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By: APEC footage and “The Right’s” response « The Thinkers’ Podium

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:55:27 +0000

[...] So the topic of violence at the APEC protests gets raised and Andrew quickly (and seamlessly) segues to spin about the weather and global warming (which is about climate, not weather per se). Not so much an apologia as a red herring by way of premature induction. [...]

By: GrodsCorp » More premature induction

GrodsCorp » More premature induction — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:06:29 +0000

[...] the great tradition of climate change denying premature induction, Australia’s kraziest kolumnist: Continuing the great tradition of shivering at protests over [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:58:25 +0000

Steve D, "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; there is a difference between global climate and local weather. It’s not just the one kind of Tim that can make this kind of leap of course, the other Timmeh is quite capable himself." That was me back in June. I'm going to keep beating these guys with the same stick as long as they keep handing me the stick to beat them with. You are right though in that we do need a category/term for it. Define the category/term, then just post a link, quote their rubbish and then catagorise it. Insta-crank-debunk. "Premature induction" seems apt to me given that it alludes to the fallacy they are guilty of as well as the orgasmic joy they seem to get out of repeating it. "Premature inductulation" maybe? Almost sounds like a Bushism as well!

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:58:43 +0000

The “Warmists”! It’s like Islamists! Just add an Ist on the end and you change the dynamic.

Which means of course nuts’n'gum is a fuckstickist.

By: Bridgit Gread

Bridgit Gread — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:28:16 +0000

“John Howard gave a speech about terrorism, however there were no terrorist acts today, therefore terrorism must be a myth.”

I can just imagine Bolta’s fury if someone ran that line or argument.

By: John Surname

John Surname — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:49:08 +0000

Yeah, uh, Steve D, I think the more that they repeat it, the worse they look, so maybe they should think twice before posting it again.

By: brokenleftleg

brokenleftleg — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:48:29 +0000

If climate change is occuring, abnormaly warm weather in winter can only be seen as a good thing which everyone enjoys and it helps the winter crops to boot.

By: Steve D

Steve D — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:56:32 +0000

They make the same juxtaposition again and again and every time it gets a reponse. Get over it or give it a category.

IMHO you wasted your 1000th post on something that really didn’t need to be laughed at again.

By: The Editor

The Editor — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:15:10 +0000

True, Tim. I missed a golden chance to use the word “cusp” there.

Atypically hot weather is nothing more than natural variation, Jeremy.

By: Tim Sterne

Tim Sterne — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:14:45 +0000

It’s actually spring…

Congrats on 1000 posts.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:10:19 +0000

Yes – it’s an old theme of theirs. Timmeh runs with it regularly. Strangely, although he portrays atypically cold weather as evidence against climate change, he doesn’t see atypically hot weather as evidence for it.

I don’t know what’s going on inside his head. Hamsters on a wheel?

By: brokenleftleg

brokenleftleg — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:58:07 +0000

That column isn’t nearly as funny as his Gunn’s opponents are bullies column last week. that was comic genius