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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Contact: Chris Horner
Chris.Horner@ATI.org
Texas Tech ignores request for Gingrich book records
Controversial activist professor claims to have spent 100+ hours on chapter suddenly dropped from upcoming book
WASHINGTON — American Tradition Institute, a non-profit research institute dedicated to restoring science, liberty and accountability to the environmental debate, filed on Dec. 10 a Public Information Act request with Texas Tech University relating to collaboration on a book, using public time and resources, between “climate” activist Professor Katharine Hayhoe and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.
Texas Tech was to produce responsive records by early last week. To date, ATI has not received a response.
“This is a matter of significant public interest, as Mr. Gingrich’s views and past activism on the ‘climate’ issue receive scrutiny by voters seeking to assess his judgment and compatibility with their views,” said Chris Horner, ATI’s Senior Director of Litigation.
Hayhoe, who preaches that human activity is destroying the climate and that Christian stewardship compels acceptance of the ‘climate’ agenda, had been publicly identified as a contributor to Gingrich’s forthcoming book “Environmental Entrepreneurs.” Hayhoe had gained notoriety for urging evangelical Christians into supporting the controversial, costly and according to all computer models, climatically meaningless ‘climate’ agenda. News outlets now report that Gingrich, under fire for his left-of-center views on the environment from presidential competitors and Tea Party activists, quickly deep-sixed Hayhoe’s chapter last week.
“Nice to hear that Gingrich is tossing my #climate chapter in the trash. 100+ unpaid hrs I cd’ve spent playing w my baby,” Hayhoe posted on her Twitter account Dec. 30.
ATI requested all emails to or from any Texas Tech email account used by Hayhoe (including as “cc”,) and either or both Gingrich and his co-author Terry Maple.
ATI also requested all emails sent or received by Hayhoe citing or referring to one or more of the following: Newt Gingrich (or “Newt” or “Gingrich”), Terry Maple (or “Terry”, or “Maple”), American Solutions (including in the email address/domain), and/or “Environmental Entrepreneurs”.
With time of the essence and the law very clear, ATI questions any further delays by Texas Tech in coming into compliance with its obligations, and calls on the university to promptly produce these records the public paid for and have a right to see.
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American Tradition Institute
Tom Tanton, Acting Executive Director
Paul Westhaver says:
January 1, 2012 at 1:40 pm
This revelation, that his has been conspiring with that global warming evangelical, puts him in a category and fundamentally untrustworthy and should be forthwith shunned but the republican party.
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This is already underway. Newt was pressured into cutting ties with Ms. Hayhoe, but the damage has already been done.
I’m a huge Chris Horner fan and a believer in pushing back against the climate alarmists, who have until now a free hand to spew propaganda without accountability, but I don’t see what Horner can accomplish with this action. Hayhoe only has to claim that she did her Newt Chapter on her own time and the whole excercise will appear like the skeptics are harrassing Hayhoe over nothing.
“Nice to hear that Gingrich is tossing my #climate chapter in the trash. 100+ unpaid hrs I cd’ve spent playing w my baby,” Hayhoe posted on her Twitter account Dec. 30.
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Twitter’s just the right forum for this Hayhoe twit.
What about the countless unpaid hours that all of us will have to work to pay the debt from the global warming boondoggles forced on us by the stupidity of people like her?
A Classical Washington insider move. Find out where the beliefs of your base are trending, and then cover any tracks that might show you out of step with those beliefs. Of course, what the base believes and what reality is are often quite different. Either way, the Newster’s move is classic but he still remains unelectable.
Hayhoe has a company selling alarmist computer simulations.
http://atmosresearch.com/who_katharine.html
Don’t know whether she has customers, though. Just like Hansen, there’s a massive conflict of interest. I wouldn’t call her a twit but a person trying to game the system for all its worth. She has understood the propagandistic value of posing as a scientist to drive money her way, and the legality of it.
Undermines the credibility of science further, of course. Also: has this person, who pretends to be a scientist, ever discovered anything? She’s the modern type of publically funded parasite pseudoscientist.
Newt expressed his views on climate change in this bizarre 2008 video with Nanci Pelosi. Sitting together on a couch in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, they take turns speaking. “We may disagree on some issues…” Nancy concedes with a big grin, “But, Newt continues, “…we do agree, our country must take action to address climate change…” Camera moves back to show our nations capitol, and the two speakers together with their collegial smiles.
To understand today’s Newt, we need to compare his earlier Cassandraism with the position being espoused last week in the Wall Street Journal editorial, a well-written anti-Obama screed in which he touts his “…unwavering opposition to cap and trade and any other form of tax on energy…”
I believe it was Emerson who said, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” but Gingrich wants to make unsteadiness the new fashion. Changing your mind on an issue is one thing. Pretending your past positions and statements don’t exist in order to appear consistent is something else.
Hey-Ho, your chapter’s got to go!
R. Gates says:
January 1, 2012 at 2:53 pm
“A Classical Washington insider move. Find out where the beliefs of your base are trending, and then cover any tracks that might show you out of step with those beliefs. Of course, what the base believes and what reality is are often quite different. Either way, the Newster’s move is classic but he still remains unelectable.”
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You are correct.
Newt’s embrace of the Global Warming agenda was nothing short of scurrilous opportunism.
Ron Paul 2012
Given the choice between anyone else and Ron Paul, I might support Ron even if we differ on many policy issues. AFAICT Ron Paul is honest and hasn’t taken the 30 pieces of silver. Dennis Kucinich seems to be the same. Both men will vote, sometimes together, for the interests of the republic and against the interests of whoever bought the rest of the congress critters.
