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</div><div><div>no lnx</div><div>POLITICS & POLICY</div><div>The Climate-Change Gang</div><div>By SCOTT PRUITT</div><div> & LUTHER STRANGE</div><div>May 17, 2016 </div><div>
</div><div>The Obama administration lawlessly rewards its supporters and punishes its enemies.</div><div>
</div><div>The United States was born out of a revolution against, in the words of the Declaration of Independence, an “arbitrary government” that put men on trial “for pretended offences” and “abolish[ed] the Free System of English laws.” Brave men and women stood up to that oppressive government, and this, the greatest democracy of them all, one that is governed by the rule of law and not by men, is the product.</div><div>
</div><div>Some of our states have forgotten this founding principle and are acting less like Jefferson and Adams and more like George III. A group of Democratic attorneys general has announced it intends to criminally investigate oil and gas companies that have disputed the science behind man-made global warming. Backed by green-energy interests and environmentalist lobbying groups, the coalition has promised to use intrusive investigations, costly litigation, and criminal prosecutions to silence critics of its climate-change agenda. Pretended offenses, indeed.</div><div>
</div><div>We won’t be joining this coalition, and we hope that those attorneys general who have joined will disavow it. Healthy debate is the lifeblood of American democracy, and global warming has inspired one of the major policy debates of our time. That debate is far from settled. Scientists continue to disagree about the degree and extent of global warming and its connection to the actions of mankind. That debate should be encouraged — in classrooms, public forums, and the halls of Congress. It should not be silenced with threats of prosecution. Dissent is not a crime.</div><div>
</div><div>RELATED: Obama’s Latest Executive Action: Spend Hundreds of Billions to Not Help the Environment]</div><div>
</div><div>Sadly, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this tactic of advancing the climate-change agenda by any means necessary. President Obama’s Clean Power Plan is a particularly noteworthy example. This EPA regulation, one of the most ambitious ever proposed, will shutter coal-fired power plants, significantly increase the price of electricity for American consumers, and enact by executive fiat the very same cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions that Congress has rejected.</div><div>
</div><div>The Clean Power Plan was promulgated without any consultation with Congress. No bills were debated, no votes were taken, and the representatives of the American people had no opportunity to object or offer their own suggestions. The checks and balances built into our system of government were simply ignored as inconvenient impediments to the president’s agenda.</div><div>
</div><div>The Clean Power Plan was promulgated without any consultation with Congress. No bills were debated, no votes were taken.</div><div>
</div><div>But in our states, we believe in and govern with respect for the rule of law, rather than by ambition to use the power of our governments to stifle political opponents. That is why we are part of a very different kind of coalition, a coalition of 29 states seeking to vindicate the rule of law by challenging the legality of the Clean Power Plan in our courts. The 29 states and state attorneys general who are part of this effort respect our proper role, which is neither to pick winners and losers in the energy sector nor to silence those with whom we disagree. Rather, our job is to hold the EPA accountable to the laws that created it and to fulfill our statutory duties to ensure that consumers in our states have access to reliable, affordable energy. We will continue to pursue those goals and to present our arguments in the courts and in the public square, treating our opponents with the respect they deserve.</div><div>
</div><div>RELATED: Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ Punishes Workers, Consumers, and States That Voted for Romney]</div><div>
</div><div>It’s unfortunate that this respect is not always returned. In their press conference, the group of state attorneys general called themselves an “unprecedented coalition.” On this point, they are correct. Rarely in our nation’s history has the police power of the state been so eagerly used to intimidate citizens [corporations?] into silence. </div><div>But even more troubling are internal e-mails and other documents that indicate that this coercion was orchestrated not by the attorneys general themselves, but by green-energy advocacy groups using these officials as puppets to further their extreme agendas. This should frighten us all. Outside groups should not be able to use the power of the government as a sword to go after their political opponents.</div><div>
</div><div>We do not doubt the sincerity of the beliefs of our fellow attorneys general about climate change and the role human activity plays in it. [why/how could you? thy can and shd doubt yours?] But we call upon them to press those beliefs through debate [like in a courtroom?] , not through governmental intimidation of those who disagree with them. Few things could be more un-American.</div><div>
</div><div>— Scott Pruitt is the attorney general of Oklahoma. Luther Strange is the attorney general of Alabama.</div></div><div>
</div><div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</div></div>=<a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/10/climate-change-no-its-not-97-percent-consensus-ian-tuttle/">https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/10/climate-change-no-its-not-97-percent-consensus-ian-tuttle/</a>no lnx manyPOLITICS & POLICYThe 97 Percent SolutionBy IAN TUTTLEOctober 8, 2015 Unable to address Texas senator Ted Cruz’s questions about “the Pause” — the apparent global-warming standstill, now almost 19 years long — at Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Sierra Club president Aaron Mair, after an uncomfortable pause of his own, appealed to authority: “Ninety-seven percent of scientists concur and agree that there is global warming and anthropogenic impact,” he stated multiple times.
The relevant exchange begins at 1:39 (though the whole segment is worth watching):The myth of an almost-unanimous climate-change consensus is pervasive. Last May, the White House tweeted: “Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree: #climate change is real, man-made and dangerous.” A few days later, Secretary of State John Kerry announced, “Ninety-seven percent of the world’s scientists tell us this is urgent.”
“Ninety-seven percent of the world’s scientists” say no such thing.
There are multiple relevant questions: (1) Has the earth generally warmed since 1800? (An overwhelming majority of scientists assent to this.) (2) Has that warming been caused primarily by human activity? And, if (1) and (2), is anthropogenic global warming a problem so significant that we ought to take action?
In 2004, University of California-San Diego professor Naomi Oreskes reported that, of 928 scientific abstracts from papers published by refereed scientific journals between 1993 and 2003, “75% . . . either explicitly or implicitly accept[ed] the consensus view; 25% dealt with methods or paleoclimate, taking no position on current anthropogenic climate change. Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position.” Also remarkably, the papers chosen excluded several written by prominent scientists skeptical of that consensus. Furthermore, the claims made in abstracts — short summaries of academic papers — often differ from those made in the papers themselves. And Oreskes’s analysis did not take up whether scientists who subscribe to anthropogenic global warming think the phenomenon merits changes in public policy.
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The “97 percent” statistic first appeared prominently in a 2009 study by University of Illinois master’s student Kendall Zimmerman and her adviser, Peter Doran. Based on a two-question online survey, Zimmerman and Doran concluded that “the debate on the authenticity of global warming and the role played by human activity is largely nonexistent among those who understand the nuances and scientific bases of long-term climate processes” — even though only 5 percent of respondents, or about 160 scientists, were climate scientists. In fact, the “97 percent” statistic was drawn from an even smaller subset: the 79 respondents who were both self-reported climate scientists and had “published more than 50% of their recent peer-reviewed papers on the subject of climate change.” These 77 scientists agreed that global temperatures had generally risen since 1800, and that human activity is a “significant contributing factor.”
A year later, William R. Love Anderegg, a student at Stanford University, used Google Scholar to determine that “97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field surveyed here support the tenets of ACC [anthropogenic climate change] outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.” The sample size did not much improve on Zimmerman and Doran’s: Anderegg surveyed about 200 scientists.
#share#Surely the most suspicious “97 percent” study was conducted in 2013 by Australian scientist John Cook — author of the 2011 book Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand and creator of the blog Skeptical Science (subtitle: “Getting skeptical about global warming skepticism.”). In an analysis of 12,000 abstracts, he found “a 97% consensus among papers taking a position on the cause of global warming in the peer-reviewed literature that humans are responsible.” “Among papers taking a position” is a significant qualifier: Only 34 percent of the papers Cook examined expressed any opinion about anthropogenic climate change at all. Since 33 percent appeared to endorse anthropogenic climate change, he divided 33 by 34 and — voilà — 97 percent! When David Legates, a University of Delaware professor who formerly headed the university’s Center for Climatic Research, recreated Cook’s study, he found that “only 41 papers — 0.3 percent of all 11,944 abstracts or 1.0 percent of the 4,014 expressing an opinion, and not 97.1 percent,” endorsed what Cook claimed. Several scientists whose papers were included in Cook’s initial sample also protested that they had been misinterpreted. “Significant questions about anthropogenic influences on climate remain,” Legates concluded.
RELATED: Scientists Don’t Actually Know What’s Causing ‘Extreme Weather’]
Studies showing a wider range of opinion often go unremarked. A 2008 survey by two German scientists, Dennis Bray and Hans von Storch, found that a significant number of scientists were skeptical of the ability of existing global climate models to accurately predict global temperatures, precipitation, sea-level changes, or extreme weather events even over a decade; they were far more skeptical as the time horizon increased. Most did express concerns about global warming and a desire for “immediate action to mitigate climate change” — but not 97 percent.
#related#A 2012 poll of American Meteorological Society members also reported a diversity of opinion. Of the 1,862 members who responded (a quarter of the organization), 59 percent stated that human activity was the primary cause of global warming, and 11 percent attributed the phenomenon to human activity and natural causes in about equal measure, while just under a quarter (23 percent) said enough is not yet known to make any determination. Seventy-six percent said that warming over the next century would be “very” or “somewhat” harmful, but of those, only 22 percent thought that “all” or a “large” amount of the harm could be prevented “through mitigation and adaptation measures.”
And according to a study of 1,868 scientists working in climate-related fields, conducted just this year by the PBL Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency, three in ten respondents said that less than half of global warming since 1951 could be attributed to human activity, or that they did not know.
Given the politics of modern academia and the scientific community, it’s not unlikely that most scientists involved in climate-related studies believe in anthropogenic global warming, and likely believe, too, that it presents a problem. However, there is no consensus approaching 97 percent. A vigorous, vocal minority exists. The science is far from settled.
IAN TUTTLE is the former Thomas L. Rhodes Journalism Fellow at the National Review Institute. @iptuttle==<a href="https://www.alternet.org/2022/02/conservative-national-review-slams-the-rncs-cheney-kinzinger-censure-as-morally-repellent-in-a-blistering-editorial/">https://www.alternet.org/2022/02/conservative-national-review-slams-the-rncs-cheney-kinzinger-censure-as-morally-repellent-in-a-blistering-editorial/</a>==mike dougherty<a href="https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/anti-vax-persuasion-problem-about-right-wing-sabotage">https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/anti-vax-persuasion-problem-about-right-wing-sabotage</a>=an 1120
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overflow-wrap: break-word;">calling out Donald Trump for his "disgraceful" conduct</a> since losing the 2020 presidential election to former Vice </div></div><div></div><div>mma 1020</div><div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; clear: both; list-style: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding-left: 2.4rem; position: relative;">A new study found that the president was the main source for misinformation in voting: A <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/5/21499009/harvard-berkman-klein-center-paper-voting-misinformation-trump-tweets-media-framing" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease-in-out 0s; text-decoration-line: none; box-shadow: rgba(25, 118, 210, 0.5) 0px -1px 0px inset;">Harvard study</a> published on <a href="https://cyber.harvard.edu/publication/2020/Mail-in-Voter-Fraud-Disinformation-2020" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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</div><div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">a few days before launching his lawsuit against what he called “this filthy organization,” Michael Mann wrote that there “is a possibility that I can ruin National Review.” Nearly a decade later, we are still fighting his attempt to do precisely that.From the beginning of this affair, <span class="small_caps" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review has maintained that the case that Mann filed is frivolous, malicious, corrupt, and lacking entirely in legal justification. We maintain that still. The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment is predicated upon “a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open,” and that matters of political dispute are in consequence exempt from superintendence. By attempting to litigate against his critics, Michael Mann has chosen to stand firmly on the other side of that national commitment. Were he to prevail, he would set a host of terrible precedents against free inquiry and open argument, and in favor of censorship.That this case has been open-and-shut from the start was obvious not only to <span class="small_caps" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review, but to all who believe in the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press — which is why the amicus briefs that have been filed in our behalf range so widely across the political spectrum.[note none listed]We’ve said we’d use every tool and argument at our disposal to defeat Mann, and that’s what we’ve done. Mark Steyn posted the blog item in dispute in July of 2012. Mann sued in October of that year, and we filed our first motion to dismiss in December of 2012.When that was denied by the trial court, we filed a motion to reconsider. When that, too, was denied, we appealed to the D.C. Court of Appeals — twice. This brings us to 2014. After oral arguments, the Court of Appeals sat on the case for two years. Then, the court denied our appeal. This was in December of 2016. Because the opinion had myriad obvious flaws, we petitioned for a rehearing. Incredibly enough, the court then delayed for yet another two years. When the court finally issued an amended opinion, all it did was add one footnote and amend another.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Because the amended opinion didn’t fix any of the flaws of the original opinion, we petitioned for a rehearing yet again. This, too, was denied. Then, last May, we filed a cert petition before the U.S. Supreme Court. All indications are that the court seriously considered it, before denying the petition (with Justice Alito issuing <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/free-speech-in-abeyance/" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/11/free-speech-in-abeyance/&source=gmail&ust=1582902191332000&usg=AFQjCNHQpuFTrv_z783eFypwcsyx18tO8Q" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(233, 33, 49); outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;">a strong dissent</a>).<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Now, we are back in the trial court, with expensive and time-consuming discovery underway.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Mann’s plan to “ruin” us, as he put it in an email produced under discovery, is plainly to get to a trial with a politically sympathetic D.C. jury and hope that the finer points of the law and the First Amendment are lost. (Short of that, he is surely happy for the case to drag out further, draining us of energy and resources.)<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">But it’s clear that the case should never get to that point — hence our latest motion. Under the First Amendment, Mann has to prove that <span class="small_caps" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review published the Corner post with “actual malice.” That would require him to show that <span class="small_caps" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review actually believed that the post was “false” (or likely false) at the time of publication. That is absurd for a number of reasons, including — given the nature of The Corner — we didn’t even know about the post until after it was published. The case against <span class="small_caps" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review is thus nonsensical at its core. It is also barred by a federal statute, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online publishers for hosting content posted by outside contributors.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">To be clear, the content of the post itself is also plainly protected First Amendment speech, as we have argued consistently and at length from the first letter our lawyers wrote in response to Mann’s initial legal threat to our brief before the Supreme Court.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8125rem; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">It is a matter of considerable irony that the only “malice” that the discovery process has uncovered is that exhibited by Michael Mann. When planning his suit, Mann described <span class="small_caps" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">National Review as a “threat to our children,” beholden to “greedy fat cat corporate masters.” His stated intention was to bring us “down for good.” Needless to say, this is not how a country with a First Amendment or a culture of free speech is supposed to work. It’s past time that this suit is dismissed as incompatible with both, and a failure on the facts and the law.So far, the courts have, to quote Churchill, elected to “go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.” They brushed past the anti-SLAPP statute that was designed to prevent this from happening. Our hope is that the same won’t happen with Section 230, which is also meant to protect the free-speech rights of online publishers.</div><div style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</div>intercept 720<div class="Homepage-HomepageTopStoriesPrimaryNode-textBlock" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; z-index: 4; width: 440px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; order: 2; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="elements-Heading-heading elements-Heading-light Homepage-HomepageTopStoriesPrimaryNode-heading" relay="[object Object]" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0.94444; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 440px; text-transform: uppercase; height: auto; cursor: pointer;">
