In his newly released book ‘Liberty and Tyranny’ author Mark Levin criticizes the mainstream media for its systematic support of left-wing causes. In chapter 8, entitled "On Enviro-Statism," Levin focuses on the media’s slanted coverage of global warming and points out its confusion on the subject:
In 1975, scientists again raised the specter of global cooling. A famous article appearing in Newsweek magazine, titled "The Cooling World," concluded, "The central fact is that after three quarters of a century of extraordinarily mild conditions, the earth’s climate seems to be cooling down."...In 2008, the same Newsweek that gave weight to the false science of global cooling published an article titled "Global Warming Is a Cause of This Year’s Extreme Weather."
Levin goes on to expose CBS’s Scott Pelley as a diehard global warming advocate:
Consider CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. When asked why his reporting on global warming did not acknowledge the views of skeptics, he replied, "If I do an interview with Elie Wiesel, am I required as a journalist to find a Holocaust denier? This isn’t about politics or pseudo-science or conspiracy theory blogs. This is about sound science."
At the end of the chapter Levin describes the frustration of journalists who demand that more be done to address climate change:
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America, recently expressed his frustration with the slow pace of the enviro-statism agenda by wishing that "our government with the same persistent focus, stick to the same direction that China does through authoritarian means." China? This is the same regime that sends political opponents to reeducation camps or worse and has one of the dirtiest environments on the planet.
Levin presents the full facts and details regarding climate change that the liberal media frequently leaves out, while claiming to be the purveyors of truth, and as Pelley claimed, "sound science." 'Liberty and Tyranny' exposes this hypocrisy and is well worth reading.
Pelley’s comparison of global warming opponents to Holocaust deniers was made on CBS’s ‘Public Eye’ blog in March of 2006.
The Media Research Center’s Business & Media Institute described Newsweek's global warming contradiction in its May 2006 special report Fire and Ice.
—Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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"If I do an interview with
March 25, 2009 - 10:49 ET by Chris Norman"If I do an interview with Elie Wiesel, am I required as a journalist to find a Holocaust denier? "
No, but I suspect if you had to do a story on the millions that Stalin killed, you'd feel it necessary to include some Stalin defenders who would say that his murder totals were exaggerated by the "paranoid" anti-communists.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Hey capitalist running dog
March 25, 2009 - 11:09 ET by Jack BauerHey capitalist running dog lackey. They called him UNCLE JOE because he was a really nice guy, loved babies, and dogs. Very uncular.
Be fair. You can't make an omlet without murdering 50 million people.
Wonder if...
March 25, 2009 - 11:23 ET by misterbee241Wonder if Uncle Joe was a vegetarian too, like his little German buddy.
"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."
Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941
Jack, I prefer to think
March 25, 2009 - 12:00 ET by Chris NormanJack,
I prefer to think of myself as a menshevik. :)
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Hey Scott, if you do an
March 25, 2009 - 11:12 ET by TruthMattersHey Scott, if you do an interview with a holocaust denier, are you required as a journalist to find an Elie Wiesel?
Go Mark Go! The Rocky
March 25, 2009 - 11:15 ET by wiwfGo Mark Go!
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
You sound like a dangerous individual, comrade...
March 25, 2009 - 11:52 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltNot to worry, we have your IP address. Prepare your affairs, you're about to go on a long trip...
So, let's see
March 25, 2009 - 11:31 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarFilm footage, first-hand accounts, confessions, captured documents, mass graves ... yesiree, pretty definitive that the holocaust happened.
Al Gore, "hockey sticks", temperature monitoring in the middle of blacktop pavement, disreputable NASA "scientists" ... ahhhh, "Gene, I'm going off the board for $200.00 and picking the "I want a 2nd opinion" catagory."
Hey Pelley, read my signature quote below.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
You would think that
March 25, 2009 - 11:36 ET by SeashellYou would think that Newsweek and all the other mags and rags would remember the idiot hysterics of the 70's global cooling fallacy as Levin points out. They just never learn.
Don't know much about history....
March 25, 2009 - 11:50 ET by Pilgrim1949You say they might remember the 70's (after their mind-altering better-living-through-chemistry experiments of the 60's)?
