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This AP report should at least be labeled analysis. And not one mention of Climategate.

Little Green Footballs - Climate Scientist (Appropriately) Calls Raving Denier an A-Hole

Over at wingnut site Hot Air, they’re cheering and applauding this ridiculous, disgraceful performance by climate change denial shill Marc Morano, appearing on the BBC with climate scientist Prof. Andrew Watson. Morano is such a gigantic flaming arsehole in this clip (laughing, yelling, and spouting over-the-top “Climategate” talking points like a parrot on crack) that at the end of the segment Prof. Watson says, “What an arsehole.”

I could not possibly agree more.

Little Green Footballs - Thank You, Climate Change Deniers

So I want to say “thank you” to all the climate change denialists who post comments at LGF, relentlessly hyping every false claim, refusing to follow any links to evidence, and ceaselessly parroting the latest obfuscations.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Scientist calls climate change skeptic an A-hole on the BBC

How to solve this crisis of credibility and ease fears of a “tribalistic” culture having taken over climate change science? Why, with theatrical eye-rolling and a perfunctory dropping of the A-bomb on the skeptic you’re debating on British national television, of course. I’m giving you the full clip so that no context is lost — Morano, the skeptic, does bait him a bit with mocking laughter and by talking over him — but the fireworks come in clip two if you’re pressed for time. Watch, if only to enjoy the nuance of a scientist complaining about “character assassination” mere seconds before indulging in a profane ad hominem.