</h3><h3 class="elements-Heading-heading elements-Heading-light Homepage-HomepageTopStoriesPrimaryNode-heading" relay="[object Object]" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0.94444; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 440px; text-transform: uppercase; height: auto; cursor: pointer;">nATIONAL REVIEW IS TRYING TO REWRITE ITS OWN RACIST HISTORY</h3><div class="Homepage-HomepageTopStoriesPrimaryNode-byline" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 440px; margin: 0px; height: auto;"><div class="PromoByline-byline PromoByline-light" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ryan Grim</div></div><p class="Summary-summary Summary-light Homepage-HomepageTopStoriesPrimaryNode-summary undefined" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.5; width: 440px; margin: 1em 0px; height: auto;">The magazine invested extraordinary amounts of time and resources into building an intellectual edifice for segregation.</div>819 vs max boot<div><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2019/08/the-trumpification-of-conservatism-how-a-new-feud-exposes-the-right-wings-collapse-into-the-depths-of-white-supremacy">https://www.alternet.org/2019/08/the-trumpification-of-conservatism-how-a-new-feud-exposes-the-right-wings-collapse-into-the-depths-of-white-supremacy</a></div><div>
</div><div>white ppl not vics of discrim</div><div>=</div>=<a href="https://www.alternet.org/2019/03/fox-news-guest-may-have-set-all-time-record-for-crazy-with-rant-about-aocs-green-new-deal-causing-cannibalism/">https://www.alternet.org/2019/03/fox-news-guest-may-have-set-all-time-record-for-crazy-with-rant-about-aocs-green-new-deal-causing-cannibalism/</a>The Fox News infatuation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortz (D-NY) continued on Saturday when a guest suggested that the Green New Deal would inevitably result in cannibalism.<div class="p1_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Katherine Timpf, a National Review reporter, launched into a passionate rant about Ocasio-Cortez on “The Greg Gutfeld Show.”<div class="p2_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="teadsNative" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“AOC has completely lost her marbles,” Timpf argued. “I think she’s living in bananaland.”<div class="p3_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Less than a minute later, she had escalated to the point where Ocasio-Cortez’s “bullsh*t” was resulting in cannibalism.<div class="p4_8" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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cursor: pointer; display: block; padding: 7px 18px; outline: 0px;">Jun 28, 2018 - Foxconn scales back plans for its first factory in Mount Pleasant. ... The FoxconnTechnology Group manufacturing complex that President Donald Trump helped launch Thursday in Mount Pleasant will differ significantly, at least initially, from the original plans.</a></div></div></div></div><a class="fl" href="https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t9viQpfmN04J:https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/28/foxconns-first-wisconsin-factory-smaller-than-originally-planned/740627002/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search%3Fq%3Dcache:t9viQpfmN04J:https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/28/foxconns-first-wisconsin-factory-smaller-than-originally-planned/740627002/%2B%26cd%3D6%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk%26gl%3Dus&ved=0ahUKEwjt8ZyJ_4rcAhWO94MKHe_bCVwQIAhqMAU" style="text-decoration-line: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; padding: 7px 18px; outline: 0px;">=</a><a class="fl" href="https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:t9viQpfmN04J:https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/28/foxconns-first-wisconsin-factory-smaller-than-originally-planned/740627002/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search%3Fq%3Dcache:t9viQpfmN04J:https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/06/28/foxconns-first-wisconsin-factory-smaller-than-originally-planned/740627002/%2B%26cd%3D6%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk%26gl%3Dus&ved=0ahUKEwjt8ZyJ_4rcAhWO94MKHe_bCVwQIAhqMAU" style="text-decoration-line: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; padding: 7px 18px; outline: 0px;"></a><a href="https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-are-major-newspapers-and-magazines-hiring-so-many-right-wing-cranks">https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-are-major-newspapers-and-magazines-hiring-so-many-right-wing-cranks</a> something charming and retrograde about the shrieking chorus that erupts online every time a major newspaper or legacy magazine hires some new dumbass to write opinions a few times a week. We all get to pretend that any of this still matters, that it’s not all just whistling into the void in a universe where a functionally illiterate American president gets all his information from a garish morning program, and your 60-something moms and dads receive their news from chain-letter-quality Facebook memes. Even those of us who still peruse the opinion pages can’t remember the last thing we read there. Even those of us who write this stuff are pressed to pretend it’s anything other than more frothy ephemera bobbing on the surface of a vast, rising ocean of content.Many of the most loudly contested recent hires have been of so-called Never Trump conservatives, a cohort of exactly four-dozen people in three zip codes. Fortunately for them, they do have a natural constituency, which consists entirely of the editors of prestige publications. These are people—both the posturing writers and the editors who hire them—with an abiding commitment to the line that our current president represents the inception of something entirely new and gross in our political system, which allows them to conveniently elide the racist savagery of American politics, and American conservativism in particular, more or less from the get-go.<div id="TeadsNative" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Atlantic, for instance, whose stable of writers includes former George W. Bush speechwriter #NeverTrumper David Frum, just hired Kevin D. Williamson. A former National Review writer, Williamson was swiftly taken to task on Twitter for proposing that women who have abortions should be hanged, and for once describing an African-American boy as a “three-fifths-scale Snoop Dogg.” (He has since deleted his account.) You may recall another well-known American document that refers to black people by this percentage. Williamson drops this deliberate provocation (he is daring you to call him racist, so he can deny it and accuse you of a deliberately uncharitable reading) immediately after describing the boy as “raising his palms to his clavicles, elbows akimbo, in the universal gesture of primate territorial challenge.” ("Well, humans are primates," he would argue, if you bothered to point out that this, too, is racist trash.)Williamson has written that dying towns should be left to die, that mobile rootlessness is the key to economic prosperity, and that price gouging after natural disasters is fine and good. These would appear to cut slightly against some of the central rhetorical commitments of conservative writing and thought, which valorizes small-town America, imagines church and family as the central institutions of communal life, and proposes that private charity could pick up the slack for disaster relief and health and human services. We should instead untangle our social networks, abandon our congregations and let Main Street go to seed as our tiny nuclear families blast around America, from one city to another, in search of some tenuous at-will job. How will we pay for the U-Haul, the motels, the first and last months’ rent? Who cares. The truth is that this only seems to cut against conservativism, whose ideals about community were never more than rhetorical, except of course when it came to race, for which the specific boundaries of particular communities retain a totemic power.Williamson wasn’t the worst writer the Atlantic could have hired. At the National Review, where you can also encounter the fatuous Jonah Goldberg or the perpetually morally panicked David French, he is very nearly reasonable, even if he still appears slightly mad to those of us outside of the asylum. He’s merely a tedious crank. But a lot of tedious cranks seem to be popping up in the upper echelons of opinion journalism these days, and it does well to ask why.The editors and publishers will tell you that it is so that their overwhelmingly liberal audiences may be exposed to new ideas, as if readers of the Atlantic are unaware that conservatives think affirmative action is bad and subscribers to the New York Times don’t know that there are people who pretend to think that climate change is phony. And if you are the sort of person who complains about these hires online, someone will surely pop into your Twitter mentions to remind you that the outrage machine drives lots of clicks and page views.The truth, though, is that these columnists are all hired as part of a project of desperate make-believe, in which it is possible to imagine that Donald Trump and our present politics really are a singular event, a historic deviation. In their fantasy, there remain two broadly similar and functional political parties whose respective ideologies meet in a nebulous but desirable middle, wherein reasonable men and their reasonable institutions can yet function as they ever have. It’s a fairly rosy portrayal of American political history to begin with, but there was at least a sense that it was superficially, if only superficially, true. This genteel fiction permits the mandarins of respectable media to indulge the most preposterous fiction of them all, which is that the modern conservative movement in America isn't absolutely and irredeemably deranged.This is not to overcredit a deeply compromised and corrupt American liberalism, especially in the form of a Democratic Party that more often than not resembles a finishing school for communications professionals and future Wall Street placeholders. But only if we pretend that a tiny cadre of idiosyncratic urban conservatives are in some way representative of even a plurality of conservative thought in this country can we imagine that at a root level, this all amounts to differing attitudes about market incentives and land use policies—that it was ever about any of that to begin with. If that is not the case, then it throws into stark relief the broader identities of these publications as largely neutral arbitrators of a national conversation, and that might mean they’d face some moral obligation to pick a side.
fdr rusher pinochet=central to rico GW ctr attack:han s <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435867/climate-change-rico-lawsuits-state-attorneys-generals-private-law-firms-vs-exxon">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435867/climate-change-rico-lawsuits-state-attorneys-generals-private-law-firms-vs-exxon</a>http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/436163/climate-change-ever-chillier-free-speech=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427838/paris-climate-talks-obama-rhetoric=Obama’s Special Brand of Climate Doomsaying Obama speaks to the media in Paris, December 1, 2015. 
CHARLES C. W. COOKE December 1, 2015 4:35 PM @CHARLESCWCOOKE echoes by frenchIn Paris yesterday morning, President Obama suggested rather dramatically that unchecked “climate change” would mean “submerged countries, abandoned cities, and fields that no longer grow.” Almost immediately, social media was set alight by mockery and the rolling of eyes. And with good reason. For decades now, Americans have become accustomed to hearing tales of imminent destruction, and to finding themselves very much alive after that vaunted seventh seal has been opened. Whatever power the environmentalists’ admonitions may once have had over the national psyche, they seem now to be received with a dull disinterest — or, worse, laughter. The Boy Who Cried Wolf was a warning, not an instruction manual. Do our doomsayers know this? Perhaps they do not. Over the past 15 years or so, the residents of these United States have been subjected to an almost endless stream of hysterical, green-tinged hype. In 2009, we were told by Al Gore that “the entire north-polar ice cap during some of the summer months will be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years.” (It wasn’t, and the disaster date has been recalibrated for the middle of the 21 century.) A year earlier, we were told by ABC that, come June 2015, New York City would be underwater, gas would cost over $9 a gallon, and a carton of milk would set consumers back almost thirteen bucks. (Instead, the price of gas has been cut in half, milk has remained as cheap as ever, and New York has managed just fine.) And a year before that, we were told by the chairman of the IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri, that “if there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late.” (It’s a claim that his successor is now repeating over and over again in Paris, with different years serving as the point of no return each time, natch.) Oddly enough, nobody seems to have learned anything from these mistakes. As I write, the sillier among America’s progressive commentariat are trying desperately to blame the rise of ISIS on excessive Western carbon emissions. It won’t end well. It’s hard work selling radicalism when people can’t see the ill you’re attempting to fix. Given that he seems to occupy a similar space within the system, it may be tempting to cast Barack Obama as just another cog in this long line of whirring Malthusian doomsayers. In truth, though, the president’s approach is a touch more sophisticated than most, and deserves to be treated as such. Unlike, say, serial embarrassment Paul Erlich, Obama generally tries to avoid making things up from whole cloth or extrapolating beyond all defensible reason. Instead, he prefers to play a clever linguistic shuttle-game, in which the same carefully selected words are used to defend two dramatically different positions. When intending to make a dramatic impact on the international stage, Obama and his team speak in the heady language of Armageddon, referring liberally to submerged countries and swallowed cities and fields that just won’t grow. But when challenged on the specifics, they run backward and hide behind the nitpicking analysts at PolitiFact and the Washington Post. This, I’d venture, is no accident.
Instead, Obama has noticed just how much meaning is contingent upon context. When he shifts into Doomsayer Mode, the president intends his audience to hear “submerged countries” and think of Denmark; to hear “abandoned cities” and think of Los Angeles; to hear “fields that no longer grow” and think of the Dordogne. Later on, when he is back in his usual Detached Professor Mode, his inner lawyer comes out to parse the claims more critically. At this point, the images of Valhalla fade into the background and the pedantry begins. “This terrible storm was the product of climate change” becomes, “Actually, some storms may be getting a little worse.” “This lovely country will sink” becomes, “Actually, one waterlogged island is now a bit deeper underwater than it was before.” “The world will struggle to grow food” becomes “Actually, there are some fallow fields in California . . . ” Provided that the “Yes, Obama Was Right” headlines can be written without a complete abandonment of standards, the president wins. Why did he say this morning that, “You go down to Miami and when it’s flooding at high tide on a sunny day, the fish are swimming through the middle of the streets”? We’ll know soon enough, I’m sure. EDITORIAL: The Climate-Change Distraction in Paris It’s hard work selling radicalism when people can’t see the ill you’re attempting to fix. It’s even harder work transmuting the modest proposition that “Mankind is having an impact on the climate” into the alarming claim that “Mankind is irrevocably destroying the earth.” Both tasks become a good deal easier when you know how to bend your language to suit each and every occasion, and goodness knows Barack Obama is a past master at that.  — Charles C. W. Cooke is a staff writer at National Review.  
