Yes, in all likelihood. I have a Facebook friend who posted a link to a climate change denier's blog (he's so high quality, his "about" section still has the standard Word Press boilerplate) that effectively accused NOAA of hyping their data about the hurricane based on four data points he pulled from Weather Underground. In his eyes, it wasn't even a tropical storm because at some point the winds dropped to 40 MPH. These are the crazies who don't believe NOAA, the NHC, or anyone related to the government. When I confronted her with the question "Do you really believe that NOAA is deliberately publishing false data to alarm the general public," her response was "I don't believe ANYTHING just because 'an official' says so." Her follow-up implication is that the media is regurgitating what NOAA/NHC is saying, rather than noting that, if you read the updates themselves (as many of us did), they had the wide range as we've discussed earlier.
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 1:41 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this a response to the Ron Pauls's of the world? I have not read much > criticism of the NHC, or suggestions they were overreacting to TV News > hysteria. I have read criticism of public officials, but I reject that. > Shutting down the subways, evacuating the shorelines, these were all > responsible and prudent decisions. I thought the President, governors and > mayors all handled this situation very well. Closing down the subway system > because of a real (even if less than 50%) threat to public safety is smart; > putting a dozen cameras and reporters on a low-lying, narrow sea wall to get > dramatic images that distort what is actually happening in the region, or > hyping 48 hours in advance unlikely worst case scenarios as likely, to the > exclusion of focus on more likely precautions, and using on screen text and > graphics that exaggerate the impact of actual events - these are not the > fault of the NHS, but market driven (as opposed to public service driven) > cable news. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > 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/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. 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/tvornottv?hl=en
