Re: [asa] Hansen December 2005 Timeline Reconstruction

Probably it is time for a change. OTOH, it's good to be a realist about
politics. No matter who's running the board, it will always at some
level be a game.

On 3/26/07, PvM <pvm.pandas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That's such a sad testimony to the political situation in this
> country. 'How the political game is played'... Time for a change I'd
> say.
>
> On 3/26/07, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The exchange that followed was captured in passing during An
> Inconvenient
> > Truth.
> >
> > That whole meme in Inconvenient Truth is one of the things that I really
> > disliked about the movie. Al Gore knows how the political game is
> played.
> > This isn't Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Grow up and get real!
> >
> > Don't get me wrong -- I'm not suggesting it's "ok" that an expert
> witness
> > experiences political pressure concerning his testimony. But let's not
> act
> > shocked, shocked! that it happens. It not only happens, it's
> routine. If
> > you want to run with the big dogs, you have to expect to get bit once in
> a
> > while.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/25/07, Rich Blinne <rich.blinne@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mar 25, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Janice Matchett wrote:
> > >
> > > At 09:56 PM 3/25/2007, Rich Blinne wrote:
> > >
> > > Earlier in Hansen's career he attempted to do the same and identify
> any
> > policy recommendations as his personal opinion. Starting with the GHWB
> > administration that option was removed from him.
> > > @ He made his bed. Let him sleep in it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > That was done by OMB under the GHWB administration. They wanted to
> edit
> > his sworn congressional testimony even when he was testifying as a
> private
> > citizen. He went along with the edits and then faxed then Senator Gore
> to
> > ask him during testimony if that was his actual opinion. The exchange
> that
> > followed was captured in passing during An Inconvenient Truth. You were
> > outraged when you thought politicians modified science in the IPCC. Are
> you
> > outraged now? The late Senator Heinz (R-PA) was outraged and wrote a
> letter
> > to the administration to get them to reverse themselves. This was the
> start
> > of a long relationship that was a reason that the Heinz Foundation later
> > gave Hansen an award. It has nothing to do with Teresa's current
> husband.
> > >
> >
> >
>

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Received on Mon Mar 26 12:36:02 2007