Comments on: Meldrum and the Media: A Manufactured Mini-Mess

By: dharkheart

dharkheart — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:21:29 +0000

Bought it and love it.

By: thom_powell

thom_powell — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:04:27 +0000

Am I missing something? I read the article, and a few of the clones, and I didn’t see any particular negative slant. The cut line of the piece sez that Jeff has held legend to scrutiny and Bigfoot definitely exists. Great stuff in my view. The comments by colleagues are not all negative, he has the university’s support, he has an endowment, and the negative comments by the physics prof come off looking like the remarks of a petty man who is envious of the attention Jeff is getting. To the extent that the negative remarks make Jeff look unfairly persecuted, that will only
bolster his public perception unless everyone has forgotten who Galileo was and what happened to him.

The reporter also allows Jeff to refute hoaxers and to articulate the deep history of the phenomenon, thereby discrediting the view that Bigfoot is all a product of recent hoaxers.

Dr. Jeff got some great ink here folks; better publicity for his book than one could ever buy. Remember the Hollywood adage:

“There’s no such thing as bad publicity, (as long as they spell your name correctly.)”

Best to all,
tpowell

By: crgintx

crgintx — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:09:21 +0000

This sorry affair is stain on that the scientific community has inflicted on itself a long time ago because they’ve chosen to ignore anomolous data and physical evidence as they do with 5% of aerial phenomena (UFOs) which remains unexplained. It’s especially political right now when development and growth are now pressing into many wilderness areas. Can you imagine the hue and cry from the largely conservative developers if you closed off large portions of potential Bigfoot habitat in California, Texas and Florida? It’s silly that other wildlife specialists aren’t joining Dr. Meldrum’s efforts to catalog what is obviously large omnivore. Omnivores and other large predators whose presence are usually a sign of a healthy and balanced ecosystem. Some modern scientist have become as dogmatic as any fundamentalist religious leaders!

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:06:01 +0000

Hey, on the “plus” side, there’s nothing like controversy to spur book sales!

So maybe Dr. Meldrum will get the last laugh after all.

(That doesn’t excuse the small-minded conservatives who want to revoke his tenure.)

By: tpeter

tpeter — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:50:38 +0000

Dear Loren,
I think the Meldrum brouhaha also has been blown out of proportion to exploit our political “culture wars”–if not to deliberately inflame them, then at least to capitalize on their sensational news value. It’s all part of the stereotyping of academia as a dogmatic closed-minded elitist “politically correct” ivory tower crawling with left-wing atheistic unpatriotic anti-American Marxist-leaning professors. The Meldrum brouhaha plays right into the hands of the Rush Limbaughs, Ann Coulters, and their admirers and groupies.
–Peace, T. Peter

By: oldbutnotstupid

oldbutnotstupid — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:26:16 +0000

Jeff is a real scientist, who is not afraid to look into the unknown. He is exactly what science is all about or should be, not the “I have a degree because daddy’s rich” type we see too many of. Jeff, those of us who love true science are with you. Keep up the good work.

By: Berkastler

Berkastler — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:46:59 +0000

To the press:

“A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.”

-Alexander Pope

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:45:16 +0000

This whole mess is very dissappointing as it is very intimidating for anyone who wants to pursue this line of research in the future. I sincerely hope that this fiasco has not deterred people who are are considering the study of sasquatch and my best wishes go out to Dr. Meldrum and his family.

By: Rustaveli

Rustaveli — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:26:36 +0000

On Jeff Meldrum, Sasquatch, Religion & Physics.

Please don’t get me wrong, my comment means no disrespect to any religion or any firm believer in religion at all. We know, however, that all it takes to believe in dogma is just that: unshakable faith. Therefore, from a strictly objective point of view, Prof. Meldrum has more reason to believe in Sasquatch than any faithful has to believe in God, or in the Big Bang theory, as Hoax Hater aptly put in his comment elsewhere.

It is utterly incomprehensible to me that such a piece of news (?) is published by someone who is obviously biased, and clearly NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE of what he is writing about; and also I don’t understand why it should deserve any attention or credit.

I wonder if it would be possible for us to show Prof. Meldrum our support and encouragement for his research. You know, just that he learns there are people out here that care.

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:00:02 +0000

I’ll be looking for the book. It is unfortunate that the press is easily excitable and has little knowledge of or concern for the things they report. I hope this all blows over so he can get back to serious research.