Copenhagen (CNN) – In a strange twist, a Washington snowstorm is forcing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, to make an early departure from a global warming summit here in Denmark.
Pelosi told CNN that military officials leading her Congressional delegation have urged the 21 lawmakers to leave Copenhagen several hours earlier than scheduled on Saturday.
The Speaker said she has agreed to the new travel plan so that lawmakers can get back to Washington before much of the expected storm wallops the nation's capital.
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Pelosi is a storm waiting to happen anywhere she goes. What a loser!
21 US lawmakers, 1200 limos, and countless other delegates. Good thing these people are so worried about climate change and leaving a large carbon footprint. Imagine how much waste there would be if they weren't concerned for the environment.
Hmmmm, I would call that poetic justice or maybe even the Kharmic boom-a-rang trying to tell these idiots something....hello (knock, knock, knock) on the Botoxed forehead....anyone home?
Pelosi is a joke as is the so called global warming summit. Even with mounting evidence that CO2 cannot be causing our current trend, politicians, not scientists argue about what to do about it. Sure, go ahead and believe their idiocy, but the facts simply don't support their theories. This doesn't mean that we can't do things to improve our environment, but our current path of carbon credits, and the like are doomed to failure.
This country would be a lot better off if Pelosi made a very early departure from congress. I somtimes wonder if she doesn't have more power than Obama. Obama refuses to stand up to her. Disgusting woman.
Pelosi doesn't want to stick around and shovel a few inches of global warming. ha ha
Isn't that ironic? The global warming extortion meeting has been pummled by SNOW. DC is preparing to be pummled my SNOW, so the Botox prncess and her court have to leave early. Whew, glad we got that science settled.
I got such a kick out of the Fox "journalists" the other day when they said that snowfall in Houston was proof against global warming.
Guess what people? IT'S WINTER! Sometimes warm places get snow in the winter time.
Oh, the irony.
Pelois is a true leader she's the only one that has the strength to stand strong to support the public option Obama and Reid is really starting to get on my bad side. Go Pelois!!
And when Pelosi arrives in Copenhagen, she will find the city buried under snow to. Must be nice to fly off on the taxpayer dime, millions of Americans are out of work and desperate but in the meantime our politicians are wasting our money like it was theirs. Hillary wants to give away a 100 billion of our tax dollars each year to assist small nations and we have States laying of teachers, police and others. Seems some one's priorities are screwed up
MAYBE the storm will cool the HOUSE and the SENATE also because they are all FULL of STEAM!!
Before or after the usual misinformed pun from the global warming denialist, let's just remember that the seasons (including Winter) are caused by the inclination of the Earth toward the Sun, therefore unless we are going into a 'Hot Age' (not the case) there will still be Winters and Summers around.
LMAO. And as a good liberal she will still try to perpetuate the fraud, just like our Nobel Peace Prize winners. Tools of the socialists that want to destroy capitalism, so they can be the elite. Liberals are absolutely insane and bankrupting this country fiscally and morally.
Reid is coming out of this as a heroic figure given the major obstacles the Senate has presented to stop the healthcare bill. On the other hand Pelosi is still the Republicans best asset in getting Republicans elected into office. Although I personally like and respect Pelosi, she has to go. Can we please elect some one who is NOT from CA to be 3rd in line for the Presidency and represent Democrats. No politician, absolutly None, from CA can sustain Nation wide credibility.
What exactly did the taxpayers receive in exchange for Nancy and her cronies dumping pollutants into the atmosphere from their military aircraft in order to spend 24 hours in Copenhagen? These people are beyond ridiculous.
Perhaps the snow storm will be Inhofe's reason for leaving Copenhagen so soon as well? Please do cover the conference given by Inhofe in Demark, CNN. Be sure to add ALL his remarks to the foreign press. Not very often has our country been so well represented.
It was truly priceless!
Nature has a funny way of displaying absolute truth. You can have all of the agendas you want, but nature pays attention only to perfect science. This just happened to be extra ironic in the timing.
tell me that God doesn't have a great sense of humor!!! global warming is causing all kinds of problems – the best of which is this snow storm!!!!!
trying to get home
Must have been a disappointment to leave the shopping trip early.
For what purpose did the speaker of the house and twenty-one members of congress have for this trip. None of them were invited to speak at this meeting.
Another worthless trip for members of congress for the taxpayers to foot the bill.
Every sitting member of the house and the senate needs to be voted out of office to send a message for these overpaid do-nothing people that it is time for them to get a real job.
Maybe they can come up with some more "trickery" to explain all this cold weather way.
"In a strange twist"!? When are people going to realize "Global Warming" isn't just about warming? It means more extreme winters and summers, with shorter springs and falls. So with the reality of global warming upon us, there is absolutely nothing strange about a snow storm in DC this time of year. Do some research Ed. Or go get a job with FOX. They love rubes like you.
Tsk Tsk Tsk...I guess when your reporters went to school they didn't explain the far reaching effects of GLOBAL WARMING. They didn't explain to you that global warming causes disruption of the Jet Stream. That it pulls unusual cold air into places never been before. That the melting ice cools the Gulf Stream and cause Europe coast line to cool. Gee way back in the 40's we were taught all that. But I suppose it makes better copy to make "fun" of global warming because it helps the CORPORATE masters to keep from doing their part in preventing it.
NOAA's website documents that the average global temperature has been declining for the last 8 to 10 years.
The irony of a DC snowstorm in early December forcing early departures from Copenhagen is a beautiful addition to the growing list of reasons that Americans don't respect our elected leaders and their agendas.
We know it's not 'warming' anymore. It's any weather outside of 72 and sunny that is caused by CO2 emissions. How come no one ever talks about the BIGGEST greenhouse gas emission – water vapor??
