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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
UCC Calls Me a "Lying Liar"
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 11:36AM
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you?
Well, there he goes again. The United Church of Christ's Reverend Chuck Currie has zipped out a blog post -- he is the Blogger-in-Chief for the UCC, my denomination -- in which he calls me a, well, "lying liar." Ahhh, the subtlety. This is, of course, in response to the series of columns done on the So We Might See effort to censor free speech under the guise of labeling speech not liked as "hate speech."
As usual, confusing his personal politics with his church, the Reverend Chuck perfectly illustrates yet again the problem when a church official views the church as a private club for political ward heeling or a subsidiary of the Daily Kos as opposed to a, well, United Church of Christ. It is a sad thing to see, actually, the "Reverend" in his title indicating that he would know better. As I noted in my response to him, I would never question his -- or anyone's -- religious faith. That's between Chuck and his God. So too would I never question his right to say what he wants -- in this corner we are strong believers in free speech.
But his politics? When he uses the church to do politics, that should never get a free pass. The Reverend Chuck --let's remove the "Reverend" here since he's doing the political thing -- worships in the political temple of progressivism. Which is to say he has signed on hook, line and sinker to the political faith that supported slavery, segregation, lynching and racial quotas and the idea that people are "minorities" and not people living Dr. King's dream of a colorblind society. He supports a philosophy that signed on for torture (or "partial birth-abortion," as sticking a needle in the head of baby is called) and the economics of envy. All topped off by a totalitarian passion for suppressing the free speech of those -- like Lou Dobbs -- with whom Chuck disagrees.
All in all, progressive politics -- as evidenced by every one from the federal government -- segregating Woodrow Wilson to the pro-lynching supporters of Social Security to the greed and envy economics of the Obama era has constructed quite the politics to proudly oppose. For those of us who believe in human freedom, a colorblind society in which people are judged by the content of their character instead of by their race, gender or sexual preference, the right of a free press, the right to free speech, to not have the government ration your health care etc. etc. -- this places us well on the other side of the extremist/race-based/totalitarian style politics favored by the quaintly named "progressive" philosophy.
But so be it. The debate will continue. But in terms of the United Church of Christ, confusing Christ with progressive politics is something that doesn't happen in this corner -- and for that matter in lots of corners of the UCC. With good reason. There are conservatives aplenty in the UCC - and as much as we love, say, Ronald Reagan, we have no intention of substituting our politics where our faith resides.
Be that as it may: Happy Thanksgiving to the Reverend Chuck. We have linked to his posting so that others may see precisely the way some in the UCC hierarchy treat members whose differences are political -- not theological.
"Lying liars." Makes you want to run out and join the UCC, right? Not to worry. We don't do this kind of thing in my local church -- and its safe to say the individual churches of the UCC -- who manage to run themselves without this kind of "guidance" from the top -- don't do it either.
We are what is known as a "Welcoming" church -- where people of all political beliefs are welcome -- because their political beliefs are not relevant to the reason they come to church.
For some in the UCC leadership, this is a difficult message. But we wish them a Happy Thanksgiving anyway. After all, that story next door about William Bradford? He was one of ours!
Daily Must-Reads
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 10:39AM
- Zelaya not on ballot in Honduran election, a conservative is ahead in the polls (Washington Times)
- Charlie Crist: "It's hard to be more conservative than I am on issues -- there's different ways stylistically to communicate that - I'm pro-life, I'm pro-gun, I'm pro-family, and I'm anti-tax. I don't know what else you're supposed to be, except maybe angry too," (St. Petersburg Times)
- European Commission in Brussels tells the British that they cannot ban homosexuals from working in churches (Guardian)
- Georgia is sitting on an $80 million earmark for a grand central terminal that has never been built (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Andy Did Something Good Last Night
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 9:47AM
The Amazing Revkin of the New York Times, that is, who at about 5:00 yesterday posted a reader response to the whining of University of Chicago climatologist Raymond Pierrehumbert, who also contributes to the alarmist RealClimate blog. The responder is Geoff Smith, who is mentioned a few times in the Climategate emails. Smith challenges Pierrehumbert to overlook the "cyberterrorism" (Waaah!) and instead question: the deletion of emails to avoid Freedom of Information requests; the exclusion of research that CRU scientists and their colleagues disagree with; the "tricks" of playing with data to fit the scientists' assumptions; and the desire to oust scientific journal editor who published the works of their enemies.
So, good for Andy for posting those succinct thoughts by Mr. Smith. But here are points deducted for Mr. Amazing:
1. He provides "balance" in his blog post by repeating verbatim the latest defense attempt on the scandal by the University of East Anglia. The spin includes, besides "out of context," blah, blah:
CRU’s published research is, and has always been, fully peer-reviewed by the relevant journals, and is one strand of research underpinning the strong consensus that human activity is affecting the world’s climate in ways that are potentially dangerous. CRU is one of a number of independent centers working in this important area and reaching similar conclusions. It will continue to engage fully in reasoned debate on its findings with individuals and groups that are willing to have their research and theories subjected to scrutiny by the international scientific community.
