Gosh, according to many, I’m a far worse person for speaking my mind on the subject. But here is what happened to one TV meteorologist when he put a few notes about “global warming” in his weather forecast. – Anthony
From tampabay.com “The FEED” blog:
Tampa weatherguy Paul Dellegatto named “Worser” person by Keith Olbermann
WTVT-Ch. 13 chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto is such a mild-mannered guy, it’s hard to imagine him in a televised throw-down with one of cable TV’s most outspoken anchors.
But that’s what happened Wednesday night, when MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann named the Tampa weatherguy to second place in that evening’s “Worst Person in the World” listing, citing a recent statement by Dellegatto during a newscast saying there are some signs that runaway global warming isn’t happening.
In the Tampa Bay area to take in some spring training games, Olbermann dinged Dellegatto for “putting in global warming denial propaganda into the local freaking weather forecast of the local freaking Fox station.” He accused the weatherguy of downplaying “the whole global warming doomsayer theory,” noting sarcastically that global warming can make some areas on the Earth unseasonably cooler as well.
(UPDATE: After trading Facebook messages with Dellegatto earlier today, I had hoped to interview him about Olbermann’s criticisms. But Fox declined to make him available — instead, a spokesman released a two-line statement:
“Nobody cares about Keith Olbermann. He’s irrelevant.”
Judge that for yourself by checking the clip from Wednesday’s show below.
If you would like to send some words of support to WTVT, here is the link to contact them.
There’s no point in complaining to MSNBC about Olberman, this rant is mild compared to his regular fare. The management there has heard worse I’m sure. – Anthony
What we need are some great ten second sound bites that people in the media can use. Maybe we can start a list here under “Resources”?
“Good news, No weather catastrophes today!!!”
@ur momisugly timbrom,
Actually, the Daily Telegraph has long been totally pro-AGW. As a long-time Telegraph reader I’m very sad to see its completely one-sided, ignorant and biased coverage. Twice I nearly lodged a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission, but after exchanging emails with the Deputy Editor, I didn’t follow through, which I now rather regret.
You may have been thinking of its sister publication, the Sunday Telegraph, which has been far more balanced in its coverage, even verging on scepticism.
Chris
Well, what you have to realize is that the trigger that set off KO was almost certainly that it was a Fox station. Note that he even makes a point of saying so. The obvious implication KO is making is that the Evil Svengali Roger Ailes has expanded his plan for world domination for the f/a/s/c/i/s/t/ conservative cause from Fox News all the way to local Fox affiliates weather forecasts.
Go to http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings. MSNBC rating are in the tank. Wonder why.
Anthony- What do you think of climate4you.com? They seem to have some very good charts & lot of great info.
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The “worser” thing to do is give Olbermann any acknowledgment whatsoever. Any more of your time is wasted.
I used to watch KO occasionally. One day his worst person in the world was an internet writer who he accused of publishing other writers names and home addresses. (Turns out the worst person in the world in fact linked to the other writers own internet site, which had their names and addresses). The same day a suicide bomber blew up himself and a woman and her two daughters at a bus stop (10 and 12 years old). Yet that day an internet blogger was the worst person in the world. I won’t watch him again.
This was funny when crazy Ann Coulter found out crazy Keith Olbermann was making up his university credentials.
http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=300
Just a few 10 second sound bites…
According to NASA, the Earth has been cooling for ten years, but TIME Magazine is afraid to say anything because they had to apologize last time.
The UN has decided that US taxpayers must send them alot more money, because the Earth is going to get real hot if we don’t. So, Pay up Americans!!!
Have you noticed that the Earth is cooling? Satellite and ground based temperature sensors all say the same thing. Buy a coat while it’s still on sale!
Do you live near an ocean, bay or gulf? Is the water level rising, other than high tide? You’re not imagining it, sea level rise is just another scare tactic…
Some scientists are now saying that Global Warming was caused by the SUN, not your SUV. Now that the sun is quiet, temperatures are falling worldwide.
Some people think that five dollar or even eight dollar a gallon gasoline will be good for the USA. If you agree. You want Cap and Trade. Tell your representative.
If there’s a heatwave, it’s Global Warming. If the Earth gets colder, it is ALSO Global Warming. Global Warming can do ANYTHING! How can you stop something like that?!?
So that’s Keith Oberman. I guess you learn something everyday, but from those couple of minutes it’s obvious I wouldn’t confuse him for a rocket scientist.
Somebody, maybe the guys at NOAA who last week also said we are in for 30 years of cooling, should tell Olberman that the chill he feels up his leg now is not Obama, its just cold air.
The man is a bombastic fool
“Can anybody explain to me why the AGW industry becomes more irrational and shrill in its findings and demands given the logical arguments that appear to be gradually demolishing their belief and the evidence on the ground?”
1. Reputations on the line and the funding of researh: House of Cards Effect.
2. It provided an excuse to use euphamistic profanity: The “Freaking” Effect.
3. Most prominant, I think: The “IS TOO, IS TOO, IS TOO!” Effect.
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I have repeatedly emailed MSNBC management that I have a solution to their mistake in hiring Olberman. I’ll get to it in a minute.
For those of you who don’t know much about Olberman; he always boasts about graduating from Cornell. However, here’s the truth.
