BPSDB Who?
The Full Monckton
Four new videos
A trip to the potty
Jest for fun
Who?
For those who don’t know him, in addition to delusions of being an authority on climate science the self-christened “Potty Peer” is (as Coby Beck put it) a certifiable crackpot and a very colourful loon.
As such documenting his seemingly endless stream of errors, misrepresentations, frauds, lies etc would appear to be a cruel and completely unwarrented exercise in mocking the feeble and afflicted were it not for one other fact – he is one of the most widely known of the professional so-called “climate skeptics.”
Further, for those desperate to embrace any idiocy that purports to refute climate science (eg the American Republican Party), Lord Monckton would appear to be one of the most credible of those professionals (undoubtedly based on his claim to being a member of the House of Lords, which he isn’t).
In a field (ie climate change denial) where raving silliness and blatant fraud are the stock in trade it would be difficult to pick a King of the Dungheap, but I submit that if one looks at the difference between outrageous, egregious ridiculousness and perceived credibility by the Denialosphere and some popular media, then Monkton is a clear frontrunner if not outright winner. Few others come even close to being so obviously, blatantly wrong while being still held up as credible authorities by the Deniers.
The Full Monckton
As such there is a point to documenting that Monckton’s claims about climate and climate science are wildly wrong, ranging from the irrelevant to outright lies and fraud.
Initially this was meant to be the “complete” or “comprehensive” collection of Monckton debunkings, but it turns out that he has said so many ridiculous things that an exhaustive compilation of sources exposing him is simply not worth the effort.
Instead I offer the most comprehensive and authoritative eviscerations of his nonsense, plus a generous sampling of other sources that expose him as either merely dead wrong, and/or outright looney. While there is some overlap and some posts are principally pointers to others, I tried to cite only posts that offer something unique in addition to whatever else they might mention. If I missed any that should be here please let me know.
I hope this is a contribution in that it may be used as a place to send people who harbour the illusion that Monckton may be anything other than a joke. How else to describe someone who managed to make 125 logical fallacies, irrelevant statements, and outright errors in a single presentation on a topic which he claims to be an authority on?
Some try to be generous and suggest that Monckton is merely mistaken rather than being an outright liar and fraud. Insomuch as he consistently tells the same lies even after he has been shown that he is wrong, I cannnot be so generous. Monckton is either a deliberate fraud, mentally unbalanced, or both.
Six videos
We begin with four new videos from Potholer54 dismembering key parts of the Monckton Canon, followed by Peter Sinclair‘s two older ones debunking Monckton.
Potholer54
Monckton Bunkum Part 1 – Global cooling
Monckton Bunkum Part 2 – Sensitivity
Monckton Bunkum Part 3 – Correlations
Monckton Bunkum Part 4 — Quotes and misquotes
Greenman3610
Debunking Lord Monckton Part 1
Debunking Monckton Part 2
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A trip to the Potty
“Essential debunking” are four sources that are pretty comprehensive in debunking most of Monckton’s drivel. You really don’t need any more than these four to find how pretty much anything Monckton has ever said about climate is at least inaccurate if not outrageously false.
The “Sampling” is offered to substantiate beyond all possible doubt that Monckton is consistently wrong, that he is clearly not merely wrong, but not even what one might be tempted to refer to as sane, and to acknowledge the contributions of many, many knowledgeable people who have given time and energy to documenting that Monckton is consistently less knowledgeable and/or reliable as a source of information on climate science than a typical grade school child.