Why are Pelosi and 20 other lawmakers in Copenhagen....(wonder if she took her extended family along on taxpayer dollars...) Our Secretary of State is there and also the President of the United States.
Why in the world is Pelosi there????? Talk about raising the deficit...
How much did this Pelosi ego trip cost???
Pelosi and Reid need to go....
Lol first the russians hack and release the emails and now even mother nature is against this summit. All around an epic fail for an important issue that like many others we will push off until our grandkids have to deal with it. Republicans greatest comfort is that modern democrats are so disorganized and inept nothing about anything gets done but alot of feel good speeches and back patting is done all around.
What a waste
I can only hope that Nasty Pelosi gets frost bite on her twitters ....
Although I am sure it would be hard for her to get brain freeze as air is an awesome insulator! Dennis Miller pegged it, she could lose a game of tic tac toe to a grub worm, I think she should give a speech at the assembly, it would be great comic relief!
Global warming is not always warm. At times it can be chilly and snowy.
For the love of.... Its not a "strange twist.." This feigned confusion over how it can be cold (In December!!!!) if Global Warming exists is just absolutely ridiculous. You're talking a few degrees which has a significant impact on the global ecosystem, but no one is suggesting that Global Warming is going to make cold weather disappear.. everywhere... forever...
Also, Global Warming can even (I'm going to blow your minds here) make certain areas COLDER.. Yes... even though its called Global WARMING. Who would of thought.. you can't learn everything about a scientific theory by simply... reading the word and inferring a meaning. And before you jump on "theory" that probably doesn't mean what you think it means either..
Please do not let them off the plane until they have personally paid for their flight, you know, in the spirit of transparentcy. Yes, I mean the real cost including the bar bill.
I'm sure you will pay no attention to that inconvienient truth, Nancy. Having to change one's travel plans from the global warming conference to avoid a snow storm. I think we have a new textbook example of irony, yes?
It was 24 below zero at my home this morning but that is what it should be this time of year. We just suffered an incredibly warm fall. The world is warming not doubt about it. Is the cause natural or manmade, good question. I error on the side of caution and say man has some impact on this warming. If man can make a difference and slow this down not speed this process we will be better off.
Why it is so hard for people to understand that global warming is the average of the global temperature through the year and it has nothing to do with a snowstorm in Washington DC.
This really isn't a strange twist...global warming is a poor word for the phenomenon linked to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases. A more apt word is Climate Change...hinting that more extreme weather events are to occur. Winters will be shorter and more potent at times, dumping all the rain/snow at once over a long term average...
Just Gods way of letting the left know there is no global warming. They are too busy destroying our country to see reality. The experts were found to have lied for years and they still believe the data. What fools. Everything is a catastrophe with them that needs immediate attention except for the safty of our soldiers. That's right Odumbo we remember how long it took you to decide on the safty of our troops. And thanks for giving a time frame to our enemies. Brilliant as always. If nothing else you are consistent.
This can only be considered a "strange twist" if you fail to understand the difference between weather and climate.
Oh, yeah, just watch those temperatures climb through the roof! Global warming sure is coming!
Not.
Yep, must be more of that "manmade global warming" I've been hearing so much about. See, global warming doesn't actually make things warmer, it makes them colder and snowier. Err... uhhh... Okaaaaay...
Sort of like how "up" makes things go "down" and "in" actually makes things go "out."
If you give a monkey a brain, he'll swear he's the center of the universe...
and can change the weather...
accidentally...
by driving an SUV.
2010 simply can't get here fast enough.
HA HA! Where did the global warming go?
Great, now if CNN would just report on the unusually COLD weather in Copenhagen during the dog and pony show, a.k.a. global warming summit. Also CNN, where are all the stories about the violence from the protesters at Copenhagen. If it were the teabaggers destroying property it would be headline news, but when left-wing warmers show their violent nature, the SILENCE from the MSM is deafening.
How's that for irony?
Aw come on Nancy. Stay. Enjoy that hot weather the rest of the country is basking in. -14 without wind chill is absolutely balmy. Global warming is doing so much for our heating bills!
Like your global warming, huh, Nancy?
I wish she would stay away from this country forever – she is a menance to our way of life and tradations – she has no "soul" how she got to be Speaker of the House is beyond me – but strange things happen I guess.
21 lawmakers eating filet mignon, champagne and staying in the finest rooms and FOR WHAT, so we can cut some low lifes checks for BILLIONS that we have to borrow to give to them?
They will NOT spend the money to become green, they will spend it on EVERYTHING ELSE.
The tribe of the "coerced and bribed" Jawn Kerry, so you can make yourself look and feel better about things?
2010 – 2012 – you liberals have NO idea how bad you are going to lose.
Kerry, Reid, Dodd and Pelousy, all targets.
It is a funny story on the surface! However, while "global warming" is a natural phenomenon, man's destructive nature to our eco system is not.
Those that say nature is doing what nature does are right. We were a tropic planet prior to the ice age and we are returning to it. However, we are also helping this process accelerate at a rate that may hurt us instead of allowing for us to adopt to it.
Poisons, pollution, uncontrolled forresting are taking a toll on nature.
We MUST stop our wastful ways and slow the process back to what nature intends.
ROFL! Oh, I love the irony. Where did global warming go?
I hope she helped while at the summit . she can be a very forceful woman . and lets see if she can get us a health care public option . all democrates need to come on board . lets stop the rape of america over health insurance greed
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Gotta love the irony.
...and you don't believe God works his hand in the elements? lol
US Taxpayer dollars well spent.
hmmm, global warming and snow storm, sounds like an oxymoron, just look who it is, Pelosi and wasted tax dollars.