From World Net Daily(not the tabloid site World News Daily), with h/t to Green Hell Blog, something that if proven is quite disturbing. Yet given the kind of treatment I’ve recently received at the hands of an eco-zealot who can’t tolerate my views on climate, I’m not surprised.
Some people have no scruples and no shame. – Anthony
Democrats attack Republican candidate’s children
By Art Robinson
In an effort to do my part in rescuing our country from the out-of-control Obama administration, last year I ran for Congress in Oregon’s 4th District against 12-term incumbent, far-left Democrat Peter DeFazio, co-founder of the House Progressive Caucus.
Although I won the nominations of the Republican, Independent and Constitution Parties and the endorsement of the Libertarian Party, a massive media smear campaign by DeFazio, paid for with money raised by MoveOn.org and from special interests favored by DeFazio in Washington, resulted in a 54.5 percent to 43.6 percent victory for DeFazio in a race that was expected to be much closer.
Although I had never run for public office before, I immediately announced my candidacy for Congress again in 2012.
However, when you take a stand for what’s right, sometimes there is retribution.On Nov. 4, 2010, as soon as the election results were in and they were sure their candidate had won, faculty administrators at Oregon State University gave new meaning to the term “political payback.”
They initiated an attack on my three children – Joshua, Bethany and Matthew – for the purpose of throwing them all out of the OSU graduate school, despite their outstanding academic and research accomplishments. OSU is a liberal socialist Democrat stronghold in Oregon that received a reported $27 million in earmark funding from my opponent, Peter DeFazio, and his Democrat colleagues during the last legislative session.
Read full story here: Democrats attack Republican candidate’s children
UPDATE: I decided to pull the direct link to the website that hurled unspeakable insults to me by an eco-zealot, they don’t deserve the traffic WUWT will generate for them. Such things are best handled by other means. So, I used WebCite to permanently log the website, and you can view it here, scroll all the way to the bottom and note “corrections”: http://www.webcitation.org/5x0pgZdgl
UPDATE2: OSU has posted a statement which you can read here
Well, I just called the school and told them how freaking outrageous this is if those three students haven’t engaged in any kind of academic dishonesty. (To be honest, I find it hard to believe that all three would do something dishonest.)
Anyway, the woman on the phone said the school will be issuing a formal response today.
Art Robinson – now I remember. He was the one that Rachel Maddow interviewed, where she was exasperated how Art Robinson did not fit her reality in everything she knows is true.
I think having WUWT publicize this issue will be enough to force the university to back off.
CodeTech says:
March 7, 2011 at 10:00 am
From what I can see, the left ALWAYS targets children.
10:10 certainly did! Splat!!
Dan Inesanto asked: “Can you find a more reliable source?”
To which dbs said: “[Reply: How about Art Robinson, who wrote the article? ~dbs, mod.]
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Art is the father. Obviously a father is not an objective source about whether his children should stay in a grad program. Does he have documents like letters or e-mails sent to his kids? And, how on Earth does he know this has anything to do with him or his politics? It sounds like a bizarre conspiracy theory.
WUWT is supporting a harassment campaign without having investigated the facts.
If they fail the brightest, then they have passed the failures.
Marxism at it’s best.
Future (intelligent) administrations should nullify all degrees awarded by these ‘Retarded lefty people’ (very very polite version moderators) and hold them to account. (if only there was a tongue biting font)!
Don’t worry. Who amongst the spineless money grabbing lefties will even speak up for their own family unless they can get a pension!
Their time has gone. Our time is about to begin.
Freedom!
(Watch the movie)
Pathetic and gross. Hearing the truth spoken allowed has really hurt them. This is all to the warmists discredit.
…but look at the company you’re in Anthony. No one in climate science approaches Freeman Dyson’s intelectual level or his level of integrity. And what’s with Warren Buffet and Bill Gates? Sounds like the warmists have turned to attacking each other.
I don’t know Art Robinson other than being vaguely aware of the name in regard to his work on the Petition Project. I don’t know why he chose WND as the forum to raise this alarm. I suspect it is because WND provided the largest potential audience for what he felt was a desperate plea. I know I would feel desperation in similar circumstances. At a minimum all that Dr. Robinson requests is an enquiry to the University to provide an explanation of their actions toward his children and the professor who tried to support them. Can any of you suggesting that this is some kind of hoax because it was posted on WND, provide an alternative scenario that offers a more benevolent justification for the University’s actions against these people than the one suggested by Dr. Robinson. Personally I’m having great difficulty trying to imagine one.
Wow Anthony, I can see that failure to be picked for the neighborhood baseball team and repeated theft of their lunch money has left a bitterness in these folks.
As another academic who frequents WUWT, I want to add my voice to the chorus of those experienced in the sullied halls, for whom the Robinson article allegations seem all too likely. I’ve known grad students who saw their best work appropriated by their supervisors (in a highly reputable university) and have certainly witnessed the outright hostility of many academics to political viewpoints that differ from their own dominant views. Needless to say, since it is the political left that controls university discourse in every university I’ve experienced, conservative academics have learned to keep a low profile for the sake of just being able to carry on with their careers. Unfortunately, that silences many of us when extremist academics (faculty and students alike) take actions that defy common sense and civility.
In my place of work, several members of one department use their students to spy on the activities and teaching of a colleague in my department (he’s very active in bringing in guest speakers of all political stripes) because of his career background in security issues – he does not even consider himself right-wing. They are doing their utmost to catch him out in some perceived wrongdoing. Pettiness, vindictiveness, self-righteousness and the conviction that the end justifies the means – all are commonplace in academia.
