Readers may recall this story a few weeks back:
Be a “concerned scientist” – valid credit card required
Reader DJ writes in Tips & Notes:
Since becoming a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists when I found out all you needed was a valid credit card, my curiosity about who and what they really are has spiked.
I decided to put that theory to the test. I am very proud to announce that a member of my family has been accepted into this prestigious organization. With pride, I present new UCS member, Kenji Watts:
Yes, Kenji is our dog. Apparently, the claim is true, all that is required to be a member of the illustrious group of “concerned scientists” is a valid credit card. No discerning questions were asked of me when I prepared Kenji’s application and no follow up check after the application was done. I simply put in his name, address, and provided a valid credit card that matched the address.
Here is his letter of acceptance:
And the envelope it came in:
Kenji surveys his welcome kit:
Kenji is a Japanese Chin, hence the name. I found it ironic that the issue of the UCS Catalyst Magazine (seen above) was all about Japan.
So the real question is: How many real “concerned scientists” are there in UCS? Membership is apparently not any more discerning than the ability to send money.
I’m disappointed the Guardian hasn’t called for a quote on this story citing “leading U.S. Scientists”:
Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well! Especially with ‘climate science’, many of us suspected things were going to the dogs. But now our suspicions have been laid to rest by the relentless investigative work of the Watts research team.
I must say, he does have a concerned look on his face.
Kenji does wear a decidedly concerned expression on his face.
Hilarious! Shame the cat didn’t apply; it would have enjoyed playing with the mouse mat and reading “Cat-alyst” monthly. Perhaps we should all enroll our pets and take them to the AGM. Wish I lived in the US.
REPLY: I didn’t think Tubbysaurus Rex would be accepted, he’s too much of a troublemaker compared to Kenji. – Anthony
Kenji looks concerned about the rubbish surrounding his bed!
I almost fell off my desk chair when I this….Thanks Kenji…..
Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of climate science!
Nice dog. Of course in the Navy the shortest watch is the dog watch. 🙂
Nothing serious, just ya saying, have you ever thought of entering that dog in the most ugly dog contest?
Awesome. A dog that reads upside down. A good addition to any union!
Since part of that membership fee will go into hysterical marketing and lobbying efforts, I’m not going to rush into joining the bandwagon on this one, either.
And yes, I have met many hysterical marketers before.
“Steve from Rockwood says:
October 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Awesome. A dog that reads upside down. A good addition to any union!”
OMG, He’s a Tijander Japanese Chin..
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That’s made my day Anthony! (Lol) Brilliant!!
Kenji, Does look concerned. It’s not a joke. Shut up.
It’s no surprise that a watermelon group would allow anyone with money to join. What I really want to know is how did Kenji get a credit card? Did BoA give him one thinking he was an illegal alien?
REPLY: No I simply used mine, they apparently don’t care that the name on the credit card and the applicant name don’t match either – Anthony
So you get a tax receipt? Don’t know about US tax code, but here in the Frozen North you need to be a verfiable charity… What charitable works does the UCS do beside provide 1-900 numbers for aggrieved climate despots?
Looked to me like Kenji was wondering if Anthony had fallen off his rocker and was demanding that he use those papers to do his business on rather the the “good stuff.”
As far as the UCS goes, they should be more concerned about the atrocity that has gone on in the scientific community in regards to the fanatical desire to squash anyone whose opinions differs from “the Consensus.”
Good job you didn’t name your dog ‘Killer’, ‘Chomper’, or ‘Cuddles’. Otherwise they might have wondered!
So who gets the tax deduction?
Steve from Rockwood says:
October 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Awesome. A dog that reads upside down. A good addition to any union!
He’s credentialed from somewhere in the southern hemisphere. Aussiland, perhaps, or New Zeal-land.
Not only does he look concerned, he also looks scientific.
So far the death toll at the Fukushima site due to the reactor event is exactly zero. It has killed nobody. In the meantime, we have had dozens of deaths around the world due to contaminated sprouts in Germany, and contaminated cantaloupe in Colorado. It seems to me they would save many more lives by becoming active against “organic” food (as if there is a such thing as inorganic food) and promoting nuclear technologies.
The “Can it happen here” meme is ironic if they mean “can a ‘disaster’ that kills nobody happen here”. The answer is that they probably happen every day.
Question is: When they find out and strike Kenji from the members list, will you get your 35 bucks back?
Looks like Kenji is trying to decide if it would be in bad taste to leave his mark on the papers.