Hockey Stick fight at the RC Corral - Schmidt to Curry: "In future I will simply assume you are a conduit for untrue statements rather than their originator."

UPDATE:  Judith Curry comments below.  I reply.  Feel free to do the same.

As a general rule for scientists, one shouldn't hitch one's wagon to long-debunked purveyors of disinformation.  Because then you might end up circling the wagons with the wrong … tribe (see "The curious incident of Judith Curry with the fringe").

I'm on a plane today, so I commend to you an outstanding Real Climate post, "The Montford Delusion," by Tamino — and the stunning comments section.  NASA scientist Gavin...