Obama Activates Blackouts, Blocks Out The Sun
Record cool and harsh winter storms have prompted some Texas towns to experiment with power-saving blackouts. However in accordance with controversial talk-show host Jones, this ain’t just TX toast; this comes straight from the White House. Jones wants his followers to believe that Obama activates blackouts of powerful industries, of the Internet via kill switch and other things he feels like crushing – allegedly. Source for this article – Obama triggers blackouts, says Alex Jones by Newsytype.com.
The real story about Obama
Death + Taxes reports that a 12-second video clip is what the “Obama activates blackouts” rumor comes from. Info-wars present a clip of Barack Obama when he was still an Illinois senator. The interviewer asks for Obama’s stance on proposed cap and trade legislation on carbon emissions and the way it would impact the coal industry, a known producer of greenhouse gases. The following is taken out of context from the full 2008 conversation which can be viewed on YouTube in what Alex Jones calls the Obama administration’s industrial warfare where Sen. Obama claims:
“So, if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can, but it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.”
After watching the full version of the interview, it is clear that Sen. Obama didn’t think the United States could suddenly function without coal energy. He really was just talking about how the cap and trade might help coal energy emissions stop simply putting carbon emission to the sky. The businesses might instead re-purpose and store them. The idea is to motivate change, not attack an industry that provides several thousands of U.S. careers.
Other rumors that require fixing
You will find no blackouts triggered by the Obama administration while the cap and trade system didn’t occur. Why does Alex Jones think Obama has power since the administration has already been criticized for not being able to regulate all the power businesses? There is not any kind of environmental legislation. That means industrial carbon emissions don’t even get checked. A significant sampling of the scientific community believes this has caused real climate change, which includes the severe Midwestern blizzard. The Arctic is being warmed by all these gases. That means colder and snowier winters are to be expected for a while.
Articles cited
Death + Taxes
deathandtaxesmag.com/50156/if-obama-triggers-blackouts-gop-triggers-apocalypse/
eHow
ehow.com/how-does_4566892_global-warming-work_.html
Environmental Leader
environmentalleader.com/2011/02/03/why-cap-and-trade-is-good-for-environmental-marketing/
Time
time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2039777,00.html
The out-of-context Obama proclamation that would trigger blackouts
youtube.com/watch?v=4aTf5gjvNvo
