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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Santorum on Global Warning

Rick Santorum has harsh, conspiratorial and generally way-out views of the global warming debate, as detailed here.

There’s no such thing, says Rick
Average global temperature (red) and
atmospheric carbon dioxide (blue)
for the last millennium
(from americanthinker.com)
To him it’s just a hoax
It’s the left wing’s latest trick
To fool the common folks.

He doesn’t care to know
The scientific facts:
As greenhouse gases grow
The temperature reacts,

And polar ice caps melt
While oceans start to rise,
The land on which we dwelt
Will be underwaterized.

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