Musings, rants, occasional whining, slapstick and snark by Doug Powers
The wind-up:
'Worst forest fire in Sweden's modern history' claims first life: WSJ http://t.co/VAu6X9AKoz
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) August 5, 2014
And the pitch:
@billmckibben @ClimateDepot slow season for parasitic climatic ambulance chasing , eh Bill. US wildfire acreage at record lows
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) August 5, 2014
HAHAHA! Hopefully the phrase “parasitic climatic ambulance chasing” enters our lexicon on a more regular basis. That’s awesome.
If you’re a fan of comedy and don’t have Salon on your daily reading list, you’re really missing out on some good stuff. Here’s the latest:
The disingenuousness burns:
Dear "white" people:
You are not "white." you are immigrants. in Ellis Island days, you showed up w/o papers and were processed.
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) August 2, 2014
The effort to make the existing U.S. system for legal immigration synonymous with doing whatever the hell you want to get into the country continues.
Were six sets of clothes, shoes and socks, “suites” with flat screen TVs, bball courts, food, workout rooms and medical care provided at Ellis Island back in the day?
Update:
Best response to the above tweet:
And if you bypassed Ellis Island you were deported. Dumb ass. https://t.co/HyFVDLUQ77 @joseiswriting
— RB (@RBPundit) August 2, 2014
The entire pro-amnesty argument hinges on making everybody forget that there are in fact existing legal ways to become a U.S. citizen.