that's like sexist or racist comments that are passed off as 'jokes' They're not funny. And too many people have vitriolic YouTube videos on cold weather (from a few years ago when we had Snowmaggedon) in which they are yelling obscenities at Al Gore & global warming advocates because there was a cold spell.
Global Warming and Climate Instability are the same thing. People take a little cold spell as 'proof' that global warming is a fraud by 'elite liberals' trying to defraud the US and 'real' patriots.
It's not something that can be treated lightly or as a joke. Especially when the news throws in such a statement from a 'trusted' source.
Maria