Michael "robust debate" Mann on the opportunity to robustly debate Steve McIntyre: "Phil, I would immediately delete anything you receive from this fraud...I would NOT RESPOND to this guy. As you know, only bad things can come of that"

2004 ClimateGate email from Michael Mann:

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:22:02 -0500 To: Phil Jones <???@uea.ac.uk> From: "Michael E. Mann" <???@virginia.edu> Subject: Re: Fw: Rutherford et al. [2004] X-UEA-

Phil, I would immediately delete anything you receive from this fraud.

You've probably seen now the paper by Wahl and Ammann which independently exposes McIntyre and McKitrick for what it is--pure crap. Of course, we've already done this on "RealClimate", but Wahl and Ammann is peer-reviewed and independent of us. I've attached it in case you haven't seen (please don't pass it along to others yet). It should be in press shortly. Meanwhile, I would NOT RESPOND to this guy. As you know, only bad things can come of that. The last thing this guy cares about is honest debate--he is funded by the same people as Singer, Michaels, etc... Other than this distraction, I hope you're enjoying the holidays too... talk to you soon, mike

Flashback: It's all so confusing: After warmist Gore declared the debate over in 1992, warmist Mann suggests we should have a robust debate now?

[Mann] Good editorial on #CRUHack2 in The Economist: emails actually show science working as it should (robust debate, etc.)