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STRAIGHT LINE COGENTLY DRAWN

Leftoids love Venezuelan supergoon Hugo Chavez for all sorts of reasons, among them his awareness of crucial global warming issues:

Chavez cogently draws a straight line between global warming to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina; the first major city lost because from rising ocean temperatures. He deftly connects the tragedy to the neoliberal economic model which continues to thrust the world in a catastrophic direction.

So, how is Hugo fighting global warmenizing in Venezuela? According to reports from a car show in Caracas, he isn’t:

"Everyone wants to buy a 4-by-4,” said Jose Moreno, a 49-year-old businessman examining Fords at the show Saturday. “And since gasoline is cheap, you don’t think twice about spending on that."

Venezuelans see cheap fuel as a birthright. Filling up an SUV’s tank with high-octane gasoline costs roughly $3—less than two jugs of drinking water.

And as oil exports have boosted the economy, the country has experienced a boom in auto sales, including large four-wheel drives that have lost appeal elsewhere as fuel costs have soared.

Alaskans shun the cogent and deft Venezuelan.

Posted by Tim B. on 10/10/2006 at 01:30 PM
  1. That Global Research article is something.  Mike Whitney practically foams at the mouth.  The MSM is “right-ward tilting”?

    “the first major city lost because from rising ocean temperatures.” He also doesn’t watch much TV.  Lately I’ve seen from N’orlins, where I lived for a couple of years, the following: major sporting events; a interesting story on how the Army Corps of Engineers is working to strengthen the levees with new construction models; a story about Tulane University in N.O.; and cooking shows (kayjoan kookin’ is still uh-hunh good, cher) to mention a few.  I guess no one told them they were lost.  And the government still keeps giving them money to rebuild on sea-level mud flats.  What a country.

    I think Mike Whitney ought to go live in Venezuela, if he is so enamoured of it.  That way he can personally experience both Lord Acton’s and Mr Burke’s assertions as they come to pass.

    Posted by Winger on 2006 10 10 at 01:57 PM • permalink

  2. What a weenie. I could go around connecting things that don’t belong connected with other things—MFM draws a straight line between all-beef hot dogs and the Suez Crisis! MFM connects Spotted Owl disappearance to Paco Industries!—but I’d be either a crank or a Monty Python sketch.

    “Gentlemen, on my way here tonight, I saw no fewer than 14 things that were not connected to other things...and nor, nor I say, were other things connected—in any way!—to them!”

    Cries of “Shame!” and “Boo!” and “Down with Paco!"

    Posted by SoberHT on 2006 10 10 at 02:09 PM • permalink

  3. Chavez oratory to the General Assembly will undoubtedly elevate him in the eyes of many as a serious futurist who offers genuine solutions for a war-ravaged planet. His personal fortitude and optimism are matched by his selfless conduct as President; working persistently on behalf of his people and strengthening global relations. His iconic image around the world is well deserved.

    I would comment, but I have to go wash the moonbat guano out of my hair.

    Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 10 10 at 02:25 PM • permalink

  4. The Left loves him because he’s in power, that he’s a raving drooling loon has it’s own special appeal to them…

    Posted by -keith in mtn. view on 2006 10 10 at 02:31 PM • permalink

  5. Leftoids love Venezuelan supergoon Hugo Chavez for all sorts of reasons, among them his awareness of crucial global warming issues:

    So stop selling oil dipshit, cuz that causes greenhouse gasses according to your ideology!

    Hey leftoids: If George Bush selling oil is the “root of all evil”, isn’t Chavez selling oil at least the “twig of inconvenience”?

    Posted by Vanguard of the Commentariat on 2006 10 10 at 02:32 PM • permalink

  6. #2: Calls down to shop floor.

    Bob, Paco here. Say we have discontinued “Spotted Owl Be-Gone”, haven’t we? Uh-huh. Last order went out to a logging company in Oregon? June, 2003? Ok, fine. Just checking. Oh, while I’ve got you on the line: are we still moving those “Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Motels”? We may have a glitch in the product; somebody found a live one down in Arkansas someplace.

    Posted by paco on 2006 10 10 at 02:38 PM • permalink

  7. It’s probably from Hartley’s associationism.  If two things happen together, you forever are reminded of the one when you see the other.  Coleridge commented that it sounded like hallucinations to him.

    Posted by rhhardin on 2006 10 10 at 02:42 PM • permalink

  8. Take THAT, Chavez!.

    Via the always fascinating Blue Crab Boulevard.

