Here's Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, noting that CNN anchor Miles O'Brien is having a hard time separating fact from fiction; this mornning, O'Brien actually cited a movie as his source on the science of global warming. It was a Fox movie, but still, Miles, it's a movie--a work of fiction. And you, Miles, are in the news business.
Here's Inhofe's press release:
"On CNN 'American Morning' today, Senator James Inhofe, the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee engaged in a heated exchange with CNN newsman Miles O’Brien over CNN’s biased and erroneous coverage of global warming. Senator Inhofe questioned the journalistic integrity of CNN anchor for 'Scaring A Lot Of People' with hyped climate reporting. Senator Inhofe also questioned O’Brien about his 1992 CNN report regarding fears of a coming ice age. O’Brien responded by citing the 2004 fictional Hollywood global disaster movie 'The Day After Tomorrow' to back up his science reporting."
I report, you decide. But as for Miles, he's off at the movies. Speaking of movies, maybe Miles can help Al Gore on his next movie. At least then he would move completely over from news to advocacy, as opposed to what he is trying to do right now, which is to straddle it both ways, being half a newsman and half an advocate.
