid super-storm. But the time is long past to stop beating around the bush. Global warming is raising the ocean’s temperature. Warmer oceans provide the fuel for bigger, more intense storms. Global warming is raising the sea level. Storm surges will get worse, and every major metropolitan area near the coast — any coast — is under threat.

It appears that global climate change is real. I know hold on to your pants climate change deniers (the right). The team here at UpLate44 feels like the weather is kind of turning into Godzilla. Every couple of months it gets mad and attacks the citizens of Tokyo, except with the weather it could be anywhere.

Of course, to some it’s all kind of a joke:

The idea that the global climate crisis is something laughable makes you look like a fool and you’re probably not a fool. Hurricane Sandy brought rain, wind, fire, flood, thunder, lighting, snow all it needed were some frogs and locusts, and some crazy preacher would have called rapture.

The planet is clearly going through something. To continue to deny it risks the future of not only this nation but also the world. Why is it that the right will focus on the future in terms of debt (which they exploded) and not on something that could kill people.

New York City subways filled with water. The subways filled with water let that sink in. The New York City subway system is one of those iconic American deals that people, especially New Yorkers, love. They are flooded and we heard someone from the Transit Authority saying it’s the worst situation in the history of the system. What does that say about the future?

Of course, climate change discussion will not take place over the next seven days and Mitt Romney if elected will just make a joke and ignore it. Well, whatever right, the team has always wanted to live on the oceanfront and in a few years, we will not need to move from Indiana to do that.

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A Little Local Flavor

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Tuesday October 30, 2012 · 8:05 AM PDT

2012/10/30 · 08:05

The storm has devastated the east coast and national politics has taken a bit of a back seat, although, we have some stuff coming. Right now, we are going to focus on the Indiana senate race with a little local flavor.

From The Times of North West Indiana:

CARMEL, Ind. | Proving party loyalty trumps all, Hoosier Republicans enthusiastically greeted embattled U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock with a standing ovation at their semiannual dinner Monday night.
During his five-minute speech, Mourdock avoided even indirectly referencing his controversial remark from last week's debate that pregnancies caused by rape are "something that God intended to happen."

Election victory trumps everything apparently.

A little later in the Article:

Gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence, who immediately jumped up to shake Mourdock's hand following his speech, picked up on that theme and unabashedly declared Mourdock the essential man.
"To restore fiscal solvency to our national government, to put our national government on a pathway to encourage economic growth, president-elect Romney will need a new majority in the United States Senate and Indiana must send the 51st vote to the Senate — I urge you to endorse and support Richard Mourdock," Pence said.

This is awful. Pence jumped to his feet. It’s easy to say, “Well this is what is wrong with politics.” Nevertheless, even then wouldn't common sense dictate that what he said was awful? Oh, that’s right when you enter politics you abandon common sense.

Richard “God Intended” Mourdock and Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin could be United States Senators. Once that sinks in you realize that things are somewhat crazy right now. The senate could be a much more interesting place. Daniel Webster might show up and slap one of these two guys. Of course, the senate is a hot mess and has been for a while, so whatever. We should probably elect some people who would help fix that and not keep the mess but hey why change things now.

There is also this about Mr. Mourdock and his comments.

From ABC News:

“My response is, if you listen to what Mourdock actually said, he said what virtually every Catholic and every fundamentalist in the country believes, life begins at conception,” Gingrich said. “Now, this seems to be fixated by the Democrats, but the radical on abortion is Obama, who as a state senator voted three times in favor of allowing doctors to kill babies in the eighth and ninth month who were born, having survived late-term abortion.”

Oh, Newt, please take on a long vacation and then retire. One tiny point most religions, especially Catholicism, frown on divorce. Correct the team if we are wrong, but Newt has been divorced a couple of times. But, hey, he converted to the Catholic faith after the divorces so the priest probably ignored that when he saw the size of the donation check. The team is Catholic so we are in the tent pissing out not outside pissing in.

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Some Interesting Events We Would Like To See In The Last Week

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Sunday October 28, 2012 · 8:40 PM PDT

2012/10/28 · 20:40

The last week and a day of a campaign are usually composed of polls, polls, and more freaking polls. The team here at UpLate44 has spent some time thinking and we would like some events to take place in this last week that could liven things up a bit. The events could range from something small to something a large and crazy. The events could also be realistic or even better absolutely ridiculous.

Here's the list:

Former President George W. Bush endorses Barack Obama saying, "That Mitt Romney makes my skin crawl." President Obama releases a statement that reads, "No Thank You," and does not attend the event. The president out of fear of what could happen to him in the polls convinces Former President Jimmy Carter to endorse Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney announces that Paul Ryan will move to the top of the ticket as he has been called to return to his home planet. Paul Ryan announces Sarah Palin as his running mate and proceeds to lose all fifty states and Canada in the election.

