“Everyone is in favor of free speech… but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.” ― Winston Churchill
Close upon the heels of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ laughably biased survey, we have a Global Warming Smear from UK tabloids being reported straight up by the Washington Post after vigorous fact-checking. That is, they applied the standard pioneered by the New York Times’ Jayson Blair and infamously associated with Dan Rather.
… Senators Bernard Sanders, Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein and John Kerry sent a letter to Mr. DeMuth complaining that “should these reports be accurate,” then “it would highlight the extent to which moneyed interests distort honest scientific and public policy discussions. . . . Does your donors’ self-interest trump an honest discussion over the well-being of the planet?”
