Monckton messes own nest

August 3, 2011 | Filed under: Australia/NZ,Global Warming,Green Dragon - Environmentalism,Ken Perrott | Posted by: Ken Perrott

Ever get the impression that Christopher Monckton may have reached his use-by date? Maybe even well past it?

Looks like this might be the case as the climate change denier/sceptic/contrarian groups trying to organise a programme for him in New Zealand are having problems. Their hero has become so repugnant that dreams of huge publicity for their cause seems to facing the harsh truth of reality.

Apparently, TV programmes Q&A and Close-up are no longer interested. And the host for their Auckland event, Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ), has pulled out and left the mess to The Climate Realists – a rather nasty little conspiracy group.

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Of course this group is unwilling to face up to the fact that Monckton has been caught out so many times telling outright lies, misrepresenting climate science, attacking scientists and their science, that he no longer has any appeal except to the committed climate change denier or contrarian. After all, Monckton often compares his debate partners to Nazis, and argues that climate scientists should be prosecuted and imprisoned. And even that perhaps “. . . no one should be allowed to practice in any of the sciences, particularly in those sciences that have become the mere political footballs of the leading pressure-groups, unless he can certify that he adheres to one of those major religions – Christianity outstanding among them – that preach the necessity of morality . . .”. (see Monckton requires religious certification for scientists?)

Consequently, most serious legitimate scientists now refuse to debate with this guy. After all, such debates do far more for Mockton’s CV than they for the climate scientist. The media is coming to see that he is so far out that without the appearance of a real controversy he is not worth interviewing.

But, true to form, these Climate Realists must explain the problem as a conspiracy. As “things that have been going on behind the scenes”. They explain the negative reaction of PRINZ members to their organisation being used in this way as conspiring to prevent “someone whose opinions are perceived as being ‘outside the politically correct mantra’ from speaking in public.” (Of course no one has taken away that right from Monckton. He is still going ahead with the meeting but has lost endorsement of the PRINZ).

They see their inability to find someone reputable to debate with Monckton as another conspiracy. But again, what they have really lost is the opportunity to use such a scientist to provide credibility to the concept of a scientific controversy where none really exists. The same old tactic that creationists always attempt to use.

There is no conspiracy. This is just the result of Monckton’s own behaviour. He has made a mess in his own nest and is now facing the consequences.

2 Responses to Monckton messes own nest

Dougal S. Ballantyne August 3, 2011 - 7:34 pm

I wouldn't call it any conspiracy, though the co-ordination in attempts to shut up Monckton are now something to behold. We've seen it with large state broadcasters who now have 'policies' on him. The BBC succumbed to Green pressure, cancelling him from a platform that contained the one & only Green MP in England, on her refusal to appear with him present. The ABC was all ready fired up to go on the offensive when he came to Aus in July, but they messed that up making themselves look so ridiculous & mendacious in the process that they then left themselves no option but to avoid him altogether. The news soon travelled across the Tasman ahead of him to NZ where TVNZ determined to follow the policy of exclusion from the start. What it has has illustrated to the people in England, where there is very little if any Independent broadcasters, is how much the broadcasters set the agenda , in deciding the diet of anodyne dog food they serve up, to keep the masses amused and distracted from the real matters of concern. Thank the Creator for the Internet.

@hoogly_boogly August 6, 2011 - 2:47 pm

Exactly what does this have to do with secularism and why is this on this site?

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