[FRIAM] Global warming - the real story

[Stephen Guerin]

Googling "Connie Meskimen" shows her to have a sarcastic wit:
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/daylight.asp

-Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Holmes [mailto:robert at holmesacosta.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:04 AM
> To: FRIAM
> Subject: [FRIAM] Global warming - the real story
> 
> At last, someone has had the courage to tell the real story 
> behind global warning.
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 16 April 2007, "Letters" 
> section, page 6B:
> 
> "You may have noticed that March of this year was 
> particularly hot. As a matter of fact, I understand that it 
> was the hottest March since the beginning of the last 
> century. All of the trees were fully leafed out and legions 
> of bugs and snakes were crawling around during a time in 
> Arkansas when, on a normal year, we might see a snowflake or two.
> 
> This should come as no surprise to any reasonable person. As 
> you know, Daylight Savings Time started almost a month early 
> this year. You would think that members of Congress would 
> have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of 
> daylight would have on our climate. Or did they?
> 
> Perhaps this is another plot by a liberal Congress to make us 
> believe that global warming is a real threat. Perhaps next 
> time there should be serious studies performed before 
> Congress passes laws with such far-reaching effects.
> 
> Connie M. Meskimen
> Hot Springs"
> 
> 
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