From the “all’s fair in love, war, and climate science” department comes this opportunity.
On Facebook, Dr. Roy Spencer made a comment related to a post on the original website calling for scientists to “March on Washington” to…
…take a stand for science in politics. Slashing funding and restricting scientists from communicating their findings (from tax-funded research!) with the public is absurd and cannot be allowed to stand as policy.
They add (bold mine):
Who can participate:
“Anyone who believes in empirical science. That’s it. That’s the only requirement. We will both have a diversity committee and a diverse steering committee that represents people of many backgrounds and identities. Science is done by POC, women, immigrants, LGBTQ, indigenous people, people of all beliefs and non-belief. We hope that this diversity is reflected in both the leadership of the march and the march itself.”
Dr. Spencer commented:
It is ironic that they emphasize “empirical science”, since that’s what argues against global warming being a problem. It’s the “theoretical science” they have to invoke to scare people.
But the comment by Dr. Spencer that motivates this post is this one:
Since *everyone* is invited to a “scientists march”, I’m reminded of the time Anthony Watts had his dog join the Union of Concerned Scientists. https://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/10/07/friday-funny-the-newest-member-of-the-union-of-concerned-scientists/
adding:
Kenji might need a white lab coat though.
Long-time WUWT readers may recall that I put UCS to the test. Here’s excerpts:
Be a “concerned scientist” – valid credit card required
Reader DJ writes in Tips & Notes:
Since becoming a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists when I found out all you needed was a valid credit card, my curiosity about who and what they really are has spiked.
I decided to put that theory to the test. I am very proud to announce that a member of my family has been accepted into this prestigious organization. With pride, I present new UCS member, Kenji Watts:
Yes, Kenji is our dog. Apparently, the claim is true, all that is required to be a member of the illustrious group of “concerned scientists” is a valid credit card. No discerning questions were asked of me when I prepared Kenji’s application and no follow up check after the application was done. I simply put in his name, address, and provided a valid credit card that matched the address.
Here is his letter of acceptance:
Kenji is a Japanese Chin, hence the name. Read the full post here: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/10/07/friday-funny-the-newest-member-of-the-union-of-concerned-scientists/
I replied to Dr. Spencer’s comment on FB with:
Kenji does believe in empirical science, why just the other day he sniffed out some empirical evidence of change on the lawn. Yeah, I figure if those protesters in SFO at AGU(16) can wear white lab coats, (see below) Kenji certainly can. UCS might even have to put out a press release “denying” his membership.
and…it tuns out that cyber-criminal Dr. Peter Gleick who admitted he took on a fake identity and used it to steal documents from the Heartland Institute, has announced his intentions of going in a Tweet:
So, it’s settled (the science march, not the science). If these clowns can go “stand up for science” (on the steps of a Catholic church in downtown San Francisco no less) then the only canine member ever accepted by the Union of Concerned Scientists can certainly go.
And it gets better, the march name and website have been changed….
….and now there’s no requirements to attend listed on the new website at all!
It gets better:
Someone should warn Washington that the "White Coats are Coming!" We march for freedom, then for Congress! #LabCoatParty
— Willow ✍🏻 (@MindOverMuses) January 28, 2017
Well, OK then.
To do this, Kenji and I will need to fly from California to Washington DC. I’ll fly coach, probably Kenji will fly doggie carrier under the seat, which Southwest airlines allows for a $100 fee each way. Also, he’ll need to get a health certificate from the vet to fly. We’ll need to get a dog-friendly hotel for a couple of nights at a minimum, transportation to/from the hotel/event and I’ll need to make a sign to carry, get a custom white lab coat for Kenji, plus do some training with Kenji to get him acclimated to large crowds. Since he is so small, and could easily be stepped on, or kicked on purpose, I’ll likely get a chest carrier for small dogs like this one.
We’ll have a two-sided sign, one that shows support for science, and on the reverse, a picture of the worst climate monitoring station ever found by the surfacestations project at the University of Arizona with the question “If you measure climate in a parking lot, is it still science?”
