Mann versus Steyn: popcorn time!

Telegraph (UK) ^ | August 27th, 2012 | James Delingpole

[a fool in paradise]

Please, I implore you all, PLEASE chip in to help finance Professor Michael Mann's suit for defamation against sinister, right-wing Canadian climate-change denier Mark Steyn and the fascist-denialist organ for which Steyn writes, National Review Online

He's advocating for money to help someone litigate a "defamation of character" suit while throwing EVERY slur and exaggeration he can to slimy up the target (fascist? REALLY? Commutards rejoice).

[ElenaM]

I’m seriously considering purchasing stock in popcorn. :D I’d love to see Mann put on the hot seat and forced to actually defend that excretion he calls a scientific fact.

[Mmogamer]

It’s hard to separate satire and truth these days *nods*

[Spktyr]

Basically, he’s a British comic asking people to help convince his major source of comedic material and target of ridicule to not cut his career short, so that this comic will be able to pillory the guy further.

[wideawake]

Trying reading past the first sentence of the article before posting.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Will two cents help?

: )

Good laugh!

[detective]

When someone sues you the purpose is not truth but rather intimidation. It is to create fear. It is to instill fear of losing everything and fear of the complexities downright stupidity of the legal system.

Defending oneself against even a totally meritless lawsuit is an enormous burden.

[Bob]

Defending oneself against even a totally meritless lawsuit is an enormous burden.

While that's all too true, I'd be willing to bet that Steyn would get a tremendous amount of satisfaction out of the discovery process. (Mann, meanwhile, would be crapping his pants.)

[Alex Murphy]

Please, I implore you all, PLEASE chip in to help finance Professor Michael Mann's suit for defamation against sinister, right-wing Canadian climate-change denier Mark Steyn and the fascist-denialist organ for which Steyn writes, National Review Online!

You can measure how outclassed someone is, by counting the adjectives they use to describe their rivals.

[Flycatcher]

James Delingpole is a brilliant right-wing writer (as is Mark Steyn). This "plea" for money is sarcasm!

Delingpole constantly mocks the globalist loons that promote man-made global warming (such as Michael Mann).

That's why, with tongue in cheek, he's asking that we "support" Michael Mann so Mann can get his ass whupped in a debate with Steyn.

Hope that clears up things.

[ElenaM]

Um, I read the entire piece. What’s your point?

[Sherman Logan]

In the last 3 years Steyn pretty much singlehandedly destroyed the Canadian hate crimes prosecution system.

He shouldn’t have too much trouble with Mann.

[outofsalt]

From the comments on their site it would appear the jig is up.

[detective]

“I’d be willing to bet that Steyn would get a tremendous amount of satisfaction out of the discovery process. (Mann, meanwhile, would be crapping his pants.)”

You assume our legal system is honest and concerned with the pursuit of truth and justice. If that were the case Mann would have never filed his lawsuit.

Our legal system is corrupt. It is a tool for bad people to intimidate and extort money from good people.

But I would love to see glogal warming slimeballs like Mann put under oath and be forced to answer questions about their fraudulent studies.

[Flycatcher]

He shouldn’t have too much trouble with Mann.

Mann will never man-up. This is all bluster. Mann's work is corrupt and fraudulent, and as such, indefensible.

By the way, Mann still hasn't responded to freedom-of-information requests regarding his "work."

I would love to see him take on Steyn. Not going to happen.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

He is, as we British like to say, taking the Mickey. His sympathies are pretty obviously with Steyn, and not Mann. I’m told Americans have a tougher time detecting the use of irony...

[righttackle44]

I have put Michael Mann before the Lord. Psalm 58 and 59.

[Choose Ye This Day]

It doesn’t look like you read the entire article.

[bronxville]

I recognized the author so it wasn’t difficult to realize he was being ironic...not knowing the author nor reading the whole piece is a handicap.