Thanks for the link!
In the comments section of Gavin Schmidt's ---[he was one of those who debated Crichton, et.al.]--- web site http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/03/global-warming-debate/ ---, someone references this thread at comment #66 here:
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/03/adventures-on-the-east-side/#comment-28304
#66 "well cynically, if you guys are going to help the skeptics win support, then perhaps doing these publicity stunts is a bad idea!
Although considering uber-right-wing sites like FreeRepublic were following this, and they are notorious for stacking ("freeping") polls in a childish attempt to facilely swap opinion, that could explain some things:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801351/posts
Comment by Carl Christensen 15 Mar 2007 @ 1:16 pm"
LOL
They were up to 100 comments there last I looked.
The Gorebal Warming BS can't stand up to any close scientific review. This is why they are trying to ram it through and call those of us who say no, the bad guys and gals.