The UN "climate pact"
Posted By: TechSupport on 2009-04-24
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Here's another little way that the Obama administration is rushing to abdicate America's best interests. When you follow the link provided below, I'd like you to read the last paragraph first and ask yourself "Why are the African nations so willing to impose nearly impossible requirements on themselves for "greenhouse gas" (whatever that is) reductions?
Well, the article carefully keeps the reason for this oddity from being juxtaposed with the absurdity itself. Read the second paragraph. The nature of this "agreement" is that underdeveloped countries (most of which have little industry in the first place) will be given money by...let's see, now - who was it again?...oh yes, will be given money by US to reduce their "gases" (don't a lot of gases come from cows and elephants?) - and the more burdensome they make their own "requirements", the more money they get.
So, this is exactly the way some people "game" government handout programs, namely by exaggerating the dire nature of the situation in order to trigger more handouts.
So tell me, since we're talking about Obama's first 100 days: Are we having any fun yet?
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The UN "climate pact"
Here's another little way that the Obama administration is rushing to abdicate America's best interests. When you follow the link provided below, I'd like you to read the last paragraph first and ask yourself "Why are the African nations so willing to impose nearly impossible requirements on themselves for "greenhouse gas" (whatever that is) reductions?
Well, the article carefully keeps the reason for this oddity from being juxtaposed with the absurdity itself. Read the second paragraph. The nature of this "agreement" is that underdeveloped countries (most of which have little industry in the first place) will be given money by...let's see, now - who was it again?...oh yes, will be given money by US to reduce their "gases" (don't a lot of gases come from cows and elephants?) - and the more burdensome they make their own "requirements", the more money they get.
So, this is exactly the way some people "game" government handout programs, namely by exaggerating the dire nature of the situation in order to trigger more handouts.
So tell me, since we're talking about Obama's first 100 days: Are we having any fun yet?
Oh yeah - the link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LO249532.htm
FYI, the word is pact. They made a pact, FYI.
Then why don't we make a pact from this moment forward?
We will stay off your board if you stay off ours. Do you agree or not?
Parents want to abort Bennett's 3M pact
Parents want to abort Bennett's $3M pact
By MENSAH M. DEAN
deanm@phillynews.com
Philadelphia parents and education activists are
demanding that the city school district end the $3
million contract it awarded in April to K12 Inc., in
light of controversial remarks the company's board
chairman made this week about aborting black babies.
William J. Bennett, chairman of the board of the
Washington-area education company and a former U.S.
Education Secretary, set off protests with remarks he
made during his nationally syndicated radio talk show
Wednesday.
Responding to a caller, Bennett took issue with the
hypothesis put forth in a recent book that one reason
crime is down is that abortion is up. Bennett said:
If you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that
were your sole purpose - you could abort every black
baby in this country and your crime rate would go
down.
That would be an impossibly ridiculous and morally
reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would
go down, Bennett said.
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan yesterday
said The president believes the comments were not
appropriate.
Bennett later said his comments had been
mischaracterized and that his point was that the idea
of supporting abortion to reduce crime was morally
reprehensible.
Though some of the Philadelphia school district's top
science teachers raised concerns about K12's
qualifications and experience, the district awarded
the company the contract to supply kindergarten
through third-grade science curriculum materials in
April.
I find it hard to see any explanation for why they're
here in Philadelphia educating many of the black
children Mr. Bennett clearly finds it provocative to
call expendable, said Helen Gym, a mother of a
district third-grader.
I am very rarely struck speechless anymore. However,
I could not get words out of my mouth this morning
when I realized that my school district is somehow
providing support to this company, said Ellayne
Bender, mother of a district 11th-grader.
On a moral level, as a human being, Bender added, I
would like to see the contract voided.
Last fall, Bennett publicly touted district schools
CEO Paul Vallas as a good candidate to become the next
U.S. Secretary of Education. Last night, however,
Vallas stepped away from the man with whom he had been
cordial.
I read his comments, and his comments are outrageous
and offensive to all of us, Vallas said of Bennett.
We do not have a relationship with Bill Bennett. Our
contract is with K12, who are doing an excellent job
in our schools. In my opinion, any extension of the
contract could be jeopardized by his continued
presence on the board.
The length of the contract was not immediately known.
Bennett was education secretary under President Reagan
and director of drug control policy when Bush's father
was president.
I agree with that, she made an 'evil pact'..nm
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