Pat Buchanan Believes In Climate Change

“Not only does Hillary’s commitment represent a doubling of U.S. foreign aid, she declared at Copenhagen that climate change — known as global warming before a blizzard brought Obama winging home early — is “undeniable.”

Now, undeniably, there is climate change. But we call it spring, summer, fall and winter.”

I put this up because I think the second paragraph is brilliant. The rest of the column, which talks about how the Tea Partiers are the last best hope for the West against a “New World Order,” can be seen here.

Berlin Wall- A Footnote the White House Forgot?

November 9 is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Unfortunately, as has been widely reported, President Obama will skip the fall of the Berlin Wall ceremonies in Berlin, Germany. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will attend instead.

Some of the standard questions and comments brought up by others must now be asked here:

1. President Obama visited the Berlin Wall last year as a candidate- why not do it as President, for a truly momentous event in human history, as opposed to a simple national campaign?

2. He is going to Asia on November 11- seems like a snub to me to not go to Berlin if he is able to travel to Asia only two days later.

3. He took a trip to for the Olympics, but not for an important diplomatic function? Again, our president seems to be snubbing our important European allies.

This is yet another very embarrassing decision by the White House, and it is my hope President Obama will have a change of heart and attend the ceremonies, if for no other reasons than out of respect for the improvement of human rights the wall’s fall had on the world and to honor his predecessor- former President Ronald Reagan- for the great impact that man had on the wall’s fall.

Katie Couric: A Unpopular Idealogue

CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric recently addressed Princeton University graduating seniors and opined on what it means to be a successful woman and delivered blows to conservatives Donald Rumsfeld and Rush Limbaugh. The liberal journalist instructed the newly minted graduates that they avoid “nastiness” and then mocked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Miss California Carrie Prejean, while praising Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama and Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
She began her address by saying, ?Coming here was a real no brainer! After all, I can see New Jersey from my house!? Couric was obviously referring to an interview Palin gave to ABC News during last year’s presidential campaign, in which Palin had said of Russia, ?They?re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.?

On “Saturday Night Live” comic Tina Fey, who impersonated Palin, mocked that remark by changing it to: ?And I can see Russia from my house!? Unfortunately, while Palin did reveal that she may not be ready for national office, that comment from a professional journalist such as Couric, is rude, juvenile, and frankly, beneath her.
The anchor also took a swipe at traditional-marriage-defending Miss California Carrie Prejean in the same passage that she praised Judge Sotomayor and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In this instance, Couric likened Prejean to Anita Bryant, a popular singer from the 1950s through the 1970s, who led a successful campaign in Miami to repeal a pro-homosexual ordinance. This seems ridiculous to me as statistics prove that most Americans are in favor of traditional marriage. Furthermore, Prejean holds the same view that President Obama holds and nobody is crucifying him for his position on the issue.
It seems interesting to me that people such as Couric and much of the left all pay lip service to tolerance, yet this is a perfect example of how they are often the most intolerant. Couric should spend more time working on attracting more viewers to her show than criticizing conservatives, as the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric had its lowest viewership yet. In fact, it’s the lowest viewership since at least the 1991/92 season, as far back as Nielsen records track.

-sam