From the Rush Limbaugh Show: July 22, 2004

RUSH: A new study (story) from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation says that white people are more to blame for global warming. "A new study released by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation suggests that rising temperatures will kill more black citizens than white citizens in the US while claiming African-Americans are less responsible than others for causing so-called global warming." So now even global warming is a racist. (program observer interruption) We'll get to that, Mr. Snerdley. Snerdley wants to know how we determine how many black people are going to get killed versus white people by global warming. Wait till you hear it. Is this not silly? Now we've got global warming is a racist; global warming targets blacks. Headline used to be "Women and Minorities Hardest Hit." Now it's just blacks: "Blacks, Period, Hardest Hit."

"The research, conducted by the Oakland, California-based group Redefining Progress, is being billed as the first-ever comprehensive examination of the health and economic impact of climate change on the black population." William Jefferson, Democrat, Louisiana, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation -- this is not the Congressional Black Caucus. They have a foundation. It is the same guys, but they've got a foundation, and William Jefferson said, "We are long past the point where global warming is considered a myth." [sic]

Now, the new report for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has three main findings. "One: America's black population will be disproportionately burdened by the health effects of global warming. Two: Blacks are less responsible for contributing to global warming than other Americans. Three: Policies designed to mitigate global warming can generate large health and economic benefits for blacks, depending on their implementation."

Well, now, given that this is the Congressional Black Caucus, and given that we know what their politics are, if they think policies designed to end or mitigate global warming will "generate large health and economic benefits for them," what is it they suggest be done? To them, "benefits" all come from the government. Benefits all come from taking from one group of citizens and giving to another.

So they assume that whatever plan we put into effect to fix global warming will include government getting bigger and redistributing benefits. Has this not always been what I said was the point of the environmentalist wackos in the first place, was to grow government? And so now you've got the Congressional Black Caucus getting in on it. Eddie Bernice Johnson, whose last foray into the public was to call for the UN to monitor U.S. elections in November, said, "Time and again, the world's leading atmospheric scientists have warned us about the devastating impact of climate change. We now have irrefutable proof [sic] on its impact on our economy, our way of life, our health, and our children."

Now, "The study alleges responsibility for the problem does not lie primarily with blacks, stating African-American households emit..." I don't know how they know this. "African-American households emit 20% less carbon dioxide than white households, and historically this difference was even higher." I'm desperately struggling to maintain a straight face. (program observer interruption) I have no clue how, Mr. Snerdley. This is pure psychobabble but, you know, WorldNetDaily is treating it as a legitimate news story. Black people's cars don't pollute as much. They don't have as many, I guess. See, I would think theirs would be older. If we believe the stories about the destitution and poverty, I would think theirs would be older and would spew more. But, see, there are fewer of them. When you really get down to it, since there are so few blacks compared to whites, that's why they can't possibly do -- but this is a household measurement. So it's not the numbers. African-American households emit 20% less carbon dioxide.

"The report claims that more than 160,000 deaths annually can already be attributed to climate change across the world. That figure is likely to increase unless action is taken. More than 70% of blacks live in urban areas which are in violation of federal air pollution standards. Thus more blacks than whites would likely be affected by higher concentrations of toxins in the air." Let me read this again. "More than 70% of blacks live in urban areas which are in violation of federal air pollution standards according to the report, thus more blacks than whites would likely be affected by higher concentrations of toxins in the air. African-Americans are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized or killed by asthma as whites, with climate change expected to increase the incidence of asthma in the general population, the report says. The research also says that at the present time, blacks are more likely to die during extreme heat events."

This leads us to a noted authority on this subject, ladies and gentlemen: Dusty Baker, the manager of the Chicago Cubs. But before we get to Professor Baker, Dr. Baker and his comments, one more quote here from the study: "The most direct health effect of climate change will be intensifying heat waves that selectively..." So the heat waves know where they're going! Hang on a minute. (Laughing.) "The heat waves that selectively impact poor and urban populations according to the study..." You see, I'm sitting here laughing about it, but this is the kind of stuff, this is no different than the (conspiracy theory) CIA invented AIDS to wipe out the black population. This is no different than some of these cockamamie hare-brain conspiracy theories. So now we're going to have probably P. Diddy and Whoopi Goldberg and whoever else starting national tours saying heat waves target blacks.