Those who fail to learn from history......
....will probably be found indocrinati----er, um-----teaching our children the "correct" and Leader-approved history of our "doomed, doomed I tell you!" planet.
THAT EXPLAINS IT!
March 25, 2009 - 12:00 ET by SeashellI knew there had to be some reasonable explanation of the total memory lapse!
I read an article about
March 25, 2009 - 11:44 ET by RESTLESS 1I read an article about this on Townhall. Levin is great.
"This liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Mark is on with Rush right now! What a wise man!!!!!
March 25, 2009 - 12:18 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Mark Levin once ate at a
March 25, 2009 - 12:35 ET by TexasteacherMark Levin once ate at a local restaurant. When his waitress asked for a tip, he smiled at her and scratched his beard. 9 months later that waitress gave birth to twin boys. We now know these twins as Chuck Norris and Angus MacGyver.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
Obama's Mexico Border Securtity Plan dissed by the GREENS
March 25, 2009 - 12:54 ET by lareehttp://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/03/border-patrol-wants-to-deflower-mexican.html
The plan for Mexican Drug Violence on the Mexican Border. This Plan
is to use a defoliant but there has been an injunction stopping the use
on a 1.1 mile test strip between Nueva Laredo and Laredo.
Levin is a hack.
March 25, 2009 - 13:15 ET by SterlingGive me a break. I do not know how anyone could take this little munchkin seriously? Firstly, he is a lawyer- that is one strike against him. Secondly, I caught his interview on Your World and he talks about how all liberals are statist. Funny thing, all of these policies that he is rallying against now; he argued for when a Republican was President… He used to call for absolute executive authority in all matters- he used to say that the president should control all spending, all environmental policy, all defense policy, & ect. What a hypocrite, how can any true conservative believe in this mendacious litigator?
Please don't feed the trolls
March 25, 2009 - 13:24 ET by timotheThank you.
Contempt prior to investigation is ignorance.
Only cause you asked
March 25, 2009 - 13:26 ET by general companyPolitely
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
How bout you little
March 25, 2009 - 13:26 ET by TexasteacherHow bout you little obamaphiles worry about the deep barack your little savior is getting us in before you try to lecture conservatives on anything. Levin has been tougher on elected republican officials than most liberal commentators. Go run along now and get back to ed schultz's teat for your next round of lib talking points.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
hi Sterling
March 25, 2009 - 13:27 ET by katainkentI don't listen to Mark Levin very often. Perhaps ten minutes at a time while driving. So I am curious - do you have sources to back up these allegations?
You're a liar. Every word of
March 25, 2009 - 13:34 ET by Jack BauerYou're a liar. Every word of your unhinged rant is a lie, including "and" and "but" and "period."
Sorry, Levin is not a hack... he is a sophist
March 25, 2009 - 13:47 ET by SterlingKIK… Even though I am against Wikipedia, you will find his philosophy on Executive Power on that site. I heard him talk about one day on the radio last summer.
Jack – Sounds like the elf leader has betrayed his wingnuts… it is all about money Levin knows that there is discontent with right –wingers, he is a lawyer he has been trained to lie and deceive; why should this come as any shock to you?
→ Sterling
March 25, 2009 - 14:01 ET by Cool ArrowYou're against Wiki, but you use them as a source.
Oh, I forgot. You heard him talk once last Summer.
Shall we all bow to your authority?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Wow. You're using one
March 25, 2009 - 14:07 ET by TexasteacherWow. You're using one show and wikipedia to base an argument??? We might have had some respect for you if you would have just said "you now, I really don't know but I think the guy looks like an barackhole and he's a conservative, so I'll just make barack up."
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
Levin is a Hamiltonian Poser
March 25, 2009 - 14:15 ET by SterlingObviously, Teacher you are so far gone that when all evidence points to Levin being a self-promoting hypocrite with no firm beliefs you become blind. Well let I be your Lighthouse; to guide you through your stormy course so that you can finally lay upon the shores of reason.
