Quote of the Day
Aussie Dave | May 28, 2007 | 4 comments
In terms of this Republican administration, some views about stem cell
research, gay rights, separation of church and state, and on and on—I
don’t agree with any of them. But you can worry about the trees and the
environment and gas emissions later. Right now there’s a bigger
problem, and it’s a guy who doesn’t care if you’re a Republican or a
Democrat; he wants to blow himself up and take you out. That’s the
problem. I think racially profiling anybody from the Middle East …
the Swiss have been good this year, and as an Israeli, I want you to
look at me first. I want you to search my anal cavity and look at my
tax records. I want you to look at me first, and then at every guy
named Muhammad.
- KISS front man Gene Simmons
About the Author
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
Sorry, but as a Floridian, I have to disagree with Chaim Witz regarding environmentalism having to wait. I may live in Pittsburgh now, but my parents, brother, sister, and rest of my family still live in South Florida, which was just as recently as a few years ago ravaged by seven hurricanes in two years. The only saving grace last year was a rapidly developing El NiÒo that could not be predicted ahead of time. People may disagree, but I think global warming has a lot to do with those recent hurricanes, and now with no El NiÒo-induced wind shear (but rather its polar opposite, La NiÒa), everyone and their mother is expecting a very active hurricane season. And this can just become more common if things aren’t done NOW.
Oh, and Mr. Witz, nice to know you haven’t checked out the water issue in Israel in particular and the Middle East in general, because even more than the hurricanes along the Eastern Seaboard of the US, global warming will cause huge water shortages due to increased desertification. The IPCC has given us a window of 30 years to blunt the effect. Because after rejectionist Islamism, water rights is the issue most likely to cause war in the greater Middle East. And I’m afraid desalination may not be able to make up for the thirst in the region.
What is interesting is that environmental issues dovetail into anti terrorism issues. There is no conflict.
We are supporting terrorism every time we pump gas from Saudi Arabia and Iran into our cars.
This president (the worst in my lifetime) has tried to take tax credits away from hybrid vehicles and give credits for businesses using SUVs. There is no conflict between the environment and the war on terror. Only a conflict between common sense and the sheer stupidity of the Bush administration.
Stan
On a side note, rather than live blogging the Gaza/Sderot war, maybe do a less time consuming summary at the end of the day.
Just because we currently have a president who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time doesn’t mean we can’t tackle more than one big problem concurrently. Gene Simmons, I love your realty show but you’ve been listening too much to Dennis Miller.
it’s rare to see a 7-year old posting replies on this blog!