Pat Sajak Ignited Twitter Frenzy After Saying People Who Believe In Global Warming Are 'Unpatriotic Racists'

"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak ignited a Twitter frenzy Tuesday when he tweeted the below controversial statement to his nearly $4:

I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night.

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

The responses to the openly conservative TV show host have been kind of amazing:

Suggestion for Wheel of Fortune puzzle! $4 $4

- Greg Laden (@gregladen) $4

$4's advice to the "empty headed idiot" $4: Keep your mouth shut or you'll lose the best job in the world $4

- Stern Show (@sternshow) $4

.$4 $4 ok you don't believe in warming- how can anyone not believe that pollution makes people sick?

- Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) $4

Let's officially name science denial Sajak Syndrome. $4 $4

- ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) $4

I guess it's tough for $4 to accept the environment can change when he's been standing on the same 1980s game show set for 33 years.

- Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) $4

Will the 8 year old kid who hacked $4's account please return it to its rightful owner?

- Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) $4

Hey $4, this aint the Wheel of Fortune. If we lose this game, it isn't just one person's misfortune. All humanity pays the price.

- Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) $4

After he became a trending topic, Sajak responded with little remorse:

Sometimes it's fun to poke a stick in a hornets' nest just to hear the buzzing.

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

Later today I'll be tweeting my views on the subjects of nuclear proliferation and free-range chicken.

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

But this isn't the first time Sajak has tweeted his controversial views on climate change:

Very hot weather: "We're all going to die!" Very cold weather: "There's a difference between climate & weather, moron!"

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

Traveled from Caribbean to East Coast today. Climate did change. That settles it; I'm a believer.

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

I miss the pre-climate change days when it didn't get too hot or cold, or too wet or dry, or too stormy or calm or...

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4

My interest in Al Gore's pronouncements could fit into a gnat's navel & still leave room for a Liberal's sense of humor.

- Pat Sajak (@patsajak) $4