Current Events > Rush Limbaugh figured out why temperatures are rising

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Temperatures are rising.

It's not because of global warming but because.... because we're measuring temperatures at airports.

We don’t have actual records for actual, real temperatures of things more than a hundred years ago. We have to look at tree rings and ice cores and then have these so-called experts estimate to us what the temperature and climate was, but we don’t really know. The temperatures that we take today… Anybody ever wondered why every thermometer is at the airport? You know that’s where the official temperature at any city is? It’s at the airport. Do you live at the airport? Why is the official sensor at the airport?

You know how hot jet exhaust is? What if that thermometer’s right in the way of it? Why don’t they put the thermometer downtown where the heat’s reflect off all the asphalt and buildings? Why don’t they put the thermometer in a shaded birdhouse someplace? My point is that the temperature record… They have satellite temperature settings that we can take now, fairly accurate, sea level temperatures and land based temp. But the point is we don’t have enough of an accurate historical record to know whether or not things existing today are the norm as God intended.

https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/08/28/whats-happening-in-houston-isnt-the-worst-ever/
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You know, in 500 years from now when humanity may be on the brink, they're going to look back at all of the global warming deniers and wonder how humans could be so fucking stupid.
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Tanoomba posted...

You know, in 500 years from now when humanity may be on the brink, they're going to look back at all of the global warming deniers and wonder how humans could be so fucking stupid.

I'm sorry, are you calling me an idiot?
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The temperature throughout earth's history has changed so many times. Was the ice age something that never happened?

Oh, but we don't want to accept responsibility that maybe we have contributed towards the climate changing. Why deny it, exactly?
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Solid Sonic posted...

Tanoomba posted...

You know, in 500 years from now when humanity may be on the brink, they're going to look back at all of the global warming deniers and wonder how humans could be so fucking stupid.

I'm sorry, are you calling me an idiot?

Do you deny global warming exists and that it is being affected by human activities?

Because if the answer is yes, then I do believe he is calling you an idiot. And rightfully so.
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He accused the entire human race of being dumbasses, what you believe being inconsequential to the blanket.
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Solid Sonic posted...

He accused the entire human race of being dumbasses, what you believe being inconsequential to the blanket.

Have you never looked back on human history and thought "man, what were they thinking"?
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Solid Sonic posted...

He accused the entire human race of being dumbasses, what you believe being inconsequential to the blanket.

That's not what he said.

Try reading it again.

Thanks.
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That is what he fucking said!!!

*Jumps up and down and screams.*
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Solid Sonic posted...

That is what he fucking said!!!

*Jumps up and down and screams.*

Hey that's a really good Glenn Beck impression.
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It's because his fat is grinding together at increasing speeds.

If climate change research was based solely on temperature readings at airports then indeed if that thermometer was kept behind a jet engine if could produce some unreliable results.

But as none of that is true maybe that fat racist piece of Shit is back on the OxyContin.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

If climate change research was based solely on temperature readings at airports then indeed if that thermometer was kept behind a jet engine if could produce some unreliable results.

But as none of that is true maybe that fat racist piece of Shit is back on the OxyContin.

we do measure at airports but only as a frame of reference to other measurements taken at that airport.

We also measure at the poles, tropical areas, deserts, etc. You can't get a good idea of global temperature increases without measuring literally everywhere in the globe.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

we do measure at airports but only as a frame of reference to other measurements taken at that airport.

We also measure at the poles, tropical areas, deserts, etc. You can't get a good idea of global temperature increases without measuring literally everywhere in the globe.

Shhhhhh...this is clearly a logic-free zone.
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How would climate change not happen when we're increasing the amount of light absorbing molecules in the air?

I don't get it, what do conserva-fucking idiots think would STOP climate change because they need to explain why it wouldn't happen.
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Tanoomba posted...

You know, in 500 years from now when humanity may be on the brink, they're going to look back at all of the global warming deniers and wonder how humans could be so fucking stupid.

I expect that a bunch of conservatives will there saying, "how could anyone have known this would happen? Besides, this is obviously the liberals fault!"
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Solid Sonic posted...

I'm sorry, are you calling me an idiot?

If you think Limbaugh's argument is even remotely logical, I certainly am, yes.
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Also, that last part of the quote is horrifying. If the right ever has to admit climate change is real they will just say it's God's will.
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Tanoomba posted...

The temperature throughout earth's history has changed so many times. Was the ice age something that never happened?

Oh, but we don't want to accept responsibility that maybe we have contributed towards the climate changing. Why deny it, exactly?

It was those damn Sabertooth Tigers driving too many vehicles and having too many factories that caused the Ice Age to end.
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Most popular radio show in the country, folks.
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then have these so-called experts estimate to us what the temperature and climate was

Literally senior researchers with relevant PhDs in this field spending decades calculating things as a matter of mathematical certainty

God this fucking asshole really rustles my jimmies
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Its because of all the hotair coming out of conservative talking heads. Rush is the cause of global warming.
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pinky0926 posted...

then have these so-called experts estimate to us what the temperature and climate was

Literally senior researchers with relevant PhDs in this field spending decades calculating things as a matter of mathematical certainty

God this fucking asshole really rustles my jimmies

Rush is a prime example of "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge". Far too common today.
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That_Happened posted...

Rush is a prime example of "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge". Far too common today.

I want to know what these people think scientists do with their time. Do they reckon that a scientist's job is just to do what they're doing (e.g. reading some blog articles, making some "I reckon" guesswork based on how hot Texas was last year, etc) - only while wearing a labcoat?
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Why is global warming even a political debate?
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DreadedWave posted...

Why is global warming even a political debate?

Pretty straightforward.

Scientist: This is what we believe is happening.
Not scientist: Ok that seems bad, what do you think we should do about it?
Scientist: Well here are some scenarios, but we need economists and politicians to get on board.
Not scientist: Wow this is going to make people's lives more difficult. You said "believe", right?
Scientist: Well yes, sort of in the same sense that we believe water is wet, the earth moves around the sun, etc.
Not scientist: "believe", huh...
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pinky0926 posted...

then have these so-called experts estimate to us what the temperature and climate was

Literally senior researchers with relevant PhDs in this field spending decades calculating things as a matter of mathematical certainty

God this fucking asshole really rustles my jimmies

If they're "so-called" experts, what does that make him?

Dunning-Kruger Effect at work.

DreadedWave posted...

Why is global warming even a political debate?

Some people on the right believe we are wasting money on a massive scam.
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