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Title: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on October 28, 2011, 12:10:20 AM
This is well worth your 5min and 47 seconds.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-26-2011/weathering-fights---science---what-s-it-up-to-?xrs=share_copy (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-26-2011/weathering-fights---science---what-s-it-up-to-?xrs=share_copy)

Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: pieces o nine on October 28, 2011, 04:51:01 AM
Now Bob, that nice lady was clearly taken out of context by the godless, liberal elite media.


:ROFL:          :giggle:          :bwa:
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Sibling DavidH on October 28, 2011, 03:03:09 PM
It won't let me watch it!  :headbang:
I can't create an account because England/GB/UK are not listed and you can't enter a country off the list. :headbang:
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Swatopluk on October 28, 2011, 09:01:17 PM
I seem to be able to watch but not to download it.
Since this PC is soundless that does not really help.

Are there transcripts available?
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on October 28, 2011, 10:05:41 PM
Dammit, I'm so sorry to my UK/European sibs.

I know of no transcript-- but the film was a satiric piece about science, scientists and the 'scientific conspiracy'.

What made it really fly, though, was an interview with a beautiful but completely empty-headed republican spokes-weenie.   The interviewer was being a POE, but the rethug was too stupid to realize she was being played.

The rest of the piece was over-the-top sarcasm, in the same vein as the rethug-weenie.

What was really funny?

The republican woman was.... a brunette.

Clearly a dye job...

:ROFL:
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Bluenose on October 29, 2011, 12:42:49 AM
No joy from the Land Downunder, either.  Oh, well...
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on October 29, 2011, 12:55:52 AM
Sorry, Blue.

Maybe someone will "lift" the clip--it's short-- and post it on YouTube.
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on October 29, 2011, 02:42:23 AM
Below is a little tutorial that may help bypass the block if you use Firefox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8rdpF1qZs
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: pieces o nine on October 29, 2011, 07:29:41 AM
Hmmm... I can download many videos, but not from Comedy Central. I'll keep watch for a YouTube link and post it here when someone else uploads it.

Can UK (or other European) siblings get CTV?
If so, someone has uploaded it here. (http://www.surfthechannel.com/video/56182/3105768.html)
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: Swatopluk on October 29, 2011, 09:33:17 AM
Clips from the show are not available on youtube (copyright issues I presume).
And your link comes up with a blank spot where the video should be.
Title: Re: Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To?
Post by: pieces o nine on October 31, 2011, 04:12:29 AM
I'll keep watching for it.  It's a perfect snapshot of one of the political animals in the US zoo.