(credit: CFACT)
Duane Gish, a prominent critic of evolution, was such a prolific debater that, like Dr. Henry Heimlich, he had a maneuver named after him. (The use of either maneuver at a party, incidentally, signifies that things have become decidedly un-fun.) While arguing, Gish would issue a rapid-fire stream of claims—most of them false—about so many different topics, that it would be impossible for his opponent to respond to them all. This quantity-over-quality tactic became known as a “Gish Gallop.”
On Monday night I took in a new film called Climate Hustle. The title is meant to reflect its central premise: climate change is a scientific con. But I soon realized that it was also a decent synonym for the film’s Gish Gallop style. Climate hustle (n): a fast-paced, uninterrupted delivery of superficial and false claims about climate science.
Do the hustle
Climate Hustle is the product of Marc Morano and the conservative Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT). Morano, who has worked for Rush Limbaugh and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), now runs a climate “skeptic” blog supported by CFACT and makes regular appearances on cable news shows. His shift into movies is, so far, rather limited; the film appeared in a number of theaters in the US (and one in Canada) for one night only. The audience for this singular event numbered about 15 at my (admittedly quiet) local theater.
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