Guess who made stupid comments about the Haitian Earthquake - Page 8

Wigmund · 01-21-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSparrow

I can't believe that entire thread, and seven pages of bashing Robertson and Rush, but not a single mention of Danny Glover, who was probably just as stupid as those two?

Mr. Glover blamed the earthquake on Global Warming and our failure to act on it.

"What happened in Haiti could happen to anywhere in the Caribbean because all these island nations are in peril because of global warming. When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I'm sayin'?"

Huffington Post going after Glover for being a nitwit. The longest story I've seen on this is literally less than half a page, no one's treating this as a huge thing - not even Fox.

Maybe if Danny Glover had more people that took him seriously, like Limbaugh and Robertson do, I'd imagine there would have been more news about this. But since few people take him at face value, it's like the guy on the street corner raving about the end of days.

I'm now trying to make sense of what he said. It's like two different thoughts rammed each other (need for a better global warming response, and a need to make sure that other Caribbean [or any third-world] nation is better prepared for a disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane) and came out his mouth at the same time.

Archbio · 01-21-2010, 02:08 PM

The original comment from 1:50 on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ft5JkNWJA

However, listening to his entire comment on the situation actually helps put the quoted part in its proper context. Listening to it I find that it's even harder to get the reading that I find suspiciously uncharitable: that Danny Glover is presenting the argument that Global Warming causes earthquakes.

But even the specific Global Warming part takes away from that reading even more, it's not a poised declaration, it's an on the fly digression. The only part that actually can be made to imply that "Global Warming caused this earthquake" is "this is the response, this is what happens", and I don't think there's any reason not to take that as anymore than an ambiguous phrasing of what he's actually doing the rest of the comment: doing a comparison, and not being extremely formal in his grammar.

There's no comparison between this and Pat Robertson's patented "God's punishment for urban legend" bullshit.

TheSparrow · 01-21-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Viridis

But... wah?

Okay, I don't think he meant to say "Global warming leads to earthquakes" but more like... "Other places could end up like Haiti is right now because global warming leads to disasters (floods, hurricanes, I guess?)."

It's still weird, though. Especially given the second sentence.

Actually Ive heard that Danny Glover believes in Gaia Theory. So it is entirely possible that he really does believe that global warming can cause earthquakes.

Archbio · 01-21-2010, 02:33 PM

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So it is entirely possible that he really does believe that global warming can cause earthquakes.

It's always possible, but it doesn't make it so.

And I don't really see it from the statements quoted. Quickly googling Danny Glover and Gaia together seems to yield mostly this story, but with no more sourcing from Danny Glover. I think this is just a matter of the sensible core of Danny Glover's statement being badly received.

32bit-RedMage · 01-21-2010, 02:49 PM

Wow ....Robertson is a retard.
The guy is so stupid that he's actually kind of funny.... maybe he should pursue a career in comedy ?

His comment (quoted in the 1st post of this thread) made me giggle.
It's just absurd !
And the way he explains things !?

"They saw Satan, and said "Hey help us!", and Satan said "lol 'kay"
That's just ....... I lack the words to describe how I feel about this right now...

Way to go Robertson, that's some ultra-high level eloquency you got there.

Professor Smarmiarty · 01-21-2010, 02:54 PM

I think what he is getting at is that global warming will lead to more extreme weather and more disasters which is the standard view. Probably just didn't phrase it very well.
Or maybe he's saying something like- Global warming will ravage the poor more than the rich and it will be similar to Haiti which is the kind of place which will be affected by global warming.

Funka Genocide · 01-21-2010, 04:33 PM

Kind of sad that he's so old.

I don't have a lot of time to learn to dance on his grave.

01-21-2010, 02:08 PM	#72
Archbio Data is Turned On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,980	The original comment from 1:50 on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ft5JkNWJA However, listening to his entire comment on the situation actually helps put the quoted part in its proper context. Listening to it I find that it's even harder to get the reading that I find suspiciously uncharitable: that Danny Glover is presenting the argument that Global Warming causes earthquakes. But even the specific Global Warming part takes away from that reading even more, it's not a poised declaration, it's an on the fly digression. The only part that actually can be made to imply that "Global Warming caused this earthquake" is "this is the response, this is what happens", and I don't think there's any reason not to take that as anymore than an ambiguous phrasing of what he's actually doing the rest of the comment: doing a comparison, and not being extremely formal in his grammar. There's no comparison between this and Pat Robertson's patented "God's punishment for urban legend" bullshit. __________________ 6201 Reasons to Support Electoral Reform.

01-21-2010, 02:49 PM	#75
32bit-RedMage Sects Buddy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bikini Bottom Posts: 209	Wow ....Robertson is a retard. The guy is so stupid that he's actually kind of funny.... maybe he should pursue a career in comedy ? His comment (quoted in the 1st post of this thread) made me giggle. It's just absurd ! And the way he explains things !? "They saw Satan, and said "Hey help us!", and Satan said "lol 'kay" That's just ....... I lack the words to describe how I feel about this right now... Way to go Robertson, that's some ultra-high level eloquency you got there. __________________ Meryl loves the Malboro

01-21-2010, 02:54 PM	#76
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	I think what he is getting at is that global warming will lead to more extreme weather and more disasters which is the standard view. Probably just didn't phrase it very well. Or maybe he's saying something like- Global warming will ravage the poor more than the rich and it will be similar to Haiti which is the kind of place which will be affected by global warming.

01-21-2010, 04:33 PM	#77
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Kind of sad that he's so old. I don't have a lot of time to learn to dance on his grave.