Larry Lessig has pointed his finger directly at the corruption that has made it almost impossible for honest politicians to get elected. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/larry-lessig-republic-lost/ I hope lots of people notice.
An interesting post on this story is at
http://motls.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-would-jesus-deal-with-global.html
Newt doesn’t stand a snowballs chance in hell of be the Republican nominee. Too many skeletons in his closet, and nobody believes his “Born Again” BS.
I haven’t seen any wannabe’s or incumbents that are worth the powder to blow them to hell.
This is what people should be using as a benchmark for them, but everybody seems focused on hair or grin.
Quote:
GOD, give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office can not buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking;
For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Just another to be expected example of politicians following the money train. Gee golly whiz, anyone else come to mind?……
commieBob said @ur momisugly January 1, 2012 at 3:10 pm
“Given the choice between anyone else and Ron Paul, I might support Ron even if we differ on many policy issues. AFAICT Ron Paul is honest and hasn’t taken the 30 pieces of silver. Dennis Kucinich seems to be the same.”
OMG! Two honest politicians!
Do we have any advance on two honest politicians? Going once, twice, [BANG].
There being no further bids, two honest politicians go to commieBob.
Paul Westhaver says:
January 1, 2012 at 1:40 pm
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Hammer meets nail.
I think you got it.
Hayhoe is a crackpot that regularly makes up facts and figures. She is a hoaxster who uses fraudulent historical data, made up or altered by herself and others, in order to verify her premise that the current weather is the most extreme in the last 12,000 years, more or less.
She has been amply rewarded for this alarmism cum fraud for years by left wing politicians and foundations.
I am not sure I have this straight. Is this the what is happening?
(1)Newt is writing a book entitled “Environmental Entrepreneurs.”
(2)Prof. Hayhoe is contributor (author?) to one planned chapter of the book, which Newt is now going to leave out..
(3)Given Prof. Hayhoe’s publicly professed views on AGW, the ATI wants to know what was in the chapter that was left out.
(4)From her email Prof. Hayhoe seems ticked off about her contribution being left out.
My question: What kind of agreement does she have with Newt that would prevent her from repackaging her contribution to the chapter and publishing it herself? The ATI is apparently trying to expose Newt as agreeing with Prof. Hayhoe. But, Prof. Hayhoe seems perfectly comfortable with her views, whether Newt agrees with her or not. So this all about ATI going after Newt. Not about FOI.
For the record, Newt lost my support after the commercial with Pelosi.
Fascinating. How the ground has shifted. Pretty much all Republican candidates are now openly eschewing the “climate change” band wagon. Democrats, including President Obama, appear to be opting for qualified motherhood statements only strategies. I was highly impressed by Gov. Perry’s statement on “global warming” some months ago but unfortunately that seems to have been his strongest suit. Does he not deserve high accolades, nevertheless, for starting the stampede?
Why gamble your children’s future. Do what you can now.
The scientific community has determined that global warming is happening. As well, it is being exacerbated by our way of living and it is far worse than they had originally calculated. We are approaching a serious tipping point when there will be very little we can do to stop horrible environmental catastrophes that could effectively destroy all human life within this century. It is the duty of every human being to do what he or she can to stop this tragedy. We will not effectively do this until our nation’s governments do the following. Each official or those running for office must:
1. Publicly declare that they recognize global warming as a real phenomenon.
2. Publicly declare that man-made activities are increasing global warming.
3. Pledge to reduce our CO2 emissions by 50% within the next five years. (Effectively, their next term in office.)
5. Pledge not to alter their stance and policy on this matter.
6. Pledge to stimulate effective, non-greenhouse gas emitting energy alternatives and technologies.
7. Pledge to remove all subsidies and tax breaks for dirty energy such as coal, oil and natural gas, except when those subsidies are utilized to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more.
8. Pledge to apply tariffs on products produced in countries that do not take the same course of action and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 50%.
Please got to:
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-president-of-the-united-states-pledge-to-reduce-man-made-co2-in-the-united-states-by-50-in-5-years and sign the petition today and send it on to all in your contact list.
Thank you for your help.
Chris Horner is a NRO Romney hack … shame on you for taking the bait …
REPLY: I happen to know Chris Horner personally and it has always been about the climate issue, I’ve never seen nor heard a single Romney related word from him. And, this issue with Newt and climate preceded Romney entering the presidential race going back to the love seat climate commercial with Nancy Pelosi. Be as upset as you wish – Anthony
Observation from afar – Newt is probably way the smartest of the contenders, but he seems to lack a moral, or even political, compass. What was he thinking getting involved with Hayhoe in the first place?
This is proof that NG is apolitician, first and foremost. WHen it was trendy to be a Warmista, he was; now he understands that it is not cool to be a Repub Warmista. So, he no longer is. However, he shows himself to beno more than a political hack.
Any chance Hayhoe would like to publish here?
Is there a site that shows what the candidates’ stances are on miportant issues? I sure haven’t found one that I trust, yet. Anybody know where I can find a table of [Republican] candidate platforms?
Daryl McCann says:
January 1, 2012 at 3:57 pm
You ought to pledge not to be such a complete dupe and useful idiot for the AGW industry. Do it for your children.
Daryl McCann says:
January 1, 2012 at 3:57 pm
LOL! Drill here. Drill now.
McCann,
Even assuming there actually is global warming, please explain how it is man-made. Also, how is it different from previous periods of global warming. Also, for bonus points, explain how a warmer planet, and more CO2, are bad.