Essential debunking
- A detailed list of the errors in Monckton’s July 2008 Physics and Society article
- A scientist replies to Christopher Monckton
- Monckton Myths – a one-stop-shop for Monckton misinformation
- Lord Monckton’s Rap Sheet
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Monckton’s idiocy debunked, a sampling:
- A detailed list of the errors in Monckton’s July 2008 Physics and Society article
- A scientist replies to Christopher Monckton
- Alden Griffiths Presentation on Monckton’s ‘projections’
- American Physical Society stomps on Monckton disinformation
- Australian media hits new low as Sydney Morning Herald describes Monckton as “scientist”
- Christopher Monckton (DeSmogBlog)
- Christopher Monckton (RCWiki)
- Christopher Monckton humiliated yet again
- Christopher Monckton: Lies, damn lies or staggering incompetence
- Christopher Monckton: yet another lie exposed
- Christopher Monckton’s Lies Exposed (Again) By The Guardian
- Class Dissection: Lord Christopher Monckton lies exposed.
- Climate change denier Lord Monckton tries on a new conspiracy theory
- Climate Contrarian Monckton calls young climate activists “Hitler Youth” and “Nazis”
- Climate disruption denier Monckton responds to detailed scientific rebuttal with attempted intimidation
- Climate Scientists Debunk Monckton’s Congressional Testimony
- Climate scientists eviscerate Lord Monckton’s attempt to disinform the U.S. Congress
- Copenhagen Climate Talks: Monckton “Hitler Youth” Video
- Cuckoo Science
- Global warming deniers getting stupider
- Godwin’s Law Alert: Monckton cries “Goebbelian”
- GOP Chooses Lord “Hitler Youth” Monckton as Expert Witness on Climate Change Science
- Hate-speech promoter Lord Monckton tries to censor John Abraham
- How Moncktonized IPCC Trends Compare to Other Versions
- How to diss-a-peer: Real Climate Scientists take on TVMOB
- Irony-gate: Viscount Monckton, a British peer, says his paper was peer-reviewed by a scientist.
- Irony-gate 2: Modern day Tea Partiers outsource denial to Lord Monckton — a British peer!
- James’ Empty Blog: Lambert v Monckton
- Just in case you feel inclined to trust Monckton
- Kuriose Argumente von Klimaskeptikern III
- Lambert Monckton debate on Youtube
- Littlemore vs Monckton: Except with Facts This Time
- Lord Christopher Monckton got pwned by John Abraham
- Lord Monckton: 3rd Viscount of Brenchley, King of Fantasyland
- Lord Monckton meltdown: “I’m not going to shake the hands of Hitler youth.”
- Lord Monckton’s Rap Sheet
- Lord Voldemort bleats
- Misleading yourself with graphs
- MN professor eviscerates Monckton in must-see video
- Monckey Business
- Monckton
- Monckton again
- Monckton: “as if I was some potty peer”
- Monckton caught making things up. Yet again
- Monckton climate myths resource and the Overton Window
- Monckton Denial Circus Booked into Utah
- Monckton exposes his rebuttal: So much blather; so little substance
- Monckton hole
- Monckton jumps the land shark. Gets eaten
- Monckton launches vitriolic – but harmless – attack on critic
- Monckton makes it up
- Monckton Myths (Deltoid)
- Monckton Myths (the myths)
- Monckton Myths – a one-stop-shop for Monckton misinformation
- Monckton on the commie plot against him
- Monckton, Schmidt, and McIntyre (2008)
- Monckton: still digging for failure
- Monckton Skewers Truth
- Monckton takes scientist to brink of madness
- Monckton tries to incite academic hearing against author of devastating science-based evisceration of his disinformation
- Monckton vs Brook debate – the video
- Monckton vs The House of Lords
- Monckton’s Artful Graph
- Monckton’s climate denial is a gift to those who take the science seriously
- Monckton’s deliberate manipulation
- Monckton’s McLuhan Moment
- Monckton requires religious certification for scientists?