Help Kenji go!
Estimated costs by the time this is all done is about $2000-2500. Since Kenji is still waitng for the #BigOil check, or a grant from the #KochBrothers and has no funds of his own, he’s asking WUWT readers to kick in some pocket change ($10-25 or set your own level) to help get there and “March for Science” (whenever that is they haven’t got the date set yet).
Of course, we’ll have pictures, commentary, and probably some hilarious reactions by people to this.
Captions for the other side of the sign are welcome. Right now, “My Dog is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists” is the leading message.
SEND KENJI TO MARCH IN WASHINGTON DC!
Kenji has his own Twitter account, so be sure to follow him for updates.
Also, if we don’t get enough donations to make it happen, they will be refunded. Thanks, Anthony
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Perhaps sending a small herd of sheep would be appropriate?
Anyone with a pet Lemming wanting to socialise with like minded Lemmings?
I went to a lemmings reunion – but I was the only one there….
(Stolen from Les Barker – Missing Persians File – absolutely hilarious)
Didn’t Like Minded Lemmings open up for The Smith’s in ’86?
You could possibly wear a Sandwich Board with actual science information on it containing charts of #Theoretical-Climate-Science “adjusted data” vs #Empirical-Science “Measured Data”. Though it might become a target board.
“””””….. “
Who can participate:
“Anyone who believes in empirical science. That’s it. ……”””””
Well doesn’t “empirical” imply “observation” ??
Science itself implies observation; after all it is the real physical universe that science is all about; and NOTHING ELSE.
And as top scientist (Lord Rutherford) said: “If you have to do statistics, you should have done a better experiment. ”
Statistics is a particular branch of mathematics; and it is pure numerical origami.
So it isn’t science; empirical or not.
I’m all for real scienceence fiction.
G
Because of a site security alert messing with my typing ……real science; NOT science fiction ….
got scrambulated.
G
This book appears to support your concerns about statistics, George:
https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Statistical-Significance-Economics-Cognition/dp/0472050079/ref=cm_rdp_product
There will already be “sheep in wolves clothing” there.
Be careful I think your dog is a spy and been indoctrinated by NOAA !
Kenji looks like one of those rare ” Dogs of Paradise ”
How is his show dancing prowess ??
g
“””””….. We’ll have a two-sided sign, one that shows support for science, and on the reverse, a picture of the worst climate monitoring station ever found by the surfacestations project at the University of Arizona with the question “If you measure climate in a parking lot, is it still science?” …..”””””
Hey watch it there !
That’s my Laptop desktop picture you are malignating .
I just might want to fly my aughtagyro off that parking lot, and I need to know if it is safe to take off with my wayback lawnmower engine.
The fence is not a problem; I can jump that; but I need to know the jumpway Temperature and humidity.
g
Antony,
Apologies
My wife Chris(tine) and I have been boosting this local charity: –
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/morganshouse
But my wife died, suddenly, unexpectedly, so this is a serious attempt to help the eponymous Morgan; so many folk are so good about my Chris. Much loved, a laughing, loving lady with so many friends.
Not this time. Sorry.
But anyone reading, who might like to help – every dollar, every Euro, every pound helps.
Auto.
Devastated
I’m so sorry to hear this Auto, please except my condolences.
Sorry, Auto, meant to offer my thoughts and prayers earlier. Forgot. I wish you well in your time of grief.
to be fair, very few dogs have credit cards…
Once again you miss the forest because of the trees. The credit card was not in Kenji’s name, the application was. So the UCS did not care who paid as long as they paid.
I’d submit that Kenji has a higher IQ than many of the other members of the USC.
Oh, you’re not a member, are you Griff? Some things are so embarrassing…
sorry…the UCS. I was thinking Union of Soviet Collaborators.
Your statement reading USC is just fine here.
