Folks, please step back. Let me through. Hmm, looks to be a classic case of Turd Journalism. As the young lady above in the Sven and Ole Pizza T-shirt correctly noted; there is no byline. Typical of most Turd Journalism. Even graffiti artists take credit for their work. Turd Journalists are like the drunk that yaks in the corner of a bar and then staggers off, relinquishing ownership of the mess he left behind.
Another characteristic of Turd Journalism is the use of partial quotes or single words bracketed on either side by the author's own words; creating a new context for the quote to fit the author's agenda. I highlighted some examples below:
Wednesday at a ceremony to appoint Texas lawyer Shaarik Zafar to be special representative to Muslim communities, Secretary of State John Kerry said it was the United States’ Biblical “responsibility” to “confront climate change,” including to protect “vulnerable Muslim majority counties.”
Kerry said Scripture, in particular the Book of Genesis, make clear it is our “duty” to protect the planet and we should look at Muslim countries “with a sense of stewardship of earth,” adding, “That responsibility comes from God.”
Below is a link to another site that parroted word for word the above garbage. This site made one huge mistake though. They included a video of Kerry's speech along with the Turd Journalism piece. Watch the video and read along. Listen to what Kerry actually says compared to what the article wants you to believe he said.
Kerry: Scripture Commands USA to Protect Muslim Countries Against Global Warming
I'm no fan of John Kerry. Well, not any more. When I was a kid I enjoyed him on television playing the parts of Officer Muldoon and Herman Munster, but I was young and impressionable then.
Okay, lets do a quick review of Turd Journalism. If it looks like it, feels like it and smells like it, it is it, Turd Journalism! I would like to thank the young lady in the Sven and Ole T-shirt for bringing this article to our attention. Her actions made sure nobody stepped in this mess, well, almost nobody.
