Reason #11 – Celebs who “never let a serious crisis go to waste.”
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For the record: I’m neither a denier nor a zealot … so, according to British writer (& phrase-coiner) Matt Ridley, I’m a “lukewarmer”.
And, I’ve personally had the eyes of 2 hurricanes literally pass right over my house, so I’m aware of their devastating potential.
I have friends and family in Houston and scattered around Florida. They and other hurricane victims have my deepest sympathy.
Moving on …
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Earlier in the summer, I posted a series The 10 reasons why I’m lukewarm to climate change…
Last night’s celebrity phone-a-thon for Harvey & Irma victims prompts me to add to the list.
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Reason #11- Celebs who ““Never let a serious crisis go to waste.”
The quote is generally attributed to Rahm Emmanuel – former of Obama chief-of-staff and currently Mayor of murder- riddled Chicago.
Last night, the credo was put into action.
At 8 o’clock, I tuned in the see the semi-finals of my favorite TV show: America’s Got Talent.
Imagine my disappointment when I saw that the show was being delayed (to past my bed time) for a celebrity fund-raiser.
OK, I figured … let’s watch an hour of pros sing and dance.
Cue the first act: Little Stevie Wonder … err, I mean Stevie Wonder … err again, I mean Steven Wonder … whatever.
Pre-ambling his ditty, Mr. Wonder preached:
“It just loves. As we should begin to love and value our planet.”
So far, so good.
Then the pivot:
“Anyone who believes that there is no such thing as global warming must be blind or unintelligent.”
He made a lightning-fast pivot from the hurricane disasters to climate change.
Conveniently, ignoring a few facts …
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For starters, the U.S. came off a record-breaking decade:
No major (Cat 3 or higher) hurricane had made landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
That 12 year span is a record according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA list of hurricanes
Further, no hurricanes (not even minor ones) hit the U.S. in a couple of recent years – 2013, 2015.
How can the effects of climate change be so intermittent … and so dormant over long stretches of time.
That just doesn’t make sense.
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OK, what about severity?
You know: “The “worst ever argument”.
True, Harvey and Irma are among the 20 most severe hurricanes. … Irma tied for #7 and Harvey tied for #18.
But, neither qualifies the “worst ever”.
And, be sure to note the number of other hurricanes in the top 20 that happened before fossil-fueled autos roamed the earth … and, well before China and India started spewing mega-doses of pollutants into the atmosphere.
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Bottom line: Stevie might want to do some fact-checking … or better yet, just focus on helping the hurricane victims.
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Finally: It might just be me, but shouldn’t Steve come up with a better diss than “they must be blind or unintelligent.”
Think about that one for a second.
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Recap: The 10 reasons why I’m lukewarm to climate change…
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