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Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts) Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:35 PM Jan 2014

Prince Charles slams climate-change deniers

Source: Associated Press

Prince Charles has called people who deny human-made climate change a "headless chicken brigade" who are ignoring overwhelming scientific evidence.

The heir to the British throne, a dedicated environmentalist, accused "powerful groups of deniers" of mounting "a barrage of sheer intimidation" against opponents.

He made the comments at a Buckingham Palace awards ceremony on Thursday.

Charles said it was "baffling ... that in our modern world we have such blind trust in science and technology that we all accept what science tells us about everything — until, that is, it comes to climate science.". . .

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/prince-charles-slams-climate-change-deniers-161325107.html

If Prince Charles thinks we all have "blind trust in science" he's never met a Freeper.

Nevertheless, I applaud his calling it like it is. Hear, hear, what ho, and all that rot.

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Prince Charles slams climate-change deniers (Original Post) Faygo Kid Jan 2014 OP

Has Priebus asked for an alsame Jan 2014 #1

Show me the Republican who doesn't have faith in science as he lies on the operating table JDPriestly Jan 2014 #2

Very well-stated aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #4

Didn't he know that those are Bush's people Politicalboi Jan 2014 #3

"dragged Tony"? nt raccoon Jan 2014 #5

Yes but.. chuckstevens Jan 2014 #6

Veto power and moles ? jakeXT Jan 2014 #8

I Stand Corrected chuckstevens Jan 2014 #9

Prince Charles bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #7

All good and well, but he, himself, still pushes quackery like homeopathy. Thus, WTF???!!! HuckleB Jan 2014 #10

We all get things wrong sometime,this time he's spot on !!! Theyletmeeatcake2 Feb 2014 #13

"headless chicken brigade".. there is Cha Jan 2014 #11

I know, hilarious. I think the flat earth society has a new name, and yes I will use it nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #12

Was this while he was "instructing his plants"? Nye Bevan Feb 2014 #14

alsame

(7,784 posts)

1. Has Priebus asked for an

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:36 PM

Jan 2014

apology yet?

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

2. Show me the Republican who doesn't have faith in science as he lies on the operating table

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:50 PM

Jan 2014

for open-heart surgery.

They don't understand that the same kind of methodology that makes open-heart surgery possible predicts that the coming climate change is primarily due to human causes.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

4. Very well-stated

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:55 PM

Jan 2014

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

3. Didn't he know that those are Bush's people

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:53 PM

Jan 2014

The same ones who dragged Tony into an illegal war.

raccoon

(31,112 posts)

5. "dragged Tony"? nt

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 06:29 PM

Jan 2014

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)

6. Yes but..

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 07:27 PM

Jan 2014

While I personally don't care for the man (anyone who couldn't see how assume Diana was is a fool), the royal family is in a really awkward political position. They are figure heads who are not supposed to take official positions. That must be really hard to do.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

8. Veto power and moles ?

Reply to chuckstevens (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 08:35 PM

Jan 2014

Prince Charles faces scrutiny by MPs over veto on laws
Parliament to examine heir to the throne's little-known veto over any laws that affect his private interests

The British parliament is to investigate Prince Charles's controversial role in helping to shape government legislation in a move likely to increase pressure on Whitehall to reduce the secrecy around alleged royal lobbying.

MPs will examine the heir to the throne's little-known royal veto over any new laws that affect his private interests next month. The move follows a Guardian investigation in 2011 into the secretive constitutional loophole that revealed how ministers have been forced to seek permission from the prince to pass at least a dozen government bills.

The House of Commons political and constitutional reform committee, chaired by the Labour MP Graham Allen, will ask whether there is a risk that the requirement of royal consent, which is also granted by the Queen depending on the nature of the law being passed, "could be seen as politicising the monarchy".
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/12/prince-charles-scrutiny-mps-lobbying

Prince Charles criticised for 'planting moles' in government departments

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/18/prince-charles-moles-government-departments

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)

9. I Stand Corrected

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 09:46 PM

Jan 2014

Wow! I had no idea.

bucolic_frolic

(43,206 posts)

7. Prince Charles

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 08:26 PM

Jan 2014

through it all has always been an intelligent gentleman
worthy of his position and more than quite intelligent.

"headless chicken brigade"? LOL Good one, Prince Charles!