W H Blames NASA Chief’s Global Warming Denial On His ‘Wry Sense Of Humor’

[rodeodance]

God, they are getting hard up!!

http://thinkprogress.org/author/amanda/

White House Blames NASA Chief’s Global Warming Denial On His ‘Wry Sense Of Humor’


Yesterday, NPR asked NASA administrator Michael Griffin, “Are you concerned about global warming?” His answer: “I’m aware that global warming exists” but “hether that is a longterm concern or not, I can’t say.” Griffin added that he is “not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with.”

Griffin’s remarks were stunning, coming just days after his own agency released a report warning of the “disastrous effects” of climate change. NASA quickly tried to avert some of the criticism of Griffin’s remarks by lamely blaming NPR for asking questions that were too tough:

NASA spokesman David Mould said the NPR interviewer was trying to push Griffin into saying something about global warming. NASA’s position is that it provides scientific data on the issue, but policymakers decide, he said...............

[Double T]

1. Compromising scientific integrity and diminishing its importance is really a riot.,........

why isn't everyone laughing?

[rodeodance]

2. thankfully many people see the seriousness of breaching the

integrity of science

[glowing]

3. He has probably been schooled not to make Bushy look bad.

[Lobster Martini]

4. Hell, it's become Monty Python's "Dead Parrot" sketch

NASA spokesman David Mould: It was a pun.
Mr. Praline, NPR listener: A pun?
Mould: No, no, not a pun, no. What's the other thing which reads the same backwards as forwards?
Mr. Praline: A palindrome?
Mould: Yes, yes.
Mr. Praline: It's not a palindrome. The palindrome of "not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with" is "htiw eltserw tsum ew melborp a si ti taht yas ot riaf si ti taht erus ton." It doesn't work.

[PurityOfEssence]

5. Maybe they meant "a Rye sense of humor"

That Old Overholt's some pretty mean stuff.