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- submitted by s.becker on 07/24/2009

Area Resident Denies Validity Of Global Warming

By Steve Becker

[Burbia Satire Wire] Ron Weinberg, a New Jersey psychologist, reportedly challenged the validity of global warming in a conversation at a bar mitzvah reception recently in Maplewood, NJ.

"He basically said it's bogus," said a witness to the interaction, who requested anonymity. "We were sitting at the table, eating and just shooting the sh*t, and [Weinberg] comes right out and says something like, ‘I don't believe it. It's all hype. I'm not any warmer than I used to be. As a matter of fact, I'm colder.' We all laughed, till we realized he wasn't joking."

Another participant in the conversation confirmed the story. "I'm not sure how the subject came up," she said. "Somebody said something like, ‘Man, it's hot in here," to which someone else said something like, ‘Yeah, it's that global warming.' Then [Weinberg] says something like, ‘Global warming's totally unproven. It's a myth.'

"We were shocked. Nobody knew what to say. We all just immediately increased our drinking, to avoid the discomfort."

Weinberg was later approached, sources confirmed, directly by the Bar Mitzvah, a 13-year boy, and asked to leave the party. Reportedly annoyed, he asked ‘Why?" The boy reportedly said, "You know. Now go."

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Steve Becker's fiction and non-fiction work has appeared in numerous publications. While this piece is fiction, Steve claims to have heard from somebody who heard from somebody else that some guy somewhere might've expressed the views expressed here at a reception of some kind involving religion...though that guy, the first somebody, isn't entirely sure. ...read more rants

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That's great

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/25/2009

Tossing a guy because he has different beliefs than the rest of the people present is what made America great. I remember a day when a Jew would never be admitted to a country club no matter how non-jewie they looked. We talk about tolerance but it's how we act that proves our worth.

Sigh...

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/28/2009

You know, there IS a lot of evidence out there that contradicts the idea of global warming. The largest being that the average global temperature has been DECREASING over the past TEN years. This doesn't mean it isn't a concern, it just means that there's other evidence. Maybe instead of acting like some all knowing smart ass you should look at both sides of the story before judging others.

It's pretty sad that

- submitted by Anonymous on 08/05/2009

It's pretty sad that opposing views on science can cause people to become uncomfortable. The media has done an excellent job of brainwashing the public into making global warming a taboo issue to disagree with.

There is plenty of great data out there that shows other correlations with temperatures and natural phenomenon (namely sun-spots). Also that the temperature is cyclical and that yes we had warming now we are actually cooling.

http://petitionproject.com/

Sounds like a another Earth

- submitted by Anonymous on 08/16/2009

Sounds like a another Earth related Tempest-in-a-Teapot affair.

Global warming's a myth? Oh! the humanity!

You guys do know..

- submitted by Kodi on 09/02/2009

That this is satire? Fiction? Nice reactions, though.