CNN Host to NASA: Seriously, Is The World Ending In 2012?

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by Steve Krakauer | 1:43 pm, November 13th, 2009

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CNN is not about opinions, they’re about news. So listen, NASA, there’s this movie out about the world coming to an end in 2012, and we know you’ve been out trying to debunk this possibility.

But we need facts, and T.J. Holmes guest anchoring American Morning is going to be our fact-finding vessel.

“I thought you all were busy trying to build a new rocket to send people into space, and trying to discover life on the moon and Mars, but you’re putting together a PR campaign against this movie essentially, not against the enter portion but against some of the themes,” said Holmes to begin the segment. (And really, is that actually what NASA is busy doing? Finding martians?)

Jim Garvin, Chief Scientist at NASA, was ready to respond. “We want people to also pay attention to the science behind the facts,” he said.

Also, this exchange later:

Holmes: No truth to it at all? There’s no chance that in December of 2012 the world is going to have an issue?
Garvin: Absolutely not…There is no indication, not one iota, that any of the things depicted in the film are going to happen in late 2012. now we’ll be busy then watching the things but nothing you need to worry about.
Holmes: Would you even tell us if there was something to worry about?
Garvin: Absolutely.

NASA hasn’t exactly been waging a full-on “PR campaign” against the movie “2012,” but they have launched a website that answers questions about the apocalyptic myth. The site assures that “nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012.”

But now there’s water on the moon so who knows, right?

One last quote from Garvin: “Hollywood’s fun! But so is science.” Truth.

Here’s the full interview:

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bourekas

So CNN has fact checked Saturday Night Live and this movie. It’s good to have someone I can trust to uncover the truth about these things that the mainstream media, like the Cartoon Network, thinks is beneath them.
CarrieWhite

I hate it when people joke about 2012 and the movie looks stupid. Yes, Scientists are concerned about 2012. Ask theoretical physicists Michio Kaku. “We could be in for a huge firework display in 2012. The Sun will be approaching the peak of its 11-year cycle, called “solar maximum”, so we can expect a lot of solar activity.” These massive solar flares could wipe out many of our satellites. Not good. Scientists are warning the government about this, hopefully they are listening.
MartiniShark

“Now Mr. Garvin, I understand you are a rocket scientist and all, but this is a MOVIE we’re talking about here! How can it be wrong?”

What the hell, is T.J. Holmes an exec producer on “2012″, or something?
Magister

It’s nice that the scientist gave himself with the cover of “no indication”, rather than his original blanket guarantee.