Godzilla Redux

[Geee]

American Spectator:

Friday's tremendous earthquake off Japan's coast has triggered the normal responses. The American media is busily hyperventilating over what it claims to be the greatest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the Japanese have mounted a highly-organized disaster relief program, and the U.S. military is on the scene providing the rapid, massive relief that is literally beyond the capability of any other entity on earth.

Ronald Reagan is providing a massive amount of help. No, it's not the Gipper himself, but the nuclear carrier USS Ronald Reagan and a host of other Navy ships, about which more in a moment.

The enormity of the quake is measured on the Richter scale. The January 1994 Los Angeles quake -- which collapsed highways, toppled buildings, and took about 33 lives -- was measured at 6.7 on that 1-10 scale. The latest information from the Japanese meteorological agency's re-measurement of the quake rated it at 9.0, the largest ever measured in Japan.

Remember that the Richter scale is logarithmic: each number represents ten times the next lowest number. So the Japanese quake was more than 100 times stronger than the L.A. quake.

Yesterday, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said it was the nation's worst crisis since World War II. The media is making it sound as if it's enough of a nuclear crisis to rouse Godzilla.

[AceRimmer]

If you believe the hot air-powered anti-nuke media, there should have been complete meltdowns at all the affected power plants and millions should be dying of radiation poisoning, even more facing a future of death by cancer and mutant babies that resemble Dennis Kucinich.

 

Or, they could have babies that look like Ms. China Syndrome after a botched botox procedure and facelift. Even worse, they could end up looking like Michael Moore.

[Chickadee]

Thanks to the American Spectator for finally focusing on and posting a report of what is truly important in Japan--the people, the rescue efforts, and the cooperation with other nations in those efforts.

 

I am sick to death of the US media and their paranoia about the nuclear aspect. I am especially disappointed in FoxNews. It is so very politicized they ought all to be ashamed. (However, I must say that snarky remark by Jed Babbin (American Spectator) about Kucinich was a giggle.)

 

The people of Japan are to be commended for their heroic actions in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami. IMO, that should be the only focus of news reporting.

[NCTexan]

I am especially disappointed in FoxNews. It is so very politicized they ought all to be ashamed.

Chickadee! (I like the mutant baby Kucinich imagery too.)

 

Last night FOX came to a grand crescendo of NUKE HYSTERIA... a whole hour led by Geraldo (only rivaled by Shep in pantie wetting hyperbole) where he obsessed on the worse possible outcomes of a Japan sized nuke incident at the power plant north of NYC.

 

His technical expert who upped the hysteria ante... was a guy from "The International Physicians Against Nuclear War". This is a total left wing action group that focuses on "The Bomb" rather than power generation technologies.

 

 

He waxed for quite a while on nuclear POWER PLANT construction and technologies (of which he appeared to have Wikipedia as a primary scientific source). I'm waiting for FOX to invite one of our former forum members (a renowned military and scientific expert) to add to the commentary.

 

What a frappin' disgrace for FOX and the rest of the MSM.

 

Their anti-nuke web site

 

BTW, I'm not sure I'm familiar with many organizations (doctors or otherwise) who campaign in FAVOR of nuclear war.

[Geee]

NCTexan :lol: (sorry Clearvision-but it REALLY warranted 3)

 

 

 

"I'm waiting for FOX to invite one of our former forum members (a renowned military and scientific expert) to add to the commentary. "

[Chickadee]

NCTexan :lol: (sorry Clearvision-but it REALLY warranted 3)

 

"I'm waiting for FOX to invite one of our former forum members (a renowned military and scientific expert) to add to the commentary. "

DITTO from me, NCT