Here’s what happens when a TV meteorologist speaks his mind

Watts Up With That?
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Gosh, according to many, I’m a far worse person for speaking my mind on the subject. But here is what happened to one TV meteorologist when he put a few notes about “global warming”  in his weather forecast. – Anthony

From tampabay.com “The FEED” blog:

Tampa weatherguy Paul Dellegatto named “Worser” person by Keith Olbermann

WTVT-Ch. 13 chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto is such a mild-mannered guy, it’s hard to imagine him in a televised throw-down with one of cable TV’s most outspoken anchors.

But that’s what happened Wednesday night, when MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann named the Tampa weatherguy to second place in that evening’s “Worst Person in the World” listing, citing a recent statement by Dellegatto during a newscast saying there are some signs that runaway global warming isn’t happening.

In the Tampa Bay area to take in some spring training games, Olbermann dinged Dellegatto for “putting in global warming denial propaganda into the local freaking weather forecast of the local freaking Fox station.” He accused the weatherguy of downplaying “the whole global warming doomsayer theory,” noting sarcastically that global warming can make some areas on the Earth unseasonably cooler as well.

(UPDATE: After trading Facebook messages with Dellegatto earlier today, I had hoped to interview him about Olbermann’s criticisms. But Fox declined to make him available — instead, a spokesman released a two-line statement:

“Nobody cares about Keith Olbermann. He’s irrelevant.”

Judge that for yourself by checking the clip from Wednesday’s show below.

 

If you would like to send some words of support to WTVT, here is the link to contact them.

There’s no point in complaining to MSNBC about Olberman, this rant is mild compared to his regular fare. The management there has heard worse I’m sure. – Anthony

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14 Responses to “Here’s what happens when a TV meteorologist speaks his mind”

1. KAK Says:
   March 14th, 2009 at 8:02 am

   KEITH, We thought you were better then that….Shame on you!

2. storky Says:
   March 14th, 2009 at 4:57 pm

   Crappy web server

3. nescio Says:
   March 14th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

   I would also like to see some Iraki children splattered all over the street too while you are at it…im pretty sure that happened today again aswell.
   1 million iraki dead so far and no outrage on prisonplanet/infowars.
   Killed by American hands with American guns and American bullets.
   Stop barking up Isreal’s tree (im not saying they are innocent) and start talking some real sense about your countries actions all I hear here is whats gonna happen to ME ME ME ME.
   Nobody in America and I mean Nobody is innocent and gives a hoot about Iraki’s and Afghans.
   Ich Habe es nicht gewust…… was the term used by Germans after the war.
   I wonder what you will say…

   

   Don't drink the water Reply:
   March 15th, 2009 at 1:04 am

   You obviously aren’t paying attention.

4. Lurker Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 5:01 am

   Global warming exists, but so does global cooling, and none of it is man made.
   And yes, Keith Olberman is an irrelevent idiot.

5. Brian Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 5:50 am

   so global warming is causing certain places 2 get colder??? wow …….ever heard of the sun??…….better yet sun spots???

   

   taiki Reply:
   March 16th, 2009 at 12:48 am

   …sigh.

   http://blogs.discovermagazine......r-induced/

   Yes, global warming due to dumping CO2 in the atmosphere will make the *average* temperature go up, make some localized temperatures go DOWN, and some may stay the same.

   Last year, it was 68 in Manhattan on Christmas Day. On Christmas. This would be a kin to it snowing in Honolulu in JUNE.

6. Darth Chaos Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 9:16 am

   Keith is an establishment hack. Always has been. Trust me, it won’t be long before Keith starts saying “opposition to Obama is terrorism”. He’s nothing but a “left-wing” schmuck version of Bill O’Reilly.

   

   Artyom Reply:
   March 15th, 2009 at 11:05 am

   I have to agree. He used the Bush years to build a larger viewing audience. Now he pushes with the current administrations momentum and Bill O’Reilly will take Olbermann’s place of complaining about the wrong doings of the establishment. Yet, the whole government works together and everything on TV is a show for the people.

7. Akeldama Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

   Wait, is Keith Olberman a real reporter? I thought he was a comedian like Stephen Colbert just more intensely dead pan.

8. jerry Says:
   March 15th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

   Keith is just a paid mouthpiece. He just repeats what he’s told , the only reason he came out against the war in Iraq was that msnbc were just running a psycop, so the masses wouldn’t catch on that they were profiting from the war, being they are part of the military industrial complex. He’s just another phony talking head like Glenn Beck and Hanity

9. Test Says:
   March 16th, 2009 at 12:26 am

   TEST

   

   taiki Reply:
   March 16th, 2009 at 12:48 am

   fail!

10. Joe Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Well then start your own web page and show us how its done !