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427838/paris-climate-talks-obama-rhetoric?target=topic&tid=1916=ANDREW STUTTAFORD May 21, 2016 5:45 PM From the Portland Tribune: In a move spearheaded by environmentalists, the Portland Public Schools board unanimously approved a resolution aimed at eliminating doubt of climate change and its causes in schools. “Eliminating doubt”.   Unanimously, naturally. To teach the science of climate change is, of course, fine. To teach the cult of climate change is not. To quote Richard Feynman, a man who knew a bit about what being a scientist involved:  “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt”. Back to the Portland Tribune: The resolution passed Tuesday evening calls for the school district to get rid of textbooks or other materials that cast doubt on whether climate change is occurring and that the activity of human beings is responsible. The resolution also directs the superintendent and staff to develop an implementation plan for “curriculum and educational opportunities that address climate change and climate justice in all Portland Public Schools. Get rid of the wrong books.  Teach “climate justice”. Sounds like the spirit of free inquiry and open debate is alive and well in Portland.    Bill Bigelow, a former PPS teacher and current curriculum editor of Rethinking Schools, a magazine devoted to education issues, worked with 350PDX and other environmental groups to present the resolution. Rethinking Schools looks to me like a magazine of the hard left (but perhaps that’s just me, check out its website and judge for yourself). Its curriculum editor is not, I would think, the most convincing advocate of objectivity in the classroom… Bigelow is also the co-author of a textbook on environmental education, A People’s Curriculum for the Earth. Asked if this resolution will cause the district to buy new textbooks, such as his book, Bigelow said Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit, not a money-maker. OK. Bigelow said the district already has climate-change literacy curriculum, such as at Sunnyside Environmental School, and he wants that knowledge to spread. Set the controls for the heart of Sunnyside’s website, and discover this: Our school community and students are taught to critically examine dominant culture norms, seek multiple perspectives and counter stories… Some doubts are more equal than others, it seem Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/435701/climate-change-heating-fahrenheit-451hans s NS A. VON SPAKOVSKY & TIGER JOYCE TORTMay 26, 2016 4:00 AM State attorneys general hire trial lawyers to stifle climate-science debate. ‘Progressive” government officials have launched an Orwellian effort to outlaw research that dares question the soundness of computer-predicted climate catastrophes or costly policy proposals aimed at mitigating climate change. Much has been written about how this attempt to criminalize inquiry and debate threatens fundamental First Amendment and due process rights. But how they are going about it is equally troubling. Some state attorneys general are hiring profit-seeking, private-sector personal-injury lawyers to do their legal dirty work. Moreover, any contingency fees collected by these lawyers through settlements arising from these cases could be used, in part, to fund the campaigns of allied politicians who embrace the “one, true belief” of man-made global warming. This is more than an attempt to suppress political and scientific dissent. Deputizing self-interested personal-injury lawyers with the awesome power of the state subverts the public interest. We have seen this unseemly dynamic in action before. Two years ago, a Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times series focused on the business model of the class-action specialists at Cohen Milstein, a law firm that seeks to create “big paydays by coaxing attorneys general to sue” large, sometimes politically unpopular corporations or industries. The firm brags about being the “most effective law firm in the United States for lawsuits with a strong social and political component.” Deputizing self-interested personal-injury lawyers with the awesome power of the state subverts the public interest. By e-mail, a Cohen Milstein spokeswoman said the firm did not participate in a then-secret but now widely reported Manhattan meeting of climate-change activists and political operatives in January. But it certainly appears as though the class-action bar’s interests were well represented during the discussions. A draft agenda for the meeting obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, shows a determination to use their powers to push a political agenda. Among their goals: “To establish in public’s mind that Exxon is a corrupt institution that has pushed humanity (and all creation) toward climate chaos,” and “To drive Exxon and climate into center of 2016 election cycle.” But money is a big motivator as well. Fox News reported that an e-mail from U.S. Virgin Islands attorney general Claude Earl Walker was most enthusiastic about “identifying other potential litigation targets” and ways to “increase our leverage.” An $800 million settlement from Hess Oil Company has apparently only whetted Walker’s appetite for squeezing money out of big oil. And the beauty of this win, he noted, was that the settlement money was used to create an “environmental response trust” — so that they can keep the lawsuits coming. On cue, at a March 29 news conference, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman announced a newly formed cabal of state AGs that would investigate — and possibly prosecute — corporations that contribute to research organizations whose work expresses skepticism about man-made climate change and the multi-trillion-dollar policy “cures” prescribed by global-warming warriors. The “AGs United for Clean Power,” Schneiderman said, decided to “step into this battle with an unprecedented level of commitment and coordination” against “well-funded, highly aggressive and morally vacant forces that are trying to block every step by the federal government to take meaningful action” against climate change [emphasis ours]. Speaking of morally vacant, where on the moral spectrum might these inquisitors locate the shredding of the Constitution? Do they believe their power to hire political patrons, issue government subpoenas, and impose mounting legal expenses, fines, and settlements on inconvenient climate heretics is divinely derived? Which brings us back to Claude Walker and Cohen Milstein. One of the “AGs United,” Walker hired the firm to investigate possible violations of the Virgin Islands’ version of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) — the statute famously used to prosecute the Mafia in the 1970s. Cohen Milstein’s first act was to unleash subpoenas on ExxonMobil and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, seeking decades’ worth of climate-change research and communications with scores of third-party think tanks, foundations, universities, scientists, and others. But ExxonMobil and CEI are fighting back. They argue that Walker’s delegation of prosecutorial power to profit-seeking private-sector lawyers and the burdensome subpoena demands violate their constitutional rights to free speech, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, and due process of law. And they’ve gotten a governmental boost of their own. The attorneys general of Alabama and Texas are now seeking to intervene in the case on ExxonMobil’s behalf, arguing that Cohen Milstein’s “contingency fee arrangements [with Walker] cut against the duty of impartiality by giving the attorney that represents the government a financial stake in the outcome.” We can’t know how the courts will ultimately decide these issues. But we do know that pay-to-play relationships between state attorneys general and the plaintiffs’ lawyers they help enrich (and upon whom they then rely for campaign support) are inherently corrupting. Efforts to crush climate-change dissent for political and financial gain is a disgraceful assault on the Constitution — one that should offend every American who cherishes the freedoms enshrined within it. — Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow at Th Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435867/climate-change-rico-lawsuits-state-attorneys-generals-private-law-firms-vs-exxon Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435867/climate-change-rico-lawsuits-state-attorneys-generals-private-law-firms-vs-exxonAndrew Stuttaford Suscribe to Author Email Author A ndrew was born in England far, far too many years ago, but his day job (working in the international financial markets) took him across the Atlantic in 1991 and he has been resident in New York City ever since. Andrew writes frequently for a number of publications about a wide range of cultural and political issues. He is a contributing editor of both National Review and National Review Online and can often be found on the Corner, particularly at the weekend. He tweets as @astuttaford and a sporadically updated archive of his work can be found at andrewstuttaford.com Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/author/andrew-stuttaford
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/436163/climate-change-ever-chillier-free-speech
First define heresy, then punish it. That’s how the script always seems to go. Just the other day, I noted how the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools board had approved  a  resolution aimed at “eliminating doubt” over climate change. Now, further down the west coast and, for that matter, the slippery slope, we have California Senate Bill 1161, which has cleared committee hearings in recent months. The Union of Concerned Scientists (“science for a healthy planet and safer world”), a group with few concerns, it seems, about free speech, will be thrilled at the progress 1161 is making. Here’s how they described the bill back in March: A California bill introduced today by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) would extend the statute of limitations in state law to enable law enforcement to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for decades of deception and fraud over the scientific evidence about climate change. The Climate Science Truth and Accountability Act (SB 1161) follows the release of internal corporate memos and other evidence showing that oil, gas and coal companies conspired since the late 1980s to deceive the public about climate change. The bill would extend the statute of limitations under California’s Unfair Competition Law from 4 to 30 years. Extending the statute of limitations in this matter is, effectively, retrospective legislation. Somehow I don’t think that worries the concerned scientists, who also noted that “fossil fuel companies are facing increased scrutiny about their climate science deception, including investigations of ExxonMobil by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman..” “Increased scrutiny” as a euphemism for the legal harassment of the wrong sort of thinking. Overlawyered’s Walter Olson gives more background: An extraordinary bill in the California legislature, promoted as making it easier to sue fossil fuel companies over their involvements in public debate, would lift the four-year statute of limitations of the state’s already extremely liberal Unfair Competition Law, otherwise known as s. 17200 — and retrospectively, so as to revive decades’ worth of time-lapsed claims “with respect to scientific evidence regarding the existence, extent, or current or future impacts of anthropogenic induced anthropogenic-induced climate change.” Despite a 2004 round of voter-sponsored reform which curbed some of its worst applications, s. 17200 still enables what a California court called “legal shakedown” operations in which “ridiculously minor” violations serve as the predicate for automatic entitlement to damages, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. Combined with the plans laid by California Attorney General Kamala Harris — part of the alliance of AGs that has sought to investigate not only oil, gas, and coal companies, but private advocacy groups and university scientists who have played a role in what is characterized as “climate denial” — the bill would begin laying the legal groundwork for an astonishingly broad campaign of inquisition and, potentially, expropriation. The bill was approved by a subcommittee and was further amended May 10 to provide that climate science-related claims of any age would begin a four-year reviver period as of next January…. Section 2(b) of the bill declares it the California legislature’s policy to promote “redress for unfair competition practices committed by entities that have deceived, confused, or misled the public on the risks of climate change or financially supported activities that have deceived, confused, or misled the public on those risks” [emphasis added] — a very clear signal that the target is public issue advocacy, and not merely (say) advertising that is directed at consumers in their capacity as buyers of gasoline at the pump. J. Robert Oppenheimer: There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. And so, for that matter, should anyone else.  Not everyone, it seems, agree
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/436163/climate-change-ever-chillier-free-speech
<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434397/barack-obama-paris-climate-change-agenda-will-cost-american-families">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434397/barack-obama-paris-climate-change-agenda-will-cost-american-families</a>lamar s[m]ith
Last December, President Obama and his environmental-activist political appointees traveled to Paris to persuade other nations to sign up for his radical climate-change agenda. This administration doesn’t care that many Americans believe climate change is exaggerated, that the scientific justification used for his regulations are flimsy, or that the models he uses to predict climate-change impacts are often biased. Instead, the administration recently launched investigations to intimidate anyone who disagrees with them. If climate change is the real threat the Obama administration says it is, and the science is as “settled” as we are told by the liberal national media, why does the administration need to use tactics often reserved for the mafia to try to protect its own interests? What is the administration afraid of? ....
 Read more at: <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434397/barack-obama-paris-climate-change-agenda-will-cost-american-families">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434397/barack-obama-paris-climate-change-agenda-will-cost-american-families</a> Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434397/barack-obama-paris-climate-change-agenda-will-cost-american-families14. National Review Promotes Absurd Climate Change Chart to Suggest Lack of WarmingNational Review <a href="https://twitter.com/NRO/status/676516015078039556" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">tweeted</a> that a misleading temperature chart <a href="http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/10/the-only-global-warming-chart-you-need-from-now-on.php" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">published</a> by Powerline’s Steven Hayward was “[t]he only #climatechange chart you need to see.” Hayward wrote that his chart displayed average annual global temperature “with the axis starting not just from zero, but from the lower bound of the actual experienced temperature range of the earth,” and claimed, “[i]f this chart were published on the front page of newspapers the climate change crusaders would be out of business instantly.”National Review’s tweet was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/12/14/why-the-national-reviews-global-temperature-graph-is-so-misleading/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">roundly</a> <a href="https://newrepublic.com/minutes/125800/chart-day-national-review-thinks-average-global-temperatures-flatlined" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">criticized</a> for the chart’s obviously misleading scale (with an appropriately scaled y-axis, the chart shows a demonstrable increase in global temperatures), with Kevin Drum of Mother Jones <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/12/todays-dumbest-chart-presented-chart-form" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">writing</a> that Hayward’s re-scaled chart was “so phenomenally stupid that I figured it had to be a joke of some kind.” Several Twitter users responded to National Review by jokingly posting examples of <a href="http://blog.ucsusa.org/michael-halpern/how-to-misrepresent-global-warming-in-one-graph-for-dummies" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s linear; background: transparent;">similarly misleading charts</a>, including one that the Union of Concerned Scientists described as showing “comfort in the idea that nobody really reads the National Review online.”http://ecowatch.com/2016/01/04/media-climate-change-2/<h3 style=""></h3><h3 style="">staff defects en masse <a href="http://www.alternet.org/print/media/americas-obscenely-rich-know-full-well-they-are-destroying-america">http://www.alternet.org/print/media/americas-obscenely-rich-know-full-well-they-are-destroying-america</a>
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<h3 style="">Early years</h3>