- Monckton’s response to John Abraham is magnificently bonkers …
- Monckton’s silly graph
- Monckton’s silly graph: Part 2
- Monckton’s silly graph: Part 3
- Monckton’s testimony to Congress
- Monckton’s triple counting
- More Artful Graphs from Monckton
- NASA deliberately crashes CO2-sensing satellite on take-off to avoid revealing that climate change is a complete hoax
- Night of the Climate Change Denier Undead
- Once more unto the bray
- Prawngate: Monckton tries to censor critics
- Poor old Monckton
- Rachel Pinker on Monckton’s testimony to Congress
- Reflections on the Continuing Monckton Kerfuffle
- Reviewers trash Monckton’s Congressional testimony
- Scrotum sends Gareth to guest
- Support John Abraham against Monckton’s bullying
- Thatcher becomes latest recruit in Monckton’s climate sceptic campaign
- The APS and global warming: What were they thinking?
- The biter bit
- The Church of Monckton
- The Perils of Poor Science Journalism
- The perpetual debunking of Christopher Monckton
- This is where Eli came in
- TVMOB hate speech shocker: Lord Monckton repeats and expands on his charge that those who embrace climate science are “Hitler youth” and fascists.
- Update to A Guest Weblog by Christopher Monckton at Climatesci.org
- Viscount Monckton, a British peer, says his paper was peer-reviewed by a scientist
- Viscount Monckton, another fallen idol of climate denial
- Viscount Monckton is an embarrassment to global warming sceptics everywhere
- Viscount Monckton’s Rebuttal of my Rebuttal
- When will we stop taking Christopher Monckton seriously?
- Yet more Monckton
Jest for fun
aka mocking the afflicted.
Gareth’s Monckton & the case of the missing Curry is actually a legitimate debunking presented rather more entertainingly than we generally get; a welcome relief from the tedious predictability of documenting that Monckton gets it all wrong yet again.
Eli Rabett’s Chris Monckton Limerick Contest offers up some delightful ditties at the expense of the potted peer, but my favourite has to be:
Christopher Monckton has yakked far too long
About theories made up by Will Soon
Posing his questions to Lambert and Gore
As his cred disappeared none too soon.
But he’s wandered much further today than he should
And he can’t seem to find his way back to the hood.Continued at The “House of Lords Diner” (be sure to hum along)
We give our consent every moment that we do not resist.
Image Credits:
Porta Potty by David Shankbone from WikiMedia Commons
when things go wrong potty training by DrJohnBullas
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Monckton (on whose Bad List I am) suffers from Grave’s Disease, for which he has my sympathy.
See “Neuropsychological manifestations” there. One cannot know, but it is possible that this is relevant.
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You might want to note that Potholer54 apparently has more Monckton videos coming.
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I’ll take Monckton over that sideshow fraud Al Gore anyday. Climate Change has turned into a tool for the wealthy to squeeze more out of the working class regardless of the legitamacy of the science.
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A bit late to this thread, but I’m impressed that Sam could fit so much wrongness–logical fallacies included–in just 35 words. That shows promise.
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Leave him alone! Monckton, is a noble man, with many valid arguments and proof for his statements, and I doubt anyone on this site would hold want to come up against him in a debate, he has an answer for all your questions. The world has been warming again from a mini ice age, since the 19th century. So yes glaciers will melt and co2 will increase from water vapour off the ocean. our recent warming is not unprecedented at all, e.g. more warming occurred in England from 1700-1730 without human help. For all we KNOW what we experience now could be exactly what would have been had people not been here, and there is not a soul who could disprove that, so why are alarmists so adamant, it’s all theory there is no parrallel earth that we can use as a control experiment. You wana talk about Moncktons credibility, look at the IPCC, Al gore, climategate, the hockeystick and all the adjusted temp graphs. Why do skeptics get so harshly attacked? that’s not science.
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This must be a poe. Please tell me it is a poe?!?!
Well, Jack did get one thing partially right:
If you take out the comma and the space, then you get
which is true because Monckton is a Viscount. :B
— frank
Jack said:
They are not skeptics, they are deniers. The only way they can deny the science is with lies, cherry picking, misinterpretation, misinformation and obfuscation. That is not science, it is dishonest drivel.