Fox Business reporter: ‘Mars wobbles’ could be causing climate change

[JRLeft]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sanday, a Fox Business stocks editor is pushing back on the notion that the super storm could have been caused by man-made climate change and suggests that it could have been related to “solar flares” or “Mars wobbles.”

Fox Business host Stuart Varney, who is known for featuring segments to deny the existence of global warming, on Wednesday lashed out at Democrats like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Henry Waxman for “already blaming it on climate change.”

“Oxford University, places like the St. Petersburg Atmospheric Observatory, they all say there’s climate change,” stocks editor Elizabeth MacDonald told Varney. “But the problem is, is that there’s no consensus on what’s causing it.”

“Is it solar flares? Is it the Mars wobbles? Is it the Earth’s axis tilting in a different way?” she suggested, ignoring that most climate scientists point to man-made causes like fossil fuels.

Varney, however, doubted there was even a pattern of “more extreme weather events,” pointing out that there were also powerful hurricanes in the 1950s.

“There’s no doubt that we go through these cycles,” Fox Business contributor Charles Payne agreed.

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[Vietnameravet]

1. Did she mention the one about dinosaur flatulence?

You know those dinosaurs only died out in the last century or so..caused by demonic possession ..they simply fell off the edge of the earth..

[JRLeft]

3. But in all seriousness, we are fucked as long as these people have a say in our political process.

[drm604]

2. Stuart Varney?

Is he any relation to Jim Varney? (Hey Vern!) He's about as stupid.

"The Mars wobbles"

"Is it the Earth’s axis tilting in a different way?" Wouldn't we know if that was happening?

What a jackass.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. You didn't know about the wobbles in the Earth's axis?

That's why the North Star doesn't appear to stay fixed in the north sky.

Uh…wait…

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. A stock editor made these comments?

Couldn't they find any scientists to push their agenda? Oh, wait, they don't believe in the existence of scientists!

[lexx21]

5. I personally think...

that we should put all of the Faux news folks, teabillies, and the conservative politicians on a space ship which also has marketing execs and telephone handset sanitizers...........


Hitchhikers anyone? Doug Adams had the right idea, he just didn't go far enough... lol.

[longship]

16. Yes, ship them all off.

At least we don't have to worry about being wiped out by a virulent plague spread by unsanitary public phones. There are no more public phones.

Then, just when we think we're safe, some damned fool will start cloning dinosaurs and we'll be wiped out by Dino flatulence.

[lexx21]

17. Supernova says that I already have that..... hmm......

"Hey sweetie.... do you smell something?"

"Hmmm? What is .... OH GAWD!"

"It must have been the dog babe... must have been the dog...."

[Firebirds01]

6. What science background does

Stuart Varney have?

I cant stand it that the media presents celebrities and cute "reporters" to give their opinion on eveything from foreign policy to drug policy.

Hannity once had Charlie Daniels talking about the war in Iraq as if he were a general or PhD professor of international relations.

CNN once had a Baldwin brother talk about marijuana prohibition and why it is a good thing.



can we please act like a civilized society and acknowledge that we have scientists and PhDs who know more than most people?!?!?

[drm604]

9. You want us to acknowledge reality?

Please! Reality is for communist eggheads.

[Third Doctor]

8. This is not off base if

you believe the earth is 6000 years old and it's the center of the universe.

[louslobbs]

10. Brain wobbles and brain flares might be the cause of Republican idiocy,

“But the problem is, is that there’s no consensus on what’s causing it.”

Lou

[begin_within]

11. Then declare war on Mars.

[maxsolomon]

12. And a Fox Business reporter would know?

There's "no consensus" because business interests in American have funded a Denial Industry whose purpose is to prevent the existing consensus from taking meaningful action because the status quo is preferable to the unknown.

[HopeHoops]

13. So could rMoney's flip flops.

[progressivebydesign]

14. 98% of earth scientists AGREE about the cause, but it's "not a consensus"

That is a Fox lie from waaaay back. What an idiot. Sorry, wearing glasses does not make you any smarter, so take the fake glasses off .

[neverforget]

15. CNN would call that a "tie"

[NCLefty]

18. Look at the yahoos that are on the congressional committee on science

And you'll realize why we're screwed.

[madinmaryland]

19. Too fucking funny! A Fox "Business Stocks Editor" commenting on Climate Change.

Considering they have no clue as to how the markets work...

[yellowcanine]

20. Why are the "Stocks Editor" , the "Business Host" and the "Business Contributor" discussing climate

change research? Doesn't Fox have a "Science Editor" who could discuss it more intelligently?