From the Fahrenheit 451 department comes this indictment of California’s higher education’s “tolerance” for opposing views. When I first got the tip on this, I thought to myself “nobody can be this stupid to photograph themselves doing this” but, here they are, right from the San Jose State University Meteorology Department web page:
The caption from the SJSU website reads:
This week we received a deluge of free books from the Heartland Institute {this or this }. The book is entitled “The Mad, Mad, Made World of Climatism”. SHown above, Drs. Bridger and Clements test the flammability of the book.
Maybe they just can’t help themselves, note the pictures on the wall.
Here is a screencap of the website relevant section:
SJSU Meteorology page is here: http://www.sjsu.edu/meteorology/
Fully archived here:
http://www.webcitation.org/6GJvAbb2t
This is the link for book: The Mad Mad Mad World of Climatism
I think Drs. Bridger and Clements have proved the point of the book quite well.
if you wish to comment on their photo, here’s where:
Department of Meteorology
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0104
Voice: (408) 924-5200
FAX: (408) 924-5191
Email: meteorology@sjsu.edu
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UPDATE: 12:50PM PDT
The photo and caption has been removed – gone from the web page.
http://www.sjsu.edu/meteorology/
But it is permanently archived here: http://www.webcitation.org/6GJvAbb2t
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I agree with DJ…if the Meteorology Dept at SJSU has any research funding it should be cancelled.
They probably got a lot of funding out of the CO2AGW gravy train, so they try to keep it rolling.
@Kasuha
The Heartland Institute has a science director:
http://heartland.org/jay-lehr-phd
Steve Goreham’s book contains science. That he is an electrical engineer & MBA rather than, say, meteorology PhD, does not IMO matter. Either his arguments & evidence are valid, or not.
Appealing to academic credentials is to commit the logical fallacy of argumentum ad auctoritatem.
Theo Goodwin says:
”What could they have been thinking? Did they intend to present themselves as Nazis? Do they not know that they are presenting themselves as Nazis?”
This is not the first time. Apparently those in the CAGW camp have little knowledge of history, which explains how they’re so easily duped with “unprecedented”. To anyone familiar with history this was a clear admission to being Nazis:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/02/20/la-times-invokes-godwins-law-cites-mein-kampf-to-attack-heartland-institute/
It seemed clear to me after Climategate that Warmist propaganda must become increasingly strident, ludicrous, insane. The photo is proof that it has, if the 10-10 video wasn’t enough. The perpetrators of both have unwittingly revealed the sickness within the movement, as well as given us a preview of things to come if they prevail.
Sarah Palin was accused of censoring books containing ideas she did not like, (which later became an accusation that she burned such books), and despite ZERO evidence that she ever did either – she was nonetheless excoriated by leftist MSM as though she had.
Here, leftists flaunt the idea of burning a book containing ideas they do not like and are likely expecting to be glorified for it by leftist MSM and receive ZERO criticism.
Liars and hypocrites.
I usually reserve my book-buying to those inexpensive, used tomes I am collecting to discover how the classism of the Poor Laws evolved into the scientific classism and racism of the scientific progressives, and how they joined up with the marxists to develop this new world order of elitist totalitarians saving the world from apocalypic disasater they unoriginally have co-opted from us Christians.
But this is too good to pass up. I ordered a copy, new. I encourage others to do the same, and at least loan the book out once if not more, just so this little fire stunt back-fires on them.
How about a slow-motion closeup of Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” being stuffed up a Donkey-crat’s hind end? It burns, it burns!
@ur momisugly PaulH
Yep, and Better World (TM) = Miranda!
We are moving and downsizing so that I had to dispose of many of the books I have had for years. Some I donated to used bookstores, library if they would take them. Many ended up in the landfill and I felt guilty. Burning a book, even Al Gore’s is just wrong.
I was going to suggest that you create a page for a “Hall of Shame”.
But I see you have a well populated tag for “Climate Ugliness” which sure FITS.
Shepherdfj says: May 2, 2013 at 11:54 am
I am a bit confused about this since Meteorologists are usually not “warm” to the concept of AGW.
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Those people are not working meteorologists. They are teaching tomorrows meteorologists.
John Shade says:
May 2, 2013 at 12:49 pm
“It doesn’t surprise me, although I do feel dismay. Dismay at their low political and intellectual standards. Is it through such people that the panic over carbon dioxide is sustained?”
Yes of course. That’s how they roll. Here’s another one.
http://notrickszone.com/2013/04/24/schellhnhuber-postpones-warming-another-decade-now-warns-of-8c-warming-by-2200/
Schellnhuber, like all other warmists/communitarians, thinks that the Earth has a limited carrying capacity. On a good day a communitarian grants 1 bn people the right to live. The other 6 bn? Well they’re a problem you know.
Little and large
http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/Ca-Today.jpg
I am inclined to think the top pic is far more terrifying.
The western world has a problem, as manifested by this action, namely a complete generation that has been indoctrinated instead of being educated. Until that generation grows up and starts being able to think, the problem will continue. Let’s hope that they have the ability to grow up very fast.
How could we collectively have taken our eye off the ball for so long? I think the answer is that we were too busy making money to care. OK, we made the money – now we are paying for it.
Anthony Watts says: “The photo has been removed gone from the web page”
April has gone down the Memory Hole. No apologies. No investigation. No explanation. No excuses. Damn, I suppose they’ll cancel tonight’s torchlight parade, too!
If the closed mind climate scientists want to burn the book then it must be worth reading. I’m going to buy several copies and send them to various school age relatives.
Did Anthony’s posting this, and all the comments, force the take down? Most likely, IMHO.
The sad thing is that they were so stupid to pose for the photo..
The funny thing is that they were so stupid to pose for the photo.
Glad to see the photo has been removed from the webpage. That was quick (the response must have been strong and hit home – well done, everyone). Now let’s see them make amends and prove they didn’t mean it – by handing out a copy of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism” to EVERY student.
No? I didn’t think so.
Seriously, I cannot believe they are smiling in that photo. I can NOT believe it! And this is a centre of Higher Education???
Our “modern” schools and teachers (the world over) teach the destruction of society and civilization. That’s where the war really is, in the school and universities. Talk about the enemy within! That’s where is has to change around. Those individuals are so cocky now, they have become highly visible, which means everyone will be able to see them for what they are. When the reaction starts kicking in, and those fools learn that the whole world is NOT with them in their endeavour to kick over civilization, they might regret becoming so visible.
…And those idiots are actually smiling while setting fire to a book… Sheesh!
Mike Jonas,
“…a complete generation that has been indoctrinated instead of being educated. …”
More like two generations.
May you burn in San Jose, denier!
Books are only burned by those who are afraid of what they contain.
“…I cannot believe this is coming from an American University…”
Based on this last straw of evidence I reluctantly conclude that California is a post-American state, having clearly seceded from the values our declining nation was founded upon. Sadly, my own state of Colorado is apparently succumbing to Mad CA Disease as well, having come under the influence of White House gases as well as vapors of more “doobieous” origin..
Today’s Wall Street Journal has a provacative comment — as reported by the Smithsonian, “Jamestown Colony settlers resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609 …”
Thank goodness for our recovery from the little ice age with a bit of global warming. But the sunspot cycle may be predicting the onset of global cooling. Let’s outlaw any future cannibalism before it’s too late
My favorite disparaging term (and one I practically never use) for such people as these book burners is “butt-ugly stupid”. But it’s so offensive I hesitate to use it.
Yet there’s no better term…