Earlier today I pointed out how Bill Nye “The Science Guy” couldn’t even explain the most basic tenet of meteorology, the Coriolis Effect, among other things.
It seems the Washington Post agrees. Jason Samenow writes:
To educate viewers on the science of the recent mega-blizzard that socked New England, MSNBC’s Craig Melvin brought onto his program noted “science guy” Bill Nye . What followed was the one of the most flawed discussions of meteorology I’ve ever seen on a national network.
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“Nye has created some wonderful science educational programs for children, but a weather expert he is not.”
Read more at the Washington Post.
Anthony, your source article and a little research shows that You have got this mixed up a bit.
The fault in this case was not really Bill Nye. Now I do not like him for his nonsense but in this case, he is not the real villain. It is CNN’s Bimbo-twit, Deborah Feyerick, whose bathroom light of a mind, figured that since global warming was responsible for the snowstorm, it must also be responsible for the asteroid’s close approach. He was in a no win position. He couldn’t say “look you stupid bimbo, how the hell could GW here on earth be responsible for an asteroid passing by, are you really that stupid!!” Of course not. He just made a non sequitor to get out of the situation as anyone might have done, and this (her stupidity) has been mocked all over the media already.
So, give Bill a break, on that one question. The truth will out!:]
RE: DavidG says:
February 11, 2013 at 7:52 pm
Do you recall, a couple years ago, when the military man answering a medicated congressman’s questions was asked if an island would tip over? Although the question was absurd, he answered in a polite and respectful and (most importantly,) truthful manner.
I see no reason Bill could not have done the same, when asked an absurd question. However he comes up with an absurd answer.
Part of Bill’s problem seems born of a need to quench the media’s thirst for sensationalism. A asteroid is passing, and he brings up a lot of “might” and “maybe” and “perhaps” and “in the future,” to create a headline of a destroyed city.
If you make a living slinging the bull eventually you wind up speckled by the splash-back.
Nye said “(…) we are (…) putting billions (…) of tons of CO2 into our atmosphere and eventually, that makes such a difference in the weight of the earth, (…)”
WTF? Where does he think coal and oil come from?
Bill Nye, the Science Guy is actually Bill Nye, the Science Lie and Pluperfect Peter Principle Prince Perpetually Propounding Pitiable Pontifications Punctiliously Preposterous…or something like that….
Bill Nye “the climate scientology guy” – remind me, doesn’t he have a diploma as a stationary engineer? Come on Bill, hop to it, clean up in aisle 5….
WHERE does this tie-in with the WashPost/Jason Samenow piece?
Are you conflating things again?
Here’s how the WashPost piece starts:
Where does CNN and Deborah Feyerick enter into this? Did you notice what network was involved here (MSNBC?)
(Please, as a side note, it may be good to consider and refrain from the combination of intellect-limiting adult-beverage ‘drink’ consumption and posting.)
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If I were a prestigious blogger and minor celebrity I would use my reputation to reach out to Bill Nye and try get him on my side, where he would be a valuable ally. Making an enemy of him can’t be the right tactic.
Oh good heavens. Just because a person eats doesn’t mean I would invite that person to the table. Bill Nye uses the phrase “science says…” in his presentations. That doesn’t mean I want him to present a topic at my next science club gathering. That said, he actually makes a pretty good ally right now! I say, leave him on the other side. He seems to be making points for us right where he is at.
As for sows and nors, don’t know much about them. I do know that when the colder northern systems pick up moisture over the ocean and dump snow on us, followed by the more southern warmer pineapple express, we get new rivers (and new fishin holes) where none existed before. I was caught in a mudslide in the 70’s that took out the gondola behind us as a result of one of those one-two punches the Pacific is want to deliver to us. It did it again and filled the Columbia to the point Portland, Oregon had to hike up her skirts to keep from gettin wet right up to her hooha!
_Jim:
I’m a little confused with your criticism here.
The two “complete screwup’s” (one on a very bad, incorrect, and even more misleading answer to a very stupid question from CNN by Bill Nye, and the earlier on a very bad, incorrect, and misleading answer from Bill Nye about winds and circulating storms on MSNBC by Bill Nye) are linked by the guy answering the two questions.
I also particularly fault the national news misleaders within the massive central ABBCNNBCBS networks for ALL of their failures and extreme prejudices – in all of culture, science, and politics and economics, but these specific failures ARE immediately and totally and properly credited to Bill Nye…. The not-so-science guy.
DavidG says:
February 11, 2013 at 7:52 pm
Anthony, your source article and a little research shows that You have got this mixed up a bit.
The fault in this case was not really Bill Nye. Now I do not like him for his nonsense but in this case, he is not the real villain. It is CNN’s Bimbo-twit, Deborah Feyerick, whose bathroom light of a mind, figured that since global warming was responsible for the snowstorm, it must also be responsible for the asteroid’s close approach. He was in a no win position. He couldn’t say “look you stupid bimbo, how the hell could GW here on earth be responsible for an asteroid passing by, are you really that stupid!!” Of course not….
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Sure he could have. I don’t mean the ‘stupid bimbo’ part, but absolutely he could have said ‘No. Not this time. Global warming does this and that and the other, it’s probably going to be responsible for death and taxes in the final analysis, but nope, can’t blame asteroids on AGW.’
It would work wonders for warmist credibility if they’d occasionally draw a line someplace on the stupid scale and not cross it. It messes up the whole ‘suspension of disbelief’ thing people need to swallow a good fictional story.