Update: video link added below at 730PM PST (H/T to Joe S.)
From C-SPAN, Click for video player
When you watch this video it is clear Ms. Boxer does not have any interest in listening to what Dr. Spencer had to say, nor does she apparently care that she just insulted him on national television. Ms. Boxer, have you no shame?
From the Rush Limbaugh show, some sparks flew when Boxer beclowns herself at the end of Dr. Roy Spencer’s testimony. (Link to testimony here)
Excerpt-
Limbaugh transcript: I’m going to make Barbara Boxer the official clown of the Excellence in Broadcasting Network. Can you believe this? Folks, I can’t tell you how much I wish my mom and dad were alive to see all of this. To have a brilliant and independent scientist, a former NASA scientist, be insulted simply because he has an association, a tongue-in-cheek association. We don’t have an official climatologist here. I just know Dr. Spencer and I learn from him. He’s a scientist, a scientist that we all know and love and trust here. He’s written a great book about global warming, and these snide little Democrats, these little liberals just have to go, eh, eh, eh. Dr. Spencer is now going to be more famous than he ever thought he would be. (laughing) Can you believe this? “I just want everybody to make sure they know what’s really happening.” What’s really happening, Senator Boxer? What’s really happening? (laughing) “I just wanted to point that out for people to understand.” Yeah, like I wrote his testimony, I wrote his talking points, I even had a secret wireless communication in his ear. I was answering questions they were asking. (laughing) And Obama says there’s going to be unity.
Transcript follows:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_072208/content/01125107.guest.html
At Hearing, Official EIB Clown Attacks Official EIB Climatologist
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: The official climatologist of the EIB Network, Dr. Roy Spencer, a brilliant independent climatologist and scientist, former NASA, he’s now at University of Alabama at Huntsville, testified before Senator Boxer’s committee on climate change research, and they had the following exchange.
SPENCER: In conclusion, I am predicting today that the theory that mankind is mostly responsible for global warming will slowly fade away in the coming years, as will the warming itself, and I trust you would agree, Madam Chair, that such a result deserves to be greeted with relief. That concludes my testimony, and I’d be willing to answer any questions.
BOXER: Okay. I also want to point out on that on your own blog you said you never were told you couldn’t speak about your scientific views. And lastly, I guess is a certain congratulations, Rush Limbaugh referred to you as the official climatologist of the Rush Limbaugh Excellence in Broadcasting Network.
SPENCER: Yeah, that’s tongue-in-cheek reference.
BOXER: Right. But I just want to point that out for people to understand. I just want to make sure everybody knows what’s really happening.
RUSH: Oh, my, poor Dr. Spencer! Poor Dr. Spencer! Barbara Boxer attempts to disqualify his expertise by linking him to this program. Yes! (laughing) “I just want everybody to know what’s really happening.” What’s really happening is that, what, did I write his testimony? Did I write his opening remarks? What happened, Senator? I’m going to make Barbara Boxer the official clown of the Excellence in Broadcasting Network. Can you believe this? Folks, I can’t tell you how much I wish my mom and dad were alive to see all of this. To have a brilliant and independent scientist, a former NASA scientist, be insulted simply because he has an association, a tongue-in-cheek association. We don’t have an official climatologist here. I just know Dr. Spencer and I learn from him. He’s a scientist, a scientist that we all know and love and trust here. He’s written a great book about global warming, and these snide little Democrats, these little liberals just have to go, eh, eh, eh. Dr. Spencer is now going to be more famous than he ever thought he would be. (laughing) Can you believe this? “I just want everybody to make sure they know what’s really happening.” What’s really happening, Senator Boxer? What’s really happening? (laughing) “I just wanted to point that out for people to understand.” Yeah, like I wrote his testimony, I wrote his talking points, I even had a secret wireless communication in his ear. I was answering questions they were asking. (laughing) And Obama says there’s going to be unity.
END TRANSCRIPT
Pamela – this AM in coastal Nor Cal it was back down in the upper 40s. That usually does not happen until at least mid August. I am on the verge of calling onset of climatic autumn here. Of course it will be a retrospective call. But I should know within a couple weeks whether or not climatic autumn started on the 20th of July (!).
[even though this was a positive, we are done talking about this~Charles the moderator]
“I think this weekend I may have to put a fire in the wood stove!”
Jutht be careful where you pith letht you inadvertantly put the fire out.
Apologies – this really isn’t relevant to this topc but I was half listening to the Obama speech in Berlin and the last few sentences caught my attention
Quote:- The terrorists of September 11th plotted in Hamburg and trained in Kandahar and Karachi before killing thousands from all over the globe on American soil.
As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/text-obama-speech-berlin/story.aspx?guid={E4036BB1-ABD7-471B-BD6D-1E26F6878BB1}&dist=msr_1
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