Political Grapevine: 10/22

Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2009

Description: Americans no longer swallowing global warming dogma

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" And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. Global warming is becoming a much tougher sell. A new pew research poll says the percentage of people surveyed. Who believe climate change is a very serious problem has dropped from 44%. Last year to 35%. Only 57%. Believe there is solid evidence of rising temperatures that's down. 14%. There's a similar drop in those who say global warming is manmade just 36% believe that. Down from 47%. One expert at the left leaning Center for American Progress tells The Wall Street Journal the findings were caused by quote. Right wing media personalities distorting science while the mainstream media remains trapped in -- he said she said narrative. Oklahoma Republican senator and global warming skeptic James in -- says the poll reflects concerns over proposed climate change legislation. Quote the more Americans learn about cap and trade the more they oppose cap and trade. A new book states that if you want to save the planet it's time to swap that pet cat or dog for a rabbit or chicken. New Zealand professors Robert and -- right in there -- new book time to eat the dog the real god to sustainable living. That keeping a medium size dog has the same ecological impact is driving a Toyota Land Cruiser more than 6000 miles a year. They say -- cat causes of the same environmental impact. As driving a Volkswagen. The couple assess the carbon footprint created by popular pets taking into account pet food ingredients and living space. The -- does not actually -- eating domestic animals but says quote. If we have credible -- like chickens for their eggs and meat and rabbits and pigs we will be compensating for the impact. Of other things in our environment. And for those of you keeping track at home President Obama sit down with NBC Wednesday night. Means he has now given twelve interviews to that network since taking office. The president has been on CBS news eleven times over the same period and nine times on ABC it's also given seven interviews to CNN. But despite multiple requests President Obama has been on Fox News just twice since January. Special Report has resubmitted its standing request and we have yet to hear back. The president has given a total of 41 interviews to major networks over the first nine months of this presidency. Fox News research estimates his predecessor George W. Bush. Gave six television interviews over that same period."

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our audience and elsewhere who see other more sinister overtones in the White House is gonna have to spend a day or two perhaps unexpectedly. Pushing back on. On what Steve Hayes said was creepy yeah. Here's here's the thing that I -- army uses the marker if George W . Bush or Ronald Reagan or George HW bush had done. What ever it is what would the level of outrage or they let -- level of coverage be. And something tells me there might be allowed people that would be fired up about you know. What other things the White House often says in its defense on these things and excited to -- in this the -- controversy that went on for two

think he counted the months ago I think it's very clear the White House is working all along back channels. With the Senate Finance Committee hearing Max Baucus the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that

on health care mark says snow the rhino. We bring in senior White House correspondent Major Garrett hey major we're talking about the possibilities of what could be said in the speech a week from tonight.

with the -- at least in the case of Charles Grassley the White House -- out of its way to say we know that fund raising letter he put out that basically -- the idea of

Well look all these things are happening in public and what the White House is trying to do is great. To construct two new argument one Republicans have wandered off the reservation they're no longer listed in negotiating in good faithful that's a tough sell. Based on the fact pattern I've just established the other thing is. They're trying to say. Because the Republicans who walked away we have to restart this debate. No the reason -- have to restart the debate because you've lost forty points in the polls in the last a week that's what you have to restart the debates which is up in the White House refuses to even acknowledge publicly David Axelrod was out here just an hour -- fund reports. That -- the professional sports you

the town halls around the country at first were dismissed by the White House . And then they were essentially ignored now there is a retooling of the message I mean it seems Charles that this has

is a Washington. You know August early September McCain is on the White House -- I remember it well yes indeed there all my friends. -- diligent routinely applaud for me this. We all applaud what

a couple of -- there was a conference call today that the White House doesn't weekly basis with -- sympathetic democratic. Echo chamber folks and that's not a derogatory term. Brooke White House bush white outfitted with sympathetic Republican folks -- appear. On television -- radio -- the post up and it wasn't about health care which surprised all of Democrats I talked to it was about the stimulus and the argument that came from the White House was what. If you look around. The range of economists they're beginning to come around on the beneficial aspects the White House says of the statement the recovery act. And they said look at industrial production from these other -- defeat the economy are beginning to show progress. But message from the White House was and they want Democrats begin to amplify this is that. From an economic point of view of the stimulus is beginning

was that -- that was the public crisis that is how the White House is gonna begin merging these two arguments with its most sympathetic audience those Democrats who are outside the White House put it there and amplified through blog posts. Media appearances and other ways what the White House believe -- the dual message they can begin to move on the economy and on health care.

will take. Palestinians will take. Major what is the sense of the White House about this whole. You know where they stand on Middle East issues -- of their of their working it is exactly as Charles describe the pressure is very intent from the White House was extremely unhappy. When Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was here at the White House about a week and a half ago I sat next to the president said all the right things except one phrase. He

The White House says this is completely -- all voluntary defending compulsory about it and these -- suggested helpful hints of how you can -- your students. In this process. And I see him under the impression that the White House -- department of education of putting together a little bit -- push back on this and say look there's nothing about this

clear public polling data that there's no problem with exposure to the White House that's really not an issue that we're not happy to dig much deeper on -- haven't fully aware of maybe -- but

to say how much -- going to be very difficult for the White House to deal -- that's gonna weigh heavily on the president this weekend.

prime minister more hybrid shouldn't -- major delivered which is that Nancy Pelosi is what the White House know that she's not ready for him to drop the public option in his speech on Wednesday. And she might not be

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