Comments on: Bush team, humiliated by Papua New Guinea (!), blinks in Bali, sort of http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7300 David B. Benson Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:53:42 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7300 Never was a smack-down more deserved. Never was a smack-down more deserved.

]]> By: Ronald http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7301 Ronald Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:52:58 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7301 Replace the poodle with a Pekinese. . . How true. Replace the poodle with a Pekinese. . . How true.

]]> By: Jim Prall http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7302 Jim Prall Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:32:29 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7302 I was just relieved that the U.S. actually gave in rather than just play the spoiler and walk away to pursue that parallel regime Bush wanted... One can only try to imagine how this overwhelming international backlash will be spun by the neocon machine. Can Fox news make a palatable "red fact" out of this, or not? We'll see... I take your point about the writer's strike: the sharp sarcasm of The Daily Show is sorely missed. We all just have to think: "what would John Stewart say about this if he were back on?" I was just relieved that the U.S. actually gave in rather than just play the spoiler and walk away to pursue that parallel regime Bush wanted…

One can only try to imagine how this overwhelming international backlash will be spun by the neocon machine. Can Fox news make a palatable “red fact” out of this, or not? We’ll see…

I take your point about the writer’s strike: the sharp sarcasm of The Daily Show is sorely missed. We all just have to think: “what would John Stewart say about this if he were back on?”

]]> By: David Sassoon http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7307 David Sassoon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:17:39 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7307 An eyewitness to the final hours of negotiations described the turning point this way, which came after the US delegation initially rejected compromise language: "Then occurred one of the most remarkable sounds that has perhaps ever been heard in the annals of international diplomacy--like a collective global groan--descending then to a murmur, then increasing in volume to a full-throated expression of rage and anger and booing and jeering, lasting for a full minute, so that finally the Minister had to call the meeting back to order." The full, riveting account is here: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20071215/eyewitness-bali-jeering-assembled-nations-humbles-bush-delegation-join-fold An eyewitness to the final hours of negotiations described the turning point this way, which came after the US delegation initially rejected compromise language:

“Then occurred one of the most remarkable sounds that has perhaps ever been heard in the annals of international diplomacy–like a collective global groan–descending then to a murmur, then increasing in volume to a full-throated expression of rage and anger and booing and jeering, lasting for a full minute, so that finally the Minister had to call the meeting back to order.”

The full, riveting account is here: http://solveclimate.com/ blog/ 20071215/ eyewitness-bali-jeering-assembled-nations-humbles-bush-delegation-join-fold

]]> By: Keith Fischer http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7315 Keith Fischer Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:09:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7315 Ridiculous caving in to this Third World extortion....Pay us or we'll destroy our forrests. No one is standing in anyone's way. If they want to cut emmisions they are free to do so. They shouldn't have to be bribed to do what is right. Kyoto was a joke. Most of the countries who signed on are over the agreed limits or they don't have any industry to begin with. China and India are still free to polute as they see fit. This was nothing but an Anti-American bash fest, which begs the question - why do we even support this ridiculous organization. It's time to send the U.N. packing. Ridiculous caving in to this Third World extortion….Pay us or we’ll destroy our forrests. No one is standing in anyone’s way. If they want to cut emmisions they are free to do so. They shouldn’t have to be bribed to do what is right. Kyoto was a joke. Most of the countries who signed on are over the agreed limits or they don’t have any industry to begin with. China and India are still free to polute as they see fit. This was nothing but an Anti-American bash fest, which begs the question - why do we even support this ridiculous organization. It’s time to send the U.N. packing.

]]> By: Peter Morain http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7327 Peter Morain Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:44:17 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/16/bush-team-humiliated-by-papua-new-guinea-blinks-in-bali-sort-of/#comment-7327 Hey Keith, what's it like working for the Heritage Foundation? Hey Keith, what’s it like working for the Heritage Foundation?

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