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1. #1
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 12:42 pm, Hangfire said:

   Introducing: the next Ward Churchill.

2. #2
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 12:43 pm, stevevvs said:

   I doubt anything will come of this Penn State Investigation. Just going thru the motions is my guess…

   To much Federal Cash flowing to Penn State due to the fraudulent Mann…

3. #3
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 12:46 pm, TheCorruptedLamb said:

   Remember that “hide the decline” is a colloquialism!

4. #4
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 12:56 pm, verogolfer said:

   The committee is charged with looking at the ethical behavior of the scientist Wow. Isn’t this the last thing liberals want, an investigation into ethical behavior?

5. #5
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:03 pm, CJ said:

   PSU gets hundreds of thousands in government $$$ for this research. Of course they won’t find anything seriously wrong — that might jeopardize the gravy train.

6. #6
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:03 pm, granite said:

   On February 3rd, 2010 at 12:56 pm, verogolfer said:

   The committee is charged with looking at the ethical behavior of the scientist Wow. Isn’t this the last thing liberals want, an investigation into ethical behavior?

   It must be remembered that in the Orwellian world of the nihilists/socialists/fascists/statists/collectivists/know-it-alls/America-haters/opposite worldview-holders, “ethics” means something very different from what “morals” means to conservatives/traditionalists.

7. #7
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:08 pm, forest said:

   If they can him, which they won’t, he can probably get a brainwashing job down the road at the new climate program at Dickinson College.

8. #8
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:13 pm, SpeakEasy said:

   As with other commentors here, I expect they will close ranks and produce vaguely worded findings that “He should be more careful” or some such rot.

9. #9
   On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

   The investigatory committee will consist of five tenured full professor faculty members who will assess the evidence in the case and make a determination on Mann’s conduct.

   Ah yes, let’s keep it in house, that way we can really get to the bottom of this and then we can all party at Michael Mann’s house, afterwards.

10. #10
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:18 pm, stillontheroad said:

    Penn State University released a press release today stating that” While Mr Manns methodology and subsequent research report fall well short of the Scientific Norms, we at Penn State University back his findings 100%.

11. #11
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm, Paul Revere said:

    Too bad accuweather.com (even if individual meteorologists do not) buys into this fool.

12. #12
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm, monad888 said:

    PSU gets hundreds of thousands in government $$$ for this research. Of course they won’t find anything seriously wrong — that might jeopardize the gravy train.

    At risk it not just the money Mann brought in, but ALL PSU funding from the funding agencies used by Mann. PSU will certainly try to minimize any damage, but if they brush it under the rug and are later found to have engaged in a coverup, there will be consequences. The reputation of science in general is at stake.

    This situation is not going to go away until someone official outs Mann as having engaged in misconduct, and that means a loss in funding for him. Debunking of a Mann collaborator here:

    http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100011716/how-the-global-warming-industry-is-based-on-one-massive-lie/comment-page-3/#comment-100046900

13. #13
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:33 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    Time to “claw back” the federal money donated to Mann and Penn State. Hundreds of charity recipients in Minnesota are required to return donated money from convicted billionaire ponzi schemer Tom Petters. I believe the same claw backs were issued in Madoff’s scams. I want ALL of my tax money returned from fraudsters Mann and Penn St. Maybe the POWERLINE guys can file a lawsuit on my behalf

14. #14
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:36 pm, iamsaved said:

    Talk about wearing tinfoil hats – this Global warming debacle ranks right up there with the time when everyone believed the earth was flat. Another case of “settled science”.

    And people rant against the “birthers”. Give me a break.

    Hope they have enough snow to hold the skiing events in Vancouver. Sounds like it’s melting on the peaks.

15. #15
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:46 pm, d1carter said:

    Read the findings of the committee here.

    It is a white wash.

16. #16
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:50 pm, RedDog said:

    http://climatedepot.com/

    Great stuff at Climate Depot. The Warmers are cooked. They will have to drum up another crisis so look for oxygen depletion, plastics, or some other fantasy to exert statist control over world populations. Remember cloroflourocarbons? That was their greatest success back in the 80s. That “science” was crap also.

17. #17
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm, jamesgreenidge said:

    This issue is more pernicious than any Wall Street scandal. TRILLIONS of dollars and major changes in our lifestyles and travel and industries/jobs are being impacted by so few fraudulent individuals with high and mighty social engineering agendas. Life sentenses is the minimum they should receive for such mass deception! My God, if you told someone twenty years ago that your job and lifestyle from travel to food and home life and energy supply would be determined by the welfare of polar bears and penguins you’d be told to see a shrink! Yet our schools and “science” cable channels are still hell-bent on shoving issue as one even more important than terrorists having nuclear weapons and plague viruses. Totally green insane.

