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September 5, 2019
On CNN’s climate hysteria town hall, Wolf Blitzer claimed ‘We’re seeing firsthand the effects of climate change’ with Hurricane Dorian
By Thomas Lifson
It is somehow fitting that CNN kicked-off its 7 hours of posturing and lying about purported climate disasters caused by CO2 with a blatant, hysterical lie from the first host, Wolf Blitzer. Nobody has ever accused Wolf of being a genius, and his 2009 disgrace on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy speaks for itself as an indicator of the limited extent of his knowledge pool.

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Still, blaming the existence of Hurricane Dorian on “the effects of climate change” beggars belief, considering that hurricanes have afflicted the Caribbean basin for as long as history has been recorded. Yet, Wolf tried to link that hurricane’s existence to climate change:. Via Grabien:

"Good evening and welcome to the CNN Democratic presidential town hall on the climate crisis. I want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer. Tonight, the top ten Democratic presidential candidates will be here on this stage in New York City appearing one by one for the next seven hours. This unprecedented town hall is dedicated to the climate crisis. An issue many voters say it needs aggressive action, and scientists say that action needs to happen now. We’re seeing firsthand the effects of climate change as a powerful Atlantic hurricane is sitting right now off the coast of Florida. It could make landfall tomorrow in South Carolina.”
 
CNN’s seven-hour climate change townhall: Last in the ratings, of course

ALLAHPUNDIT Posted at 9:21 pm on September 05, 2019

I say “of course” not because seven hours of progressives lecturing you about your carbon footprint sounds not just punitive but draconian. Or, for that matter, because a seven-hour series of lectures on *any* policy topic, particularly by self-serving candidates for high office, is destined to be insufferable.

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I say “of course” because CNN is almost always last in the evening ratings. Of course their climate-change series finished last. It was a day ending in “y.”

Here’s the funny part: This endless grueling slog through familiar Democratic talking points about sustainability actually rated higher than CNN’s regular primetime programming. Something as didactic as Elizabeth Warren riffing about windmills drew more viewers than Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, and Chris Cuomo exploring the hottest news of the day. Maybe CNN should start airing insurance seminars at night. Ratings might improve.

CNN averaged 1.1 million viewers from 5 p.m. to midnight, the hours devoted to back-to-back town halls by 10 Democratic contenders.

MSNBC finished second with 1.7 million total viewers during the time period, with Fox News winning the time period with an average of 2.5 million. Both channels provided regular programming on Wednesday night…

During the 8 p.m.-11 p.m. hours of prime time, Fox News averaged 3.2 million total viewers, placing first. MSNBC was second with a 2.2 million average and CNN third with 1.4 million.

However the average 1.4 million tuning in to CNN for the event was well above its average in primetime in 2019.

“In fairness to Biden, everyone who is watching this has blood coming out of their eyes,” said Stephen “redsteeze” Miller while it was airing.
 
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