Sorry Kids, We Don't Get to See Bill Nye Debate Sarah Palin on Climate Change

[LongTomH]

There have been 'news' stories appearing around the interwebs about Bill Nye, the Science Guy, debating Word Salad Sarah on the subject of Climate Change. Weeelllll, not exactly......

Here's what's actually happening: The Koch Bros, Exxon-Mobil, et al, the usual suspects in climate denial, have funded a 'documentary': Climate Hustle (You can just tell from the title that it's going to be a "fair and balanced" look at the issue of climate change, can't you?). The producer is Marc Morano, who has quite a resume (rap sheet) as a climate denier. The debut presentation will be accompanied by a 'panel discussion,' including clips of Bill Nye talking to Morano.

According to the Patheos blog: No, Bill Nye is Not Debating Sarah Palin on Climate Change:

According to CFACT a climate denying think tank that holds Morano as Director of Communications, the movie will be followed by a panel discussion:

Cinema audiences will learn more about the topic through a panel discussion with welcoming remarks by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, headlined by Governor Sarah Palin, 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and 9th Governor of Alaska, moderated by Brent Bozell, Founder and President of the Media Research Center and will also include other notable experts including renowned climatologist Dr. David Legates and a special appearance by Emmy Award-winning educator Bill Nye the Science Guy. This riveting discussion will focus on climate change and issues brought up during the event.

Oh, you did catch that the House Science, Space and Technology Committee is headed up by a notorious climate denialist, didn't you?

Back to Patheos:

This “special appearance” by Bill Nye will be not-so-special since it’s actually just a reel of film, recorded from a conversation Nye and Morano had face to face on a park bench in late March. The discussion happened between the two over the topic of Morano’s film, which Nye was shown clips of during the encounter.

Here's a brief video of the discussion, from Bill Nye's YouTube Channel:

Of course, expect to see some clever editing of Bill's comments.

[Journeyman]

1. Well, I couldn't see an upside to any of this for Nye. He may as well "debate" an ice cube . . .

[geomon666]

2. Poor Bill

He's going to be edited and exploited to show that "scientists don't have a consensus on Global Warming" or whatever the fuck they're spinning out these days. Just watching the clip above you can tell he's so tired of talking with these Moranos.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Ken Ham was bad enough, but at least he formulates complete sentences.

It wouldnt be a "debate" so much as drunken poetry slam/postmodern performance art piece.