NY Times - "Republicans Try Anti-Global Warming Themes Against Sen. Boxer and Other Democrats"

[TomCADem]

Even in the wake of the BP Oil Disaster, Republicans continue to find traction challenging the science of climate change and defending the expansion of offshore oil drilling. Heck, Harry Reid's opponent won the GOP primary by promising to expand oil drilling, fight the myth of global warming, and opening Yucca mountain to nuclear waste processing. Here is a story discussing this (winning?) strategy:

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/06/08/08climatewire-republicans-try-anti-global-warming-themes-a-57457.html

One of the Senate's top sponsors of climate change legislation is being attacked for prioritizing "the weather" over terrorism, part of Republican attempts to use anti-global warming themes in several primary races ending with elections today.

Carly Fiorina, who appears poised to win California's Senate Republican primary race, is already turning her sights on Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer, releasing a television ad last Thursday that mocks the three-term senator for saying climate change is "very important" to national security.

"Terrorism kills, and Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather," Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., says in the ad. "We've had enough of her politics. I'll work to keep you safe."

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In Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will find out today if his fall challenger will be Republican Sharron Angle, a strong contender in the GOP primary who doesn't believe in man-made warming. Reid could see additional climate attacks if he lets carbon-pricing legislation move to the floor this summer, Angle warned in an interview recently.

[PlanetBev]

1. Ain't gonna work

Try that one elsewhere, Carly. Won't work in Kaleefornia.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. Carly Fiorina is incompetent, she couldn't keep a cat safe!

[JDPriestly]

3. Fiorina has got to be kidding.

She looks very strange. I cannot imagine who would vote for her. She looks too intense, one of those people you wouldn't have to sit down with at a breakfast meeting.

I know a lot of people will object that I am making a personal attack on her. But, face it, I'm a policy buff myself so if she had something really inspiring to day, I'd probably defend here. But the fact is that most people will judge her based on her appearance, and she just does not look normal.

It's hard to put my finger on what is so strange about her. Her eyes seem a bit too large. Her face a bit too strong. She doesn't look like a nerd or a geek. She just looks extremely overbearing and awkward at the same time. Looking at her videos makes me feel uncomfortable. Poor woman. I'm surprised she ever became a CEO of anything. She is a really strange bird.

[Raine]

4. She has freaky eyes

:crazy: she creeps me out. :scared: :puke:

[AsahinaKimi]

5. Carly Fiorina is a balloon

full of hot air.. bye bye Carly (waves)