    Posted by paco on 2006 10 10 at 02:53 PM • permalink

  9. Shoot! The same story is referenced in Tim’s link. Well, visit Blue Crab boulevard, anyway; lot’s of good stuff.

    Posted by paco on 2006 10 10 at 03:06 PM • permalink

  10. Gah!  After reading that article, I’m with Kyda.  I need to go take a shower and scrape the “chavez” off my shoes.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2006 10 10 at 03:51 PM • permalink

  11. Hmmm.

    Life in Venezuala is going to be interesting when that country runs out of oil.  With the oil business nationalized by Chavez and run by inexperienced cronies it’s doubtful if it’ll last for the long term.  In addition because of the nationalization of private oil assets nobody will want to invest the billions of dollars necessary to explore and operate any future oil fields.

    Basically Venezuala is burning capital, not profits.

    Posted by memomachine on 2006 10 10 at 04:09 PM • permalink

  12. And burning goodwill to the ground:

    http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005997.htm

    Posted by SoberHT on 2006 10 10 at 05:21 PM • permalink

  13. the devastation of Hurricane Katrina; the first major city lost because from rising ocean temperatures

    So the city of Hurrican Katrina is lost! That’s so sad. I never had a chance to visit.

    Posted by Henry boy on 2006 10 10 at 07:22 PM • permalink

  14. "Leftoids love Venezuelan supergoon Hugo Chavez for all sorts of reasons”

    Reason #1

    Leftys are dumber than a box of rocks.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2006 10 10 at 08:34 PM • permalink

  15. Venezuelans see cheap fuel as a birthright.
    Ever noticed how hard it is sometimes to distinguish between a noble leftist people and us filthy exploitative Westerners?
    Cheap petrol as a birthright. Get down there, Mr Gore, and tell these Venezuelans what’s what.

    Posted by SwinishCapitalist on 2006 10 10 at 08:50 PM • permalink

  16. I would think that straight line between global warming and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina would go on and connect to all of the devastating hurricanes to hit the US in 2006.  Oh shit, what happened? I thought it was conventional wisdom (after all, global warming is now proven)that the hurricanes would be more frequent & devastating.

    And maybe I missed something - rising ocean levels wiped out New Orleans?  I thought it was because the part that was wiped out was below sea level and a few old, poorly designed & maintained levees failed? Oh I forgot, Karl Rove & George put on their diving suits & blew them up.

    Posted by bill w on 2006 10 10 at 09:19 PM • permalink

  17. The US contributes 22% of the UN budget.  How much does Venezuala contribute?

    Posted by allan on 2006 10 10 at 09:25 PM • permalink

  18. "The President’s budget contains a request for the United States to provide a $1.2 billion loan to the United Nations for renovation of its headquarters complex in New York City. The proposed loan would be repayable over thirty years with an interest rate of 5.5 percent. Since all UN member states would be responsible for repayment of the loan, the United States would be responsible for paying its share, or 22 percent, of the repayment costs.”

    They have some real fiscal wizards up there in Washington.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2006 10 10 at 10:02 PM • permalink

  19. #16, I was wondering the same thing. If the Gorebot and his clones are right, the US should be pretty much devastated by hurricanes by now.

    Never fear, there’s an explanation:

    Study Suggests African Dust May Quell Hurricanes

    Posted by Art Vandelay on 2006 10 10 at 10:11 PM • permalink

  20. Actually, in 2006, there have been five hurricanes (latest one is Isaac).  But none have hit US shores or caused much damage anywhere, so are not newsworthy.  The MSM are very disappointed.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2006 10 10 at 10:34 PM • permalink

  21. Here’s some interesting background on one of Chavez’s heroes.

    Posted by paco on 2006 10 10 at 11:06 PM • permalink

  22. Mike Whitney, good average cricketer. Terrible TV presenter. Typical lefty scum.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2006 10 10 at 11:17 PM • permalink

  23. Here is the complete, but ever growing, list of things caused by global warming. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a reduction in the nunmber of hurricanes to be there somewhere.

    Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2006 10 11 at 05:04 AM • permalink

  24. If it isn’t something in the water, then we need to start putting something in the water. 

    War ravaged world?  Have they just completely ceased teaching any history whatsoever?  Ass.

    Posted by saltydog on 2006 10 11 at 05:16 AM • permalink

  25. #5 “twig of inconvenience”...ROTFLMAO

    Just what I needed after a hard day at the office...a good laugh. Thanks.

    Posted by MentalFloss on 2006 10 11 at 05:19 AM • permalink

  26. You don’t think they just love him because he’s a stick it to the man sort of small puddle winner with oil empowerment making up for their own deranged failure to cope with life’s rather basic but essentially difficult for wankers OBLIGATIONS.

    Posted by blogstrop on 2006 10 11 at 06:46 AM • permalink

  27. I hate it when an opportunity to use the word “trenchant” is missed. How about my version?

    “Chavez cogently draws a straight line between global warming to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina; the first major city lost because from rising ocean temperatures. He deftly trenchantly connects the tragedy to the neoliberal economic model which continues to thrust the world in a catastrophic direction.”

    At least Lefties should be able to write.

    Posted by moptop on 2006 10 11 at 11:01 AM • permalink

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