Climate change deniers for $400: This orange game-show staple recently tainted your harmless sick-day TV-watching by spouting dreck on Twitter. (Who is Pat Sajak? Ding ding ding!)
Making even Conan Alex Trebek look like a bastion of reason, the Wheel of Fortune host tweeted this on Monday:
https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/468581395237842945After a busy day brokering vowels, Sajak likes to kick back and make some 140-character jabs at environmentalists, proving that no, he’s not smarter than a fifth grader:
https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/464152384042569728 https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/449960255393234944 https://twitter.com/patsajak/status/465296637519097856Thankfully, sometimes we jab back:
Suggestion for Wheel of Fortune puzzle! @patsajak pic.twitter.com/0UZzm4MTOD
— Greg Laden 🌊 (@gregladen) May 20, 2014
Sajak’s been airing his doubt in 97 percent of scientists since 2007. At two cents, the price is right for his thoughts. (Zing!) Thankfully, as a professional mannequin, he’s not exactly the most respected scientific authority. Can someone change the channel back to Bill Nye?