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In some article long, long ago, aqn@tivoli.UUCP (Andy Nguyen) wrote:
> Pardon me while I flame you, but all I've seen from you is mouthing off of
> things that _you_ believe is true, with anecdotal evidences sprinkled along
> the way, backed by quotes & studies & figures from that paragon of unbiased
> journalistic excellence, the "Conservative Chronicle."  I suggest that if
> you want to further your cause, use the "Conservative Chronicle" only as a
> starting point, read real newspapers (a number of them, the more the better),
> and go to the library for some more research.  You are not convincing a
> whole lot of people quoting from the "Conservative Chronicle."

I =do= read papers.  My general reading list includes the Austin
American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, US News and World Report, Time,
Business Week, Discover =and= the Conservative Chronicle.  I only
quote mostly from CC because they have this nice "topic index" on the
front page that allows me to scan for the particular topic of
interest.

For example, the CC correctly pointed out that the recent "global
warming" was a hoax.  This was also reported in numerous other magazines
and can be verified by researching the topics "The Medieval Warm" and
"The Little Ice Age" in the local library.  One recent article displayed
a plot of global temperatures from the 10th century or so to the present
and clearly demonstrated the fact that prior to the 13th century, the
world was a warmer place than it is today.  Other recent revelations in
the news reveal that the recent volcanic erruptions have set "global
warming" back 50 years or more.  And the study of sunspot cycles versus
solar output and global temperatures indicates that greater sunspots
indicate greater solar output and increased global temperatures, which
explains extended cool periods during the early 17th century, as well as
the increases seen during the most recent solar maximum, which was the
most active in recent history.  [ The early 17th century saw famine in
parts of Europe due to decreased growing periods caused by cooler than
average periods of time corresponding to lower than normal sunspots.
The last solar maximum of circa '91 was active enough that at one time
the Earth's atmosphere expanded far enough due to the increased
temperatues to drastically slow down a number of low orbitting satellites ]

So, while I may be lazy and make simple statements like "global warming
is a hoax" and then cite the Conservative Chronicle, the CC writers are
kind enough to present sufficient references for one to either do their
own research, or else the rest of the (science) media reports similiar
facts that corraborate their position.  But that doesn't mean that I
don't have my facts in order, as a quick verification of the previous
paragraph would prove.
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