Of course. But stating it and reality are two different things. One of the best posts was that pdf on raw temp. data. 89% surface stations with errors, 11% factual, but that's before they enter it into their cooked computer models.
btw, what were you doing watching abc news? I have an excuse. I was cooking dinner and my wife turned it on. She says she just does it to see me get all worked up over charlie’s bias.