Whew! OSU sure didn’t waste any time, nor did they pull any punches!!!
http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2010/mar/internet-rumor-concerning-osu%E2%80%99s-craig-robinson-false-baseless
REPLY: That’s the basketball coach, same last name, different issue – Anthony
Whoops! Sorry, wrong rumor. Please feel free to disregard my last post there. I posted before I read.
OSU has just posted a reply on their website at http://www.oregonstate.edu/news
Due to the laws on confidentiality, they couldn’t say much. They just denied that Robinson’s charges had any merit.
This is a new low in politics, but it is not likely Republican v Democrat. I think it more likely that Big Oil is attacking those who attack their econazis. Big Oil is behind all the global warming lies, because the econazis successfully prevent new refineries, competition from American Oil Shales (more oil than the entire Midlle East), etc. Less supply = higher prices = higher profits.
Those trashing WND have their heads in the sand. That is one of the few sites where one can find actual news, news the mainstream media does not want published. The interesting thing is, often WND stories end up mainstream, way afterward. That is the correct site to use if you want to reach a lot of conservatives quickly. If you are not a conservative, you will not like that site. Sites are self-selective. The only people who would read the beast are like minded folks who can’t stand the truth about AGW. Real people won’t be bothered with it.
Ken
March 7, 2011 at 8:55 am
“… “militant feminist” and the like. This ad hom attack leads me to think that he is not serious, because a serious person would most likely want to present his case matter of factly. …”
Stating a fact that is relevant is not an ad hom attack. OSU is over-run with militant feminists and other species of radical leftists. It make getting a degree there, for anyone who resists brainwashing, very difficult.
And now we come to the crux of the biscuit (sorry, Frank). Rachel Maddow is a major celebrity of the left. In fact, she is now the “face’ of MSNBC. He made her look quite foolish. And now comes the payback. Chances are pretty good that if these academics are leftists, they were watching that interview.
anyone that thinks being “swiftboated” means a smear campaign wasn’t paying attention during Kerry’s run for the presidency …
the candidate was quoted in the article … How many other “sources” do you need ?
Here is the deal about the “swiftboating” incident. Many of the claims Corsi made were never independently verified, as was the case with witnesses that the “swiftboat” info relied on. There was one accusation that could be verified… that the claim by Kerry to have spent “Christmas in Cambodia” was proven to be false. But coming out on the wining side of one claim out of a dozen isn’t a very good record.
As far as the National Enquirer goes, it has more cred than WND, because when they do get around to doing a real story, they cross their I’s and T’s. The legit stories they have broken, John Edwards and OJ for example, were actually very good journalism. Wish they would do more of it.
Caution:
Due to my “mos” and work in Vietnam 1966 to 1969 I had the operational codes and security clearances to be in some top loops of the Generals. Had 1-0 team command.
Installation of high tech devices for operation igloowhite. When the huge build up for the tet offensive was on going we reported the very, very hign numbers of troops, equipment and supplies coming down the trails to the top.
There were those who did study and think about the use of small nukes.
When the thing was over on to General Dynamics Ft. Worth research and dev. and a time at Sandia Lab at Abq. . More info regarding possible use of nukes. So, not wanting that to start and thinking something could be done, made the mistake of getting involved in Green Peace in the 1970’s. Did work active for some time to try to slow the spread of nuke info to others .
Came a time at a Green Peace/Earth First meeting up in Seattle Washington where things were disscussed that caused me to stand up and say no. The wild eyed crazy dangerous violent types had taken over, they took me asside and told me clear. Your no longer welcome here, if you show any longer at our meetings we know how to make sure you never attend again.
Do not underestimate the core leadership of some of these org.’s. They will do harm and never look back.
No longer a member of any of them.
That and the U.S. Congress and Senate need money to get elected as well as any one running for President.
Follow the money.
Anthony, consider the source, and consider it high praise. You, and the others on that list, are pretty good company as far as I’m concerned. Though I do have to admit that until a few months ago, I’d never heard of the Koch brothers. Now, everywhere leftists are gathered in two or more, they’re ranting about the guys. From the link, you can’t even buy any stock in their company, it’s privately owned! The gall of them!
I’m not much for lawsuits in general, and slander in particular, but if there was ever a call for one, the “Beast” has shown it.
Anthony, the smear they made against you is telling. However, the slander they include in the “corrections” should be actionable – and I for one, would love to see you pursue that action.
Oh, if it hasn’t been mentioned here yet, there’s an old saying: When you’re taking flak, you know you’re over the target. I’d say you’re in direct sight.
There is no doubt that these tribal idiots are black balling Robinson’s kids.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_63cf85fa-d2b6-11df-b9fb-001cc4c002e0.html
Brad says:
theduke says:
Aside from the byline being the Dr. himself,
WND has more credibility than anything the left MSM has ever had and is usually the source when they do get it right.
Hard to determine the facts in this one. No one seems to have personally contacted Robinson for confirmation. The OSU statement is about as helpful as most of academia proclamations. Still, the Left does do things like this but usually only as wishful thinking.
I’d be inclined to believe Robinson’s story if details are forthcoming. Otherwise someone should call the Mythbusters or pershaps Judge Judy to see if this can be an epilsode on their show(s).
WND is not exactly my favorite site. It has a tabloid flavor to it. However, it would be folly to dismiss them out of hand. Not infrequently WND is the first to break stories. Shucks, even the National Enquirer gets the big scoop once in a while. The thing is Dr. Robinson wrote the piece and he would not be well served by prevarication. Ph.D. candidates are far more vulnerable than undergrads.
I would rather Dr. Robinson submitted his article to American Thinker, but hopefully it will be linked to on Morano’s site, Hot Air, Breitbart, etc. A corroborating piece by someone on the inside at OSU would be nice.
Anthony should feel honored to be smeared in such august company. Until today I’m sure that Beast piece was read by tens of people.