The New Republic was founded by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Croly" title="Herbert Croly">Herbert Croly</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lippmann" title="Walter Lippmann">Walter Lippmann</a> through the financial backing of heiress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Payne_Whitney" title="Dorothy Payne Whitney">Dorothy Payne Whitney</a> and her husband, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Straight" title="Willard Straight" class="mw-redirect">Willard Straight</a>, who maintained majority ownership. The magazine's first issue was published on November 7, 1914. The magazine's politics were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_States" title="Liberalism in the United States">liberal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism" title="Progressivism">progressive</a>, and as such concerned with coping with the great changes brought about by America's late-19th century <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialization" title="Industrialization" class="mw-redirect">industrialization</a>.

The magazine is widely considered important in changing the character

of liberalism in the direction of governmental interventionism, both

foreign and domestic. Among the most important of these was the

emergence of the U.S. as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Power" title="Great Power" class="mw-redirect">Great Power</a> on the international scene, and in 1917 TNR urged America's entry into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> on the side of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I">Allies</a>.

One consequence of World War I was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution_of_1917" title="Russian Revolution of 1917" class="mw-redirect">Russian Revolution of 1917</a>, and during the inter-war years the magazine was generally positive in its assessment of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_state" title="Communist state">communist government</a>. This changed with the start of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> and the 1948 departure of leftist editor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A.Wallace" title="Henry A. Wallace">Henry A. Wallace</a> to run for president on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party%28United_States,_1948%29" title="Progressive Party (United States, 1948)">Progressive</a> ticket. After Wallace, TNR moved towards positions more typical of mainstream American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism" title="Liberalism">liberalism</a>. During the 1950s it was critical of both Soviet foreign policy and domestic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-communism" title="Anti-communism">anti-communism</a>, particularly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism" title="McCarthyism">McCarthyism</a>. During the 1960s the magazine opposed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, but was also often critical of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Left" title="New Left">New Left</a>.

Up until the late 1960s, the magazine had a certain "cachet as the voice of re-invigorated liberalism", in the opinion of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Alterman" title="Eric Alterman">Eric Alterman</a>,

a commentator who has criticized the magazine's politics from the left.

That cachet, Alterman wrote, "was perhaps best illustrated when the

dashing, young President Kennedy had been photographed boarding Air

Force One holding a copy".<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Republic#cite_note-ea-3">[4]</a>

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Richard A. "Rich" Lowry (born 1968) is the editor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">National Review</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">conservative</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">American</a> magazine of news and opinion. He is a syndicated columnist and political commentator.

Lowry's latest book is the political biography <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lincoln_Unbound&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lincoln Unbound (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Lincoln Unbound</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[1]</a> which was published in June 2013.

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An native of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,Virginia" title="Arlington, Virginia" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Arlington, Virginia</a>, Lowry attended the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">University of Virginia</a> where he majored in English and history. After graduating, he worked for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer" title="Charles Krauthammer" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Charles Krauthammer</a> as a research assistant. He joined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F.Buckley,_Jr." title="William F. Buckley, Jr." style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">William F. Buckley's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">National Review</a> in 1992, after tying for second place in the magazine's Young Writer's Contest. He was named editor of the magazine in 1997.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[2]</a>

He regularly appears on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" title="Fox News Channel" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Fox News Channel</a>. He has guest-hosted on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannity" title="Hannity" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Hannity</a> and is a frequent guest panelist on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_McLaughlin_Group" title="The McLaughlin Group" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">The McLaughlin Group</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Watch" title="Fox News Watch" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Fox News Watch</a>, and NBC's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Press" title="Meet the Press" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Meet the Press</a>.

In addition to his syndicated column with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Features_Syndicate" title="King Features Syndicate" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">King Features</a>, Lowry is an opinion columnist for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico" title="Politico" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Politico</a>. He has also contributed essays to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Time</a>.

His New York Times best-selling book, Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-3" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[3]</a> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic" title="Polemic" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">polemic</a> about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">President</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Bill Clinton</a>, whom he deprecates as "Navel-Gazer-in-Chief."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[4]</a>

In 2009, Lowry and Keith Korman wrote Banquo's Ghosts, a political thriller. The plot revolves around a nuclear-armed Iran and an inebriated leftist journalist.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a>

Lowry frequently speaks on the topics of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism" title="American exceptionalism" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">American exceptionalism</a> and the future of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Republican Party</a>.

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When the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">September 11 attacks</a> by Arab muslims on the New York World Trade Center towers occurred, Lowry, in criticizing the "no racial profiling policy" of then-Secretary of Transportation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mineta" title="Norman Mineta" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Norman Mineta</a>, referred to Mineta as "certainly the most dangerous" cabinet member, and called Mineta's failure to exercise more airport screening at the time "folly." He also said that "Mineta's ignorance appears to be nearly invincible." Mineta's anti-racial-screening policy has its origins in his own experience as one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_internment" title="Japanese American internment" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Japanese Americans who had been interned during the WWII</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[6]</a> However, evidence suggests that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, had substantial reason to be suspect of the loyalties of various Japanese living on American soil at the time.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[7]</a>

Lowry has been a stalwart opponent of President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Barack Obama</a> on all fronts. He has run covers dubbing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Michelle Obama</a> "Mrs. Grievance" and portraying President Obama as a doctor donning a latex glove. He called for the repeal of Obamacare immediately upon its passage.

He was a defender of President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">George W. Bush</a>, although he dissented from his conduct of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_war" title="Iraq war" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Iraq war</a> and was an early advocate of the surge. He broadly supported Bush's foreign policy while criticizing the excesses of the "freedom doctrine." In these years, he became disenchanted with the course of congressional Republicans, whom he characterized as rudderless and corrupt.

He supported the impeachment of President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Bill Clinton</a>, but has praised him for his relative centrism compared to Barack Obama.

Lowry has held that in extreme circumstances the interrogation technique known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding" title="Waterboarding" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">waterboarding</a>, "belongs in a murky space short of unambiguous torture." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[8]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[9]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[10]</a>

Following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_vice-presidential_debate,2008" title="United States vice-presidential debate, 2008" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">2008 Vice Presidential debate</a> between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Joe Biden</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Sarah Palin</a>, Lowry gained some publicity <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[11]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[12]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[13]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[14]</a> and was selected as then-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">MSNBC</a> commentator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Keith Olbermann</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst_Person_in_the_World" title="Worst Person in the World" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Worst Person in the World</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-K100308-15" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[15]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-KOVID-16" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[16]</a> for writing: "A very wise TV executive once told me that the key to TV is projecting through the screen. It's one of the keys to the success of, say, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27Reilly(political_commentator)" title="Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Bill O'Reilly</a>, who comes through the screen and grabs you by the throat. Palin too projects through the screen like crazy. I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, 'Hey, I think she just winked at me.' And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can't be learned; it's either something you have or you don't, and man, she's got it."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[17]</a>

In 2002, Muslim organizations called for Lowry to apologize,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-counterPunchNukeMecca-18" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[18]</a> after he posted a message on National Review Online's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" title="Blog" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">blog</a>, "The Corner", discussing the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_attack" title="Nuclear attack" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">nuking</a>" of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca,_Saudi_Arabia" title="Mecca, Saudi Arabia" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Mecca</a>, as retaliation for a terrorist attack.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-nroCornerNukeMecca-19" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[19]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_note-tapNukeMecca-20" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[20]</a>

On August 19, 2013, during an appearance on "Meet the Press", Lowry said in regard to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Hillary Clinton</a> running for President in 2016, "I think although Hillary has quite the resume, I'm not sure she has much substantive accomplishment to back it up...."

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Lowry grew up in Arlington, Virginia where he attended Yorktown High. He is a Yankees fan. He lives in New York City.