All I'm asking is for you
March 25, 2009 - 14:31 ET by TexasteacherAll I'm asking is for you to show proof. I just don't trust liberal a**holes at their word. I know you're just used to everyone being blinded by your great rhetoric, but we gotta have proof.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
→ Teacher
March 25, 2009 - 14:40 ET by Cool ArrowSterling never provides proof. He's getting the reaction he craves withoutbenefit of fact.
Just note his posts and move on.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
you'll pardon me if
March 25, 2009 - 14:44 ET by katainkentI don't take your anecdotal evidence as truth. I also find that your recommendation to have me search Wikipedia brought me to unreferenced materials. A common problem with wikipedia.
There was a reference to "unitary executive theory" but I have no way of attaching it to Mr. Levin except through this less than stellar reference tool.
I found his Biography. And yes, it appears he's a lawyer. Do you have a more concrete source to support the rest of your post?
You are a liar, troll.
March 25, 2009 - 13:52 ET by R D HelmMark Levin has never supported any of the things you mentioned.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Levin is a constitutional
March 25, 2009 - 13:57 ET by NL207Levin is a constitutional lawyer. He was once chief of staff to AG Ed Meese.
What are your credentials?
Levin claims: "all liberals are statist"
Webster says: stat·ism (sttzm)
n.
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.
Is the above not exactly what the liberals present in the Whiote House and Congress are actually doing?
The Munchkin Man is a Statist
March 25, 2009 - 14:06 ET by SterlingMy dear friend, it seems that you do not understand the theory of a strong executive. Levin has called for the executive to have absolute power… even the right to usurp power from the people because he claims that the constitution is too limited for the President to act in a constructive way. That being said, who was the first American Statist- Alexander Hamilton- who argued the same thing that the Munchkin Man was calling for as of last year? It seems that yet again conservatives have been betrayed by a bunch of lawyers in Jeffersonian clothes.
Can you prove it? Can you
March 25, 2009 - 14:12 ET by TexasteacherCan you prove it? Can you even understand the theory of a strong executive? You sure didn't elect a strong executive. Just another "lying lawyer" as you like to call them. Again, go back to mamma schultz and try again.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
Texasteacher I hope you do
March 25, 2009 - 14:17 ET by SterlingTexasteacher I hope you do not teach History.
Why not? Are you afraid I
March 25, 2009 - 14:34 ET by TexasteacherWhy not? Are you afraid I would actually "educate" children instead of feeding them the revisionist bulls*** you're addicted to? Again, where is you proof?
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
I gave your proof about
March 25, 2009 - 14:40 ET by SterlingI gave your proof about Levin; if you choose to ignore it than do so.
I need more than wikipedia
March 25, 2009 - 15:38 ET by TexasteacherI need more than wikipedia and your liberal opinion.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
Wikipedia to accuracy
March 25, 2009 - 15:49 ET by cocodrieWikipedia to accuracy is the same as pedophilia to children..
Jesus Loves You
Maybe you should back up
March 25, 2009 - 14:47 ET by NL207Maybe you should back up your claims with some referenced and footnoted quotations? And maybe you should highlight where Levin's position conforms to the definition of Statist presented above?
Otherwise maybe you should shut your piehole.
You crazy conservatives
March 25, 2009 - 14:54 ET by SterlingYou crazy conservatives crack me up every time. I tell you what the Munchkin Man believes and what he expresses and you do not believe it. So I guess he was against warrantless wiretaps, the list could go on (You should read his interview with Newsweek)? Was that not something he advocated? Apparently, conservatives are only against Statist Policies when a liberal is running the show.
newsweek interview?
March 25, 2009 - 15:03 ET by katainkentwhere is this?
What do you want me to
March 25, 2009 - 15:10 ET by SterlingWhat do you want me to do? Wipe your bum too after you go to the bathroom- I gave you a two first hand sources his radio show and a Newsweek interview and his Wikipage. I do not do links because that only encourages laziness.
It is ironic though, you crazy conservatives will need all the proof in the world about Levin wanting strong executive authority but when some crazy website said the President is not a citizen; the same people will believe it- no proof needed on that one. Now if you will excuse me I must go- this has grown rather boring for me.
excuse me?
