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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

Greenman3610

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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

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Monckton’s idiocy debunked, a sampling:

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:

Bobby’s Potty’s by spike55151

Porta Potty by David Shankbone from WikiMedia Commons

when things go wrong potty training by DrJohnBullas

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