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<li id="cite_note-10" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-10" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} Lowry, Rich. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://article.nationalreview.com/332650/circumstances-matter/rich-lowry" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">Circumstances Matter.</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">National Review</a>. 2 Nov 2007.</li>

<li id="cite_note-11" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-11" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/granju/2008/10/hey-sarah-palin-i-dont-want-to.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">Because I Said So</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-12" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-12" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/03/inris-rich-lowry-palin-se_n_131735.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">NR's Rich Lowry: Palin "Sent Little Starbursts Through The Screen"</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-13" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-13" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/palins-superpow.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">Palin's Little Starbursts</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-14" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-14" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/129273.html#1101658" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">Rich Lowry In Love</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-K100308-15" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-K100308_15-0" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Olbermann, Keith</a> (October 3, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27053010" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">"'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Friday September 3, 2008 (sic) (actually October 3)"</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">MSNBC</a>. Retrieved May 3, 2009.</li>

<li id="cite_note-KOVID-16" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lowry#cite_ref-KOVID_16-0" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style=" top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; -webkit-user-select: none;">Jump up^{</a>} <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" title="Keith Olbermann" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Olbermann, Keith</a> (October 3, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27015683#27015683" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" base64="base64" pd94bwwgdmvyc2lvbj0ims4wiiblbmnvzgluzz0ivvrgltgipz48c3znihhtbg5zpsjodhrwoi8vd3d3lnczlm9yzy8ymdawl3n2zyigd2lkdgg9ijewiibozwlnahq9ijewij48zyb0cmfuc2zvcm09inryyw5zbgf0zsgtodi2ljqyosatnjk4ljc5mskipjxyzwn0ihdpzhropsi1ljk4miigagvpz2h0psi1ljk4miiged0iodi2ljkyosiget0inzayljmwosigzmlsbd0ii2zmziigc3ryb2tlpsijmdzjii8="PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwIj48ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtODI2LjQyOSAtNjk4Ljc5MSkiPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSI1Ljk4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1Ljk4MiIgeD0iODI2LjkyOSIgeT0iNzAyLjMwOSIgZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMDZjIi8" pgc="PGc" phbhdgggzd0ittgzms4xotqgnjk4ljc5mwg1ljiznhy1ljm5mwwtms41nzegms41ndutms4zms0xljmxltiunzi1idiunzi1ltiunjg5ltiunjg5idiuoda4ltiuoda4lteumzexlteumzexeiigzmlsbd0iiza2ziivpjxwyxroigq9ik04mzuundi0idy5os43otvsljaymia0ljg4ns0xljgxny0xljgxny0yljg4msayljg4ms0xljiyoc0xljiyocayljg4ms0yljg4ms0xljg1ms0xljg1mxoiigzpbgw9iinmzmyilz48l2c="PHBhdGggZD0iTTgzMS4xOTQgNjk4Ljc5MWg1LjIzNHY1LjM5MWwtMS41NzEgMS41NDUtMS4zMS0xLjMxLTIuNzI1IDIuNzI1LTIuNjg5LTIuNjg5IDIuODA4LTIuODA4LTEuMzExLTEuMzExeiIgZmlsbD0iIzA2ZiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04MzUuNDI0IDY5OS43OTVsLjAyMiA0Ljg4NS0xLjgxNy0xLjgxNy0yLjg4MSAyLjg4MS0xLjIyOC0xLjIyOCAyLjg4MS0yLjg4MS0xLjg1MS0xLjg1MXoiIGZpbGw9IiNmZmYiLz48L2c" pc9npjwvc3znpg="=" xmlns:data="data">Lowry's debate review or soft core porn?</a> (streaming) (News commentary program). New York, NY: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">MSNBC</a>. Retrieved May 3, 2009.</li>

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A Win for the Climate Scientist Who Skeptics Compared to Jerry Sandusky

As the judge green-lights his libel suit, the defendants' lawyers jump ship.

By Mariah Blake | Fri Jan. 24, 2014 7:00 AM EST

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A win for the climate scientist who skeptics compared to Jerry Sandusky

A judge green-lights his libel suit, the defendants' lawyers jump ship.

In 2012—after writers for National Review and a prominent conservative think tank accused him of fraud and compared him to serial child molester Jerry Sandusky—climate scientist Michael Mann took the bold step of filing a defamation suit. The defendants moved to have the case thrown out, citing a Washington, DC, law that shields journalists from frivolous litigation. But on Wednesday, DC Superior Court Judge Frederick Weisberg rejected the motion, opening the way for a trial.

Although public figures like Mann have to clear a high bar to prove defamation, Weisberg argued [1] that the scientist's complaint may pass the test. And he brushed aside the defendants' claims that the fraud allegations were "pure opinion," which is protected by the First Amendment:

Accusing a scientist of conducting his research fraudulently, manipulating his data to achieve a predetermined or political outcome, or purposefully distorting the scientific truth are factual allegations. They go to the heart of scientific integrity. They can be proven true or false. If false, they are defamatory. If made with actual malice, they are actionable.

Weisberg's order is just the latest in a string of setbacks that have left the climate change skeptics' case in disarray. Earlier this month, Steptoe & Johnson, the law firm representing National Review and its writer, Mark Steyn, withdrew as Steyn's counsel. According to two sources with inside knowledge, it also plans to drop National Review as a client.

The lawyers' withdrawal came shortly after Steyn—a prominent conservative pundit who regularly fills in as host of Rush Limbaugh's radio show—publicly attacked the former judge in the case, Natalia Combs Greene, accusing her of "stupidity" and "staggering" incompetence. Mann's attorney, John B. Williams, suspects this is no coincidence. "Any lawyer would be taken aback if their client said such things about the judge," he says. "That may well be why Steptoe withdrew."

Steyn's manager, Melissa Howes, acknowledged that his commentary "did not go over well."* But Steyn maintains it was his decision to part ways with his attorneys.

The lawsuit centers on Mann's famous "hockey stick" graph. In 1999, Mann and two colleagues charted 1,000 years worth of climate data, and found a steep uptick in global temperatures beginning in the 20th century. The graph, named for its iconic shape, became a potent, easy-to-grasp symbol of global warming. And it was featured prominently in the landmark 2001 report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which concluded [2] that "the increase in temperature in the 20th century is likely to have been the largest of any century during the past 1,000 years."

The chart also made Mann a target for climate change skeptics. This was especially true beginning in 2009, when more than 1,000 emails were stolen from Britain's University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU), one of the world’s leading climate research institutions. In one message, CRU’s director, Phil Jones, famously described using Mann's "Nature trick" to "hide the decline." He was referring to a technique that Mann had used to control for variations in tree-ring data [4] in a paper for the journal Nature. But Skeptics—among them the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a free-market think tank that has received funding from the Koch bothers and Exxon Mobil—seized on this revelation as evidence that scientists were conspiring to cover up a decline in global temperatures.

Soon, climate researchers found themselves under siege. Mann's inbox was flooded with death threats and messages calling him a "fraud," a "fucking terrorist," and a "one-world-government socialist.” As Mother Jones reported in 2011 [5], "Images of Mann and other scientists were posted on neo-Nazi sites. The CRU's Jones temporarily stepped down from his post; he later said he contemplated suicide."

Pennsylvania State University, where Mann works, and at least six other institutions conducted separate investigations into the allegations of scientific misconduct. An independent probe [6] commissioned by the University of East Anglia faulted the researchers for their bunker mentality, and found their responses "to reasonable requests for information were unhelpful and defensive." But none of the investigations turned up evidence of malfeasance or data manipulation. After completing its inquiry, the US Environmental Protection Agency posted a fact sheet [7] on its website stating:

The CRU emails do not show either that the science is flawed or that the scientific process has been compromised. EPA carefully reviewed the CRU emails and found no indication of improper data manipulation or misrepresentation of results…Some people have "cherry-picked" a limited selection of CRU email statements to draw broad, unsubstantiated conclusions about the validity of all climate science.

Still, the emails remained a rallying cry for skeptics, some of whom turned their ire on Penn State, which allegedly declined to interview Mann's critics during its probe. In 2012, it came to light that Penn State officials had ignored or concealed evidence that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was molesting children, including in the university's locker room. That July, CEI scholar Rand Simberg wrote a post [8] for the organization's blog likening the situation to "another cover up," the "Michael Mann affair." Simberg also called Mann "the Jerry Sandusky of climate science, except that instead of molesting children, he has molested and tortured data."

Several days later, CEI deleted the passage, which it admitted was "inappropriate." But Steyn, a regular National Review contributor, quoted it on the magazine's blog [9]. He added:

Not sure I'd have extended that metaphor all the way into the locker-room showers with quite the zeal Mr. Simberg does, but he has a point. Michael Mann was the man behind the fraudulent climate-change "hockey-stick" graph.

Mann's attorney fired off letters to CEI and the National Review, calling the fraud allegations "defamatory" and demanding apologies and full retractions. National Review Editor Richard Lowry responded with another post, which dismissed the defamation claims as "transparent nonsense." "In common polemical usage, 'fraudulent' doesn’t mean honest-to-goodness criminal fraud," he wrote. "It means intellectually bogus." At that point, Mann filed his defamation suit against CEI, Simberg, National Review, and Steyn. In July 2013, Judge Combs Greene of the DC Superior Court rejected the defendants' motion to dismiss. The defendants appealed the decision. But that December, the appeals court, which was concerned that Mann had filed an amended complaint shortly before Combs Greene's ruling, sent it back to the Superior Court for further review. Judge Weissman took on the case, following Combs Greene's retirement.

Finally, on Christmas Eve, Steyn published his blog post [10], railing against Combs Greene and her ruling, which contained typographical errors and mixed up the defendants:

Among her many staggering incompetences, DC Superior Court judge Natalia Combs-Greene…denied NR's motion to dismiss the fraudulent complaint while simultaneously permitting Mann’s lawyers to file an amended complaint.

The appellate judges have now tossed out anything relating to Mann's original fraudulent complaint, including Judge Combs-Greene's unbelievably careless ruling in which the obtuse jurist managed to confuse the defendants, and her subsequent ruling in which she chose to double-down on her own stupidity. Anything with Combs-Greene's name on it has now been flushed down the toilet of history."

When asked about these comments, Steyn made no apologies. "I spent the first months attempting to conceal my contempt for Judge Combs Greene's court," he said in an email to Mother Jones. "But really, it's not worth the effort." Wednesday's ruling affirms the thrust of Combs Greene's order, however. It also concludes that "a reasonable jury" may "find the statement that Dr. Mann 'molested and tortured data' was false, and published with knowledge of its falsity or reckless disregard for whether it was false or not."

Steyn, meanwhile, appears to be paying a price for his brazenness. He still has no legal representation. ("My check from the Koch brothers seems to have been lost in the mail or intercepted by the NSA," he wrote. "So for the moment I am representing myself.") And since his Christmas Eve diatribe, the conservative pundit—who had been writing near-daily posts for National Review Online—hasn't written a single item. Neither he nor the magazine's publisher, Jack Fowler, would say why. But Steyn hinted at the reasons in a post on his website: "As readers may have deduced from my absence at National Review Online and my termination of our joint representation, there have been a few differences between me and the rest of the team."....

<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucs-documents/science-and-democracy/MannvNationalReviewCEI.pdf">https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucs-documents/science-and-democracy/MannvNationalReviewCEI.pdf</a>

apr 2013

Case No. 2012 CA 008263 B

Judge Natalia Combs Greene

Counsel for Defendants Competitive Enterprise

Institute and Rand Simberg

DAVID B. RIVKIN, JR. (D.C. Bar No. 394446)

BRUCE D. BROWN (D.C. Bar No.457317)

MARK I. BAILEN (D.C. Bar No. 459623)

ANDREW M. GROSSMAN (D.C. Bar No.

985166)

BAKERHOSTETLER LLP

Washington Square, Suite 1100

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Michael Mann, a climate scientist and activist for limits on greenhouse gas

emissions, has filed this defamation lawsuit in an attempt to retaliate against his persistent critic,

CEI, and its adjunct scholar Mr. Simberg for their criticism of his research and opposition to his

political goals. The CEI Defendants are concurrently filing a Special Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to

the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act of 2010, D.C. Code § 16-5502(a), that addresses Mann’s improper

attempts to engage the legal process to silence his critics.

As set forth in the Special Motion to Dismiss, the CEI Defendants believe that Mann’s

research is biased and unreliable, and Mr. Simberg’s blog post (the “Blog Post”) said so, citing

analyses critical of Mann’s statistical techniques and contradicting his “hockey stick” findings.

They

also believe that Penn State’s investigation into Mann’s research following the disclosure of emails

suggesting research flaws and methodological overreaching by Mann was woefully inadequate, and

the Blog Post said so, analogizing it to another instance in which the same university chose to bury

its head in the sand rather than investigate potentially damaging truths—the Sandusky affair.

Given the language, context in the global warming debate, and lack of verifiability of the

statements (i.e., whether a statement is even capable of being proven true or false), the portions of

the Blog Post that Mann challenges are protected expressions of opinion and hyperbole, not

assertions of fact—something that any reasonable reader would instantly recognize. For that reason

and others, Mann cannot succeed on his claims, and the Special Motion to Dismiss should be

granted. And because Mann’s claims fail as a matter of law, dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) is also

proper...

Ebell cited 17x wegman 2006, milloy, heartland costella, claims NSF had concerns about method?

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The National Review magazine, longstanding house news organ of the establishment right, is facing a lawsuit that could shutter the publication permanently. <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/255756/is-national-review-doomed" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">According to The Week</a>, a suit by a climate scientist threatens to bankrupt the already financially shaky publication and its website, the National Review Online (NRO).

Scientist Michael Mann is suing the Review over statements made by Canadian right-wing polemicist and occasional radio stand-in for Rush Limbaugh, Mark Steyn. Steyn was writing on the topic of climate change when he accused Mann of falsifying data and perpetuating intellectual fraud through his research.

Steyn went on to quote paid anti-climate science operative Rand Simberg — an employee of the right-wing think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute — who compared Mann to Penn State’s convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky.