Juan the Bruin
Griff… We have nine dogs. Our credit card statements certainly make it seem as if the cards were theirs… 😉
Griff,
Do you have a credit card? To be fair, I would not equate a dog with you. A well trained/informed dog will only bark at real threats.
squirrel
Some credit cards ARE dogs.
g
Hello Griff,
I’ve been waiting for you to appear again because I’d be very interested in your view to a reply I made to you in an earlier thread where you equated CO2 emissions to “poisoning children”.
If you will recall I asked whether there was the same moral equivalence (i.e. that children are being harmed?)in your mind to the killing of babies in full-term abortions?
I am asking you again, kindly, what is your considered view?
Try to show a strength of character by a reasoned reply.
Please?
Jones
All that’s required is that Kenji have permission to use the card.
Sneaking in a bit of alt-80’s here, seems appropriate…
“White Coats” by New Model Army:
http://youtu.be/J-kjaZImy84
Not one to readily get sarcasm, I hope you will not go. These people have lost control of their faculties and are becoming more and more violent. So like the tantruming toddler in the grocery store after mommy said no to candy, they are best ignored when they gather in a group. If folks like this are willing to attack Scott Baio, they will attack a puppy.
I was thinking the same thing Pamela. That will not be a safe environment for one what actually believes in empirical science. The “tolerant” folks there will not be kind to one carrying the signs Kenji might have.
I agree. There will be a lot of very unpleasant and violent people there. If they recognise Anthony and Kenji, who knows will happen.
Also not wanting to rain on this parade, but unless you are surrounded by an overwhelming crowd of us, the additional expense you’ll have to pay for is solid security to protect you from the unhinged folks who want to string you up for ‘crimes against humanity’.
They call it “crimes against humanity”, but in real life, it is just disagreeing with them. What I mean is that I agree that you need a substantial security force of like-minded people to protect Kenji.
+1
dangerous and complete loss of time, at best. Won’t do no good anyway
I am not a fan of the idea either Anthony, safety aside, I feel it is dumbing down your hard earned reputation. You’ve won just by signing up your dog, leave it at that. Instead I left a donation in the http://www.surfacestations.org tip jar. Do as you wish with it, I think it will be put to better use there.
Silly idea and will achieve NOTHING. Good advice, would be: go back to bed until such ideas go away. GK
Anthony. I agree with Pamela, it is not safe. The other side of the political discussion is now entering the violent stage, they will attack you physically. You may think that the CAGW bunch you normally deal with would never became violent, but now they have their own “brown shirts”. You have seen then busting windows and punching people.
If you do go, bring a gas mask, make that two. one for Kenji.
michael
“Anthony. I agree with Pamela, it is not safe. The other side of the political discussion is now entering the violent stage, they will attack you physically.”
I agree, also. It only takes one deranged person to do something like that and in a group of leftwing protestors, there are bound to be more than one of those.
The Left’s last resort is physical violence, and they are not restrained by a moral compass because they think those who oppose them are not only wrong, but immoral, and so deserve to be attacked to whatever degree it takes to shut them up.
If you go, you need a large number of bodyguards, imo. You see how the Left is turning out the protestors over the ban on radical Islamists. Those were not spontaneous protests, they have been planned and funded well in advance for this moment, and I have every expectation that they have similar things planned for the Climate Change debate, only on a larger scale, so there’s no telling how many people may be at this March for Science. Probably a lot more than just the interested scientists.
I wouldn’t subject myself or my little dog to a leftist mob voluntarily. 🙂
Anthony, your idea to make a ‘statement’ is excellent but should be done with EXTREME caution. You would be confronting some really unstable people.
I have to agree with others here. You should have bodyguards. Unseen and shadowing would be best. The CAGW crowd is as crazy as the progressive left (cut from the same cloth). You are hated by them as much as as is President Trump. You and Kinji could very well be targeted.
Hopefully an anonymous donor will provide that security and the security detail should be seriously vetted.
