re: #29 Charles Johnson

I don’t agree. He clearly stated that the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is on Earth. It’s not “misstating” anything to quote his exact words.

“I made the point that it is my opinion that something bigger than one industry, coal, is affecting our planet. I went on to use the example that both Earth and Mars have experienced temperature changes. The clip you saw only shows enough of the overall debate to make the viewer believe I’m saying something different. Smith

Since Smith is currently maintaining that this is what he meant, it is fair to say that he misspoke when he said, “…the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is here ….”. That is what it means to misspeak.

It’s not “misstating” anything to quote his exact words.

I was not accusing people quoting him as making a misstatement——-I was saying that Smith’s comment about the temperature was a misstatement.