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Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him
Lucre Lucifer writes "The top climate scientist at NASA, James E. Hansen, says that the Bush Administration tried to silence him(NY Times) after he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. In the talk, he said that significant emission cuts could be achieved with existing technologies, particularly in the case of motor vehicles, and that without leadership by the United States, climate change would eventually leave the earth 'a different planet.' The administration's policy is to use voluntary measures to slow, but not reverse, the growth of emissions."
You got PROOF of that bullshit statement? And I mean HARD evidence not "talking points" or something the NY Times, Washington Post, CNN, etc. cooked up. If you work for ANY agency or company and speak publically you MUST be clear on what is YOUR opinion and what is company/agency policy.
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You are a complete moron. How's your lying buddy Clinton doing these days? Have you checked the truth track record of ANY politician? Start with the democratic part and come back when you find an honest one. Don't expect us to wait though, you won't be back anytime soon.
/bow u deserve it^^ im gonna copy and paste this and save it print it up and pass it around you my friend need to be on TV speak to truth to the sheep -.^
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what the fuck are you talking about? how can it make me feel uncomfortable? how am i a republican just because i think you're a douche for spouting off this shit? if you want to bash bush, good go ahead. but do it somewhere else like a political forum. there is no debate here for me to join because this is just lame offtopic bashing; and why the FUCKING FUCK would i pray to washington you cumsucking twat(oh and i get teh ossam 'metaphor' that washington d.c. is my mecca, but oh wait i hate washington)? your post brought nothing to the discussion it just made such insightful generalisations like "george dubya bush lies". wow, really? thank God you told me or i wouldn't have been able to figure out that our nation has no one in politics worthy of being president.
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The NY Times is a very biased source. They have a record of intentionally misrepresenting the facts , and that is just one case of many (a truly horrible case, at that). I find it difficult to believe what they print, as it is very obvious that the paper has a very strong bias and is willing to print lies and half-truths in order to promote an agenda. I'm disappointed whenever SlashDot links to that rag.
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Silencing? You just read HIS ENTIRE FUCKING POSITION ON THE SUBJECT. How the fuck is that SILENCED, you fucking dumbass?
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NASA is mearly an instrument of the State.
George W. (Jonney Walker) Bush is the Christian-ification Right Wing
Hitler Youth President.
Under the Bush-Christian Doctrine of the State, "Bow before Me for
I am Your God!"
Ergo, Director Griffen (or what ever else the bastard spells his name of
NASA - "NATSE") will ask for Dr. Hansen's resignation.
That, according to God George W. (Jonney Walker) Bush, will be the end
of it.
Toodles.
No doubt about that. These constant efforts by unelected government employees to undermine democratically elected governments are a real problem. If Hansen wants to play politics he should run for election, or at least resign and get a non-government job.
If I started going to the press and saying things my employer didn't like, they wouldn't do much about it as long as I wasn't wearing a company shirt, because I'm a peon. However, if a Senior Vice President of the company did so, you can damn well bet they'd muzzle him because he'd be perceived as speaking for the company.
This is exactly what any employer would do anywhere, and it's what any government agency would do under any President. Nothing to see here, just another desperate liberal attempt to find a hook upon which to hang their hatred.
"Say whatever you want about the credibility of one side of this debate or another, the fact that our scientists can't talk to the media without a babysitter is truly and spectacularly wrong."
Considering the scientific literacy of the media (and general public), it probably isn't a good idea to talk directly to the media. Most reporters can't get quotes correct or distill the information presented. About all they can do is say the sky is falling. In short they are incompetant.
It was always interesting when the geologists I worked with compared what they said to what the reporters wrote. It was amusing, in a car accident sort of way.....
and morons like you are the reason slashdot needs a -1 A$$h0l3 modifier
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