Monday, February 26, 2007

A Convenient Hypocrisy


TENNESSEE CENTER FOR POLICY RESEARCH http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=367

For Immediate Release: February 26, 2007

February 26, 2007

For Further Information, Contact:
Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431
editor@tennesseepolicy.org

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Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”

Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.


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The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007

The "Evolving" Iraq War Hillary



Thanks to the Internet, talk radio and industrious 24-hour news cable outlets, Hillary can no longer get away with her "nuanced" views of issues. There is a record and it does not flatter the junior senator from New York.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Wasted!




Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL) is definitely not ready for prime time. He is not managing his meteoric, though seemingly premature, rise to prominence well. The junior senator from Illinois is reportedly temperamental, irritable and, according to NY Times columnist Maureen "The Snake" Dowd, "a tad testy."
Obama's name won't be on Hillary's short list of potential running mates.
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Monday, February 05, 2007

Two Sides of the Same Coin

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate, and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."
-- Senator Joe Biden on Barack Obama

I wasn't even going to touch this but I'm stilll reeling over Senator Biden's idiotic statement. I have always thought of Delaware's senior senator as pompous and a blow-hard, but not necessarily clueless. I mean, is this 2007 or 1957?

Biden's statement reveals what should be no secret to anyone: condescending White liberals and Klansmen are the two sides of the same racist coin.

You may quote me on it.

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Two Americas

Carolina Journal Exclusive



Edwards Home County's Largest
The 28,200-square-foot home also Orange County's most valuable
By Don Carrington
January 26, 2007

RALEIGH — Presidential candidate John Edwards and his family recently moved into what county tax officials say is the most valuable home in Orange County. The house, which includes a recreational building attached to the main living quarters, also is probably the largest in the county.

Read more >>> http://carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=3848

For an aereal photo of Democrat presidential candidate John "Two Americas" Edward's sprawling 28,200 square foot estate, click here >>>
http://www.johnlocke.org/site-docs/images/edwardshouse-low.jpg

John Edwards, man of the people.

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Sunday, February 04, 2007

Heck of a Job, Welti!

From this weekend's Post-Bulletin.

Welti's 'glass' legislation met with sarcasm
Sat, Feb 3, 2007
By Matthew Stolle
The Post-Bulletin



Rep. Andy Welti says he has introduced legislation in an effort to deal with broken glass and glass bottles that dangerously litter some of the state's beaches and waterways.

House Republicans say his solution is to criminalize the possession of mustard bottles and cold cream.

The bill, introduced by the Plainview legislator earlier this week, has caused something of a political ruckus in St. Paul. It would prohibit all glass containers on beaches and watercraft, including inner tubes, kayaks and canoes. Violators would face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to 90 days in jail, with each violation treated as a separate offense. A civil penalty not exceeding $20 also could be imposed.

House Republicans have weighed in with a fair share of sarcastic commentary over what they see as the "absurd" implications of the bill.

"This isn't littering. This is criminal possession of ketchup," said Andy Gildea, a staffer for the House Republican caucus.

GOP House Minority Leader Marty Seifert argued that a person could be tossed in jail for more than a year, all for having a six-pack of pop, a jar of pickles and bottles of mustard and ketchup aboard a boat. He based the length of the jail term on the idea that each glass bottle would constitute individual offenses.

"I'm not sure where he came up with it -- if he cut his foot on a bottle or what the deal is," Seifert said. "When you've considered the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Minnesota that enjoy boating, I'm not sure what the whole issue is here."

Welti, a second-term Democrat, said he wrote the bill after a constituent expressed concern about the quantity of broken glass cluttering the state's waterways and beaches. Welti declined to identify the person. He said the penalty portion of the bill was drawn up to be consistent with littering laws already on the books.




I don't write to my legislators as often as I should, but I could not let this one go. The following is the email I sent Rep. Andy Welti soon after I read the P-B story above.


Rep. Welti,

District 30B is now the laughing stock of Minnesota because of you. Thanks a lot.

I refer to this weekend's Post-Bulletin story "'Glass' Legislation met with sarcasm" on page 5B.

It is apparently much easier to grow a beard in order to LOOK mature than actually HAVE the maturity to address ONE constitutent's pet peeve with common sense rather than a draconian piece of half-baked legislation.

In President George W. Bush's ill-fated words to former FEMA director Michael Brown, Rep. Welti, you are doing "a heck of a job."

Emphasis on "heck."

Othelmo da Silva


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