    James Greenidge
    Queens NY

18. #18
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 2:34 pm, nbarry said:

    Please be advised that under the False Claims Act, dating from the Civil War, those who expose and prove swindles against the U.S. Treasury are entitled to a percentage of the money recovered. Those hackers stand to make a fortune if they feel up to revealing themselves, as well as any straightforward investigators sifting through the slop.

19. #19
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 2:35 pm, corkie said:

    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm, monad888 said:

    At risk it not just the money Mann brought in, but ALL PSU funding from the funding agencies used by Mann. PSU will certainly try to minimize any damage, but if they brush it under the rug and are later found to have engaged in a coverup, there will be consequences. The reputation of science in general is at stake.

    Concur with your analysis.

    We don’t know the outcome of the new investigation, but there is certain downside a white wash.

    The investigators know that the PA state legislature is watching them carefully and that the next investigation might be hearings in Harrisburg.

    Again, we don’t know what the outcome will be, but I certainly think it’s possible that Mann gets into some trouble with this.

20. #20
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 pm, corkie said:

    SUNY at Albany, you’re next!

    You better start getting your house in order – reopen your investigation of Dr. Wang now!

    Penn State might save their reputation. Will you?

21. #21
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 3:11 pm, J S Ragman said:

    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    The investigatory committee will consist of five tenured full professor faculty members who will assess the evidence in the case and make a determination on Mann’s conduct.

    Ah yes, let’s keep it in house, that way we can really get to the bottom of this and then we can all party at Michael Mann’s house, afterwards.

    Kind of reminds me of the House Ethics Committee.

22. #22
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm, T-Bone said:

    The investigatory committee will consist of five tenured full professor faculty members

    …that all believe in global warming and don’t want to do anything to jeopardize the current flim flam on the world that cleans up the environment and brings in lots of cash to the University.

    “The ends justify the means” said spokesman Frank Fraud. “Even if it is not true, it has made people respect the environment to keep it clean. That makes it ok.”

    Fellow member Ima Liebetter summed it up nicely. “Little white lies are very useful in changing peoples attitudes to what we want them to be.” “And besides, we are fully invested in this scheme and we are so close to accomplishing our goal, just like health care in Congress.” We can’t give up now.”

    President Obama was flying around the country in his jet doing campaigning and was unavailable for comment.

23. #23
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 4:43 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Meanwhile, ‘global warming’ is preventing wind turbines from working.

    (Well, at least it isn’t killing any birds while it’s stopped…)

24. #24
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 4:51 pm, tbear44 said:

    On February 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 pm, Paul Revere said:
    Too bad accuweather.com (even if individual meteorologists do not) buys into this fool.

    Accuweather sucks. They can’t even get the current temperature right much less the forecast.

25. #25
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Meanwhile, ‘global warming’ is preventing wind turbines from working.

    TEXT OF LINKED ARTICLE
    Cold keeps Minn. wind turbines from spinning

    Wind turbines placed in cities across Minnesota to generate power aren’t working because of the cold temperatures.

    The Minnesota Municipal Power Association bought 11 turbines for $300,000 each from a company in Palm Springs, Calif.

    Special hydraulic fluid designed for colder temperatures was used in the turbines, but it’s not working, so neither are the turbines.

    There is a plan to heat the fluid, but officials must find a contractor to do the work.
    

    That’s awesome. What dopes thought it was a good idea to run a mechanical device that requires hydraulic fluid and probably a decent amount of lubrication to spin freely in the wind…. and put it in the subzero temps of Minnesota?

    I wonder if they’ve figured out that the turbine itself will not generate enough energy to heat itself. Maybe they can bring in some kerosene heaters and some diesel generators to help get these clean energy devices working.

    lol…

26. #26
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 6:19 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    NJ-Aviator,

    What we need is for everyone in Minnesota to crank up their heaters and then open all their doors and windows. And turn on the heaters in their cars too! That should help…

27. #27
    On February 3rd, 2010 at 10:26 pm, jangar said:

    This will end up being a waste of time.

    Elections can sometimes have everlasting consequences.

28. #28
    On February 4th, 2010 at 6:10 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    NJ-Aviator said:

    That’s awesome. What dopes thought it was a good idea to run a mechanical device that requires hydraulic fluid and probably a decent amount of lubrication to spin freely in the wind…. and put it in the subzero temps of Minnesota?

    And did they ever hear of MIL spec hydraulic and lubrication fluids?