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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Pelosi, Markey Miss Global Warming Protest because of Snowstorm |
| 2009-03-02 |
| Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had to cancel an appearance Monday at a global warming rally in Washington, D.C., that was hit by a snowstorm because her flight was delayed House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who was scheduled to speak at the global warming event, also canceled his appearance because of the inclement weather, despite the lawmakers' absence, about 500 protesters braved temperatures in the mid-20s wind chill temps in the low teens and congregated on the Capitol lawn. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #5 Set that one up on Cafe Press quick, DMFD. You'll make a bundle! :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-02 19:48 |
| #4 about 500 protesters braved temperatures in the mid-20s and congregated on the Capitol lawn New T-shirt slogan - "I Went To A Global Warming Protest And All I Got Was Frostbite" |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-03-02 19:43 |
| #3 From a marketing standpoint, wouldn't it make more sense to have a global warming event in the middle of the freakin' summer? There is a bright side, though. San Fran Nan couldn't create tons of carbon with her private jet, so all the rainforest critters must be breathing huge sighs of relief. Right? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-03-02 18:34 |
| #2 It's the same principle that the Dalai Lama expounded upon concerning terrorists, you can't reason with them because their minds are closed. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-03-02 16:11 |
| #1 Somebody seems to be trying to send these idiots some kind of message. And they never seem to get it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-03-02 15:57 |