CBS News sinks to new low; publishes crackpot global warming story, attributes it to AP, kills it

Watts Up With That? ^ | June 19, 2008 | Anthony Watts

[ricks_place]

What is that mysterious periodicity in the Tempus Maxumus? Is it related to anthropomorphic climate change attributed to Horribilis Hominid, our evolutionary ancestor?

[GOPJ]

It says he’s a doctor, so what he says must be true. What more fact-checking could you possibly need?

Yeah, the good thing is there's NEVER been a crack-pot doctor...or even a biased one - they're all brilliant.

sarcasm/off (Ummmm, I fear there's too many doctors in my family for me to be easily impressed by the title)

[delacoert]

Professional journalists aren’t much better than professional teachers these days...

How do I know this?

I’ve been working in TV news for almost 30 years.

I see.

[kevinm13]

He’s probably a chiropractor. They can use the title Dr. if they pass all the T-F exams.

[Mad Dawgg]

This is hilarious, but I keep wondering if AP will now try and charge FR for posting this story. I mean it was attributed to AP right?

If that does happen I hope Jim lets us know.

I will gladly pay any and all fees associated with this story. And then I am going to point it out every time some idiot liberal tries to tell me how the MSM is accurate and unbiased!

[1rudeboy]

It's an interesting legal issue: does the Doctrine of Estoppel apply to an assertation made outside of court (AP--"this is not ours") to an assertation made inside court (AP--"this is ours").

Perhaps a lawyer will chance along and tell us.