How does that happen?

Are most Repubs anti-science (with the interesting exception of Arnold)? Why do they not agree with 97+% of the scientists who study this? Do they lack a certain gene?

How does the entire conservative side align itself so neatly into a package of stupid with a bow on top? Do they have to agree to hate science and believe only in miracles that have been oral, rewritten, translated, and bastardized for centuries?

Anyone who believe in these clowns does not deserve to be in a scientific debate of any sort.

no, they are pro greed

fixing their emission spewing sources will cut into their profits. How awful that they may have to settle for a $500M year in profits vs. that $1B a year...

My theory

I've thought about this. From the top, it's deception. They want to keep the oilfires burning, so they use argument by exhaustion, cherry pick studies and misrepresent scientific articles. Or just plain lie. They trust that the public won't check on them.

Then, there's the public, who have been trained by Republicans to doubt the media, and to doubt scientists. Plus, if Al Gore is interested in something, it must be wrong because he is an evil liberal out to take my money and car.

But most people can figure this stuff out. The positive is that the 70% or so so of diehard Republicans who march in lockstep will lose all credibility when it becomes clearer and clearer that the predictions will be on the mark. I think this is Gore's strategy to move people from the right. In ten years the dem running against Inhofe can point at him and say "Can you believe this guy doesn't believe in global warming?" and a seat is gained.

Why?

Because it's a crock, a fantasy that humans can affect global warming. An ant can't tow a train from California to Maine. We can't do anything about it and scientists cannot prove we can.

Scientists have been blatantly wrong before.

[link to time-proxy.yaga.com]

The s0-called science is junk and rigged. It has become a green disease cult to believe that humans cause global warming.

Thanks Leather, for the post

I really learned something about the science in 1974 (the year of the linked article). Since scientific research obviously stopped in 1974 and since no further data can be allowed to change predictions, then it really makes me feel good about global warming. I guess it really is just a scam since those scientists in 1974 proved, once and for all, that the earth is getting colder.

What bothers me a little is why their data is so much better than the data today. You know, since we have computer that can process more data and we have better predictive models than they did in 1974.

But again, I guess it is just my old scared self talking and I can re-read your 1974 article and just start feeling good all over again....

the title of that time article: "another ice age?"

note the question mark. there was no consensus among scientists in 1974, as there is now on global warming.

No Connection

Between human activity and global warming.

Between Inhofe's mouth and cerebral cortex.

Wow

Watching these clowns discuss science is like watching a dog try to operate a doorknob.

LOL!

It's crazy that Doocy attempts to discuss matters scientific and political. He rarely knows what he's talking about and has trouble getting his facts correct. He is good at repeating right wing talking points though. He's more a parrot than someone with an astute mind that does any critical thinking. He should stick to reading the weather map and pimping his and News Corp's lame Mr. Happy book (which I read through the other day at Borders...what a silly, corny book it is). Fox & Friends shouldn't be considered a news show. It's a platform for right wingers to make their points and get easy questions with some silly fluffy stuff thrown in for good measure.

pro greed....not. pro business....absolutely.

Fixing emissions would not cut into their profits. They would simply push that "expense" onto us, the consumers, raising the price. And as the Left always says, that would hurt the poorest among us most of all. Al Gore could certainly afford the big, gas guzzling SUV, but Joe six pack might have to get a skateboard. Why do you guys hate the poor so much?

Just like when

the automotive industry was required to put in seat belts, then catalytic converters, then air bags, mileage standards, etc. etc. Big bidniss told us then that the poor would be hurt most of all. Which of course didn't happen, as poor people still drive and bidniss somehow manages to make profits.

Gore...

Gore drives a Prius hybrid vehicle from what I hear.

just saw an interview with gore

and he said they bought a hybrid vehicle, replaced all their lights with low watt flourescent bulbs [me too, it does save money. cost a little more initially but last forever. batteries too, i have some double aa rechargables i've charged at least 300 times.] and to think this country had a choice between this intelligent hard working man, and we elected some smirking lazy corporate shill goober who partied until he was forty years old. the joke unfortunately is on all of us.

The hole

Jeez, Dave, Randy just poked a hole in your argument that you could drive a bus through, it's about the same size as the hole in Inhofe's head.

Does?

Does Fox and Friends even really count as a news show anyway? Does anyone ever listen to what these arsehats are saying? I know, I'm sure people lick up whatever they're putting down. It's a fluffy morning show with 3 hosts who know nothing about everything.

But it's more likely that...

they know everything about nothing.

Fox and friends is run like "the View "

so, it would appear they are like the opinion section of most newspapers. the heck with real news we can use

Wolf you are correct

I still do not understand the purpose of this show, it literally bores me to death. I mean these hosts are clowns, and their guests are always washed up conservatives. I refuse to watch ANY FAUX NEWS program except for FOX NEWS WATCH. Fox and Friends is just a lamer version of the TODAY show...

Inhofe and Doofy

Jim Inhofe and Steve Doocy: well-known scientists.

in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility... and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods.

Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation.

Allegre quote

If Wikipedia is correct, the Allegre quote originates from a debate regarding an erupting French Volcano ... In 1976 (!).

Thanks Inhofe's Anonymous Aide #1 for the great investigative work.