RealClimate: Plimer’s homework assignment

Some of you may be aware of George Monbiot’s so-far-unsuccessful attempt to pin down Ian Plimer on his ridiculous compendium of non-science. In response to Monbiot’s request for explanation and sources for some of Plimer’s more bizarre claims, Plimer has responded with a homework assignment that is clearly beyond even his (claimed) prowess.

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In other words, Klobuchar hid behind a telephone, hand-picked the questioners to give the illusion of fairness, and excluded a significant number of people who wanted to hold Klobuchar accountable for her representation of Minnesota in the Senate. She then pronounced herself and her policy direction vindicated. It’s easy to do accountability when you can create your own constituency and ignore the rest of the state. I wonder whether Klobuchar will continue to hide in her bunker for the entirety of her term, or if she will find the courage to venture out in public when she needs cash to run for re-election.