James Hansen on the Warmest Year Brouhaha

Jamie writes "In response to earlier reports, Dr. James Hansen, top climate scientist with NASA, has issued a statement on the recent global warming data correction. He points out 'the effect on global temperature was of order one-thousandth of a degree, so the corrected and uncorrected curves are indistinguishable.' In a second email he shows maps of U.S. temperatures relative to the world in 1934 and 1998, explains why the error occurred (it was not, as reported, a 'Y2K bug') and, in response to errors by 'Fox, Washington Times, and their like,' attacks the 'deceit' of those who 'are not stupid [but] seek to create a brouhaha and muddy the waters in the climate change story.'"

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Re:It is not hip to hate Fox New

[d3ac0n]

Except that they go MUCH MUCH further than simply pointing out bias or agendas, which exist just as much if not more at other news agencies.

Honestly, how many here who readily bash Fox News (or "Faux News" as some gleefully exclaim) would then hold up Dan "Memogate" Rather, Keith Olbermann or the Daily Kos as pillars of "unbiased" journalism? I'd say quite a few.

I guess that when every news agency available leans to the left, whether slightly or strongly, having one that is centrist or slightly right-leaning is such a shock that some leftists have to scream about "bias" and "agenda".

Fox news doesn't have any more of an agenda than any other news agency. If anything, they have less of one. Yes, they do have a more centrist or slightly right bent than others, but those personalities on Fox that are "right wing" always say so right up front. Fox doesn't put on airs about objectivity when they are editorializing about a given issue. On the other hand, the other alphabet soup news agencies steadfastly proclaim their absolute lack of bias, when anyone with eyes to see can see the obvious liberal bias.

Maybe that's why Fox News is absolutely STOMPING the other news agencies in the open market. Not because they are necessarily better, but because people are more willing to trust someone who admits their general leanings UP FRONT, rather than someone who claims an absolute moral authority they clearly have no right to.