My interview with Mike Papantonio

went online this week at WVaBlue
enjoy:
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Q: Another issue that you cover frequently is global warming. We're seeing a massive amount of disinformation released as the issue gains momentum. Do you think they can counter environmentalists or is the movement for change too strong?

A: Well, the other side, they really are masters of it. Let me give it to you in a nutshell: If you were to identify an industrial group that has more to do with misinformation in this country, it would be the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They used to be regarded as a 'mom and pop' organization, but they're anything but.

Now here's who they really are: They are Dick Cheney. They are Halliburton. They are Exxon, Merc, Dupont...

As soon as the global warming issue started heating up, they put together their own funding to fight back. They actually went out and recruited lapdogs like John Stossel and Michael Crichton to talk about their issues. They've prepared for this argument about global warming for a long time.

I don't think it's ever going to lose traction. It's going to be a series of skirmishes. Look at what's happened now. They've moved from saying that there is no global warming to "well, yes, there is global warming and you know what? It's good for us."

That is the new neocon message - that global warming is good for all of Us - that it's going to create completely new ecosystems, new biosystems. It's going to open up the shipping lanes in the north and we can save money. It's going to create new coastlines for new real estate. These actually are arguments these boneheads are making.

more:
http://www.wvablue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1626

I loves me some Mike Papantonio :loveya:

It's as though "they" have infiltrated all our programs and departments. Maybe Ron Paul has the right idea -- shut them all down. THEN we could start over and do it right, hopefully.

Thanks for posting this - recommend.

I listen to Ring of Fire every week; it's a great show, and the Pap Attack is definitely a highlight.