Oklahoma Senators Repeatedly Opposed Disaster Relief Funds

Science Chic wrote: Can we blame climate change for the tornado that took out Moore, Okla.?
Sometimes natural disasters are just that: natural.
By Susie Cagle
20 May 2013

But the science on tornadoes and climate change isn’t clear enough to OMFG about it just yet. As Grist’s John Upton reported recently, the number of twisters has been roller-coastering up and down from year to year. “It certainly feels like one of those boom-bust weather cycles that we expect from climate change. But there doesn’t appear to be any evidence directly linking the recent tornado cycle to global warming.”

“Most climate scientists believe that clearer answers will be forthcoming with better climate modeling tools — and patience,” according to the Huffington Post.

Dr. Marshall Shepherd, the president of the American Meteorological Society and someone who is not shy about taking on climate skeptics, put it this way in a tweet: "Climate change is real issue but can we not dilute the issue with that right now. No links to tornadoes."

http://science.time.com/2013/05/21/tornado/

Science Chic wrote: Melodramatic much? This isn't about dead children

Science Chic wrote: I've said it before, I'll say it again, and this is a general comment to everyone, not TLGT specifically: Deal with the subject matter at hand, don't make judgements about the person posting them because very few of us know each other that well, and it's way too easy to take comments out of context when reading them online without body language and tone to help convey true meaning.

Rick wrote: This thread reminds me of Barney Frank attempting to make political points as the body parts in Boston were still being picked up. IMO, the only focus in the next few days should be on the people who've lost their family members and everything they own. Politics can wait.

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

Science Chic wrote: I've said it before, I'll say it again, and this is a general comment to everyone, not TLGT specifically: Deal with the subject matter at hand, don't make judgements about the person posting them because very few of us know each other that well, and it's way too easy to take comments out of context when reading them online without body language and tone to help convey true meaning.

Bullcrap... I can make public judgements all I want. And if a person doesn't want public scrutiny about their character... they won't post. And if they have anything to say about personal attacks... they'll respond. "Can't we all just get along"... hell NO!!!

archer wrote:

Rick wrote: This thread reminds me of Barney Frank attempting to make political points as the body parts in Boston were still being picked up. IMO, the only focus in the next few days should be on the people who've lost their family members and everything they own. Politics can wait.

Yet you chose to post in this thread, and not in the other thread on the tornado that does talk of the tragedy and the victims.

archer wrote: I think I'm done with this topic......perhaps now that everyone is nearly done with the piling on, you will spend a few minutes thinking of the victims and not your own vendettas