O'Malley camp: 'Hey Reince: bring it on - Unlike the republican party O'Malley believes in science'

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Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith (Deputy Campaign Manager, Communicator for @MartinOMalley)

Hey @Reince: bring it on



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Monday, on Bloomberg’s “With All Due Respect,” Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said “the rise of ISIS, was preceded by climate change,” and in his administration he would solve problems before they get to the point where only a military option is available.

O’Malley said, “I believe we’re in search of a new story that makes sense of our fundamental principles in a world that is now very different from the 1990’s or from the Cold War. And I believe America’s role in the world is to lead by example [with] the rise of a global middle class. And I believe that the way we do that in these times, is to create a foreign policy that’s more about engagement and collaboration, and national security strategy, that seeks new alliances to identify threats, and to work with other nations, to reduce them before we’re kind of backed into a corner where it seems the only response is a military response, American boots on the ground or not.”

He explained, “For example, one of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria and the rise of ISIS, was the effect of climate change and the megadrought that affected that nation, wiped out farmers, drove people to cities, created a humanitarian crisis that created the symptoms — or rather, the conditions — of extreme poverty that has now led to the rise of ISIS and this extreme violence.”

Ben Schreckinger ?@SchreckReports
Apparently @Reince doesn't believe climate change is contributing to conditions that are helping fuel ISIS's rise. BUT pnas.org/content/112/11/3241 …

Before the Syrian uprising that began in 2011, the greater Fertile Crescent experienced the most severe drought in the instrumental record. For Syria, a country marked by poor governance and unsustainable agricultural and environmental policies, the drought had a catalytic effect, contributing to political unrest. We show that the recent decrease in Syrian precipitation is a combination of natural variability and a long-term drying trend, and the unusual severity of the observed drought is here shown to be highly unlikely without this trend. Precipitation changes in Syria are linked to rising mean sea-level pressure in the Eastern Mediterranean, which also shows a long-term trend. There has been also a long-term warming trend in the Eastern Mediterranean, adding to the drawdown of soil moisture. No natural cause is apparent for these trends, whereas the observed drying and warming are consistent with model studies of the response to increases in greenhouse gases. Furthermore, model studies show an increasingly drier and hotter future mean climate for the Eastern Mediterranean. Analyses of observations and model simulations indicate that a drought of the severity and duration of the recent Syrian drought, which is implicated in the current conflict, has become more than twice as likely as a consequence of human interference in the climate system.

read: http://www.pnas.org/content/112/11/3241 … ( Proceedings of the National Academy of Science)

NYT: Researchers Link Syrian Conflict to a Drought Made Worse by Climate Change
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/earth/study-links-syria-conflict-to-drought-caused-by-climate-change.html?_r=2

O’Malley (6/27/2015): ISIS Is A Result Of America’s ‘Mindless Rush To War’
http://www.mintpressnews.com/omalley-isis-is-a-result-of-americas-mindless-rush-to-war/207052/

[NCTraveler]

1. Starting to get a little depressed by the polling.

I thought his campaign changes a couple of weeks ago were going to show quicker changes. Yet I have no real fault with the way he is campaigning. I think the msm needs a horse race and they have made the decision who they will promote. Sanders is exciting for the media, O'Malley not so much. I think he is best on the positions by far. Best on experience by far. Best at communicating by far. Best demeanor by far. Most progressive accomplishments by far. The list goes on. The more I learn about him the more I feel comfortable that he is light years ahead of the other two major candidates.

Yet he isn't catching.

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2. understandable, however

...it's hard to be too dismayed watching how Martin is pressing forward with his grassroots approach, involving himself in this campaign in every way practical and substantive.

It's not just words when they say 'politics aren't for the faint of heart.' No disrespect at all intended, NCTraveler, but this is a grueling and often dismaying process. I remedy my own anxiety by reminding myself why we run national primary campaigns. Other than the obvious aim at advancing our candidate, we strive to elevate the issues they advocate into the national debate and discussion. In doing that, we further, not only our candidate, but the causes we represent. Take heart.

[NCTraveler]

3. Thanks for the reply.

I'm not down and out yet. lol. I sent him a small contribution yesterday. I have been extremely happy to vote for very few politicians in my lifetime. O'Malley is one of those I would go to the polls smiling for. Substantially, he is heads and shoulders above the rest. I say that with great respect for Sanders and Clinton.

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4. I agree

...well worth our support.

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7. The only campaign O'Malley has lost was his first one. From wiki:

In 1990, O'Malley ran for the Maryland State Senate in Maryland's 43rd Senate District. He challenged one-term incumbent John A. Pica in the Democratic primary and lost by just 44 votes. O'Malley was considered an underdog when he first filed to run but "came out of nowhere" to lead Pica on election night. O'Malley eventually lost the race when absentee ballots were counted.

IMO, it is too early to get depressed. He's going to surprise people when he takes the lead in this race.

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8. I do see a way forward for him.

He is as stable and study as they come. While I might be a little "depressed," I would not have sent him a couple of bucks if I didn't think he had plans. O'Malley isn't short on plans. I love that about him. He puts his vision out there like no candidate currently running.

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10. Patience

I think the media is mostly ignoring him. We have to make that change.

I originally thought the over simplification of his ISIL remarks into "global warming caused ISIS"!! by the right wing media could be a bad thing. But then it occurred to me that at this stage, getting his name into the conversation is actually a positive, especially since he is correct, and even the over-simplification isn't completely off-base (even if some under educated right wingers think it is).

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5. kick

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6. K & R. n/t

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9. kick

Media Matters: Fox Continues To Slam O'Malley For Accurately Pointing Out Role Of Climate Change In Rise Of ISIL

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley was on solid ground when he recently linked climate change to the rise of ISIL, but Fox personalities and other conservative media figures have continued their deceptive onslaught against his remarks.

As Media Matters detailed, multiple expert studies and reports explain how a severe drought likely due to climate change caused economic and social conditions in Syria to deteriorate, which provided "tinder" for the 2011 uprising there. Experts have also detailed how ISIL took advantage of Syria's civil war to gain territory and establish a base of operations in the country. O'Malley summarized this research accurately during a July 20 interview with Bloomberg Television, saying "Climate change and the mega-drought ...created a humanitarian crisis" in Syria that "led now to the rise of ISIL."

Read more about the connection between global warming and the rise of ISIL here.

read: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/07/22/fox-continues-to-slam-omalley-for-accurately-po/204529