If you’ve ever watched any three nights of his show, you know that Olbermann went to Cornell. But he always forgets to mention that he went to the school that offers classes in milking and bovine management. Indeed, Keith is constantly lying about his nonexistent “Ivy League” education, boasting to Playboy magazine, for example: “My Ivy League education taught me how to cut corners, skim books and take an idea and write 15 pages on it, and also how to work all day at the Cornell radio station and never actually go to class.” Except Keith didn’t go to the Ivy League Cornell; he went to the Old MacDonald Cornell. The real Cornell, the School of Arts and Sciences (average SAT: 1,325; acceptance rate: 1 in 6 applicants), is the only Ivy League school at Cornell and the only one that grants a Bachelor of Arts degree. Keith went to an affiliated state college at Cornell, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (average SAT: about that of pulling guards at the University of South Carolina; acceptance rate: 1 of every 1.01 applicants). Olbermann’s incessant lying about having an “Ivy League education” when he went to the non-Ivy League ag school at Cornell would be like a graduate of the Yale locksmithing school boasting about being a “Yale man.”
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‘Olbermann should have stayed with what he knows.’
Counting his toes?
Hey, that rhymes!
Olberman appears to be interviewing as anchor for the future Pravda Cable Channel. That was one of the stupidest rants I have ever seen.
“Sorry, I live in Spain. Can anyone explain who Keith Olbermann is exactly”
Try this article.
http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/article.cgi?article=300
In 2005, Ted Turner compared Fox News to Hitler’s propaganda machine.
The reply from Fox was a classic:
“A FOXNEWS spokesperson responded: “Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind — we wish him well.”
And now, Keith Olbermann.
Regards,
Steamboat Jack
This link goes to the beginning of the html:
http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html#bib1
NBC is owned by GE, and GE has invested a huge amount of money on the green agenda. You will see no balance from MSNBC. In Canada we have the CBC , which is publicly owned and supposed to be unbiased. What a joke that is. They even think their declining ratings are due to something other than the public being sick and tired of their totally biased programming. The election here for Prime Minister was a clear message from the Canadian people that we don’t believe the BS ( bad science) they are trying to shove down our throats. The CBC is in denial as to why no one is watching or listening. They had one of the best classical music channels (CBC 2,102.1 FM in Calgary) which had an elderly listenership. The ratings became so bad that they went to “indie” music targeting the younger generation. It is terrible now. They refuse to accept that their “unbiased” (*self snip*) is driving people away. Jay Ingrahm on the Canadian Discovery Channel is painful to watch as well. Supposedly science based journalism. When I watch any form of media, I am inundated (bludgeoned) by green propaganda. It makes me laugh when pro-AGWr’s post on this blog that our voices should be silenced. Haven’t they already effectively accomplished that? I only see that opposing view in the blogosphere, no where in the MSN is our voice being heard. As “The Clash” said, you have the right to free speech,as long as your not dumb enough to actually try it.
One of the key signs of desperation and panic by those who oppose ones truth is that they start attacking the messenger rather than the message [the science] . They have no basis for attacking valid science so they attck and try to discredit any messenger.
We are all behind you Paul. The American people are behind you as well as the majority of Americans [ now up to 44% per recent poll by Angus Reid Reports] reject the AGW science and their numbers are growing , thus the very desperate outburts as noted in this post .
I quit watching all the news channels, except Fox, several years ago, because they are no longer presenting news on controversial subjects, just advocacy. Maybe they will eventually go the way of the liberal newspapers. Even my junior-high school grandkids can see the bias, anymore.
El Sabio (02:54:37) :”Sorry, I live in Spain. Can anyone explain who Keith Olbermann is exactly? From the video I can see he’s an idiot, but who is he?”
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KO was for years a sports commentator on American TV. A few years ago he joined MSNBC a failing cable TV offshoot of major broadcast network NBC. MSNBC and KO in particular are insanely jealous of FOX NEWS’ top ranked ratings and they pump up their ratings with their moonbat liberal demographic by trashing FOX and FOX’s Bill O’Reilly in particular.
Anthony
I put an earlier version of the following short story (which I wrote) into the comments section of one of your earlier postings, so I’ll understand if you zap this one. But judging from the comments by others here, I thought maybe some of them would enjoy the story. Its called “The Trial.”
REPLY: It is a bit too large for comments. – Anthony
Is it possible to include Dellegatto’s clip as well? Olbermann’s a famous ass, and much has been written about his miscasting, but it would be interesting to see what exactly Dellegatto did to raise Olby’s easily-raised hackles.
REPLY: I looked but did not see any video of his weathercast for that day. – Anthony
Martin Mason writes:
“I’ve only just stumbled on this site and it is a good source of info to balance the propaganda from the AGW industry. Are there any sites where with forums where it’s possible to rationally discuss the issues?”
Yes this is a good place to be.This blog is well moderated.Therefore irrational and trolling behavior are quickly snipped.
Rationally discussing the issues with an AGW believer is really not possible anymore.In my forum we have not seen a single AGW believer post anything since early last year.That is because we banned the two for being hostile and offensive.Since then not a single new AGW believer has joined.
If they are civil and reasonable.They would have my support in posting what they believe.But alas they never join.
You can try MY forum where there are NO AGW believers present.
or try this one where there is ONE who is persisting in his AGW based arguments.
Climate Realists is the place:
http://climaterealists.com/forum/
Cheers