I offer my help but my concealed carry is not recognized in DC. I still offer you my unarmed assistance within my means.
Stupid “marches” and “rallies” by leftists remind me of the earliest Tea Party rallies, back when people on both sides were involved (then the media convinced everyone that the Tea Party was horrible and full of [insert type of bigotry]). Living in the DC area, and knowing some people who attended, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that after these rallies were over, attendees went around picking up litter, etc., REGARDLESS of if it was from that rally. IIRC, even WaPo reported it. A friend told me it was one of the most positive and polite events she had ever attended.
Compare this to the nastiness of most of the so-called protests of late.
I was involved in several Tea Party events and we left places cleaner than we found them. I have seen lots of protests over the years, quite a few political rallies of various flavors and the one thing they all had in common was trash every where, restrooms and portAjohns trashed, shrubberies and trees and grass areas damaged, benches and garbage cans dumped over, random vandalism on vehicles and buildings. Been to rock concerts that were left more orderly than a lot of events on the National Mall.
No risk no fun.
Well Pamela, at a lot of Universities these days, ALL of the Faculties have gone on the blink. I notice that those LGBTQ’s folks still discriminate against hermaphrodites.
g
Yes, George, universities have lost their faculties.
Hmmm…Pamela has a point.
Perhaps there is a way to make your …er.. .Kenji’s presence publicly known yet not get mixed in with the crowd?
A Press Pass then find all the cameras?
Save our Jobs! No analysis need. The conculsion have been reached. The science is settled. It our job to adjust the data to match the science.
What? Not “LYSENKO RULES!!”?
It would seem they changed the requirement from “anyone who believes in empirical science” to “everyone who values science” because they were concerned that they wouldn’t have anyone from the CAGW crowd.
/grin
I think it is kind of gross to put the dog in a white lab coat. Couldn’t you make the coat out of some other animal, or even cotton ?
Anything but Doug Cotton….
Well, that would solve 2 problems.
Now to be fair Doug would send twenty sock puppets, he is that sort of guy.
My .02 Cents: It’s cold out here (northern VA not too far from DC). Plus it’s the humid kind of cold that cuts through to your bones – so, depending on the date for this march, it might be a good idea to line that California dog’s lab coat with a nice thick layer of fleece.
Meanwhile, I’m thinking about a Senior demonstration in the capitol, to protest the dearth of port-a-potties and public benches… may call it the “Shuffle on Washington”.
Labs have pretty thick fur and should keep Kenji warm, but finding an albino one will be hard!
Though the fur is only half the story. Labrador Retrievers were originally bred for bird hunting in wetlands, so their coats are particularly oily. The oily coating repels water and seals in air bubbles, keeping the dog’s skin warm and dry for longer. After a rain, my Lab-mixes look soaked on the outside but their inner fur and skin are still summer-day dry.
A squirrel skin coat?
Perhaps someone near the march can go as a proxy for Kenji.
Anthony — I am in NC at the moment, but will be passing through the Chesapeake headed north on the venerable Golden Dawn with my son as Captain this time. If the dates match up, I’ll try to join you and Kenji. Good Luck — remember your old anti-war marching rules!
It might help to grant yourself a proper Press Pass, and display it.
“My dog is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists” has my vote.
Dr. S., how come your golden retriever isn’t a member?
He’s too smart for them?
(Kenji, no offense.)
They’re coming to take them away…
I had no idea there was a video version of this appalling piece of dreck. And that’s even after buying the Dr Demento collection CD that has it. Just in case someone did come to take it away! Ha Haa!
Why not send a flock of parrots. They are very good at repeating to others whatever nonsense they are told.
Or chicken. After all, the sky is falling!
And parrots often leave comments in the paper.
Please stay safe if you go. If not, I’m sure you’ll find some other way to use my small donation.
I thought the group on the steps were redundant ice-cream sellers.
For US readers, a translation: “I thought the group on the steps were out-of-work ice-cream vendors.” And they very well may have been.