March 25, 2009 - 15:29 ET by katainkentThis was not a request for a link. I have done all my assigned homework here. This was a request for you to back up your accusation. I went to Wikipedia. I went to his Radio Show website. They do not offer a search. I used google to search his site pertinent information. As far as I can find out Mark Levin did no interview with Newsweek. Rather than calling you out as a liar I gave you an opportunity to vindicate yourself. So, no, I do not need you to "wipe my bum for me" nor am I a "crazy conservative". I don't recall ever supporting any notion without the presence of concrete proof.
You sir, can be quite rude.
Wikipedia is
March 25, 2009 - 16:02 ET by NL207Wikipedia is non-authoritative. It is unreliable, perhaps even useless as a source.
hey NL
March 25, 2009 - 16:17 ET by katainkentI noted that in one of my posts below when I started this hunting expedition. At least I was polite.
I hadn't been following
March 25, 2009 - 16:42 ET by NL207I hadn't been following that thread. I see our 'friend', Sterling, was dissing Wikipedia. I guess he believes in situational dissing. Dis it when the oppostion links it. Link it when he agrees with it.
I prefer to treat it as an unreliable source under all circumstances. I would recommend you do likewise.
NL....."situational
March 25, 2009 - 16:52 ET by celatorNL....."situational dissing" LOL.. very good.
"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded
→ Sterling
March 25, 2009 - 16:12 ET by Cool ArrowI have proof about Obama.
It's at least as good as your reference to Wikipedia, so it must be true, right?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Let's look at your
March 25, 2009 - 15:27 ET by NL207Let's look at your argument.
You did not refute and therefore tactily conceded my contention that the Liberals in control of the government today are statist.
--> point mine.
Your entire point is to dismiss Levin as a statist and therfore a hypocrite because he condemns statism. However, you have failed to show that he is a statist.
No point for you.
Now, you are ad hominem: 'crazy conservatives'.
Point. match. game. Come play again some time.
NBers, I think its time for this troll to be sent to...
March 25, 2009 - 20:41 ET by R D HelmTROLL HELL.
Either prove your claim that Mark Levin has ever supported what you claim he has, or I will personally initiate an account review regarding your membership here THAT YOU AREN'T GOING TO BELIEVE.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
§ DAVE!! Sterling is a MENTAL MOUSE...Hello Sterling.
March 25, 2009 - 20:48 ET by TheSterWanna Play?
I'll give you the first SHOT.
BRING IT.
Ster.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Sterling is a hack.
March 26, 2009 - 02:49 ET by JWFGive me a break. I do not know how anyone could take this little munchkin seriously? Firstly, he is a whiner- that is one strike against him. Secondly, I caught his interview on Your Whiny World and he talks about how all liberals are ghey. Funny thing, all of these policies that he is rallying against now; he argued for when a Republican was President… He used to call for absolute executive authority in all matters- he used to say that the president should control all spending, all environmental policy, all defense policy, & ect. What a hypocrite, how can any true scotsman believe in this mendacious pantywaist?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Liberal Cowards
March 25, 2009 - 13:30 ET by Long Island PeteIf Gorebal Warming was such a sound science, why hasnt Al Bore debated an actual scientist who says differently?
A true patriot...
March 25, 2009 - 13:56 ET by dborschjr68Wow...this guy rocks, truly!
Sir, you have my full attention and respect. God bless you!
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Brace yourself
For the backlash
Of your ignorance.
The Great One is Right. Global Warming is a hoax
March 25, 2009 - 14:01 ET by kevinm13Manmade global warming is a hoax. Man can cause polution, which was a word back in the '60's and 70's when we saw the Native American on TV with a tear in his eye when looking at all the garbage people tossed out.
There is no scientific evidence that man has had ANY impact on climate. Cooling or warming. Global warming as defined by Algore is a means to tax people more, create large govenment bureaucracies that control how people use transportation, what they pay for fuel, what fuel is available (anybody see a nuclear plant being built in the US in the last 3 decades? If nuclear is OK for France to drive over 80% of their power, why is it unsafe here? environmentalist whackos!!!), what temperature we set our thermostat to, how food is produced and many other things.
Clean coal and nuclear are the way to go until hydrogen is viable as a fuel source. In the meantime, ignore Algore.