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personally, the story appears as hogwash to me...
plus it says this guy just testified before congress in a hearing in march, why does he want to appear again?
there is NO NAMED SOURCE listed for this gobbledeegook....that should tell those of you with heads on your shoulders whoa nellie....
but, i suppose it's more fun to pretend the real truth is before you!
sheesh guys........!
I posted this story after hearing the Brit interviewed on the radio. He stated exactly what the post states.
He was asked to appear because Gore was speaking today, and the Repubs asked to have him as an expert. Blocked by Waxman.
Here is more info on "this gobbledeegook" as you call it:
"In October 2007, a British judge ruled the movie An Inconvenient Truth had nine inaccuracies. And shortly thereafter, in reference to this movie, another British person, Chris Monckton, wrote 35 Inconvenient Truths, republished with permission by EcoWorld here..."
35 Inconvenient Truths by Christopher Monckton - EcoWorld
PC, all well and good that Monckton got to write his own little book making his own money off of this entire issue! Bravo! for him!
I am not disputing that Monckton exists, or that he might even have some sound issues against Gore's film and what it states...regarding global warming.
What is gobbledeegook is that this man flew in for this hearing today, last night and did not know he was NOT SCHEDULED to testify until he landed...and that Democrats canceled his appearance at the last minute etc etc etc....the only source for this is unnamed, even in the original article in the telegraph...
My common sense and logic kicked in, and I find it impossible for this man not to know he would not be testifying this morning at 10 am and finding out last night that he was dropped at the last minute, being replace by Newt Gingrich as the guest speaker...I would imagine it would take more than a few days for congress to arrange for newt gingrich to come in and testify, i find it hard to believe the republicans that supposedly invited him didn't call to cancel with him, days before he left from Britain when they were making arrangements for Gingrich to testify as his replacement....
The whole far right wing spin on this from the article you posted reaks....and doesn't make any sense in how it is spun, if you take a few seconds and think about it...
At least, this is how I saw it PC.
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Are you contending that it is not within probability that our Democrat representatives, considering how it is the Democrat Party that is aiming to pass a huge tax hike called "Cap and Trade," based on the Al Gore nonsense, are beyond blocking the testimony of an expert who might blow Gore's puffery out of the water?
Beyond possibility because, what, the Dems are too high minded to do this?
Or is the thesis that he flew over just to make news to sell his books?
I propose a simple wager. How about I call this "Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Energy & Commerce Committee," next week, and see if he invited Monckton to speak at the hearings? Or if you feel better about it, you call, and I'll trust your report.
If the Congressman's office verifies the story, you find this thread and issue a post-apology. If he does not verify the story, I find the thread, and issue same.
Interested?