The Bird Strikes Again!
One of our earliest posts on this blog concerned an excellent review of Loose Change by a Phoenix New Times columnist who goes by the nom de plume of The Bird. Once he got Loose Change in his beak he ripped it to shreds.
The Bird returns, this time raining droppings on the Arizona chapter of 9-11 Denial.
"Don't portray us as a bunch of wackos," 9/11 "truth" activist Kent Knudson warned this Walter Winchell of warblers during a recent interview. "We have our facts. We have evidence. We have witnesses. The government has nothing."
Nothing but, like, some science 'n' stuff.
Terrific article written with an acid wit. Full disclosure: He mentions SLC:
Thing is, it's easy to regurgitate a tangled fur ball of distortions about 9/11. Disproving them almost requires a Ph.D. in structural engineering. Fortunately, the editors of Popular Mechanics are on the case, as well as blogosphere balloon-poppers like screwloosechange.blogspot.com. In a March 2005 cover story, PM first addressed the conspiracy claims, and recently followed up with a more extensive investigation in its new book Debunking 9/11 Myths, with a foreword by our own Senator John McCain.
Highly recommended! The only thing wrong with this article is that it isn't longer.
posted by Pat @ 5:41 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
I think being called a "shill" is a right of passage as a debunker. I think you are a Debunking "virgin" until you've had your "shill" popped.
I do it more as a study in psychology more than anything; it gives an insight in to how the human mind operates when it's been shut down.
Excellent put.
He makes a claim, I correct him and he jumps on to another point with no acknowledgement (other than his silence) that he was wrong.
But to be fair, I suppose there are representatives from every group that does that. From truthers to sceptics, from nazis to commies.
I think being called a "shill" is a right of passage as a debunker. I think you are a Debunking "virgin" until you've had your "shill" popped.
Wear a condom. Just in case. You know, Stupidity-transmitted diseases.
safe-keeper:
great-line. Thanks for adding some well needed humor here.
TAM:)
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