tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post8824286479105957098..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: More on George WillMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-46317369231209542152009-03-02T03:57:00.000-08:002009-03-02T03:57:00.000-08:00Credulous belief in Cassandra canoes aside, the MI...Credulous belief in Cassandra canoes aside, the MIL has taken to watching BBC world news, because even she has had it with Murrican journalism, and this is a woman who leaves the room when Obama is on TV.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-73761385467323017912009-03-02T00:20:00.001-08:002009-03-02T00:20:00.001-08:00In other words, Channel 4 is more accurate than Ge...In other words, Channel 4 is more accurate than George Will, but it's too "lefty", therefore it is Wrong.bi -- International Journal of Inactivismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030282249404084578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-5321888927440981412009-03-01T05:06:00.000-08:002009-03-01T05:06:00.000-08:00I don't know who Joe Romm is but he should go on t...I don't know who Joe Romm is but he should go on the music hall:<BR/><BR/>"For English speakers [seeking "journalistic or moral integrity"] surely the FT, the Independent, BBC, Channel 4 or Al Jazeera are better alternatives"<BR/><BR/>The Independent, which isn't, and the BBC, known here as 'the Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation ... what a hoot! And Channel 4 news with that 'uber' Lefty Jon Snow in charge ... hilarious! And for a side-splitting punch-line, Al Jazeera ... oh my giddy aunt, no more please, it's hurting!<BR/><BR/>As for arctic ice, perhaps you should get in touch with that British Green idiot who set off in December (I think) in a blaze of publicity to paddle his canoe to the North Pole because he had read of "the April of 2008 pronouncement by National Snow and Ice Data Center scientist Dr. Mark Serreze of an ice free north pole in 2008". Guess what? He had to be rescued after a few days because he was stuck in the ice!<BR/><BR/>Oh dear, I'm off again ... too, too screamingly funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-7027840701262096372009-02-28T23:50:00.000-08:002009-02-28T23:50:00.000-08:00Thank you for posting Hiatt's remarks, Michael. I ...Thank you for posting Hiatt's remarks, Michael. I find them truly frightening as they illustrate the profound misunderstandings of the epistemology of science and the scientific method. In an age where a number of environmental issues are going to require close attention and political action, such ignorance is both frightening and inexcusable. <BR/><BR/>My undergraduate students routinely tell me their science classes consisted of memorizing facts and formulae. Very little time spent in labs. Almost no time learning about the scientific method and practicing the arts of theory development, hypothesis generation, experimental design to test the hypotheses, observation, analysis, and developing conclusions to support or refute the hypotheses and further develop theory. This just staggers me. <BR/><BR/>We seem to live in an era where opinions matter above all else. Worse, they all seem to be regarded equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com