This is for cats belonging to Klimb-it Sign-tits going to the Con-frence
http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20and%20Politics/cat_carrier.jpg
Is the Tabby Tote included in the $100 fee charged by Southwest?
Not ‘my dog is’ but “I am a member of the UCS!”
So they make sure there’s diversity of sexuality, colour and religion, but for decades have had no interest in diversity of opinion.
And yet this is about science.
Phoenix44 — RIGHT ON!!!!!! — Eugene WR Gallun
I hear the renowned scientists Gore and DiCaprio will be joining spokeswomen Streep and Jud on the podium.
Khwarizmi January 30, 2017 at 7:14 am
very good, I missed it the first time I looked.
michael 🙂
Yeah! Dude with the beer and shades seems to be the only one both recognizing and enjoying the absurdity of the white-coats. (And it seems to be a rather homogeneous group of Melanin-challenged. Just saying, but I could be wrong.)
Is that Michael moore standing to the left of the guy with the red shirt?
I like the guy down front with beer in hand and shades. Keeping it real, brah!
And the “Protect Our” signs should read “Protect Our Cash Flow”.
Anthony —
My dog is a member of the Union Of Concerned Scientists — what about yours?
First thought best thought? Perhaps not this time.
Eugene WR Gallun
😎
Maybe work in something about his dog being born with a white coat?
Maybe not. He wasn’t born a lab.
“He wasn’t born a lab, so he had to buy his own coat.”
I’m in for $50. If you can persuade WIllis to join you I’ll kick in another $50. Please get a picture of you and Kenji wearing a lab coats.
All the best.
Tell us if you see snake oil stands at the march.
I tried to send money but when I hit the paws button the screen froze.
Next time ask it from, don’t try to send it to Santa Paws.
May I suggest you wear a Go-Pro camera to catch every reaction/argument? Not sure how you’d secure it without a helmet but you might need one of those too 🙂
My go pro has a head strap although there is a bit of a “dork factor’ when wearing it
The “dork factor’ might work as camouflage then
Exactly what I was thinking, and also, have another one or two people with the same cameras, in different areas, so as to be able to shoot from different angles–It will make for a good You Tube event, and , if anything goes awry, you will have evidence, Scientific Evidence, with time, place, form and event…See if you can get a wireless up link…
You’ve a wicked sense of humor, Anthony. And I rather doubt “they” will get it.
2hotel9, yes, I doubt that those supposed “scientists” will get it. Especially given that with all of the real data and information out there, they still don’t “get” what is (not) happening to the wonderful climate that this planet has.
Would it be possible to get someone to carry a “shave the polar bears” sign at this gathering. We are trying to get feseral funding and UCS volunteers for our Climate Change remediation project. Travel expenses, a can of shaving foam, and pack of disposable razors will be provided to our intrepid volunteers.
Now you done did it! I am going to get a bunch of bumper stickers with that printed.
From the article:
Looks to me like they would welcome species diversity.
Identity ‘science’?
UH OH!
“Diversity, we have a problem.”
Why are only “white” lab coats acceptable?
THIS MARCH IS RACIST!!!
(to the thin skinned.)
/sarc /sarc /sarc /sarc /sarc etc.
A) Few scientists are actually “privileged”, except for the elitist types who organize these things, and they seem determined to be “scientists”. B) Those minorities are mostly getting fleeced by the AGW establishment. So-called consultants come from richer countries and charge beaucoup bucks to poorer countries for shoddy advice, then return to their extravagant lifestyles. C) “Science-based policies”? Since when do those exist?
D) Why in the world would any thinking person want to go be these jerks’ token [insert category]? As a woman, I find it offensive when someone fixates on the fact that I have a vagina, rather than acknowledging me as a human being. I am female, and I am a scientist. Neither has anything to do with the other. Anyone who is unwilling to see me as a scientist (full stop) can take a long walk off a short cliff.