Long a debunker, Phil of the Bad Astronomy web site was challenged on the Apr 25, 2003 Coast to Coast radio show by George Noory to debate Nancy on the Planet X issue. He accepted, and announced on his web site afterwards that he would do so. Nancy asserted on the IRC the next day, to Phil's face, that he would not accept the debate, a point he firmly denied. Phil is now scheduled to appear on C2C Tues night May 13th, but Nancy has not received an invitation.
- (MikeO) Nancy, did you notice how Phil Plait "just happened" to be one of the first callers last night?
- (Zod2) Mike I was thinking the same about PHIL
- (JohnnyM) Nancy, Phill Plaitt balked at the debate, did you notice
- (NancyL) MikeO, Phil was allowed to be one of the first callers, and I doubt he will actually accept a debate with the Zetas. He was already hedging.
- (NancyL) Corona, I HOPE Phil will, as the Zetas will rip him apart. He does not do his homework, and is just passing along stuff he hears.
- (Maxemilln) BadAstro is Phil Plaite.
- (JohnnyM) Phill, why did you hesitate when asked the question about a debate?
- (BadAstro) If I am scared, Ms. Lieder, why am I here now?
- (BadAstro) I am not interested, actually, in debating PX here and now. Just wondering why Nancy is saying things about me that are not true
Rather than face a debate with the Zetas, and lose, Phil ran to daddy NASA for support! A NASA Article dated May 5, 2003.
- Niburu and Other Nonsense
- The wild stories about an approaching planet or comet are false! ... also there have been no unusual levels of earthquakes ... try Google searches on ‘Niburu’ or ‘Nancy Leider’. If you want the real story on Nibiru or Planet X, check out the following website http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/index.html.
Phil Plait was scheduled, and on the C2C web site as such by the week ending May 9th. Nancy was not invited until the last minute. The invitation came from C2C on Monday afternoon, May 12th for a C2C debate the night of May 13th.