Mann, Simberg said, is “the Jerry Sandusky of climate science, except that instead of molesting children, he has molested and tortured data.”

Mann sued for defamation. Steyn and the Review <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/314680/get-lost-rich-lowry" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">vowed to fight the suit</a>, given that defamation is notoriously difficult to prove in court.

“My advice to poor Michael is to go away and bother someone else,” said Review editor Rich Lowry. “If he doesn’t have the good sense to do that, we look forward to teaching him a thing or two about the law and about how free debate works in a free country.”

As the case has played out, however, Lowry’s hubris has <a href="http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2014/01/michael-mann-climategate-court-victory" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">proven to be unwarranted</a>.

“In July,” <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/255756/is-national-review-doomed" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">wrote The Week’s Damon Linker</a>, “Judge Natalia Combs Greene rejected a motion to dismiss the suit. The defendants appealed, and last week D.C. Superior Court Judge Frederick Weisberg rejected the motion again, opening the door for the discovery phase of the lawsuit to begin.”

The Review, which has run at a loss since it was founded on money inherited by William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955, <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/25/we-were-dead-before-the-ship-ever-sank/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+(The+Raw+Story)" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">appealed to readers and supporters</a> for help paying its rapidly mounting legal bills.

Lowry <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/25/we-were-dead-before-the-ship-ever-sank/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+(The+Raw+Story)" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">wrote</a>:

As many of you know, National Review is not a non-profit — we are just not profitable. A lawsuit is not something we can fund with money we don’t have. Of course, we’ll do whatever we have to do to find ourselves victorious in court and Professor Mann thoroughly defeated, as he so richly deserves to be. Meanwhile, we have to hire attorneys, which ain’t cheap.

The bills are already mounting.

This is our fight, legally. But with the global-warming extremists going all-out to silence critics, it’s your fight too, morally. When we were sued, we heard from many of you who expressed a desire to help underwrite our legal defense. We deeply appreciated the outpouring of promised help.

Now we really need it.

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Then, at Christmastime, Steyn abruptly fired the legal team representing him and the magazine, white shoe firm Steptoe and Johnson, after an argument over a highly inflammatory — and <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/367069/mumbo-jumbo-beginners-mark-steyn" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">appallingly typed</a> — NRO post about Judge Combs Greene. Steyn accused her of “staggering incompetence,” called her stupid, and accused her of deliberate obtuseness regarding the Mann suit.

Now, Steyn is representing himself against Mann and he and the Review have parted ways.

<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/01/michael-mann-climategate-court-victory" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">Steyn wrote to Mother Jones</a>, saying that he was simply no longer able to contain his sense of disdain for the federal judge and her decision not to dismiss Mann’s suit.

“I spent the first months attempting to conceal my contempt for Judge Combs Greene’s court,” said Steyn. “But really, it’s not worth the effort.”

On his personal blog, Steyn wrote, “As readers may have deduced from my absence at National Review Online and my termination of our joint representation, there have been a few differences between me and the rest of the team.”

Now, as the suit grinds onward, the Review faces fairly dismal prospects. The suit could eventually be dismissed, but that is looking less likely. What’s looking more likely is that Mann could win a substantial judgment in court or the magazine could settle out of court.

The Week doubts that the publication could financially survive either of those outcomes. In 2005, before his death, Buckley<a href="http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/encounter-with-conservative-publishing/24259/" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">estimated</a> that the Review had lost more than $25 million in its 50 years of operation. It has never enjoyed a single moment of robust financial health competing in the “free market of ideas,” but has relied on reader contributions and bailouts from wealthy donors for the entirety of its history.

Conservatives like to point Buckley’s legacy and the Review as the reasonable, moderate edge of an regressive, reactionary party. In its history, the magazine has consistently staked out far-right positions that favor whites over nonwhites and plutocrats over the middle and working classes.

National Review authors have <a href="http://prospect.org/article/national-review-defends-its-segregationist-roots" target="blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">railed against racial integration</a>, <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/liberal-facism" target="blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">called Hitler a left-wing radical</a>, and argued with a straight face that African-Americans are <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/08/national-review-fires-writer-john-derbyshire-author-of-outlandish-article-on-blacks-racism/" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">inherently more violent and less civilized</a> than whites.

Lowry himself <a href="http://old.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry200504270759.asp" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">famously declared “We’re winning” the War in Iraq</a> just before catastrophic waves of sectarian violence engulfed the country and permanently scuttled the American-led reconstruction effort.

Lately contributor Mona Charen has <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/14/national-review-columnist-letting-trans-kids-be-themselves-is-child-abuse/" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none;">authored a series of wildly LGBT-phobic articles</a>, lamenting the mainstreaming of “unusual sexual identities” and accusing parents who allow their transgender children to be themselves of “child abuse.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/30/climate-scientists-lawsuit-could-wipe-out-conservative-national-review-magazine/

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MANN CLIMATEGATE:

<h3 style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Denialists Frothing Up the Abusers</h3>

There is a clear connection between the behavior at climate denialist blogs and the abuse directed towards climate scientists.  Denialist blog posts constantly leap from their own flawed scientific analyses to the conclusion that climate scientists must be guilty of fraud, data manipulation, and other immoral behavior.  The letters received by climate scientists contain this same sort of language, with baseless accusations of fraud and data manipulation, followed by abusive language and often death threats.

Climate denialist blogs are also the source of the CEI and National Review accusations of fraud,[ESCALATOR] which soon warped into a denigrating comparison betweEn an honest climate scientist and a serial child molester.  Instead of condemning this reprehensible behavior, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/07/24/fighting-the-mann/">climate denialist ringleader WattsUpWithThat in particular appears to encourage it</a>.

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The first law suit was filed against Canadian climate scientist Timothy Ball who humorously commented  in an interview published by the Frontier Center for Public Policy, a Winnipeg think tank, that Penn State researcher Mann should, instead, be in the state pen. Then, when Mann threatened to sue National Review editor Rich Lowry for printing a post by Mark Steyn for calling the beleaguered scientist’s infamous “hockey stick” graph “fraudulent”, Lowry’s response was succinct…”Get lost!”

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tar sands: http://grist.org/list/national-review-heralds-the-wonderland-of-tar-sands-with-a-photo-of-a-blighted-hellscape

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<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/312807/burn-down-suburbs-stanley-kurtz">http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/312807/burn-down-suburbs-stanley-kurtz</a>

big booster of climategate (horner)

also have National Review Online’s Planet Gore blog was launched in February 2007 to track the news, data, and misinformation that feed the global-warming/climate-change debate. The blog additionally serves as a resource for accurate information about fossil fuels, alternative energy, environmental activism, the climate-change political process, and Al Gore’s carbon footprint.

<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore/archives">http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore/archives</a>

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<h1 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/14/483521/former-national-review-writer-claims-white-supremacy-is-one-of-the-better-arrangements-history-has-come-up-with/">Former National Review Writer Claims White Supremacy Is ‘One Of The Better Arrangements History Has Come Up With’</a></h1>

By <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/author/ian-m/">Ian Millhiser</a> posted from <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/issue/">ThinkProgress Justice</a> on May 14, 2012 at 10:15 am

Last month, the conservative National Review <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/07/460206/national-review-fires-derbyshire/" style=" background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">fired its longtime contributor</a> John Derbyshire after Derbyshire published a column in another publication <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/06/459961/derbyshire-avoid-concentrations-of-blacks/">instructing parents on how to train their children to be racists</a>. Although the National Review did the right thing in eventually firing Derbyshire, it published the author for years despite a long history of racist and sexist views. Derbyshire argued in 2009 that <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/07/460188/in-2009-derbyshire-argued-women-shouldnt-vote-women-voting-is-bad-for-conservatism/">women should not vote</a>, and he proclaimed as far back as 2003 that <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/07/460176/derbyshire-in-2003-im-a-proud-racist/">he is a proud “racist.”</a>

Derbyshire, however, appears to have learned nothing from his high-profile firing. In a column for the <a href="http://www.splcenter.org/vdare-foundation">white nationalist site</a> VDARE.com, Derbyshire offers <a href="http://www.vdare.com/articles/john-derbyshire-who-are-we-the-dissident-right">unqualified praise for white supremacy</a>:....

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Koch Industries describes its semiannual shindigs, which began in 2003, as an "opportunity for attendees and presenters to discuss ways of preserving and advancing economic freedom in the United States and to share ideas about the free-market principles that have made our country great." The guest list for last weekend's meeting is still under wraps, but the <a target="_blank" href="http://images2.americanprogressaction.org/ThinkProgress/secretkochmeeting.pdf">June 2010 event in Aspen drew</a> a who's who of conservative media stars; Besides Beck, there were Philip Anschutz, owner of the Examiner newspapers and the Weekly Standard; Charles Krauthammer, syndicated columnist and Weekly Standard contributor; Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal editorial board member; and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for The National Review.

Andrew Breitbart, the mastermind behind the conservative news sites Breitbart.com and Breitbart.tv, made his presence at the meeting known by <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/good-in-the-neighborhood-andrew-breitbart-invites-anti-corporate-protestors-to-applebees%C2%AE/">rollerblading out</a> to heckle some of the 1,500 protestors who'd gathered outside of the gate.

The Kochs' influence over the conservative media may be obvious at such powwows. But to the general public, it's not always apparent that the pundits they read about in blogs and see on TV have a direct relationship to the company. So says Derek Cressman, regional director of state operations with Common Cause, the group that organized the protests outside the Koch Bros gates. "They don't see that connection between the pundit and the fact that it's funded by an oil company," says Cressman. "The global warming deniers aren't being candid that their funding is coming from people with an enormous financial stake in how we deal with climate change."

Take, for example, <a target="blank" href="http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore">Planet Gore</a>, the denialist blog at <a target="blank" href="http://www.nationalreview.com/">National Review Online</a>. Planet Gore, along with NRO's main blog, The Corner, regularly features guest posts by representatives of think-tanks and foundations that have benefited from the Koch's largesse. Prime examples include <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/13286">Chris Horner</a> and <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/13759">Ian Murray</a> of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who have each posted hundreds of items on the site. NRO's blogs regularly <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore/252543/cei-files-brief-seeking-nasa-records-chris-horner">promote the institute's work to undermine</a> climate science, such as the lawsuit the group filed against NASA last fall for temperature records. CEI has received more than $700,000 in Koch funds over the years.

Pat Michaels, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, is <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/13843">another regular guest</a> blogger. Cato has received $13 million from Koch family foundations since 1998. (Michaels' refusal to disclose how much money he's taken from fossil fuel interests has drawn scrutiny—most recently when <a href="http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/01/waxman-seeks-details-skeptics-income">a senior House Democrat</a> raised questions about whether he lied on his resume about his funding from energy interests.)

Other guests representing Koch-funded organizations featured on National Review Online include <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/17449">Jim Manzi</a> of the Manhattan Institute (which has received $1.5 million in Koch family money), <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/198633">Phil Kerpen</a> of Americans for Prosperity ($5.5 million), and <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/author/14855">Jonathan Adler</a> of the Federalist Society ($2 million).*

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Sourcewatch:

The National Review based in New York City and founded by <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=William_F.Buckley,Jr." title="William F. Buckley, Jr.">William F. Buckley, Jr.</a>, considered one of the godfathers of American <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservatism" title="Conservatism">conservatism</a>, is one of the oldest and most influential <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservative&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conservative (page does not exist)">conservative</a> magazines in the United States. It regularly publishes the work of some of the nation's leading conservatives. National Review Online provides some of the articles from the print publication online as well as original material. In the early 1990s they had, with the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Heritage_Foundation" title="Heritage Foundation">Heritage Foundation</a>, a joint venture called '<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Town_Hall" title="Town Hall" class="mw-redirect">Town Hall</a>'. This BBS became a forum on Compuserve in 1994 and in June 1995 the web site 'townhall.com' went live.

Townhall.com became a project of the Heritage Foundation until it was purchased in 2006 by <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Salem_Communications_Corporation" title="Salem Communications Corporation">Salem Communications Corporation</a>. The current director of the National Review is <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jeff_Sandefer" title="Jeff Sandefer">Jeff Sandefer</a>, President of the Texas-based energy investment firm <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sandefer_Capital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandefer Capital (page does not exist)">Sandefer Capital</a>.

