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7. I'm a long time DUer and I heard him disagree with the host interviewing him (mostly praising him) when the host cited

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that climate change was one of the serious challenges for farmers. It was an awkward exchange then the host gently tried to address the this before returning to praising Mellencamp. Mellencamp made a couple of statements about scientists being wrong and back in the 70s they said we would have another ice age. Then some babble about the center of the earth getting hotter. This clearly happened and I yelled at the TV.

edited to add: Mellencamp seemed more like he was denying humans had anything to do with causing climate change, rather than denying climate change actually exists. It was a weird, uncomfortable exchange.

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John Mellencamp denied climate change at Farm Aid last night!! [View all] geojazz Yesterday OP

I smell pizza gay texan Yesterday #1

See my post below, please. MLAA Yesterday #9

There is no "post below". Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #16

Link or slink. TIA demmiblue Yesterday #2

Reliable information or it's not true. dhol82 Yesterday #3

See my post below. MLAA Yesterday #8

Twice you've posted this now with no link. Arthur_Frain Yesterday #4

Please see my post below. MLAA Yesterday #10

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I'm a long time DUer and I heard him disagree with the host interviewing him (mostly praising him) when the host cited MLAA Yesterday #7

We have a term for longtime DUers who disrrupt. Heidi Yesterday #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 Yesterday #19

Fucking idiot. Botany Yesterday #36

I apologize for my rude comment to you. Heidi 12 hrs ago #63

Thank you Heidi, I appreciate it. We all are on edge these days 🙂 MLAA 35 min ago #68

JM is drinking too much of his own whiskey Captain Zero 11 hrs ago #65

I bet you feel awful for saying that, now that's it's been proved he's a denier. muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #56

You are right that it was a rude comment. I have apologized. (nt) Heidi 11 hrs ago #64

Without having saw it oldmanlynn 20 hrs ago #60

No, he did not! sheshe2 Yesterday #6

Please see my post below. MLAA Yesterday #11

Still you never provided a link to prove you are right. Emile Yesterday #12

Kindly relook at my updated response where I added another sentence. MLAA Yesterday #13

I have, and still no proof. Emile Yesterday #15

Sl8 found the clip. MLAA Yesterday #18

and what did you learn by watching the clip? Emile Yesterday #21

I learned that we disagree on what we saw. And we both have better things to do than continue this thread. MLAA Yesterday #22

LOL Emile Yesterday #24

Are you effin' kidding us? He ASSERTS that climate change is happening Heidi Yesterday #26

Mellonkamp falls squarely into Category 2 of climate denialism NickB79 Yesterday #40

Like fuck he does. He lies that "the core of the Earth gets hotter and it's been happening forever" muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #57

Video clip of the interview: sl8 Yesterday #17

Dang. That was disappointing from Mellencamp. Owl Yesterday #20

I thought so also and it was awkward for the interviewer. MLAA Yesterday #25

It was disappointing. Xavier Breath Yesterday #38

He was just becoming big my last year or so in college and I too loved his music. MLAA 18 hrs ago #62

MMMMMMmmmmm, walks a thin line... Montauk6 Yesterday #23

Oh, he did not. Heidi Yesterday #27

He denied the reason, CivicGrief Yesterday #29

That's not climate change denial. (nt) Heidi Yesterday #30

The result is the same. CivicGrief Yesterday #33

This thread isn't about the result. It's about an accusation of climate change denial. Heidi Yesterday #35

Denial comes in many forms. CivicGrief Yesterday #39

Primarily it comes in the form of actual denial, Heidi Yesterday #43

Well, saying the earth has CivicGrief Yesterday #45

denying that climate change is human driven - is absolutely denial and deflection stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #47

Climate scientists would define what he said as denial SamuelTheThird 27 min ago #70

"Now let's talk about climate change. I don't know about that" NickB79 Yesterday #37

But he doesn't deny it, does he? Heidi Yesterday #41

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Cons like you are doctrinaire and unwilling to learn. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #53

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Is that what your library research showed you? uppityperson 21 hrs ago #59

2+ 4+10 equals 16 GreenWave Yesterday #28

Well, that's the consensus for many people that don't believe in science. walkingman Yesterday #31

Surprised no one's posted anything about face eating cougars. sop Yesterday #32

You mean displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #51

Well. I saw it too, and he DEFINITELY denied climate change. Totally Tunsie Yesterday #34

Thanks for agreeing with me!! geojazz 23 hrs ago #46

Neil Young has never waived from his convictions..that, we can count on 📎 Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #58

Mellencamp Is a Denier of Human-Induced Climate Change MrWowWow Yesterday #42

CNN transcript Lulu KC Yesterday #44

Anyone who thinks that's not climate denial needs to read that, and then inform themselves about climate denial muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #55

⬆️⬆️ THIS ⬆️⬆️ Maru Kitteh 20 hrs ago #61

saying that, "But humans aren't necessarily causing it .. " - - is absolutley denial stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #48

I just wish celebrities would reduce their own carbon footprints by getting rid of their McMansions and private jets MichMan 22 hrs ago #49

What a fucking nitwit SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #50

George Carlin: "The planet is fine. The people are fucked. ... The planet isn't going anywhere, we are." * betsuni 3 hrs ago #66

No one wants to hear virtually the same view Heidi 1 hr ago #67

Carlin's remark was stupid SamuelTheThird 28 min ago #69