[url]http://dailycurrant.com/2012/08/30/bill-nye-blasts-todd-akin-challenges-debate/[/url]
[quote]Bill Nye may still be The Science Guy, but he's no longer Mr. Nice Guy.
During a live interview this morning with the Smithsonian Channel, the mild mannered science educator unloaded on U.S. Congressman Todd Akin, calling him "a fucking idiot" for accusing Nye of personally provoking Hurricane Issac.
Last week Nye uploaded a video to Youtube urging parents not to teach their children creationism. At a town hall campaign event yesterday, Akin used the video as an example of immoral behavior driving god to punish America through extreme weather.
Although reporters reached out to Nye for a statement yesterday, his first discussion of the matter came this morning at Smithsonian's Washington D.C. headquarters.
Nye Got a Feeling...
The 56 year old star of the long-running "Bill Nye The Science Guy" was in the studio to promote his new documentary series focusing on the neuroscience of childhood development.
After briefly discussing his show, the Smithsonian anchors asked Nye about Akin's recent accusation. The normally genial Nye wasted no time venting his rage about the comments:
[b]"Look, these people they're fucking retarded. Rape can't cause pregnancy? Breastmilk cures homosexuality? I caused a hurricane by challenging creationism? Who can possibly take these people seriously anymore?"[/b]
The slightly uncomfortable anchors then tried to change the subject, but Nye persisted:
[b]"It used to be these Republicans didn't believe in global warming or evolution. That was bad enough. Now they don't even believe in egg + sperm = baby. Where does Todd Akin think babies come from? Does he think there are separate storks for people who were raped and people who weren't? "
"Hey look over there! It's the rape stork. It drops off all its babies directly at the orphanage."[/b]
[b]"He's a fucking idiot. Just a plain fucking idiot. I'm sorry - I don't say that word very often - but it happens to fit in this case. He's just a fucking idiot."[/b]
A Decent Proposal
As the stunned anchors hurriedly tried to wind the conversation down and cut to commercial, Nye stared directly into the camera and issued a challenge to his new-found rival:
[b]"So Todd I got an offer for you. You and me. Any time. Any place. Debating science mano- a-mano. I'll bring the facts, and you bring the Vaseline. Because your ass is gonna fucking need it when I'm done whipping."[/b]
Nye apologized once more for his language before ripping off his microphone and walking off the set.
Representatives of the Smithsonian Channel say they have no comment on the incident.
Bill Nye could not be reached, but a since-deleted tweet on his Twiiter account posted shortly after the incident read:
"@ToddAkin Never enter the eye of Hurricane NYE!"[/quote]
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Daaamn, some strong language there. But justified.
[I]Wow.[/I] I find it hard to mentally hear that guy say [I]any[/I] cuss word.
Yes please
I'm pretty sure this is satire.
I think Todd Akin saying "breastmilk cures homosexuality" also came from this website and it was satirical as well.
the source is dead
edit: or it was, it isn't now
The very notion of Bill Nye the science guy, someone I have looked up to since I was a child saying
[quote=Bill Nye](Todd Akins is) a fucking idiot[/quote]
Shit just got real.
Nevermind might be fake. Todd Akin is still a fucking idiot either way.
HOLY SHIT.
OUR NATION IS SCREWED.
I think I have a new hero..
I want to see the footage.
Bill Nye has achieved bad ass status in my book
[b]EDIT[/b]
Dammit, it's satire
[url]http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021235429[/url]
In any event, awesome video
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbYJfwFgOU&feature=player_embedded#t=17s[/media]
A live interview? I want a video.
Source is dead as fuck.
Too bad, would have liked to read about this...
How do you debate facts?
[QUOTE=yawmwen;37476899]I'm pretty sure this is satire.
I think Todd Akin saying "breastmilk cures homosexuality" also came from this website and it was satirical as well.[/QUOTE]
Goddammit, it is fake, the source is pretty much like the Onion.
"Since deleted Twitter comment", source has gone dead.
I'm gonna need another source or something, because otherwise this is almost definitely satire at best, fake at worst.
[editline]13:37[/editline]
fake gg OP
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[quote]Hey look over there! It's the rape stork.[/quote]
I love you Bill.
This is satire. What's with all the hoaxes of Bill Nye lately?
People on Facebook keep posting RIP Billy Nye.
I want video or audio, I've never heard Bill Nye get angry it should be like when I saw Teller talk for the first time.
It's fake?
[i]shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit[/i]
I'm going to look on the credibility, I saw it pop up in other places on google news, but if it's fake. I ask for it to be burred.
[del]Please be real. Please be real.[/del]
Damn. :(
I'm gonna have to bring up the rape stork in conversation sometime.
[img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4k2hxSdKD1rsfld3o1_500.gif[/img]
Shit's gone real
[QUOTE=Ithon;37476988]I'm going to look on the credibility, I saw it pop up in other places on google news, but if it's fake. I ask for it to be burred.[/QUOTE]
faaaaaake
Honestly, I don't think this makes him any less of an intellectual. Words are words. I feel I'll get a lot of disagrees. I think it may have been a bit harsh, especially during an interview, but I feel it would've been perfectly "appropriate", had he been with say, a bunch of his friends hanging out at his house or something.
But I guess it's fake.
Bill Nye just called a group of people retarded.
For some reason I find that fucking amazing.
break my automerge, asshole
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