Re-sharing a clip from President Obama’s Inaugural Speech via Peter Sinclair’s blog.
Now that the madness of election season is over, maybe we can finally get down to the business of mitigation and adaptation. Maybe.
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Declare War On Climate Change. Now.
I found another White House petition that’s worthy of our support. This time around there’s a chance we could get America to declare war on a real threat, climate change. It’s almost a quarter of the way in just a week. Should be easy pickings.
Please take a moment to head over there and help require a response.
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Join The Hulk – Declare War On Climate Change Now!
You don’t want to make him angry! (flickr/*Dirk)
Wait a minute. Not that Hulk, this Hulk.
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Mark Ruffalo, The Hulk in last summer’s “The Avengers,” just kicked off a White House petition to declare war on climate change. If you consider yourself a climate hawk, you better get over there quickly.
If you find yourself reeling from the failed attempt to commission a Death Star, this is your chance to get right back on the horse. We need twenty-five thousand signatures to force a response. Let’s make it happen.
Please, click on this link and go add your name to the petition now! (Then pass this along to your friends.)
If you need a little more convincing, here’s the full text of the petition.
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Declare War On Climate Change. We demand President Obama and Congress accept Climate Change as an enemy of the people.
We, the people, demand the President of the United States and it’s legislative body recognize Climate Change as great and Grave a threat to this nation as they would any other aggressive enemy. We demand that the President and Congress act against Climate Change as they have acted against Saddam Hus(s)ein, Bin Laden, and Hitler for that matter. We demand a National Energy Policy that quickly begins to ween us off of Carbon Based fuels and expedites the inevitable and necessary transition to Clean Energy. We demand that our leaders act on the recommendations coming from an overwhelming majority of the scientific community to halt Climate Change and save the lives of untold millions.
Created: Jan 13, 2013Issues: Climate Change
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I’ll give you the leading paragraph, but you’ll have to head over to the White House site for the rest. I wish our government showed a lighter side more often. Given Congress’ current approval ratings, it couldn’t hurt.
The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:
- The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We’re working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.
- The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
- Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?
This Isn’t the Petition Response You’re Looking For | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government.
What does Social Security have to do with the Deficit?
I think I know the answer to this, but I thought it might help others if we brought in a trusted figure so that we could be certain that we’ve nailed this down. With that, I present to you our former president, Ronald Reagan.
President Reagan, what does Social Security have to do with the deficit?
Thank you Mr. President, but I’m still a bit fuzzy on the particulars. I thought you said that if we reduced Social Security benefits, that we’d be able to use those funds to reduce the deficit. Could you go over that bit again, sir?
My fault entirely mister president. I had this completely confused. I now understand that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit as it is a stand alone fund that is contributed to separately from the general tax fund. Thank you for clearing that up, sir. I feel better knowing how Social Security is funded and that it is not contributing to the deficit.
I have one more question Mr. President.
Could you tell me if defense spending contributes to the deficit?
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The source for the video and therefore the impetus for the post came from here.