"Peer-review" and "reasoned debate" were two issues that were proven to be disregarded by Phil Jones and his henchmen. Why does CRU want to surge even deeper into laughingstock territory?
2. Still waiting for Andy to do some of his own original reporting, for actual stories in the newspaper rather than blog posts, after he said on Friday that repercussions "continue to unfold" and "there's much more to explore." Does his curiosity extend only to reader comments on his own blog posts?
3. He also posted yesterday a regurgitation of the Times' position on global warming, which is the same as the old position ("consensus!"). Perfect timing Andy!
"Climate Gate" Development: CEI Files Notice of Intent to Sue NASA
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 9:46AM
Today, on behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I filed three Notices of Intent to File Suit against NASA and its Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), for those bodies' refusal - for nearly three years - to provide documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
The information sought is directly relevant to the exploding "ClimateGate" scandal revealing document destruction, coordinated efforts in the U.S. and UK to avoid complying with both countries' freedom of information laws, and apparent and widespread intent to defraud at the highest levels of international climate science bodies. Numerous informed commenters had alleged such behavior for years, all of which appears to be affirmed by leaked emails, computer codes and other data from the Climatic Research Unit of the UK's East Anglia University.
All of that material and that sought for years by CEI go to the heart of the scientific claims and campaign underpinning the Kyoto Protocol, its planned successor treaty, "cap-and-trade" legislation and the EPA's threatened regulatory campaign to impose similar measures through the back door.
CEI sought the following documents, among others, NASA's failure to provide which within thirty days will prompt CEI to file suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia:
- internal discussions about NASA's quiet correction of its false historical U.S. temperature records after two Canadian researchers discovered a key statistical error, specifically discussion about whether and why to correct certain records, how to do so, the impact or wisdom or potential (or real) fallout therefrom or reaction to doing so (requested August 2007);
- internal discussions relating to the emails sent to James Hansen and/or Reto A. Ruedy from Canadian statistician Steve McIntyre calling their attention to the errors in NASA/GISS online temperature data (August 2007);
- those relating to the content, importance or propriety of workday-hour posts or entries by GISS/NASA employee Gavin A. Schmidt on the weblog or "blog" RealClimate, which is owned by the advocacy Environmental Media Services and was started as an effort to defend the debunked "Hockey Stick" that is so central to the CRU files. RealClimate.org is implicated in the leaked files, expressly offered as a tool to be used "in any way you think would be helpful" to a certain advocacy campaign, including an assertion of Schmidt's active involvement in, e.g., delaying and/or screening out unhelpful input by "skeptics" attempting to comment on claims made on the website.
This and the related political activism engaged in are inappropriate behavior for a taxpayer-funded employee, particularly on taxpayer time. These documents were requested in January 2007 and NASA/GISS have refused to date to comply with their legal obligation to produce responsive documents.
Lieberman Says He's "Stubborn" on Gov't Plan
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 8:51AM
Sen. Joe Lieberman reiterated in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he would be prepared to filibuster a health care bill that included any sort of government plan.
"I'm going to be stubborn on this," Lieberman told the WSJ. In follow up questions, he said that he would not support any kind of a government plan, even the so-called "trigger" option that would create such a plan if insurers did not meet certain government targets.
Lieberman's position complicates Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's efforts to obtain the 60 votes necessary to pass health care legislation, though in and of itself it may not be enough to block the bill's passage. Sen. Olympia Snowe has been a proponent of a "trigger" option, and it's possible that Democrats could afford to lose Lieberman if they can get her on board. And in the interview, Lieberman still insists that they'll end up passing a bill.
Yet even if Reid can get some sort of agreement in principle on a compromise with Lieberman and other wobbly Democratic moderates, there's no guarantee that it will make it through the Senate. That's because now that the bill is on the floor, 60 votes are required to make any changes, and Democratic Senators will be under heavy pressure from liberal activists to not cave on the government plan.
And this doesn't even take into account the dispute over abortion language, and the fact that even after passing the Senate, the bill would still have to be reconciled with the House version, and then pass both chambers again.
The Day Ahead: November 24
Posted by on 11.24.09 @ 6:30AM
Today, on the main site:
- The Answerable Courage of William Bradford, by Jeffrey Lord
- Welcome Back, Carter, by Ken Blackwell
- The Big Pulaski, by Bill Croke
- More Cowbell, by F. Vincent Vernuccio and Jeremy Lott
- Getting Fooled, by Reid Collins
What to watch for:
Monday's Best:
Monday, November 23, 2009
IG-Gate: 'Hush Money' Charge in Sacramento Mayor's Sex Scandal Was Part of Probe
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 8:31PM
Sexual abuse accusations by St. HOPE Academy students against Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson were apparently covered up, possibly with "hush money," according to a 61-page report issued by congressional investigators.
