NC Media Watch

Put down your drink, yes do it now!

Russ Steele

Thanks to Anthony Watts for the best humor of the day.  But, I warn you, put down your drink of choice before playing this video.

Thanks to WUWT for sharing.

Over the internet transom:Texas A & M contest

Russ Steele

This showed up in the e-mail this morning and It seems to pass the Snopes validity test.

There is an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's term was "Political Correctness."

The winner wrote:

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Congress cannot take their sense of humor

Russ Steele

I could not stop laughing, details here. See if our troops were unfunded.

UPDATE: Bad link fixed, thanks Michael for letting me know.

Global Warming Update: Two cute for words

Russ Steele

Found this on Climate Audit this afternoon, posted by  Bill F:

A government official was trying to hire a new researcher for their climate change division. He brought in a geologist, an engineer, and a paleoclimate reconstruction expert. After extensive reviews of their backgrounds and education, and numerous face to face interviews, he couldn’t decide which of the three to hire. So he brought each one in to answer a final question. He brought the geologist in and asked him “what is 2+2?” The Geologist thought very carefully, counted on his fingers a bit, scratched his beard and looked at the ceiling for a while lost in thought and finally cleared his throat and said “it is somewhere around 4.” The govt. official thanked him and told him he would call soon and then brought in the engineer and asked the same question. The engineer immediately responded that the answer was “4.000000 to infinity, assuming the 2 values of 2 were absolute and not rounded off or estimated.” Again, the govt. official thanked him and told him he would call him soon. He then brought in the paleoclimate reconstruction specialist and asked the same question. The paleoclimate reconstruction expert looked over both shoulders, reached over to close the blinds, locked the door, and then leaned across the desk and said “what do you want it to be?” The paleoclimate expert was hired on the spot.

This may be the same guy interviewed by a social scientist studying climate modelers, who declared "All modelers cheat a little bit."  Or, on Dr Phil Jones staff that calculated the global average temperature, but has refused to release his data, or explain the methods the he used to adjust the temperature data for urban island temperature effects.  There may be way to much truth in this cute story. 

I am now a true believer

Russ Steele

We had a movie night with some friends and viewed  An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore’s global warming flick.  As I promised Anna at NCFocus, I would review the film once it was released on NetFlix. It was released on the 21st,  and friends George and Jo Ann called suggesting we have dinner and a movie date at their house.   I can honestly say I am now a true believer.  I am now firmly convinced that Al’s movie is full of insupportable junk science. In reality it is all about Al!  His junk science is just a sideshow.  What a joke. As my wife said, "Al Gore should be embarrassed."

Sure to become a classic

Russ Steele

Ever wonder why the predicted violent global warming driven hurricanes were a no show this year. Here is one explanation that is sure to become a classic.