Friday, April 18, 2008

President Bush on Global Warming: Kids, Do NOT Trust Everything You Read on the Internet

I've just been informed that we had over 200 hits on this post "President Bush Makes Major Global Warming Policy Speech" with a lot of them coming from schools. Do not use the facts in that post to write your report:

In a nationally televised address reminiscent of President Kennedy's historic 1961 speech pledging to put a man on the moon, President Bush responded to the global warming crisis Monday by calling for...

"Climate change is real and it demands a real solution," Bush said. "Therefore, I am committed to dedicating all of the technology, all of the brainpower, and all of the resources we need in order to keep America cool and comfortable well into the 21st century."
The National Air Conditioner Initiative is expected to be the largest public works project in the nation's history.

While Bush's speech left many questions unanswered, such as whether the one-touch cooling settings would be under federal or state jurisdiction, reaction from congressional Democrats and Republicans has been largely favorable...

You will get an "F".
Instead, watch this video, take notes, write the report this weekend.