Yeah, I know, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas is 1963. "Heat Wave." They did arrive at this first and nobody listened. Nobody listened to 'em back then. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas trying to warn us about this all the way back in 1963, but nobody listened. This the incredible. "The most direct health effect of climate change will be intensifying heat waves that selectively impact poor and urban populations." Do you realize what that means? It means heat waves choose where they're going to impact. The last we heard of heat waves, they were fooling pelicans. White and brown pelicans into dive bombing concrete, thinking they were dive bombing water. This was in Phoenix. "Despite the study's claims the idea the earth is heating up is hardly a universal belief."

All right, let's go to Professor Baker. Dusty Baker, the Chicago Cubs manager, found himself enmeshed in a controversy July 7th last year, 2003. It was a particularly hot, sweaty, muggy day in Chicago. The Cubs were playing a day game, I believe -- let me check this -- I believe it was against the noted rivals of theirs, the St. Louis Cardinals. Yes. Baker was speaking to assembled media before his Cubs beat the cardinals 6-5 on a hot and humid Saturday in Chicago. He was asked about playing day games at Chicago in the heat and so forth, and this is what professor Dusty Baker -- now, you've got to keep in mind, Professor Baker brings his historical knowledge and perspective to this answer, so I want you to listen closely. But this report from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation says that blacks are more likely to die during extreme heat events because heat waves will selectively impact poor and urban populations. Now, here's what Dusty Baker says about heat and blacks.

BAKER: Personally, I like to play in the heat, you know? Easier for me, easier for most Latin guys; easier for most minority people because most of us come from heat. You know, you don't find too many brothers from New Hampshire and Maine and upper peninsula in Michigan, right? I mean you know, we're brought over here for the heat. Right? Isn't that history? Weren't we brought over here because we could take the heat?

REPORTER: That was a long time ago, though.

BAKER: So?

REPORTER: You might have become acclimated to a different climate.

BAKER: No, just skin color is more conducive to heat than it is for the lighter skinned people are to the heat.

RUSH: So, we have a bit of a contradiction here. Professor Baker, manager of the Chicago Cubs, claims that black people are acclimated to heat. That they were brought here to deal with it because Africa is very hot. Everybody knows that and of course they were brought here to pick cotton and do slave things in the South where it's very hot down there, hot and muggy, and they're more equipped to play day baseball and so forth because their skin color is more, what did he say? "Conducive to heat." Now, this flies in the face of this Congressional Black Caucus Foundation report. Now, balancing these two, who are we to believe, Professor Baker, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, or the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation?

Well, we're not through. Professor Baker had other things to say. This caused a controversy, by the way, these remarks. Everybody flipped their wig because there was a guy, a black professor in New York named Leonard Jeffries who had this same theory as held by Professor Baker. Except he referred to it as "sun people" and the "ice people," and the ice people were from Norway and Sweden and they couldn't handle the heat but the darker skinned people of the world could and that's why they were more acclimated to it. The controversy erupted, and people wondered why Professor Baker decided to say what he said.

BAKER: I can say stuff and call somebody of my color stuff that you all can't call, and then you guys can call people whether they're Jewish or Polish -- or I've heard Italian people call Italian people stuff that I can't say. Dig what I'm saying?

RUSH: Yeah. So there's Professor Baker asking the audience to "dig what he's saying" about certain people. Can say certain things about certain people. He may have a point there, especially if it's on ESPN. Here is one more comment from Baker. He hits back here at critics who call his comments reverse racism.

BAKER: They take it as a reverse racism or take it this and that. They can take it whatever way they want to take it. I stand by what I said.

RUSH: And what did he say? He said that "blacks do better in the heat," that he "likes to play in the heat;" he "does better in the heat." It's "easier for him, most Latin guys, most minority people, because most of them came from heat and in fact were brought here because of the heat. -- and you don't see too many brothers from New Hampshire or Maine or upper peninsula Michigan." That's just (sneeze) excuse me. Never sneezed on the air before. That's a first in almost 17 years. Must be something on this paper contained in the story.

But nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen, don't know what to do now. You have to go to the congressional. Mr. Snerdley -- who is black, by the way -- wants to go. Mr. Snerdley says the reason he would go with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is they've had much more experience with hot air, they've been blowing it for years, than doctor Dr. Baker, the manager of the Chicago Cubs. Well, it is a conflict. We've got a war here between two factions of the American black population -- and I don't know how to referee this. I can only let you be the judge as you've heard both sides.