News Roundup for 7/29/11

Bill Nye reacts to a question on Fox News

-Headline of the Day-
"Bill Nye Explains To Fox News Moon Volcanoes Don't Cause Global Warming."

You might think that's one of Wonkette's typical comically hyperbolic headlines, but it's actually pretty damned close to the mark. See, Bill Nye the Science Guy was on Fox to talk about a rare volcano found on the moon. During the interview, the foxbot asked this deeply penetrating question; "Does it go, you know, anywhere close to the climate change debate that's underway here on earth? I mean, you know, if the moon had erupting volcanoes, a few years, well, a few million years ago, however you want to put it...
you know, it's not like we've been up there burning fossil fuels."

At which point, Bill blinks and answers with what the report describes as a "blank stare."

You can understand Nye's problem here -- where the fuck do you even begin? Do you start by explaining that burning fossil fuels doesn't cause volcanoes or by saying that volcanoes aren't causing global warming? And, while you're making this decision, you're also distracted by the astonishing stupidity of it all. Regardless of where you start, is Copernicus over here even capable of understanding it?

"That's the last time Fox News tries to invite an actual children's science teacher on the program," the report surmises. Yeah well, science was invented by commies to launch sputnik and fluoridate water with zombie serum.

Patriots don't do science. (Wonkette, with video)


-The GOP position on the debt ceiling explained-
See, it works like this:



Hope that clears up any questions you might have. (Whip or Will)


-Bonus HotD-
"More Top Democrats Come Out in Support of 14th Amendment Solution."

If you haven't heard of it, it basically involves the President declaring the debt ceiling hereby raised, getting taken to the Supreme Court, and winning.

Not the worst plan ever. (Firedoglake)