From: "Raymond Arritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 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.
It very likely is a bureaucratic screw up. It is also very likely that if
it were a screw up, Michaels was aware of it. That is not terribly
important unless conclusively provable. But you are 100% incorrect that it
is a distraction from problems with Micheals' public statements and science
and therefore unimportant.
Does Patrick Michaels' present any credible scientific arguments? I don't
think so. If the main arena for this issue were scientific, Patrick
Michaels' name would have had no meaning for a long time now. But this
debate is by far more one of appearances and PR. His sole source of
credibility is his job title and if it turns out it was never really his,
whatever the reason, he will need another.
I think one of Eli's points is that these people can only win in the PR
sphere, as the scientific debate on the major points (warming -> humans ->
danger) is long over, and by continuing at this point to focus only on the
science we basically cede the real battle field completely to the CATO and
CEI organizations.
I would like to say with regards to the current State Climatologist of
Virigia developments that, if true the Pat is not it, he remains with a very
real hope of retaining credibility through martyrdom, so all should keep
that in mind before joyously dancing on his still freash grave.
Coby
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