James Inhofe: Warming

“It kind of reminds… I could use the Third Reich, the Big Lie. You say something over and over and over and over again, and people will believe it, and that's their strategy… A hot summer has nothing to do with global warming. Let's keep in mind it was just three weeks ago that people were saying, "Wait a minute; it is unusually cool."”

James Inhofe

[Heat wave has senator sticking to beliefs, Jim Myers, Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=060722_Ne_A1_Heatw7204]

People , Lie , Waiting , Summer

“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently—no, they haven't given up—they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?"”

James Inhofe

They usually don't have anything to say after that.
[The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, WorldNetDaily Books, 9781936488490, 25334579M]

History , Question , Future

“Those individuals from the far left, and I'm talking about the Hollywood elitists and the United Nations and those individuals want us to believe it's because we are contributing CO2 to the atmosphere, that's causing global warming. It's all about money. I mean, what would happen to the Weather Channel's ratings if all the sudden people weren't scared anymore?”

James Inhofe

Fox & Friends, quoted in [Fox Takes Fair And Balanced Look At Weather "War"...With One Side, Rachel Sklar, The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/01/30/fox-takes-fair-and-balanc_e_40001.html]

Money , People , Weather

“Since 1895, the media has alternated between global cooling and warming scares during four separate and sometimes overlapping time periods. From 1895 until the 1930’s the media peddled a coming ice age. From the late 1920's until the 1960's they warned of global warming. From the 1950's until the 1970's they warned us again of a coming ice age. This makes modern global warming the fourth estate's fourth attempt to promote opposing climate change fears during the last 100 years.”

James Inhofe

" Hot & Cold Media Spin: A Challenge To Journalists Who Cover Global Warming http://epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=263759", Senate Floor speech ()

Age , Fear , Change , Time

“With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that manmade global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it.”

James Inhofe

" The Science of Climate Change http://www.epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=230594", Senate floor speech (), quoted in [The Republican War on Science, Chris Mooney, w:Chris Mooney (journalist), Basic Books, 9780465046751, 3394109M, 84]

People , Fear , Science

“You might remember, it was 2003 when I made the statement that the idea that manmade gases, CO2, are causing catastrophic global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. I was hated at that time, but now people realize I was right. That, by the way, is the title of my book that's going to come out in January.”

James Inhofe

Hate , People , Books , Way