User:A Quest For Knowledge/Hide the Decline

"Hide the Decline" is a music video parody[1] of the song "Draggin' the Line" by Tommy James. It was posted on YouTube on November 24, 2009 by user M4GW, an acronym for Minnesotans for Global Warming. It was created in response to the contents of one of the e-mails from what the media have called Climategate. [2] The music video became a hit on YouTube,[3] receiving 500,000 hits and was played on the Rush Limbaugh radio show.[3][4] The video also reached number six in The Guardian's weekly Viral Video chart.[5]

  1. ^ Harkinson, Josh (4 December, 2009). "No. 6: Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (A.K.A. ClimateDepot.com)". Mother Jones. Foundation for National Progress. p. 1. Retrieved 30 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wyatt Andrews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Barnes, Ed (26 April, 2010). "Climate Scientist, Heated Up Over Satirical Video, Threatens Lawsuit". FoxNews. Fox. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Limbaugh, Rush (25 November, 2009). "The Universe of Lies: Climate Hoax Lives, Obama to Join Copenhagen". The Rush Limbaugh Show. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Bunz, Mercedes (27 November, 2009). "Viral video chart: The Animal is back!". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)