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Hit Job: ABC News Attempts to Align Climate Change Skeptics with White Supremacists
Newsbusters ^ | May 24, 2010 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 05/24/2010 7:45:04 AM PDT by Rufus2007

At first, Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal, but best known for his discredited "hockey stick graph" didn't like being mocked in a YouTube video. Now Mann is alleging he's a victim of hate groups.

On ABC's May 23 "World News Sunday," a segment from anchor Dan Harris alleged that threatening e-mails Mann received were part of a "spike" in violence aimed at the global warming alarmist community.

"The ongoing oil spill crisis in the Gulf is keeping the debate over climate and energy very much in the headlines and that debate is becoming increasingly venomous with many prominent scientists now saying that they are being severely harassed," Harris said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abcnews; climatechange; globalwarming; hohum; jamesinhofe; liberalmedia; mediabias; racecard; yawn
They're always willing to cater to the lowest common denominator on this stuff.
1 posted on 05/24/2010 7:45:06 AM PDT by Rufus2007
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To: Rufus2007

People who watch TV support Obama. If you buy Disney products (ABC News) you support Obama.


2 posted on 05/24/2010 7:46:46 AM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators)
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To: Rufus2007

oh boohoo

One of the leaders of the biggest scam in history who is attempting to destroy the worlds economy gets threats? geez, who’d a thunk that?

I have no idea how this is suppose to tie into white supremacy though.


3 posted on 05/24/2010 7:47:59 AM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)
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To: Rufus2007
Global Warming
Climate Change

Saving the Natural Environment

Gotta catch up with the nomenclature!

4 posted on 05/24/2010 7:49:48 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (0bummer calls opponents "Teabaggers". So we can call Kagan "Carpet Muncher." Right?)
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To: Rufus2007

Was listening to some teenagers talk in an espresso bar in Sedona. They seemed to have confused themselves with Woody Guthrie.

Being a global warmist don’t make you Black, Bro. :)


5 posted on 05/24/2010 7:50:56 AM PDT by NaughtiusMaximus (Mexico presents a more profound threat to our territorial integrity than Germany or Japan ever did.)
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To: GeronL
"I have no idea how this is suppose to tie into white supremacy though."

The democrat media (I know, it's redundant) are going to keep pounding that square peg into the round hole until all the corners are gone and it fits. Like they do everything else.

6 posted on 05/24/2010 7:52:29 AM PDT by libs_kma (If you RAM it down our throats in 2009, we're going to SHOVE it up your "donkey" in 2010!!!!!)
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To: Rufus2007

They’re total frauds and they don’t expect people to be outraged?

I wonder what kind of friendly emails Don Imus received?


7 posted on 05/24/2010 7:53:50 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Rufus2007

This poster believes that media bias in this country has reached a critical equilibrium.

They’re so far in the tank for wee-wee, their fundamental dishonest is now clear even to those few who have wanted so very much (for some unknown reasons) to believe in their hearts that American journalism is some sort of magic force for good and freedom.

When in fact, it’s more and more a one-sided dishonest 24/7 propaganda operation in every way allied with liberalism and big central government - against American freedoms.

The equilibrium is, as journalists become ever less important, their bias - which has always had a blowback effect of undermining their own customer base - has in this poster’s belief reached the point there it now alienates more of the very people they’re trying to reach, than it influences.

They’re now inadvertently. Helping. :)

It will be funny to see how they deal with the moment, they realize that.


8 posted on 05/24/2010 7:55:00 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Palin / Rubio 2012)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
ABC hasn't had a serious newsgathering organization for a decade or more.
9 posted on 05/24/2010 7:57:07 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Rufus2007

FUabc.

LLS


10 posted on 05/24/2010 7:58:12 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ( WOLVERINES!)
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To: Rufus2007

Rigggggght.

The Ku Klimate Klan.

They will need to become UBC, standing for UnBelievable Comedy.


11 posted on 05/24/2010 7:59:14 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I no longer consider media as simply bias. They’re now corrupt. When you’re simply bias, you just present one side of the argument favourably and obmitted facts that could be damaging to your side. Media corruption: They’re now simply making up facts. Accuse opposition as the liars, when in fact its the media thats now lying.


12 posted on 05/24/2010 8:03:53 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Rufus2007

ABC still has a news show?


13 posted on 05/24/2010 8:05:06 AM PDT by John 3_19-21 (All is vanity)
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To: Rufus2007
Me:"I think the government spends too much."
MSM:"Oh, so you're a racist, are you?"

Me:"I don't buy this whole global warming thing."
MSM:"Oh, so you're a racist, are you?"

This tiresome.

14 posted on 05/24/2010 8:06:14 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Rufus2007
part of a "spike" in violence aimed at the global warming alarmist community.

Yeah, it jumped from none to none.

15 posted on 05/24/2010 8:06:18 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Rufus2007

Nothing causes leftists to scream more loudly than having the TRUTH told about them. They immediately claim to have been attacked if their own words are replayed!! Amazing.


16 posted on 05/24/2010 8:13:40 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: Frantzie
I happened to catch this yesterday afternoon, as the teaser in the opening caught my attention. I never listen to the MSM, but white racists attacking climate scientists, I was curious to see how they would play this one.

It even defied my expectations of bias. A few crazy emails from out of probably thousands and the next thing I know they are throwing Senator Inofe into the mix with the white supremest. Then this blatant lie...

“Sen. Inhofe’s report was referring to an incident late last year known as ClimateGate, where stolen e-mails gave the impression that climate scientists may have been trying to hide flaws in their research, although several subsequent investigations have exonerated the scientists,” Harris said.”

It was more than just an “impression”, “may have been trying to hide flaws”? The most controversial emails clearly indicate an attempt to fudge the numbers, to ignore and not publish a dissenting view. I have heard of none of the scientists being exonerated. The emails remain proof of their attempts to deceive the public about global warming.

If this lie and guttersnipe journalism is an indication of what the MSM is peddling to the public these days, I'm not missing anything. It's a shame people still listen to these hacks. If only more people would stop watching and they couldn't afford to stay on air.

17 posted on 05/24/2010 8:24:12 AM PDT by Beatthedrum
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I have heard of none of the scientists being exonerated.

Michael Mann, who brought millions of dollars in Federal Research grants to Penn State University, was investigated by Penn State University.

Penn State University completely exonerated Michael Mann, so Penn State University gets to keep the tens of millions of dollars in tax payer money that this totally innocent scientist brought to them.

That's the "exoneration" these leftist boobs cite.

18 posted on 05/24/2010 8:51:59 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Frantzie
People who watch TV support Obama.

Wow. That is about like saying folks who don't believe we are causing global warming are white supremacists...

19 posted on 05/24/2010 9:01:18 AM PDT by LearnsFromMistakes (Yes, I am happy to see you. But that IS a gun in my pocket.)
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To: Frantzie

You could that if you pay for any American films you support Obama couldn’t you?


20 posted on 05/24/2010 10:19:30 AM PDT by Borges
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