Take Me, Obama

The first stage is Denial.

What have they done with President Obama? What happened to the inspirational figure his supporters thought they elected? Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn’t seem to stand for anything in particular?

Who knew the Liberal “big tent” was white with two eye holes?

Continued!

Whether Michael Ignatieff wants him or not, a jettisoned Liberal candidate will be running for the Grits.
The Liberal Leader booted Quebec candidate André Forbes from the party last week for once describing aboriginal people as “featherheads” and questioning their work ethic.
But Mr. Forbes did not pull out of the race and will remain a Liberal on the ballot in the northern Quebec riding of Manicouagan.

Confessions Of The Gullible

George Monbiot;

Over the past fortnight I’ve made a deeply troubling discovery. The anti-nuclear movement to which I once belonged has misled the world about the impacts of radiation on human health. The claims we have made are ungrounded in science, unsupportable when challenged and wildly wrong. We have done other people, and ourselves, a terrible disservice.
I began to see the extent of the problem after a debate last week with Helen Caldicott(1). Dr Caldicott is the world’s foremost anti-nuclear campaigner. She has received 21 honorary degrees and scores of awards, and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize(2). Like other greens, I was in awe of her. In the debate she made some striking statements about the dangers of radiation. So I did what anyone faced with questionable scientific claims should do: I asked for the sources. Caldicott’s response has profoundly shaken me.

More moonbat epiphany here.
h/t Eric A.

Reader Tips

In 1961 the late Mitch Miller – who passed away just last year at the ripe old age of 99 – debuted his Sing Along With Mitch program on the NBC television network. The format of the show was as straightforward as its visual presentation: a bunch of upright folks, typically standing in loose formation on an open set, would cheerfully and exuberantly sing oldies, while the affable and outgoing Miller would animatedly enjoin the home viewing audience to sing along using the handy onscreen lyrics. Later in the shows, a celebrity guest or two would typically join in on the fun. Take a trip back through time and watch part of a 1963 episode of the unabashedly démodé Sing Along With Mitch.
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Elections and the Reticence to Discuss Important Issues

Have you noticed that the news media generally refuses to discuss important issues during election campaigns and instead just focuses on ridiculously unimportant, mostly fabricated “scandals”. The People of Canada deserve better than this.
Imagine how engaged voters would be if our political debate were focused on real issues such as:
Item #1: Health Care
In an interview from a few days ago, Dr. Brian Day, past president of the Canadian Medical Association, spoke about the state of Canada’s Health Care:

Part 2

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Reader Tips

Throughout history, women have been driven by nature to shun strong, confident men, and to seek out apologetic men who express remorse, weakness, and shame. In recent years, some hyper-aware men have been taking advantage of this innate feminine drive; by knowing exactly what women are looking for, these enlightened few have turned themselves into irresistible, thoroughly modern hyper-studs. Yes, let the long overdue communion between the sexes begin. (h/t James M.)
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We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

The Register;

A new analysis of wind energy supplied to the UK National Grid in recent years has shown that wind farms produce significantly less electricity than had been thought, and that they cause more problems for the Grid than had been believed.
The report (28-page PDF/944 KB) was commissioned by conservation charity the John Muir Trust and carried out by consulting engineer Stuart Young. It measured electricity actually metered as being delivered to the National Grid.
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It gets worse, too, as wind power frequently drops to almost nothing. It tends to do this quite often just when demand is at its early-evening peak:

At each of the four highest peak demands of 2010 wind output was low being respectively 4.72%, 5.51%, 2.59% and 2.51% of capacity at peak demand.

And unfortunately the average capacity over time is pulled up significantly by brief windy periods. Wind output is actually below 20 per cent of maximum most of the time; it is below 10 per cent fully one-third of the time. Wind power needs a lot of thermal backup running most of the time to keep the lights on, but it also needs that backup to go away rapidly whenever the wind blows hard, or it won’t deliver even 25 per cent of capacity.

Do they have telephones yet in the UK? There must be some way to get word to our own politicians.
h/t TimR

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