Tifton Tea Party

My Mother taught me, many years ago, that “sticks and stones my break my bones but names will never hurt me”. In a recent article it was insinuated that I am a right wing extremist. I have spent several years of my life inside a steel tube, under the oceans of the world. Needless to say, a bunch of bored sailors, who have nothing better to do than to antagonize their counterparts, is the norm, so I have had some of the best try to insult me, to no avail. I am a Proud Christian, Conservative, Veteran and will make no bones about that. With that said, the article was an opinion piece with the premise, that because facts did not come from a source the writer liked, it makes them ignorable. This goes right to the root of the problem of the global warming discussion. Many scientists have refuted man made global warming and offered much evidence against it. Because proper scientific method, where research is checked and tested vigorously, by said colleges before final conclusions are reached, was not followed, we are here at present day, where trust has been broken in the scientific community. Hence, the dialog we are having right now. Another thing the article does is open up the door to good debate and I do like to debate.

So, in order to focus a little bit more around some of the facts and to further the discussion, I will spell some of the recent facts out.

Fact: Head of CRU (Climate Research Unit) Phil Jones resigned due to the recent scandal.
Fact Phil Jones admitted there might have been medieval warming.
Fact Phil Jones admitted 15 years of no “Statistically Significant” warming.
(http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/16/pruden-the-red-hot-scam-begins-to-unravel/ Note the Daily Mail is mentioned in this article along with the BBC interview info http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8511670.stm )

Fact: In the email Phil Jones discussed destroying the base data and formulas used for alterations to base data.
Fact: Pennsylvania State University climatologist Michael Mann under investigation, schools investigation one charge still pending. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/02/universities-take-action-on-climategate/ )

Fact: CRU disposed of the raw data (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/03/researcher-says-nasa-hiding-climate-data/ )

Fact: CRU data was used in Nasa’s report.
Fact: NOAA Monitoring stations used for NASA’s samples had urban development occur around them altering the environment over time and cooler station locations removed (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/18/more-errors-in-temperature-data/?feat=home_editorials )

Fact: Nasa data had errors found in it.
( http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/03/researcher-says-nasa-hiding-climate-data/?page=2 )

Fact: Nasa still refusing to release its data and show how the agency has shaped its climate data and explain why the agency has repeatedly had to correct its data dating as far back as 1930’s.
( http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/03/nasa-embroiled-in-climate-dispute/print/ )

Fact: Concerns that relying on NOAA or any of its affiliates to be repositories of accurate climate data may be akin to allowing the fox to guard the henhouse.
(http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/18/federal-global-warming-office-a-bad-idea/ )

Fact: Some elite individuals have personal financial and regulatory power interest invested in forcing global warming agenda. ( http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/02/pseudoscience-cesspool/ more to think about GE, Al Gore, Cap N Trade to name some extras here in the states. This is bigger than one political party it is a power grab.)

All the above are facts and easily found and researched. The only question is what your opinion will be after researching for yourself and what the meaning is behind these facts to you.

Now, let’s try a little math experiment. First step is to remember basic chemistry, where CO2 is a chemical compound, which has one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. This is important because Oxygen and Carbon are the root elements of the processes, which are always occurring. We breathe in oxygen; our body process it, then combines the carbon and oxygen. Then, we breathe out small amounts of CO2, just as fuel combustion and the natural processes do (volcanoes, animals, bacteria, dying vegetation, and oceans). Then, there are things like plants and plankton, which reverses these processes and separates the CO2 back into carbon and oxygen. For the purpose of this experiment, let’s assume no change in this process and natural made CO2 levels are perfectly balanced with natures breakdown process. Also known is the level of CO2 in the atmosphere, which is approx .038%. The atmosphere mass is approx 5 × 1018 kg (5 quintillion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth ), yes, one of the few things with numbers higher than the national debt. In 2005, man made CO2 was 3× 1013 (30 trillion http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/globalcommunity/crudeoilfuture.htm ), yes, smaller than the nations total national unfounded liabilities. For the year of 2005, we can figure out what percentage of increase man made CO2 was. 3 × 1013 / 5 × 1018 = .000006 = .0006%. This would show, at the end of 2005 the atmosphere would have .0386%. Add the knowledge that H2O (water) is a much more effective green house gas and is 23 times more prevalent in the atmosphere. These are the facts and here are the questions. Has plant life and plankton growth been consistent over all time? Is it reasonable to believe an increase of plant and plankton would not occur? God designed a marvelous world and I, for one, believe, even if mankind did actually cause a true increase of CO2, God’s creation can overcome this, as it has overcome far worse natural disasters in the past.

I will conclude with this. I write in hopes to inspire others to ask questions and research subjects on their own. One of the big problems we are suffering, as a nation, is apathy. Too often, in the past, good men and women have remained quiet and ignored things going on around them, thinking it would just go away. This was and is wrong, for all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. Altered quote questionably attributed to Edmund Burke.

