There's an old joke about a businessman interviewing for a new accountant.
He has a French accountant, a German accountant and a project manager from NASA seeking the position. They are all intelligent and presentable so he decides to ask a simple question to see who should have the job.
He asks the French accountant: How much is 2+2 ?
The French accountant is indignant: Sacre bleau that question is an insult any French child could answer it. 2+2 is quatre. Bien sur no ?
He asks the German Accountant: How Much is 2+2
The German Accountant: Flabbergasted. 2+2 ZIS IS 4. It has always been 4. It always will be 4.
He finally asks the NASA project manager: How Much is 2+2.
The NASA project manager looks at him and says: You are going to be running for the senate next year aren't you ?
The man from NASA then shuts the blinds, locks the door and asks the businessman: What would you like it to be ?
This joke would be funny if it weren't how NASA did its accounting for the global temperature !!!
From the Register
This is the graph of adjustments made to the raw temperature data . Notice anything odd about the graph ? Like maybe since 2000 there is never a negative correction ? That the corrections are of ever increasing additions ? That the chances of this happening at random are somewhat less than your winning the lottery ?
Now watch what happens when you look at the map of the us RAW vs Adjusted.
RAW
Adjusted
Here is the Video of the adjustments in action
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS NASA CHERRY PICKING THE DATA AND DROPPING ANY AREAS OF THE EARTH THAT SHOW COOLING
Below you see the data set NASA was using to make their adjustments. The gray areas represent areas where there is no data.
Below you get the global satellite data that was not used for the adjustment to the data set.
I don't even know how to appropriately react to such blatant manipulation. It was bad enough Hansen would never disclose his data or methods but this is so far over the top as to defy countenance.
This is frankly UNACCEPTABLE. Your tax dollars are being used to fund a giant swindle of the world. If any politician is really concerned about our "Global Image" they will act to stop this pernicious fraud.
And maybe, just maybe we will get Rocket Scientists at NASA that no more about exploring outer space than they do cooking the books.
Crossposted at REDSTATE
