Interesting Stat on who’s Talking about Climate Change on Sunday Talk Shows

[Cigar]

In 2012, the Sunday shows did not quote a single Democratic politician on climate change. Most of the politicians quoted were Republican presidential candidates, including Rick Santorum, who went unchallenged when he called global warming "junk science" on ABC's This Week. More than half of climate mentions on the Sunday shows were Republicans criticizing those who support efforts to address climate change. This imbalance was also present, though less dramatic, on the nightly news programs, which quoted 60 percent Republicans and 40 percent Democrats on climate change.

In Four Years, Sunday Shows Have Not Quoted A Single Scientist On Climate Change

Those who were asked about climate change on the Sunday shows, 54 percent were media figures, 31 percent were politicians and not one was a scientist or climate expert. This is consistent with a previous Media Matters analysis which found that none of the Sunday shows quoted any scientists on climate change between 2009 and 2011. By contrast, two-thirds of those interviewed or quoted on the nightly news programs in 2012 were scientists.

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http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/01/08/study-warmest-year-on-record-received-cool-clim/192079
(http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/01/08/study-warmest-year-on-record-received-cool-clim/192079)

Get ready ... here it comes ... :biglaugh:

[Taxcutter]

After ClimateGate few people believe atmospheric scientists.