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Hot Air About Global Warming
Wednesday June 13, 2001

  • TITLE: "Hot Air About Global Warming" The Earth is warming, that is pretty much established. It MIGHT be warming because of greenhouse gasses - Carbon Dioxide and the like. But it might be a normal temperature variation.

    Thanks to the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Republican National Committee Research Division for helping me get the facts and dates straight.

  • "�who has actually BEEN in India �" If you missed the hilarity of the travelogue, "Currying Favor: A Trip to India" you can read it at your leisure Here.

  • "� have begun outlawing bicycles �" Here is a street sign making the case:

  • "� Captain Louis Renault �" The character played by Claude Rains in the 1942 classic "Casablanca." At one point in the film, the German Major orders Rick's Caf� closed. Rick protests:

    Rick Blaine: How can you close me up? On what grounds?
    Captain Louis Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
    [A croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
    Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
    Captain Louis Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much. [aloud] Everybody out at once!







  • "� Secretary Mineta �" Here is a photo of Bonior, who is retiring from Congress to run for Governor of Michigan next year, having elbowed Secretary Mineta out of camera range:

  •     Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:


    Chin, er, ankle, ANKLE music

    Photo: AP Photo/Ron Schwane ____________________________________________________________________________________

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