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Editorials featured in the National Review are reliably <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Right_wing" title="Right wing" class="mw-redirect">right wing</a>, corporate and industry friendly with frequent use of excessive rhetoric. Editorials also source and reference industry lobbies such as <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Center_for_Consumer_Freedom" title="Center for Consumer Freedom" style=" background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Center for Consumer Freedom</a>. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Review#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a> See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith" title="Wesley J. Smith">Wesley J. Smith</a>, sections 2 & 3.

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith" title="Wesley J. Smith">Wesley J. Smith</a></li>

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<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Anthony_Hart_Harrigan" title="Anthony Hart Harrigan">Anthony Hart Harrigan</a></li>

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<h3 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">References</h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Review#cite_ref-0" title="">��</a> Kathryn Jean Lopez <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/lopez/lopez200509140852.asp" class="external text" title="http://www.nationalreview.com/lopez/lopez200509140852.asp" rel="nofollow">Jesus Isn't a Pig</a>, National Review, Sept 2005</li>

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<h3 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">External articles</h3>

<li>Johann Hari <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/57001" class="external text" title="http://www.alternet.org/story/57001" rel="nofollow">Neocons on a Cruise: What Conservatives Say When They Think We Aren't Listening</a>, Alternet, July 2007</li>

<li>Steve Benen, <a href="http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/13785.html" class="external text" title="http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/13785.html" rel="nofollow">"National Review rocked by controversy over fabricated stories,"</a> The Carpetbagger Report, December 2, 2007.</li>

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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Prager" title="Dennis Prager" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Dennis Prager</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pryce-Jones" title="David Pryce-Jones" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">David Pryce-Jones</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_B._Rivkin" title="David B. Rivkin" style=" text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">David B. Rivkin</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_S._Robbins" title="James S. Robbins" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">James S. Robbins</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Rosett" title="Claudia Rosett" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Claudia Rosett</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Sajak" title="Pat Sajak" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Pat Sajak</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Morrison_Skelly" title="Joseph Morrison Skelly" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Joseph Morrison Skelly</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell" title="Thomas Sowell" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Thomas Sowell</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Spruiell" title="Stephen Spruiell" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Stephen Spruiell</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Steyn" title="Mark Steyn" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mark Steyn</a></li>

<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Talent" title="Jim Talent" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jim Talent</a>, former Senator from Missouri</li>

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Jeff Sandefer is President of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sandefer_Capital_Partners" title="Sandefer Capital Partners" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Sandefer Capital Partners</a>, an energy investment firm with over $500 million in capital.

Sandefer is director of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">National Review</a> magazine, a board member of the conservative <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Texas_Public_Policy_Foundation" title="Texas Public Policy Foundation" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Texas Public Policy Foundation</a> and a former board member and chair of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Acton_Institute" title="Acton Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Acton Institute</a>.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.acton.org/press/releases.php?release=45" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">[1]</a>

A graduate of the University of Texas and the Harvard Business School, Sandefer taught entrepreneurship at the University of Texas before founding the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Acton_School_of_Business" title="Acton School of Business" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Acton School of Business</a>. Acton's MBA program is taught by "entrepreneur-teachers" offering students a "personal introduction" to employers listed on a 66-strong company list. According to Acton's website, "For each of the firms on our Company List, a partner, executive, or alumnus of the program has pledged to personally shepherd a student through the recruiting process if asked to do so by a professor."<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.actonmba.org/calling_job_companies.php" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">[2]</a>

Sandefer is the great-grandson of Jefferson Davis Sandefer, who served as the President of Simmons University (later Hardin Simmons University), Austin, for more than 30 years until his death in 1940.

In 1993, The Texas Ethics Commission found Sandefer to have violated the Texas Election Code for failing to disclose campaign expenditure in excess of $7000.

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Phyllis Berman, "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2005/0228/090.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Now It's Time To Get Your Hands Dirty</a>", Forbes, February 28, 2005.</li>

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at aspen koch: Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior editor for National Review magazine and contributor to the Weekly Standard, Reason magazine, the New York Times, TIME and other major print and television news outlets.

The National Review Online is host to the “Planet Gore,” blog a space dedicated to climate science misinformation, spin, and slander. Contributors from Koch-funded institutions include but are not limited to:

Chris Horner and Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute

Patrick Michaels and Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute

Jim Manzi of the Manhattan Institute.

Jonathan Adler of the Federalist Society, with ties to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the Property and Environment Research Center

Deroy Murdock, who has ties to the Cato and Manhattan Institutes, the Heritage Foundation, and the Institute for Humane Studies

Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute, Pacific Research Foundation, Institute for Energy Research, with ties to the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Reason Foundation and Reason magazine

Tim Phillips and Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity

Wesley J. Smith is a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservative&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conservative (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">conservative</a> columnist and a Senior Fellow at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a> (D.I.), <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[1]</a> a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Think_tank" title="Think tank" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">think tank</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservative&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conservative (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">conservative</a> political, policy, economic, religious and industry <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lobbying" title="Lobbying" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">lobbying</a> organization. It is best known as the driving force behind the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Intelligent_design" title="Intelligent design" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Intelligent design</a> movement. Mr. Smith promotes the Discovery Institute's positions through editorials featured on D.I. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[2]</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[3]</a> and other conservative publications.

Mr. Smith's wife, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders" title="Debra J. Saunders" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Debra J. Saunders</a>, occasionally writes op-ed columns in the San Francisco Chronicle on issues which overlap with D.I's agenda, though she openly discloses her relationship with Smith and his role with D.I.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-3" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[4]</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[5]</a> See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders" title="Debra J. Saunders" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Debra J. Saunders</a>.

Member organizations of D.I. include the Fur Commission. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[6]</a>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#Terri_Schiavo" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">1 Terri Schiavo</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#Quoting_industry_reps.26_targeting_activists" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">2 Quoting industry reps & targeting activists</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#Green_baiting" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3 Green baiting</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#Animal_activists_who_have_been_injured_or_killed" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3.1 Animal activists who have been injured or killed</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#Huntingdon_Life_Sciences.26_SHAC_campaign" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3.3 Huntingdon Life Sciences & SHAC campaign</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#Articles.26_sources" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4 Articles & sources</a>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#SourceWatch_articles" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1 SourceWatch articles</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#References" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.2 References</a></li>

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Mr. Smith closely followed the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Terri_Schiavo" title="Terri Schiavo" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Terri Schiavo</a> case in 2005 and wrote frequent editorials on the topic. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[7]</a>

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Smith has criticized <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals</a> (PETA) and animal rights in D.I. articles <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[8]</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[9]</a> as well as other conservative publications. Some of Mr. Smith's editorials and blog reference industry reps such as <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Martosko" title="David Martosko" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">David Martosko</a> and the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Front_group" title="Front group" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">front group</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_Consumer_Freedom" title="Center for Consumer Freedom" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Center for Consumer Freedom</a> (CCF):

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"Doesn't the establishment of legal rights for these animals also debase humanity? At the end of the day, it is probably impossible to guarantee both "rights" for animals and disease cures for humans. I see siding with my own species as the only compassionate option. David Martosko" <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[10]</a></dd>

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CCF does not advocate for "humanity". CCF sponsors have included <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Phillip_Morris" title="Phillip Morris" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Phillip Morris</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Monsanto" title="Monsanto" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Monsanto</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tyson_Foods" title="Tyson Foods" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tyson Foods</a> and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Dean_Foods" title="Dean Foods" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Dean Foods</a>. These corporations have a long history of gross animal welfare violations, human rights, health and environmental abuses. See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Richard_Berman_cares_about_animals:_clients_exposed" title="Richard Berman cares about animals: clients exposed" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Richard Berman cares about animals: clients exposed</a>.

According to an editorial in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">National Review</a>:

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"In 2001, S. L. Davis of the Department of Animal Sciences at Oregon State University, Corvallis, wrote a paper claiming that the diet most likely to result in the deaths of the fewest animals would be beef, lamb, and dairy — not vegan. Davis found a study that measured mouse population density per hectare in grain fields both before and after harvest and estimated a harvest casualty rate of ten mice per hectare. Then, he multiplied that figure by 120 million hectares of farmland in the U.S.; meaning that 1.2 billion mice would die each year in food production if America became a wholly vegan country."<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[11]</a></dd>

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Livestock consumes 47% of the soy and 60% of the corn produced in the US. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[12]</a> According the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_Nations" title="United Nations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United Nations</a> Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), livestock use 30 % of the earth’s entire land surface. 70% of former forests in the Amazon have been turned over to grazing. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[13]</a> Approximately 10 billion land animals are raised and killed for food every year in the U.S. (over a million an hour).<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[14]</a>

See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Meat%26_dairy_industry" title="Meat & dairy industry" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">meat & dairy industry</a>, section 5 & <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animals_raised%26_hunted_for_food" title="Animals raised & hunted for food" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">animals raised & hunted for food</a>.

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According to another NR editorial :

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"In the Netherlands, an animal-rights extremist allegedly assassinated a candidate for parliament, perhaps because he defended pig farming in a debate with animal-rights activists. ....You have to be especially dangerous and potentially violent to warrant attention from the<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center" title="Southern Poverty Law Center" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Southern Poverty Law Center</a> (SPLC). Cofounded by renowned civil-rights attorney <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Morris_Dees" title="Morris Dees" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Morris Dees</a>, the group is best known for its successful legal struggle against hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nation. One of the center's most useful projects is the respected SPLC Intelligence Report (IR), a quarterly magazine that offers in-depth analysis of political extremism in the United States. The Fall 2002 IR exposes the depth of the threat of ARL terrorism — earning <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALF" title="ALF" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">ALF</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ELF" title="ELF" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">ELF</a>, and SHAC a level of infamy usually reserved for American extremist groups such as the KKK, Aryan Nation, and the American Nazi party." <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[15]</a></dd>

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However, according to interviews:

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"Pim Fortuyn had reasonable views on the bio-industry," Pigs in Need, an <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_rights" title="Animal rights" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">animal rights</a> group, said in a statement. 'Fortuyn believed that new agricultural policy needed to be animal friendly.'"</dd>

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According to a recent book by Pim Fortuyn:

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"Animal welfare must be a priority and we need to switch to less industrial production methods." <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-15" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[16]</a></dd>

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The assassination was attributed to Fortuyn's views on religion and immigration. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-16" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[17]</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[18]</a>

According to an editorial in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Weekly_Standard" title="Weekly Standard" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Weekly Standard</a>:

<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;">"TERRORISM TAKES MANY FORMS. Recently, animal-rights terrorists have unleashed an organized campaign of violence and intimidation against animal industries and their service companies--such as banks, auditing companies, and insurance brokers. ...One of the most active of these groups is Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), which is dedicated to driving Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) out of business because it tests drugs on animals. ..Law enforcement is on heightened alert to protect against animal-rights terrorism, and legislation (H.R. 4239) is wending its way through the House of Representatives to make such lawlessness more easily prosecuted. These are necessary steps." <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-18" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[19]</a></dd>

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The only attempted murder in the history of the U.S. animal rights movement was coordinated by corporate provocateurs.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[20]</a>

Between 1977 and January 2007, there were over 13,000 incidents targeting abortion clinics and doctors, including 7 murders. There have been over 2,100 acts of union violence between 1991 and 2001, including bombings, shootings and near fatal injuries. In 2004 alone, there were over 4,500 racially motivated incidents in the U.S. There were 1,480 incidents based on religious bias and another 1,460 based on sexual orientation. Animal and environmental groups have committed far fewer acts, yet are labeled "terrorists", while those who shoot abortion doctors or burn down synagogues are perceived only as felons.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[21]</a>

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However, there have been a number of incidents involving victimized <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_activists_who_have_been_injured_or_killed" title="Animal activists who have been injured or killed" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">animal activists who have been injured or killed</a>.

HR 4239 or the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_Enterprise_Terrorism_Act" title="Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act</a> (AETA), became law on November 27, 2006 after receiving <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/President_Bush" title="President Bush" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">President Bush</a>’s signature.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-21" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[22]</a>Critics have characterized this legislation as being designed to protect the financial interests of corporations, chill dissent and discourage legal activism. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-22" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[23]</a> AETA terrorism charges cannot be brought against someone whose target is "unaffiliated with an animal enterprise", which violate constitutional rights to equal legal protection. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_note-23" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[24]</a>

See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/AETA" title="AETA" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">AETA</a>, section 7.

