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Weather Channel Founder Blasts Network; Claims It Is 'Telling Us What to Think'
Business & Media Institute ^ | 3/3/2008 6:11:04 PM | By Jeff Poor

Posted on 03/03/2008 3:56:18 PM PST by Plumberman27

The Weather Channel has lost its way, according to John Coleman, who founded the channel in 1982.

Coleman told an audience at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change on March 3 in New York that he is highly critical of global warming alarmism.

“The Weather Channel had great promise, and that’s all gone now because they’ve made every mistake in the book on what they’ve done and how they’ve done it and it’s very sad,” Coleman said. “It’s now for sale and there’s a new owner of The Weather Channel will be announced – several billion dollars having changed hands in the near future. Let’s hope the new owners can recapture the vision and stop reporting the traffic, telling us what to think and start giving us useful weather information.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; globalwarmingfake; johncoleman; liberalmedia; weatherchannel
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To: toddlintown

“Married 34 years today”

We celebrare our 50th anniversery in June.


21 posted on 03/03/2008 4:44:16 PM PST by dalereed (both)
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To: NittanyLion

“Is this him?”

If that’s him the picture had to be taken at least 30 years ago. He has to be in his 70s.


22 posted on 03/03/2008 4:47:41 PM PST by dalereed (both)
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To: Jeff Head
Agreed. TWC started out as a great service, simply reporting current weather conditions and forecasts around the entire country.

The last few years have seen it turn into an out and out propoganda machine for the whacko environmentalists. I rarely watch it at all now, where I used to tune in all the time. I now simply use the internet and the Weather Service and the local weather channels in the places of interest that I am planning to travel to or where my family and friends live.

When it started, it was a great idea, now it is a steaming pile of excerment. I'm not about to sit through 30 minutes of global warming propaganda waiting to hear what the temp is and for the local forcast. And half the time, they don't even bother to give you that.... Haven't watched it in years, a waste of space on my TV channel list....

23 posted on 03/03/2008 4:56:16 PM PST by machman
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To: dalereed

Actually, John Coleman was just on Fox News about a week or so ago. He still looks in remarkably good shape. He’s got to be somewhere in his 70’s now. I grew up watching him as weatherman here in Chicagoland, for years. Always liked him. He had a great sense of humor and was indeed a bit theatrical in a fun way. Also a great weatherman. A fount of knowledge. And he’s on to the climate change hoaxsters bigtime.


24 posted on 03/03/2008 4:59:58 PM PST by flaglady47 (Algore: send global warming to Chicago area; will pay any carbon tax - desperate)
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To: NittanyLion
Here's a picture that more resembles John.
Looks just like he did when I was a kid in Chicago.


25 posted on 03/03/2008 5:19:36 PM PST by ThreePuttinDude ()... Cevapi & Slivovitz for everyone....()
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To: ThreePuttinDude

Dang, forgot to add this...

Born October 15, 1934 (age 73)


26 posted on 03/03/2008 5:21:23 PM PST by ThreePuttinDude ()... Cevapi & Slivovitz for everyone....()
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To: Plumberman27

Latest Weather Channel Headline:
GORE’S GLOBAL FLATULENCE IS BEGINNING TO BACKFIRE!


27 posted on 03/03/2008 5:42:51 PM PST by rusureitflies? (OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD! There, I said it. Prove me wrong.)
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To: Plumberman27

Heidi Cullen will want him tarred and feathered.


28 posted on 03/03/2008 7:52:15 PM PST by Roberts
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To: Plumberman27

“since i heard about him being investigated for racketeering???”

Whaaaaaa?


29 posted on 03/04/2008 6:02:18 AM PST by Holicheese (Beware your friendly air defenses!)
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To: edcoil

BUMP!


30 posted on 03/04/2008 6:43:32 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

bump


31 posted on 03/04/2008 6:20:42 PM PST by Joe Republc
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