Book TV: James Delingpole "Welcome to Obamaland"

As a resident of the United Kingdom, Mr. Delingpole argues that President Obamas popularity will assist in selling policies the author says will be harmful for the United States. Delingpole appeared as a guest on Washington Journal.

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[written12]

@DifficultToAnalyse \ If he's a social climber, he has chosen all the most unpopular positions to advocate- unpopular, that is, among most of the media class he would need to impress in order to climb.

[nottinghamization]

@Simwebby I watched BBC Horizon too. I was disgusted by the comparison of global warming 'denial' to HIV and AIDS. It was even more absurd than the Panorama programme aired in the summer (2010) on the same topic. Sir Nurse failed abysmally to address the FACTS surrounding the debate, and simply focused on a false consensus which he portrait as being in existance amongst the scientific establishment.

[VillageHampden]

@TheHayekian Actually cancer isn't an exact science (or an inexact one for that matter) - It's, as I believe, a disease (or so the consensus, scientific or otherwise, would have it).

[grobanista]

James Delingpole for Prime Minister.

[TheHayekian]

To answer Sir Paul's question, I would accept anything that was offered to me, consensual or heteredox. But comparing cancer to climate change is quite hyperbolic. Cancer is an exact science, based on small cells and mutations that can be observed. The climate is much more complex and we do not know the effect of sunspot activity, methane emissions from cows, and the fact that Earth has been much warmer than it is now e.g. Medieval Warm Period, or the Roman warm.

[DaHonestAbe]

As far as climate change goes, I know it exists, just not sure the extent of it. But I'd rather listen to a climate scientist than a douchebag like Delingpole.

[Simwebby]

@nottinghamization Delingpole didn't deny that there was a consensus. He tried to deny that a consensus is relevant. Sir Nurse (or Sir Paul as he is more usually known) reasonably and politely asked JD if he would accept the consensus of medical science if he was ill. At that point he became all flustered, and after some inarticulate thrashing around, declared that he was offended by the question. It always amuses me how often anti-scientists are offended or disgusted by reasonable questions.

[tedatlas]

@MisterDogshit

LOL not only is this comment hilarious but your username is probably the funniest I've seen on youtube.

[Simwebby]

Anyone see Horizon on BBC last Monday. I was looking forward to watching a Nobel prize winner (Sir Paul Nurse) make a fool of Delingpole. It turned out Sir Paul didn't have to... Delingpole simply went on to make a complete fool of himself without any extra help.

Do see it if you get the chance... it's hilarious!!

[GLICKTON]

ask yourself this, why are you proud to be an american?, free speech? your dollar? anything? your dollar is being devalued, your losing your free speech, your media is all controlled same as ours, watch the film then come back and comment, this isnt an attack on america, everyone around the world keep trying to warn you people but its falling on deaf ears, you people need to get real fast, id say you have about 2 years left before theres no going back, wake the fuck up, good luck from england :)