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Totally Tunsie

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34. Well. I saw it too, and he DEFINITELY denied climate change.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:46 AM
Sep 21

Interesting that the only place its being reported online is through Facebook posts about it, and for whatever reason, there is a big denial rom AI that it happened. IT DID!

A sample of one of his comments (paraphrasing) was: "They've been talking about this supposed change in climate since the 1970's and if it were true, we'd all be wearing overcoats right now." He had several other comments but the late hour and a good dose of the flu have blanked me out. He was really rather snide, and I was appalled at what he had to say. How strange that this dialogue has apparently been scrubbed when others were allowed their say.

All I can find at the moment are posts by others appearing on Facebook. A few samples:
1)"And then he denies climate change in the post-interview with CNN’s climate reporter!"
2)"His interview was insane. Cranky old man denying current reality. And I'm of his generation."
3)"He claimed that scientists were wrong in their assumptions."

By the way, wasn't Neil Young's "Big Crime" an amazing song? TRUTH..."But there's crime in DC at the White House".
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ETA: LOL - took me so long to post that much had to be deleted as obsolete.

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I smell pizza gay texan Sep 21 #1
See my post below, please. MLAA Sep 21 #9
There is no "post below". Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 21 #16
Link or slink. TIA demmiblue Sep 21 #2
Reliable information or it's not true. dhol82 Sep 21 #3
See my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #8
Twice you've posted this now with no link. Arthur_Frain Sep 21 #4
Please see my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #10
Post removed Post removed Sep 21 #5
I'm a long time DUer and I heard him disagree with the host interviewing him (mostly praising him) when the host cited MLAA Sep 21 #7
We have a term for longtime DUers who disrrupt. Heidi Sep 21 #14
Ouch. A tad harsh to suggest I'm a sleeper without taking a glance at any of the 19,000 posts that have done nothing MLAA Sep 21 #19
Fucking idiot. Botany Sep 21 #36
I apologize for my rude comment to you. Heidi Monday #63
Thank you Heidi, I appreciate it. We all are on edge these days 🙂 MLAA Monday #68
JM is drinking too much of his own whiskey Captain Zero Monday #65
I bet you feel awful for saying that, now that's it's been proved he's a denier. muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #56
You are right that it was a rude comment. I have apologized. (nt) Heidi Monday #64
Without having saw it oldmanlynn Sep 21 #60
No, he did not! sheshe2 Sep 21 #6
Please see my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #11
Still you never provided a link to prove you are right. Emile Sep 21 #12
Kindly relook at my updated response where I added another sentence. MLAA Sep 21 #13
I have, and still no proof. Emile Sep 21 #15
Sl8 found the clip. MLAA Sep 21 #18
and what did you learn by watching the clip? Emile Sep 21 #21
I learned that we disagree on what we saw. And we both have better things to do than continue this thread. MLAA Sep 21 #22
LOL Emile Sep 21 #24
Are you effin' kidding us? He ASSERTS that climate change is happening Heidi Sep 21 #26
Mellonkamp falls squarely into Category 2 of climate denialism NickB79 Sep 21 #40
Like fuck he does. He lies that "the core of the Earth gets hotter and it's been happening forever" muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #57
Video clip of the interview: sl8 Sep 21 #17
Dang. That was disappointing from Mellencamp. Owl Sep 21 #20
I thought so also and it was awkward for the interviewer. MLAA Sep 21 #25
It was disappointing. Xavier Breath Sep 21 #38
He was just becoming big my last year or so in college and I too loved his music. MLAA Sep 21 #62
MMMMMMmmmmm, walks a thin line... Montauk6 Sep 21 #23
Oh, he did not. Heidi Sep 21 #27
He denied the reason, CivicGrief Sep 21 #29
That's not climate change denial. (nt) Heidi Sep 21 #30
The result is the same. CivicGrief Sep 21 #33
This thread isn't about the result. It's about an accusation of climate change denial. Heidi Sep 21 #35
Denial comes in many forms. CivicGrief Sep 21 #39
Primarily it comes in the form of actual denial, Heidi Sep 21 #43
Well, saying the earth has CivicGrief Sep 21 #45
denying that climate change is human driven - is absolutely denial and deflection stopdiggin Sep 21 #47
Climate scientists would define what he said as denial SamuelTheThird Monday #70
"Now let's talk about climate change. I don't know about that" NickB79 Sep 21 #37
But he doesn't deny it, does he? Heidi Sep 21 #41
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 21 #52
Cons like you are doctrinaire and unwilling to learn. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 21 #53
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 21 #54
Is that what your library research showed you? uppityperson Sep 21 #59
2+ 4+10 equals 16 GreenWave Sep 21 #28
Well, that's the consensus for many people that don't believe in science. walkingman Sep 21 #31
Surprised no one's posted anything about face eating cougars. sop Sep 21 #32
You mean displacedvermoter Sep 21 #51
Well. I saw it too, and he DEFINITELY denied climate change. Totally Tunsie Sep 21 #34
Thanks for agreeing with me!! geojazz Sep 21 #46
Neil Young has never waived from his convictions..that, we can count on 📎 Deuxcents Sep 21 #58
Mellencamp Is a Denier of Human-Induced Climate Change MrWowWow Sep 21 #42
CNN transcript Lulu KC Sep 21 #44
Anyone who thinks that's not climate denial needs to read that, and then inform themselves about climate denial muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #55
⬆️⬆️ THIS ⬆️⬆️ Maru Kitteh Sep 21 #61
saying that, "But humans aren't necessarily causing it .. " - - is absolutley denial stopdiggin Sep 21 #48
I just wish celebrities would reduce their own carbon footprints by getting rid of their McMansions and private jets MichMan Sep 21 #49
What a fucking nitwit SamuelTheThird Sep 21 #50
George Carlin: "The planet is fine. The people are fucked. ... The planet isn't going anywhere, we are." * betsuni Monday #66
No one wants to hear virtually the same view Heidi Monday #67
Carlin's remark was stupid SamuelTheThird Monday #69
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