Failure of school officials to report sexual abuse of minors violates California state law, investigative staff of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) noted in their report on the June firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin.
The allegations investigated by Walpin's office were "very serious," Grassley said in a statement, saying that evidence indicates a political motive for the IG's firing. "It seems a lot of people might have been interested in protecting the AmeriCorps program and the Mayor of Sacramento from an IG who was discovering some unpleasant facts."
Byron York of the Washington Examiner reported today that Obama administration officials tried to mislead the public about the reasons for the firing of Walpin. The Grassley-Issa report details how Walpin's IG staffers investigated charges that Johnson's lawyer and officials of the federally-funded St. HOPE program suppressed sexual-misconduct charges against the former NBA star who was elected mayor of California's capital city last year.
Walpin pressed for criminal prosecution of Johnson, an Obama supporter. Instead, a deal that allowed the mayor to avoid prosecution and repay federal grant money was approved by Alan Solomont, a major Democratic fundraiser who is chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that oversees the AmeriCorps volunteer program.
The Grassley-Issa report says that agents of the inspector's general office who investigated the St. HOPE sex-abuse charges "immediately recognized what appeared to be improper handling of this allegation . . . and unethical conduct by Mr. Johnson's attorney," Kevin Hiestand, who was also the mayor's business partner. The report also implicates D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee who one witness said acted as "fixer" for the St. HOPE program. From the Grassley-Issa report (PDF):
In response to allegations first reported by CNCS and the California State Commission, CNCS Inspector General Gerald Walpin deployed Agents Jeffrey Morales and Wendy Wingers to Sacramento to investigate the use of federal dollars in contravention of St. HOPE's funding agreement. The alleged misconduct included claims that AmeriCorps tutors assigned to St. HOPE were put to work washing Johnson's car, running personal errands, and engaging in partisan political activities. It was also alleged that St. HOPE converted its own employees to AmeriCorps members in order to use grant funds to pay them.
While in Sacramento, Agents Wingers and Morales became aware of allegations of inappropriate contact between Johnson and three female St. HOPE students. Mr. Johnson’s attorney, Kevin Hiestand, approached at least one of the students describing himself only as "a friend of Johnson's," and "basically asked me to keep quiet."
According to her interview with OIG investigators, about one week later, Kevin Johnson offered her $1,000 a month until the end of the program, which she refused to accept. Moreover, the OIG uncovered evidence of two other female St. HOPE students reporting Johnson for inappropriate sexual conduct towards them. . . .
Walpin included details about these allegations in his criminal referral to the U.S. Attorney's office because they, "seriously impact … both the security of young [AmeriCorps] Members placed in the care of grantees and . . . the ability of AmeriCorps to continue to attract volunteers." The facts outlined in the referral give rise to reasonable suspicions about potential hush money payments and witness tampering at a federally funded entity. . . .
The OIG agents were alerted by a story in the Sacramento Bee describing an apparent violation of California state law. California state law classifies teachers and administrators as "mandated reporters," requiring them to report suspected child abuse to authorities. The Bee reported that contrary to California law, Johnson's lawyer and confidant, Kevin Hiestand, told school officials not to report the incidents because he was conducting his own internal investigation.
Hiestand conducted his investigation of the allegations under the guise of serving as the school's Title IX officer. . . . Hiestand interviewed the victims and witnesses, including a teacher who had heard of the allegations. According to the teacher, "Hiestand told me he had met with [one of the victims] and that she had told a different story and that I should change my story to fit the one they had been told." Erik Jones, the St. HOPE teacher who eventually reported one of the victim's allegations to the police, resigned in protest over the way the matter was handled by the school. In his resignation letter, Jones wrote "St. HOPE sought to intimidate the student through an illegal interrogation and even had the audacity to ask me to change my story." Another St. HOPE official, Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez, also left St. HOPE because of the way the allegations were handled.
Michelle Rhee, who is currently Chancellor of the District of Columbia Schools, was a St. HOPE board member at the time. According to Wong-Hernandez, Rhee learned of the allegations and played the role of a fixer, doing "damage control." . . . (Emphasis added.)
There is much, much more in the Grassley-Issa report. And the firing of Walpin is just one aspect of the larger scandal known as IG-Gate. For background, see my article "The War on Watchdogs" from the September issue of the American Spectator.
