Raymond Arritt wrote: > Eli Rabett wrote: > > > The base problem against a Sgt. Schultz defence (I don't know nothing) > > is that Michaels benefited monetarily and in other ways from what is > > potentially an impersonation of a state official. > > > > OTOH, we could then go back and read all the stirring defenses of > > Michaels, the eminent State Climatologist (but he did stay once at > > Holiday Inn Express). > > Eh, well, I don't see this as much more than a bureaucratic screwup. > And it distracts attention from the more substantive problems with > Michaels' public statements and science.
You are thinking like a scientist, which is what got everyone in trouble in the first place:) How much of his authority does Michaels derive from his position? How does that position get him exposure in the media. Why is it hard to argue about the substantive problems with Michaels' public statements to someone who knows very little about climate science but sees that Michaels is "State Climatologist" Now think about how the argument would change if it were shown that he is an imposter, pretending to be State Climatologist for 25 years and fooling everyone? Would he be very useful to the Cato Institute as the Holiday Inn Express State Climatologist (US ad campaign see http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgX7i0C-IK4 for an example) Why are you so willing to immediately attribute this to a bureaucratic screw up. Imagine what Michaels and Singer would be saying if it were shown that Hansen's appointment documents as head of GISS could not be found? As long as you think of Michaels and Singer in terms of science they will play you like a drum. This is not about truth and justice, but it is the American way. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
