Global Warming Caused Haitian Earthquake

Preeminent seismic geologist (and Hollywood actor), Danny Glover, professed as much in an interview yesterday on GRITtv. His scientific analysis begins at the 1:50 mark.



It irks me when Hollywood entertainers (be they actors, singers, artists, etc.) latch onto the issue du jour, and peddle their opinions as indisputable fact. It's no different than the oft-mentioned commercial spoof wherein an actor states, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." In the same vein, what makes these elites think that they are omniscient in any field other than their primary craft? This is not meant to criticize celebrities for using their stardom to draw attention to a disaster such as the one in Haiti - in fact, it's a good thing. But why would Mr. Glover go beyond that and proclaim that this natural disaster is a result of the failed global warming meetings in Copenhagen? Just what are his credentials in seismic geology? Or for that matter, what are Al Gore's credentials in climatology? Or Ted Danson's credentials in marine biology and oceanology?

In 2003, Laura Ingraham published her book, "Shut Up & Sing." Our world's entertainers should recognize the limits of their talents and abilities, and acknowledge their ignorance of subject matter in which they have absolutely no expertise (no matter how earnestly they plead their cases to the public). So to all those faux scientist-entertainers, I say, "Just shut up and sing."