Tucker Carlson is a Moron

Not that it's really news to anyone. Let us pretend for a moment that this guy really is the 'state climatologist' (he isn't; the position hasn't existed for almost two decades). Let us further pretend that he really is a trained climatologist (he's not; he's a meteorologist with no Ph.D). And finally, let us also pretend that he really is going to get fired (he won't be; he'll merely lose the 'right' to call himself by the title of 'state climatologist' -- a title which again he does not actually hold). Even if all of those pretend conditions were met, the Oregon Governor's actions would still be entirely appropriate.

Consider the exact same pretend scenario for a different scholarly discipline, say, mathematics. The consensus view of the mathematical community is that 2+2=4. If the Governor decides to fire the state mathematician because he keeps insisting that 2+2=96.354196, the Governor is doing the right thing. Now take that scenario and make it match up with the reality of Oregon's current situation -- in that case, there would be a crackpot sociology professor at a state university running around screaming 2+2=96.354196 and calling himself 'state mathematician' even though no such title existed. Would Tucker Carlson and Co. be horrified in that case if the Governor asked Professor Wackjob to not use a fake title anymore? Actually, as Tucker Carlson and Co. are a bunch of fucking dunces, I suppose the answer would be yes.