This is important because the Republican's malicious power-political game of nonstop attack on serious science continues unabated. I've discovered Jim Steele's bullshit factory continues bigger and better than ever. Doing his best to stupefy and confuse people. This stuff needs to receive more of a spot light, not to convert anyone, but simply to help our own community and rational citizens better understand what's going on! Plus to offer some suggestions for confronting it with a dose of down to Earth honesty.
A short overview of my 14 part series: "A virtual debate with Jim Steele" based on his Heartland Daily Podcast interview.
When I informed Jim Steele that I was writing a column about him and would also be posting about it at my blogs he responded with the following comment (his spelling, not mine):
"Meisler tells so many lies and creates so many distortions, I have indeed refused to discuss anything with him again. I once corrected he lies on his website and he deleted my posts. Meisler is also part of Slandering Sou's troll factory. I made one post regards Meisler's disinformation and one regards Slandering Sou's, that demonstrates their dishonest tactics. Nether is worth wasting any more time on despite their numerous sniping attacks.
Responding to my (Sd5) Correcting Jim Steele’s poop on Peter Miesler, aka citizenschallenge. Steele offered a succinct, "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read). When I offered a 230 word summary, Steele's response was:
To citizenschallenge, only see more lies and more Miesler fabrications regards what I write as well as total ignorance of your scientific understanding. Further discourse with a liar and fool is a total wast of time. I will now block your email as dishonest spam. {So says the big man behind the huffy climate debate challenge - but take Mr. Steele up on it and he runs and hides like a rat. And folks wonder why I'm not more polite with him, look no further than his words - not towards me, no, - I'm talking about his malicious slander towards the solid honorable scientists who have helped him gather information.
Such as Dr. Ainley, Dr. Breckner, Dr. Fretwell, Dr. Guillaume, Dr. Jenouvrier, Dr. Kaiser, Dr. Kato, Dr. La Rue, Dr. Tate, Dr. Trenberth, Dr. Mann among others.}
It's rather interesting how directly quoting Jim Steele is seen as a lie by Jim Steele.
It's the lesson right out of Trump's alt-right playbook and the reason I'm taking the time to put all this together in order to highlight the base dishonesty and disingenuousness of our Republican opponents.
They have dedicated themselves to a strategy of absolutely refusing to even consider what their "opponents" are trying to explain. Talk about blinded by the faith. It's a terrifying level of absolutism that I never imagined seeing Americans stoop to. What's even more terrifying is how many liberal, progressive, pluralist, science loving folks seem to have turned off and simply don't want to know about it or get involved.
Jim Steele and Sterling Burnett | Jan. 27, 2015 | Heartland Institute
April 2, 2015
#1 Mtn warming? - CC/Steele Landscapesandcycles Debate
Jim Steele: "And we trust the scientific theory because it been fairly tested by others - the theory must out perform all alternate explanations, eliminate confounding factors plus lively debate. But, what I was finding was the scientific process was being defiled when scientists refused to debate in public. ... and any attempt to prevent that debate, in our schools, in the media, in peer reviewed science, it's only denigrating the scientific process. …"
Well than OK Mr. Steele, let's have our Great Global Warming Science Debate. I will accept these responses as your opening round. I'll offer my rebuttals along with evidence and questions.
Let's see if you live up to your own challenge, I agree to share your response without editing any of your words in a stand alone post. This first installment looks at your introduction and your pet theory about rising CO2 not impacting Sierra Nevada temperatures.
Steele: "theoretical arguments that CO2 was accumulating heat”
