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August 18, 2008
Scientists to Prince Chucklehead: Shut Up About GM
Posted by Dave Blount at August 18, 2008 8:21 AM
Britain's Prince Charles, himself an inbred product of genetics gone awry, continues to argue persuasively for the abolition of the monarchy by denouncing genetically modified crops as bad for the environment. Scientists have had enough.
Plant geneticist Ottoline Leyser of the University of York notes that the moonbatty demonization of GM is "creating the very problems that prince Charles is trying to address."
Johnjoe McFadden, professor of molecular genetics at the University of Surrey, is fed up with Chuck's "biased baloney":
Prince Charles, like many wealthy people, has no concept of the hardships of other parts of the world. He wants to retain his vision of a rural idyll by telling the poor to eat organic cake while he pours wine into the fuel tank of his sports car.
He is using the privileged position of a prince of the realm to try to influence us with a one sided, irresponsible, view of food technology. He is like a romantic 19th century poet writing and painting pictures of rural life.
Environmentalists have been saying for years all we need to do is redistribute wealth to feed the poor. It has not happened so we have to produce more food. The most effective way is through GM crops.
Chairman of the Commons science committee Phil Willis complains that Chucklehead's "lack of scientific understanding" would "condemn millions of people to starvation in areas like sub-Saharan Africa".
But apparently having learned all he knows about science by watching cheap horror movies, the Prince remains firm in his belief that GM consists of evil corporations conducting unholy experiments that have "gone seriously wrong."
Imagine how fast Britain would be swirling down the drain if Charles were actually in charge of anything more than wasting taxpayer money on Pomp and Circumstance.
On a tip from Burning Hot.
