You have to wonder, has Dr. Mann decided to pull a CYA in the face of Climategate, or is he just not cognizant of how ridiculous his statement is in the context of his past behavior?
Since “Climategate” Dr. Michael Mann has been on a nonstop media blitz. It seems he’s given dozens if not hundreds of interviews since the story broke on November 19th. It seem obvious that he’ll talk to anyone in an effort to get his point across. Up until this one interview, the message has been consistent with much of what he’s said and done in the past. That is, until this zinger.
In an interview given to The Morning Call, Dr. Mann was able to alienate both sides of the debate with a single sentence:
“I would call them contrarians or, frankly in some cases, climate change deniers,” he said. “I’m a skeptic. When I see a scientific claim being made, I want to see it subject to scrutiny and validation.”
Climatician, heal thyself. Start with a mirror.
Yet, while saying things like:
“I wish in retrospect I had told him, ‘Hey, you shouldn’t even be thinking about this,’” [reference to deleting emails]
… when his own work is subject to “scrutiny”, he has to resort to FTP data folders labeled “censored“. Look at what happens when that Mann “censored” data is used.
Here’s the complete interview transcript.
You know, The Daily Call only has one side of the story. They really should interview Steve McIntyre or Ross McKittrick next. Their contact page is helpful for such requests.
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he’s a skeptic? hah! that’s right in line with the early 20th century progressives usurping the term “liberal.”
see, there’s nothing wrong with me! I’m skeptical!
mann needs to be beaten with a yardstick.
I am amazed that the spoof reference to Jimmy Doolittle went over most readers heads. What happened to History as a subject? General Doolittle died some years ago at the age of 96 after a lifetime of service to the US, including active military service through both world wars, learning to fly just prior to WWI and working as a military test pilot, among other things, between the wars. If ever an American deserved accolades, Jimmy Doolittle was that mas.
And I’m an irreverent Kiwi!
Bullying has always worked for Mann, and he is convinced it will continue to work for him – if he can just get out there and talk long enough.
But the bullying only worked because people believed the underlying science was sound.
The rug has been pulled out from under AGW. The curtain has been pulled back, and that Mann behind the curtain is just a flummoxed old fraud.
The world knows it, but he is just insistent that it isn’t so.
At the same time, this is no time for anyone to let up.
If the ClimateGate Report due later today does the expected “There is nothing happening her, people – move on” thing, let’s see how energized his bullying becomes.
Or Syrup of IPeCaC
For accuracy, it’s the “Allentown Morning Call”; not “Daily Call.”
The interview is genuine. It appeared here, at Penn State, where the committee which investigates Mann has to issue its report this month.
It’s a last minute publicity blitz – Mann and Science finally meeting each other, shake hands around a tree (trunk cut open…)