Flannery’s new rule: the only good scientist is one who votes Left

Andrew Bolt,Herald Sun (Australia)
"More witterings of the increasinlgly messianic Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery on global warming. First, he claims - against the case-closed evidence presented by interviewer Greg Cary - that China is tacking global warming, believing “climate change is a threat to the existence of the communist party”.

Then Flannery, a paleontologist, offers this bizarre reason for reason for ignoring sceptic Professor Richard Lindzen, whom he admits is a world-renown and reputable climate scientist:


"The problem with Richard Lindzen is his politics is to the right of Andrew Bolt and Genghis Khan."

It’s hard to know where to start with this spectacularly stupid statement, even more wrong in principle than it is in facts. "