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<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences" title="Huntingdon Life Sciences" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Huntingdon Life Sciences</a> (HLS) is the 3rd largest contract research organization (CRO) in the world and the largest <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_testing" title="Animal testing" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">animal testing</a> facility in Europe. Firms hire CRO's to conduct animal toxicity tests for agrochemicals, petrochemicals, household products, pharmaceutical drugs and toxins. HLS has a long history of gross animal welfare violations. They are the only laboratory in the United Kingdom ever to have their license revoked by the government.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-24" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[25]</a> The Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign is an international campaign with groups in the UK, USA, France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and many other countries who target HLS and the global corporations which support them.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_note-25" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[26]</a>

See also <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences" title="Huntingdon Life Sciences" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Huntingdon Life Sciences</a> & <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_testing" title="Animal testing" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">animal testing</a>, section 3 on product (toxicity) testing.

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Animal_Liberation_Front" title="Animal Liberation Front" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Animal Liberation Front</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Conservatives_target_the_People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="Conservatives target the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Conservatives target the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Criminalising_civil_disobedience" title="Criminalising civil disobedience" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Criminalising civil disobedience</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders" title="Debra J. Saunders" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Debra J. Saunders</a>(spouse)</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Humane_Movement" title="Humane Movement" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Humane Movement</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Intimidating_democracy" title="Intimidating democracy" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Intimidating democracy</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Intimidating_public_interest_groups" title="Intimidating public interest groups" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Intimidating public interest groups</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Propaganda_techniques" title="Propaganda techniques" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Propaganda techniques</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center" title="Southern Poverty Law Center" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Southern Poverty Law Center</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Terri_Schiavo" title="Terri Schiavo" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Terri Schiavo</a></li>

</ul>

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<li id="cite_note-0" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/bioethics/links.php" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Bioethics</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a>, accessed December 2008</li>

<li id="cite_note-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2769" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Liberation Theology The twisted thinking motivating PETA</a> Discovery Institute, August 4, 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-2" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-2" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/1381" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">The Most Tasteless PR Campaign Ever: PETA Outdoes Itself</a>, Discovery Institute, March 2003</li>

<li id="cite_note-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J.Smith#cite_ref-3" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders" title="Debra J. Saunders" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Debra J. Saunders</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2690" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Better Dead than Fed</a>, Discovery Institute, June 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-4" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-4" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Debra J. Saunders, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/4123" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">American Terrorist</a>, Discovery Institute, June 2007</li>

<li id="cite_note-5" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-5" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.furcommission.com/who/index.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">What is Fur Commission USA?</a>, Fur Commission, accessed June 2009</li>

<li id="cite_note-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-6" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&program=CSC-News&id=2471" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith Condemn's Judge's Ruling in Schiavo Case</a>, Discovery Institute News, March 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-7" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2769" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Liberation Theology The twisted thinking motivating PETA</a> D.I., August 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-8" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-8" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/1381" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">The Most Tasteless PR Campaign Ever: PETA Outdoes Itself</a>, D.I., March 2003</li>

<li id="cite_note-9" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-9" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2008/04/wisdom-of-david-martosko.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">The Wisdom of David Martosko</a>, Secondhand Smoke, April 2008</li>

<li id="cite_note-10" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-10" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTM5YTMxZTVhNjllNTM4OWE4NTdhYmJmM2EwNWZiNzI=" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Veganism is Murder</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Review" title="National Review" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">National Review</a>, July 2008</li>

<li id="cite_note-11" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-11" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/feed/" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">The Issues: Corn and Soy</a>, Sustainable Table, accessed December 2009</li>

<li id="cite_note-12" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-12" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Livestock a major threat to environment: Remedies urgently needed</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_Nations" title="United Nations" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United Nations</a>, FAO Newsroom, Rome, November 2006.</li>

<li id="cite_note-13" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-13" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/pubs/rrr.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">About Farm Animals and Factory Farming</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Humane_Society_of_the_United_States" title="Humane Society of the United States" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Humane Society of the United States</a>, 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-14" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-14" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-smith100202.asp" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Terrorists, Too Exposing animal-rights terrorism</a>, National Review, October 2002</li>

<li id="cite_note-15" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-15" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52246,00.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Environmental Activist Charged in Dutch Politician's Assassination</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Associated Press</a>, May 2002</li>

<li id="cite_note-16" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-16" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Joan Clements <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/1425944/Fortuyn-killed-to-protect-Muslims.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Fortuyn killed 'to protect Muslims</a>, Telegraph.co.uk, March 2003</li>

<li id="cite_note-17" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-17" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Andrew Osborn <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879323/posts" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">I shot Fortuyn for Dutch Muslims, says accused</a>, Free Republic, March 2003</li>

<li id="cite_note-18" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-18" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/257kejws.asp" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Animal Planet, Animal-rights terrorism is on the increase and animal-rights activists aren't doing enough to stop it.</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Weekly_Standard" title="Weekly Standard" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Weekly Standard</a>, May 2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-19" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-19" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Will Potter <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/fran-trutt-making-an-animal-rights-terrorist/1716/" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">How Corporate Provacateurs Made Fran Trutt an “Animal Rights Terrorist”</a>, Mar 25th, 2009</li>

<li id="cite_note-20" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-20" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Charlotte Laws, PhD, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.counterpunch.org/laws01262007.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">AETA and the New Green Scare: Are You the Terrorist Next Door?</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Counterpunch" title="Counterpunch" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Counterpunch</a>, January 2007</li>

<li id="cite_note-21" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-21" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-4239" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act</a>, Govtrack.us 109th Congress, 2005-2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-22" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-22" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Will Potter <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2006/11/13/aeta-passes-house-recap/" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">House Passes AETA With Little Discussion or Dissent: Notes from the House Floor “Debate”</a>, Greenisthenewred.com, Nov 2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-23" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-23" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Charlotte Laws, PhD, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.counterpunch.org/laws01262007.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">AETA and the New Green Scare: Are You the Terrorist Next Door?</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Counterpunch" title="Counterpunch" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Counterpunch</a>, January 2007</li>

<li id="cite_note-24" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-24" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Dr. Jerry Vlasik <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://epw.senate.gov/hearing_statements.cfm?id=247801" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Testimony of Jerry Vlasik, M.D.: Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (“SHAC”) Eco-terrorism</a>, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, October 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-25" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wesley_J._Smith#cite_ref-25" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shac.net/SHAC/shac_intro.html" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Introduction to SHAC</a>, SHAC.net, accessed May 2009</li>

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Debra J. Saunders is a nationally syndicated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conservative&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conservative (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">conservative</a> U.S. columnist and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Global_warming_doubter" title="Global warming doubter" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">global warming doubter</a> whose early career included employment at two Republican political advocacy firms. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1992 and her column has been published in a range of other mainstream publications and conservative websites.

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Debra Saunders is married to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wesley_J.Smith" title="Wesley J. Smith" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Wesley J. Smith</a>, a Senior Fellow (or "senior fellow on animal-rights issues"<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[1]</a>) at the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a> (D.I.)<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[2]</a>, a<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Think_tank" title="Think tank" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">think tank</a> and conservative political, policy, economic, religious and industry <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lobbying" title="Lobbying" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">lobbying</a> organization best known as the driving force behind the<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Intelligent_design" title="Intelligent design" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Intelligent design</a> movement.

According to GOPUSA.com, Saunders graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts in 1980 with a BA in Greek and Latin.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_note-GOPUSA-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[3]</a>

She was employed as a writer, researcher and account executive for Sacramento Republican political advocacy firm <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Russo_Watts%26_Rollins" title="Russo Watts & Rollins" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Russo Watts & Rollins</a>between 1985-1986<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-SFC-3" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[4]</a>, and <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Todd_Domke_Associates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Todd Domke Associates (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Todd Domke Associates</a>, a Republican consulting firm in Boston<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-GOPUSA-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[3]</a>. She participated in U.S. senate and congressional races elections with both firms. She also worked for the Republican leader of the California assembly.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-GOPUSA-2" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[3]</a> She was a columnist with the Los Angeles Daily News between 1988 and 1992.<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_note-SFC-3" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[4]</a>

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The SourceWatch page <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_Saunders/Animal_rights" title="Debra Saunders/Animal rights" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Debra Saunders/Animal rights</a> documents attacks on animal rights activism that Saunders - whose husband is "a senior fellow on animal-rights issues" at the Discovery Institute<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[5]</a> - has made in her column.

Saunders' columns addressing issues which overlap with the Discovery Institute's agenda have sometimes<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[6]</a> - but not always <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_note-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[7]</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[8]</a> - disclosed her relationship with Smith and his role with D.I.

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Encounter_Books" title="Encounter Books" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Encounter Books</a></li>

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<li id="cite_note-0" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Debra J. Saunders, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2690" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Better Dead than Fed</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a>, June 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/bioethics/links.php" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Bioethics</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a>, accessed December 2008</li>

<li id="cite_note-GOPUSA-2" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">↑ <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_ref-GOPUSA_2-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3.0</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_ref-GOPUSA_2-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3.1</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-GOPUSA_2-2" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">3.2</a> Author unknown (Undated). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dsaunders/bio.shtml" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Debra Saunders</a>. GOPUSA. Retrieved on 2010-11-30. “Saunders' political experience includes stints working as a writer/researcher and account executive for Russo Watts & Rollins in Sacramento, Calif., and Todd Domke Associates in Boston. With both organizations, her political work included research, issues strategy and advertising in U.S. Senate and congressional races. In addition, Saunders also worked for the Republican leader of the California Assembly. In 1992, Saunders taught a course in editorial and column writing at UCLA Extension, and led a study group on political speechmaking at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 1984. In 1980, Saunders graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with a B.A. in Greek and Latin.”</li>

<li id="cite_note-SFC-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">↑ <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_ref-SFC_3-0" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.0</a> <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J.Saunders#cite_ref-SFC_3-1" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">4.1</a> Author unknown (Date unknown). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/images/promo/sfchronicle.pdf" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcaqaaaanowc2aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaae5jrefuef5lykekgdambdf="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAAAnOwc2AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAE5JREFUeF5lykEKgDAMBdF" es="Es" qkiosicburxizjoozohmwex6gwmkcei="QkiosiCBURXIzJooZohmweX6gwmkCeI" oqc2c1fnvnf2ejlqyu0tlk2njy6f="Oqc2C1FnvnF2ejlQYU0tLK2NjY6f" l8v12ti7uhffgdj19b58ewxuqkaaaaabjru5erkjggg="=" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">San Francisco Chronicle</a>. LeadershipDirectories.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-30. “Education: Massachusetts 1980 BA; Career: Account Executive, Russo Watts & Rollins (1985-1986); Columnist, Los Angeles Daily News (1988- 1992)”</li>

<li id="cite_note-4" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-4" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Debra J. Saunders, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2690" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Better Dead than Fed</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Discovery Institute</a>, June 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-5" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-5" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Debra J. Saunders (2005-06-23). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2005/06/23/EDG11DC9BK1.DTL" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Better dead than fed, PETA says</a>. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2010-11-30. “Note to readers: My husband, Wesley J. Smith, is a senior fellow on animal-rights issues at the Discovery Institute.”</li>

<li id="cite_note-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-6" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Debra J. Saunders <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/30/EDGH5202QH1.DTL&type=printable" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">"Reject foie gras jihadists"</a>, San Francisco Chronicle, Sept 2003</li>

<li id="cite_note-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Debra_J._Saunders#cite_ref-7" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">↑</a> Wesley J. Smith (2002-07-16). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-smith071602.asp" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Brave New Clarity</a>. National Review Online. Retrieved on 2010-11-30. “[note date of July 2002] Wesley J. Smith is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute...”</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Debra J. Saunders <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/search/columnists.cgi?waisdbname=/web/wais-indexes/chronicle/&byline=Debra+Saunders" style="text-decoration: none; padding-right: 13px; background-image: url(" data:image="data:image" png="png" base64="base64" ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaaaoaaaakcayaaacnms="iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs" aaaagxrfwhrtb2z0d2fyzqbbzg9izsbjbwfnzvjlywr5ccllpaaaafzjrefuef59z4ejadeiq1f36k7u5e7zkxeuqpacj3wk7unokvxvk9khnqh7by9hbdydhnxgjprlqflo4m2ggfyjhhjq8v4agfrgpqx3jtjqgbofmchga="AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA" nakks="nAKks" jajfaaaaaelftksuqmcc="JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" background-position="background-position" background-repeat="background-repeat" no-repeat="no-repeat" xmlns:data="data">Archive of SF Chronicle articles by Debra J. Saunders</a>, San Francisco Chronicle, accessed May 2009</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Debra J. Saunders The World According to Gore, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Encounter_Books" title="Encounter Books" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Encounter Books</a>, San Francisco, California, 2000. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Special:BookSources/1893554147" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">ISBN 1893554147</a></li>

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