The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: October 20 to
October 27th, 2007 9:42 AM
Aren't they Grand? On Wednesday's "Early Show," Harry Smith gushed over Bill and Hillary Clinton and how two "idealistic kids" transformed themselves into "political rock stars." Smith also took pains to point out that the Clintons are a "still-young couple." Over on ABC, Clinton-fan Kate Snow fawned over Bill and Hillary for being "masters at turning bad news into good." In general, she seemed…
Sen. Inhofe Slams Gore and Climate Alarmism in Historic Two Hour Speec
October 26th, 2007 5:14 PM
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered a startling and historic two hour speech on the Senate floor Friday about "recent developments which are turning 2007 into a ‘tipping point' for climate alarmism." The Senator cautioned that bills being proposed by various members of Congress "come at a time when the science is overwhelmingly…
CNN’s ‘Planet in Peril’ Fails to Mention Soros Funding of NASA S
October 25th, 2007 3:27 PM
CNN’s special “worldwide investigation” “Planet in Peril,” in two segments looking at the debate amongst politicians and scientists on whether climate change is a man-made phenomenon, failed to mention that NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen [pictured at right], one the scientists featured in the second segment, has received funding from George Soros, while mentioning that “second biggest…
Scientists Disagree With Media Blaming Wildfires on Global Warming
October 25th, 2007 10:27 AM
As media outlet after media outlet blame the burning of parts of Southern California on climate change, it was rather shocking to see a headline in Thursday's Los Angeles Times that read "Global Warming Not a Factor in Wildfires." Maybe this is just another example of how folks should rely on local media closest to events rather than national press members. Regardless, the Times piece,…
George Carlin's 'View': Wildfire Victims 'Get What's Coming to Them
October 24th, 2007 3:32 PM
Comedian George Carlin blames the victims on the Southern California wildfires. Appearing on the October 24 edition of "The View" Carlin said, because many of these home owners "overbuild" and "put nature to the test," "they get what’s coming to them." This rant was too much even for noted left-wing co-host Joy Behar who felt his statement was "a little harsh." Carlin continued that he "can’t…
California Wildfires: Media Blame Another Natural Disaster on Bush
October 24th, 2007 2:49 PM
As wildfires rage throughout Southern California, media have predictably begun to blame this awful natural disaster on President George W. Bush much as they did almost exactly two years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. On Tuesday evening, MSNBC's Dan Abrams set up an interview with California Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Cal.) thusly:But the fire storms in California`s raising…
Glenn Beck Displays Why Global Warming Not to Blame for California Fir
October 24th, 2007 12:22 PM
Like clockwork, much of the mainstream media quickly jumped to blame the California wildfires on global warming. As CBS’s "60 Minutes" and "NBC Nightly News" jumped on the global warming bandwagon, Headline News’ Glenn Beck offered a different take: government forest mismanagement and environmental pressure groups forbidding California homeowners from clearing flammable brush around their land.…
Global Warming Hysteria Drives States to Sue Bush Administration Over
October 24th, 2007 10:40 AM
For many months, NewsBusters has been warning readers that the hysteria being generated by the media and the Global Warmingist-in-Chief Al Gore concerning climate change would eventually begin to impact energy and economic policies. Following last Thursday's landmark decision in Kansas to not give an electricity producer a construction license for a coal-fired power plant due to global warming…
CBS’s Pelley Uses Wildfires to Prove Global Warming
October 23rd, 2007 4:56 PM
With Southern California in the midst of dealing with disastrous wildfires, on Sunday’s "60 Minutes," anchor Scott Pelley used the issue to promote Global Warming ideology. He did a segment on wildfires in the American west and declared in traditional alarmist fashion: "It appears that we're living in a new age of mega-fires, forest infernos ten times bigger than the fires we're used to seeing."…