Former President Bill Clinton gives a speech where he declares, "Life is not fair. I would be beating both these guys." The American people agree and a movement begins to have Bill Clinton named President just because.

It is discovered that President Barack Obama was actually born in Missouri and is a second cousin of Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin. A distraught president announces, "I just can't. I can't do it anymore."

Donald Trump announces his candidacy for President of The United States. He says, "I'm Trump it's never too late." No one cares. A single confused reporter from a pornography related website covers the event.

Vice President Joe Biden tears of his shirt and challenges Mitt Romney to a bodybuilding contest.

Leave a comment if you have something that could liven up the week.

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Hey More Rape Talk 2

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Tuesday October 23, 2012 · 9:27 PM PDT

2012/10/23 · 21:27

From The Evansville Courier Press (A little Local Flavor):

After the debate, Mourdock insisted that he did not mean that he believes God intends for rapes to take place.
“Are you trying to suggest that somehow I think God ordained or pre-ordained rape? No, I don’t think that anyone could suggest that. That’s a sick, twisted – no, that’s not even close to what I said,” Mourdock said.
“It is a fundamental part of my faith that God gives us life. God determines when life begins,” he said. “I believe in an almighty God who makes those calls. … There are some things in life that are above my pay grade.”

Okay, let's do a quick little review. No one is saying that you are suggesting that rape is a gift from god, but you are suggesting that the resulting potential pregnancy is a gift from god. Is that clear we think it is. Apparently, Mr. Mourdock has read the crappy politicians handbook, which states, act offended when someone challenges the stupid thing you said.

Here are just a couple of random thoughts about Mr. Mourdock, whose first name is Richard and we hope people call him DICK, and his ilk. First, this guy beat Richard Lugar who was a reasonable conservative who lost because, brace yourself, he worked with President Obama. Aghast, that just gives some conservatives in Indiana, our home base, the vapors. Richard Lugar is probably sitting somewhere thinking, "F*** you guys. You get what you deserve." Second, the potential relationship between two people of the same sex is an affront to the lord, but the potential pregnancy from rape, well that that's a gift from the almighty. We were actually doing a preacher voice as we typed that. Standards people let's go ahead and take a deep breath and rethink what is really offensive and not offensive, just a thought.

As for Richard "DICK" Mourdock he should lose, but maybe so should his challenger.

From Dave Weigel at Slate:

But if we're going to treat this logically, we should note that Rep. Joe Donnelly, the conservative Democrat challenging Mourdock,co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act of 2011. That was the bill that, in initial drafts, created a distinction between "rape" and "forcible rape." You've got a Republican candidate who believes that life starts at conception and won't make allowances for abortion, and a Democrat who believes that life starts at conception and HEY LOOK OVER THERE.

Why all the talk about rape lately, what is happening? Well, one thing is clear stupidity is bipartisan. We don't meant the" life begins at conception" thing reasonable people can disagree or whatever about that, but rape is rape. One more time for those in the back Todd, Dick, Mr. Ryan, this other guy are you listening Rape Is Rape.

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Hey More Rape Talk

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Tuesday October 23, 2012 · 8:34 PM PDT

2012/10/23 · 20:34

From Talking Points Memo:

"You know, this is that issue for that every candidates for federal, or even state office, faces. And I, too, certainly stand for life," said Mourdock, after both Democrat Joe Donnelly and Libertarian Andrew Horning had identified as pro-life. "I know there are some who disagree, and I respect their point of view. But I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have, to have an abortion, is in that case of the life of the mother."
Mourdock then seemed to choke back tears, and continued: "I've struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God. And even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen." (Emphasis added.)

We understand that abortion is difficult issue for many people. However, we cannot understand all the talk of rape lately. Rape is not a difficult issue for anyone. Rape is bad, never good, and really shouldn't a topic in a political debate unless crime is the topic.

As for Richard Mourdock, he doesn't seem to understand that being raped does equal getting a gift from god. It never ever equals. It's almost as if these people have never had a conversation with a woman. Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin and Mr. Mourdock should hold hands, which would make them uncomfortable, and go off to that place where retired politicians go and never ever come back. These two guys couldn't hold an actual job.

Well one person seems comfortable, not comfortable with the comments, but with Mr. Mourdock:

The team is hoping that god intended Mr. Mourdock to lose, but of course, the team doesn't believe that god gives a crap about petty politics.

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