17 Apr 12 Dawkins vs Pell on #QandA: Dopey Questions from a Dopey Audience
Richard Dawkins has commented since this debate that he was disappointed in his performance, blaming partly his jet lag, but also “… the astonishing bias of the audience and, second, the interfering chairman.”
During the debate, Dawkins repeatedly asked some members of the audience with credulity: why is that funny? He really ought to have been able to answer his own question without thinking about it too much.
Tags: American Broadcasting Company, Australia, Cardinal, Catholic Church, Dawkins, Debate, Neanderthal, Richard Dawkins
10 Jul 11 Is Lord Monckton related to Marty Feldman?
Is Lord Monckton related to Marty Feldman? You could be forgiven for thinking that they are the same person; the similarity is positively uncanny. FYI, the gentleman on the left is Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, deputy leader of the UK Independence Party and famous climate sceptic. Pictured on the right is Marty Feldman, English comedy writer, comedian and actor who starred in a series of British television comedy shows, including At Last the 1948 Show, and Marty. (more…)
Tags: Adam Spencer, Australia, Carbon tax, Christopher Monckton 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, Marty Feldman, Ross Garnaut, sydney, UK Independence Party
