Topic: Hurricane Irene

During a visit to flood-damaged areas in New Jersey following Hurricane Irene, President Obama made a verbal slip, saying "when one part of the country gets infected" instead of "affected." The hosts mock the gaffe and criticize the president for using the disaster as a platform for a "stump speech."

Meteorologist Cliff Mass and other observers report that Hurricane Irene never reached sustained hurricane-force winds while moving up the East Coast. Data from Weather Underground indicated top wind speeds were significantly lower than the 75-100 mph reported by major news networks. Rush Limbaugh is accused of using this research on his program without proper attribution to the No Agenda show.

Hurricane Irene's impact on the U.S. East Coast is characterized as a media-driven farce and a distraction from ongoing military operations in Libya. The storm serves as a test for the Council of Governors executive order and a talking point for global warming advocates despite being downgraded to a category one hurricane. News organizations like ABC and CNN are criticized for using tight camera shots and hyperbolic adjectives to exaggerate the storm's severity.