The “Hurricane Sandy is caused by global warming” Tabloid Climatology™ affliction gets out of control on MSNBC in a Chris Matthews interview with Dr. Michael Oppenheimer:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Well Professor [Michael] Oppenheimer, back in the 60s, we calls such people pigs. Pigs. No, really. They don’t care about the planet, they don’t care about the destruction of war. All they want is what they got, their stuff, and they want more of it. Is that what we’re facing here, just greed? I’m not talking about the guy at the coal mind, that’s hard work. I’m talking about people who won’t listen to you, won’t listen to science because they want more stuff.
OPPENHEIMER: Listen, Chris, I’m not into name calling here. I think —
MATTHEWS: Well I am.
The hate is extraordinary. I wonder if Chris Matthews realizes that he just insulted a good portion of the USA populace that is skeptical about AGW?
And, with a salary of $5 million, I wonder how much “stuff” Chris Matthews has compared to the average viewer he foams to.
Watch the video at Real Clear Politics: Global Warming Deniers Are “Pigs”
Sounds like Chris has hippy roots.
Here is a list of the 10 strongest hurricanes/tropic storms of this season according to the ACE (energy) number
1 ….25.6 ….Nadine
2 ….16.5…. Michael
3 ….14.8…. Leslie
4…. 12.5 ….Sandy
5…. 9.47…. Isaac
6 ….8.19…. Gordon
7 ….7.71 ….Ernesto
8 ….7.51 ….Kirk
9 ….7.14 ….Rafael
10….2.72 ….Chris
Sandy was only half of Nadine
source wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Atlantic_hurricane_season
A few weeks ago Mathhews declared that the only reason people would vote against Obama is racism.
I am Swineacus!
I think “Tingles” needs professional help.
O.K. So now, as well as being ‘evil’ we’re now pigs.
Ho-Hum……water off a duck’s (pig’s?) back, we’re used to it by now.
It does smack of desperation though, doesn’t it?
John says:
October 31, 2012 at 5:32 am
Sounds like Chris has hippy roots.
Dyed I expect if he can remember the 60s.
Hypocrite just about describes this man.
“I’m talking about people who won’t listen to you, won’t listen to science”
I didn’t realize Oppenheimer spoke for “science”.
Chris ‘I felt a tingle going up my leg’ Matthews has gone round the bend a long time ago. All you need to do is listen to his post debate rant on MSNBC in which he suggests that Romney ‘violates the Constitution’ by not deferring to President Obama in the debates.
I don’t pay any particular attention to anything Matthews says.
They PAY him?
They should have aired that today. Chris “Tingles” Matthews and Oppeheimer are just creepy.
Chris Matthews can’t think of anything intelligent to say, so he resorts to defamation to an audience of like thinkers. Thus their viewership is low.
…and the people who don’t listen who want to take away people’s “stuff” are called what, Chris?
Yes I am quite sure that Chris has a lot more ‘stuff’ than I do and a much, much larger carbon footprint, but in his mind, I am a pig.
The ironic thing here is that I cared enough about the planet 24 years ago to do some in depth research into the threat of global warming. I bet that Chris Matthews has not cared that much. I discovered a serious lack in the science of catastrophic global warming; namely the catastrophic part. Furthermore, I realized that the recommended steps to combat this problem (that didn’t exist) would cause far more harm to the planet and humanity than the threat itself.
I am a skeptic because I care more about the planet than Chris Matthews, yet he calls me an uncaring pig. I am not in to personal attacks, so I will not insult this man, but I will say that his rhetoric reveals an astounding lack of knowledge on this subject and the demographics of the people he is insulting.
Ah, yes. Chris Matthews. What more is there to say?
In today’s Globe and mail by a US meteorologist,
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/us-obsessed-over-the-superstorm-but-ignored-the-climate-behind-it/article4789420/
Typical of the garbage from the AGW Priesthood.
Sad thing for the Alarmists is that such vitriol and bile simply make sane people question the dogma.
I would suggest this “Chris Mathews” has a hole in his foot and a smoking gun in his hand.
But being so “focussed” leaves him insensitive such that he really has no idea
At least Chris is on a network that maxes out at five viewers at any given moment.
Interesting that some news reports are saying that ‘Hurricane Sandy’ is making Obama look presidential and in charge. This is marginalizing Romney and, with such a short time to go before polling, this may be crucial in deciding the election. Given that Sandy is almost certainly at least partly anthropogenic in origin wouldn’t it be ironic if a climate skeptic in charge of a climate skeptic party lost the election because of AGW!
“Well Professor .., back in the 60s, we calls such people pigs. Pigs. No, really.” Sounds a bit like “We ain’t in no ways tired!” as Hag Hillary tries ebonics.
” Well Professor …, back in the 60s, we calls such people pigs. Pigs. No, really. ” Sounds a lot like “We ain’t in no ways tired.” as Hag Hillary tries eubonics.
I have a feeling that once MSNBC realizes they have to make a product that people will actually watch in order to pay back their investors, Mr. Mathews will be looking for another line of work. I wonder who the deep pockets that keep them afloat are, because their viewer numbers indicate that it isn’t advertiser revenue.
When they do something really bizarre and the web picks the clip up, more people see them poking fun at it than saw the original broadcast by orders of magnitude.
pigs? Back in the 60’s. Jeez. He can’t even get the euphemisms right. The few of us that lived through the 60’s and retained enough brain cells to remember know what we used “PIG” for and it certainly was not against people collecting wealth – unless they were wearing pants with a stripe. Looks like a mixed metaphor or someone who really doesn’t remember the 60’s. Or maybe he did fry his brain. Certainly looks that way. Sad. Hope he gets better soon.
Tingles look in the mirror. At $5mil a year you can have lots of Stuff. He also
has a thing about racists too- all who have southern US ancestry are automatically
1. white and 2. racists. As a mutt- racial American of Appalachian heritage and married to a Woman of similar background, You, sir are the pig…