Climategate: Settle down Sarah Palin. This changes nothing (Juvenile Joisey Jourbalism)

The Star-Ledger ^ | December 13, 2009 | The Editorial Board

[2ndDivisionVet]

Give this much to Sarah Palin: She is so dependably wrong that she makes it easy to pick sides.

After exposing President Obama’s plans to kill the elderly and disabled with his death panels, she has moved on to climate change, seizing on the recent scandal over stolen e-mails as evidence that global warming is a liberal myth.

Let’s look at the record. A few weeks ago, a computer hacker stole documents and e-mails from a server at Britain’s Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Some of the e-mails were between scientists at the center and a leading climatologist at Penn State, Michael E. Mann.

It turns out, assuming the documents are authentic, that these elite climate scientists were spinning their research. They hid data they didn’t like. They discussed boycotting publications that questioned their conclusions. They talked about using a "trick" to massage data.

They behaved, in short, like a bunch of hacks. And that has given climate-change skeptics their biggest propaganda win in years. It has allowed people like Palin to score points.

But it is beyond silly to suggest, as Palin does, that Obama should boycott the climate summit in Copenhagen in response to this kerfuffle. The science behind global warming does not depend on these climatologists alone. An overwhelming majority of climate scientists across the world believe that human activity is warming the planet, and that this presents a dire threat to Earth’s environment.(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

I've picked my side, you hacks!

[ABQHispConservative]

What a bunch of condescending little people these guys. I hope they have enough saved up, they’ll be out of a job soon.

[4rcane]

its easy to pick side. I just have to pick the opposite of this author

[homegroan]

Kerfuffled?? Sounds like it might be fun...

Paging Bill OReilly...Word check Aisle 2

[pnh102]

Well Gov. Palin is 100% correct on the death panels. They are right there in the bill, if the Star Ledger refuses to read the bill and acknowledge them, then it is they who are in the wrong.

And if the Star Ledger had bothered doing some actual reporting on Climategate, it would have found out that the charlatans themselves admit that man-made global warming is BS. What more do you need?

[cripplecreek]

She is so dependably wrong that she makes it easy to pick sides.

Kinda like the death panels and the FACT that the democrats inserted limits on those with cancer and heart disease.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Dick Bachert]

Someone needs to ask these soon to be on the soupline imbiciles why, if AGW is a fact, do the climate hysteriacs refuse to answer legitimate questions on the subject and find it necessary to strong-arm those who ask them into silence?

Do you suppose this is why Obama wants an American version of Hitler’s Brown Shirts??

[freepersup]

LOL.

Is jourbalism a Free Republic coined word? Your creation perhaps? It's brilliant!

[NurdlyPeon]

There is one nice thing about writers like this guy; they save you time. You only have to read about two or three paragraphs to realize that you have already wasted more of your time than you should have.

[Bruinator]

The fact that all the “other” climate scientist still believe is a straw man argument. The only reason they beilieve is due to the bogus science put forth. So if you base your conclusions on a lie.......

[pietraynor]

With all these morons in the LAME STREAM Media drinking the Odumbo/Global Warming Kool Aid, Kraft Foods will have to put on three shifts. That is how we get out of the recession/depression. Drink more Kool Aid

[cripplecreek]

Personally I think the writer comes across as a little desperate.

[norwaypinesavage]

This is why they fear Sarah. She correctly summarized two health care bills that were each over 2000 pages long into two words: Death Panels". That summary completely changed the debate on the legislation.

Now she has correctly summarized thousands of documents and computer programs in Climategate into three words: Global Warming Hoax. That too, is changing the debate.

Sarah is greatly feared. I love it!

[VeniVidiVici]

Did this “editorial” mention the fact that Algore thinks the temperature of the inner earth is “millions of degrees”?

[bogscum]

An overwhelming majority of climate scientists across the world believe that human activity is warming the planet, Now all the have to do is prove it

[Right Wing Assault]

Did this “editorial” mention the fact that Algore thinks the temperature of the inner earth is “millions of degrees”?

Don't question Algore! He took a science class in college.

[Edisto Joe]

Global Warming has become global fraud. Science has been taken over by political leftist bent on moving toward Global Socialism. Redistributing the wealth on a world wide basis.The green opportunists like Gore are cashing in on the coattails of the movement. Sarah Palin is not out to destroy the environment. She only expresses the views of many others that this climate change crap has gone to the extreme and their are very valid points being made by others in the scientific community that should be heard.
Our President has shown his preference for the Socialist agenda and will sell out America to advance the cause.

[rockinqsranch]

This condescending editorial as a deliberate attempt to slight global warming skepticism is a failure. The author(s) neglected to fact check their pimp.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I take full credit for the term...