Meteorologist Joe Bastardi Knows When To Ignore Imus

With the clear exception of John LeBoutillier, it was meathead morning on today's program, except that the meatheads, like AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi, did not fulfill their stereotypes. In Bastardi's case, he far exceeded it.

Besides his passion for all things weather and climate, Bastardi is an avid bodybuilding competitor, which is evident from the instant you look at him. And yes, the kind of bodybuilding where he shaves his chest, oils up, and poses.

"What would it take to get you to..." Imus paused. "Maybe just take your top off?"

Informed that this was never going to happen, and frightened by the consequences of pursuing the matter, Imus moved on to climate change, which is being discussed this week and next at a summit in Copenhagen.

Bastardi would like to see a more open debate of the issue, instead of watching people like former Vice President Al Gore declare, "the science is in" on global warming, without so much as talking to any dissenters.

"This is not a train that's left the station by any means," Bastardi said about Earth's alleged warming trends. There are other elemental patterns occurring, he said, that people should be more up in arms about: the natural reversal of the ocean cycles; very low sunspot activity; and an increase in volcanic activity.

"After this winter in the Eastern and Southern part of the United States and in Europe, a lot of people aren't going to want to hear about global warming," Bastardi added.

It's all a scam anyhow, Imus concluded, meant to funnel money to countries to "improve" their environmental conditions. Instead, he went on, officials spend it on cocaine and hookers. Right, Joe?

"If you look at the entire planet and atmosphere, this is a huge system, so who are we to believe that we're going to control everything that goes on?" said Bastardi, dodging Imus's question. "There are so many other problems besides whether we're going to warm a degree. I'm personally more worried about us cooling a degree."

Which, he added, would result in a "mini-Ice Age" similar to the one in the early 1800s. Bastardi said, "It has been warmer before, and the earth is in a constant state of trying to balance itself out."

Imus just couldn't listen anymore, and told his guest so. Thus, conversation turned back to Al Gore, or "fat moron," as he's known 'round these parts.

"He used to be the most evil person on the planet until Hillary Clinton came along," said Imus. "Now it's a jump ball between who really is the devil. I think it's Al Gore."

We can think of someone else, actually.

-Julie Kanfer