Teed up by Chuck Todd’s abysmal climate change question (about flood insurance prices) in the Virginia gubernatorial debate, Glenn Youngkin lived up to what one would expect from the Virginian Republican (Grand Oil Party) nominee for Governor: predatory delay truthiness. In summary, Youngkin Avoided saying “climate change” and directly acknowledging basic reality which would risk […]
Youngkin: Predatory Delay Truthiness on Climate
September 29th, 2021 · 1 Comment
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Cost-Benefit Analysis · Energy · virginia
Climate change makes an appearance in Virginia gubernatorial debate (Or, how Chuck Todd exemplifies dismal media framing of climate crisis)
September 29th, 2021 · 1 Comment
The climate crisis made a brief appearance in last evening’s Virginia gubernatorial debate (see here for commentary on other portions of the debate) An oddball question from NBC’s Chuck Todd sparked strong comments from Democrat Terry McAuliffe and shallow predatory-delay, deceptive climate-truthiness from Trump-wannabe Glenn Youngkin. In a southern state that, under Democratic Party leadership, […]
Tags: climate change · Energy · journalism · Terry McAuliffe · virginia