Jeff Korson
Alapaha, Ga.
Printed May 10 2010
http://tiftongazette.com/opinion/x1700422509/Your-Opinion-Global-warming-dialogue

TIFTON — “There are none so blind as those who will not see,” a quote attributed to John Heywood in 1546, still rings true today. Please tell me why anyone would want government-controlled health care! All one has to do is look at all of the other government-controlled entities to see where we are headed: Social Security — broke; post office — $2.8 billion in the red in 2009; Fannie Mae — broke; Freddie Mac — broke; Medicare — broke; Medicaid — broke.

You name it, if it’s a government-run agency it is bankrupt. Yet G.W. Tibbetts wants you to believe that the recently passed government-run health care plan will be beneficial to everyone.

Or is Tibbetts just touting the Democratic tax and spend, redistribution mantra. The current estimates of the cost for Obamacare exceeds $1 trillion and this estimate does not take into account businesses such as IBM, Caterpillar, GE and many others that will likely drop their current health care plans for employees because the government penalty will be far more economical.

Where do we stop the deficit spending? Our national debt now stands at over $12.9 trillion. If you are like me, that’s a figure that I cannot comprehend. Take a look at the national debt clock to see just how fast our national debt is increasing. Our national debt has increased by $4.3 billion every day since September 2007.

And to top that, Obamacare will cost additional billions if not trillions that we do not have. Where will it end?

Again this morning we hear that Freddie Mac needs another $8.4 billion and that the European Union needs $1 trillion as a bailout, much of which will come from American taxpayers.

Two quotes from Thomas Jefferson are very pertinent to where we find ourselves:

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give it to those who would not.”

and

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debt as it goes, a principle if which acted on would save one-half of the wars of the world.”

Fellow Americans, we must put an end to this irrational spending and we must do it now. Our elected representatives in Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have lost all sense of reason when it comes to spending our hard-earned tax dollars.

We will have an opportunity in November to begin to rectify this situation. I am afraid if we wait until 2012 it will be too late and we will be bankrupt like Greece or many third-world countries. Think long and hard before you cast your vote. I don’t know about you, but I am not happy with our current government and plan to make a “real change” come November.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Lynch

Tifton

Printer May 13 2010 http://tiftongazette.com/opinion/x895849028/Your-Opinion-Planning-changes-in-November

An oath is a sworn loyalty to a stated cause or specific contract. The Constitution of the United States of America requires that a candidate for offices serving the citizenry willingly commit to certain behavior and is accountable to the way they govern. It is reasonable to expect government office holders to adhere to oaths as stated and perform their duties according to the foundational document that defines our nation, the Constitution.

The oath is a contact with God and the country — “We the People.” Public servants used to be known as statesmen and patriots — Webster def.  “a person who loves and  loyally supports their own country.” An oath is a bond based on trust. Let’s look at the oaths required by the Constitution.

The oath required of senators and representatives read as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: so help me God.” A sworn oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution has many implications. Our form of government, a republic, given to us by our forefathers, has birthed and grown the greatest country in the history of the world. To undermine this form of governing jeopardizes our very survival. Historical documents prove this is predictable. If we are to survive, we have to hold these oathtakers accountable; limit terms, recall, impeachment, etc.: It’s the only way to preserve our freedom and way of life.

The oath required of an incoming president reads as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” A leader that takes this oath should not apologize to the world for our country. He should not ignore the Constitution with the agendas he proposes. Why do elected candidates believe they are destined to rule? Because power entrusted to them to serve sometimes intoxicates them and impairs their perception of reality. This intoxication makes mere mortals act irresponsible and do irrational things. They forget their oath of office they swore on the Bible. A ruler imposes his or her will on their subjects. A servant seeks to do the will of those they are serving. “We the People” have to get educated, informed, engaged and get involved in the process of preserving freedom as was intended by our forefathers.

This form of governing resulted in a Constitution and Bill of Rights and was entrusted to the people to protect and preserve. If enough are unconcerned to the point of doing nothing, everything is lost; and the many lives, sacrifices and efforts have been in vain. A great number of people are seemingly indifferent about our America because our freedoms do not seem to be in imminent danger to the uninformed, but be sure our freedoms are in grave danger. We’re so close to losing our republic, it’s frightening.

America, please wake up; our grandkids deserve the America we cherish. We can no longer take things for granted. The phrase “the only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing: has never been as relevant as it is today.

By the way, the oathtakers aren’t the only ones that are accountable to our country; we all have pledged allegiance to our United States of America.

Solutions, not revolution!

Randy Thompson

Sycamore

Printed 5 8 2010 http://tiftongazette.com/opinion/x1008078642/Your-Opinion-Oath-of-Office