Suicidal Wildlife
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 6:56PM
Drudge linked it, so a video that shows polar bears falling from the sky due to global warming is getting a lot of Web attention. There's another animated one out of Portugal (Hat tip: Washington Post's David Fahrenthold) that depicts animals losing all hope because of the planet's devastation from climate change. Just keep getting crazier, crazies!
Health Care Legislation Creates Over 100 New Bureaucracies
11.23.09 @ 4:24PM
MEMO FOR THE MOVEMENT:
Health Care Legislation Creates Colossal New Bureaucracies
RE: The 2,032 page Speaker Pelosi Healthcare bill that was approved by a narrow margin in the House of Representatives on November 7th and the 2,074 page Senator Reid Healthcare bill just introduced creates over 100 new bureaucracies that are sure to be inefficient with taxpayer money.
Continue reading…NYT Vs. NYT, Again
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 2:52PM
Paul Krugman is running roughshod over New York Times editors. In previous incidents we've seen Krugman accuse fellow academic Times bloggers of making statements that are "flatly untrue or deeply misleading." In the latest episode, Krugman clashes with Times reporter Edmund Andrew over his front page story warning about the unsustainability of U.S. government deficits. Once again Krugman not only disagrees with his Times colleague, but he also questions his motives and journalism, at least indirectly.
Krugman starts off by stating that Andrews wrote a biased piece: "[Andrews's article is] saying that, on the one hand, some people say that we’re going to have a debt crisis any day now, while on the other hand … well, actually we never hear from the other side."
And he concludes that Andrews has ulterior motives in mind, or is serving those with nefarious designs: "This suggests that James Kwak is right: a lot of this is about scaring the government into inaction on unemployment."
One of these days he's going to slip and condemn the whole paper as a mouthpiece of the Republican establishment. I hope that his editors are watching closely.
CNN Sucks: Climategate Never Happened
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 2:45PM
The last place cable news network is following the same tack it took on the ACORN scandal, which is, ignore the story that is not only overturning the cart and its apples, but is also crushing them into a pulp fit for a Mott's jar. Climategate was absent from CNN Sucks' weekend discussions (at least as far as the transcripts identify), and now this morning on its home page the network highlights a report on catastrophic sea level rise predictions from children of the same discredited bunch!
London, England (CNN) -- A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry. (!!!)...
The report, released on Monday by WWF and financial services Allianz, concludes that the world's diverse regions and ecosystems are close to temperature thresholds -- or "tipping points."
WWF is the "tipping points" specialist, finding new ones all the time. More from CNN Sucks:
According to the report, carried out by the UK-based Tyndall Centre, the impacts of passing "Tipping Points" on the livelihoods of people and economic assets have been underestimated.
Global temperatures have already risen by at least 0.7 degrees Celsius and the report says a further rise by 2-3 degrees in the second half of the century is likely unless deep cuts in emissions are put in place before 2015.
Incredibly the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit, from where this scandal has erupted, accounts for 11 of the 28 researchers listed as "founders" of the Tyndall Centre. So what is it? A collaborative effort of:
scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, who together are working to develop sustainable responses to climate change through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue on both a national and international level - not just within the research community, but also with business leaders, policy advisors, the media and the public in general.
Also, UEA is the headquarters for the Tyndall Centre, but at the same time (at least based on some Climategate emails) it appears they are both competitors and collaborators for research projects and funding. The report for WWF was authored by UEA's Anthony Footitt and Tim Lenton, who are not listed as part of the CRU staff.
I could go off on so many tangents, but back to CNN Sucks. As with the New York Times and reporter Andrew Revkin, clearly the network has their own revenue-producing projects they need to protect (as does parent corporation Time-Warner). Expect them to continue to act as though nothing has been discredited, because then they would have to admit being discredited themselves.
DeVore, Fiorina Differ on Sotomayor
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 2:25PM
As Phil just reported, Carly Fiorina said this morning that had she been a senator she "probably" would have voted to confirm Justice Sonia Sotomayor because she seemed "qualified." When asked if Chuck DeVore would have confirmed Sotomayor, his campaign communications director Joshua Trevino told TAS "the answer is absolutely not" -- citing an improper understanding of the Constitution. "Chuck wants pro-life Supreme Court justices," Trevino explained.
The difference in opinion might indicate a difference with respect to policy, although the DeVore campaign did not firmly rule out the possibility of DeVore confirming a pro-choice judge. Fiorina has been under fire from the DeVore campaign for being what his website describes as "suspect on life issues." Fiorina maintains that their positions on social issues are largely identical. Fiorina also stated this morning that she was pro-life, believed that life began at conception, and that she was against the use of federal funds to pay for abortions.
Fiorina: White Men Can't Beat Boxer
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 12:15PM
U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said at an American Spectator Newsmaker Breakfast this morning that her primary opponent, Chuck DeVore, could not beat Sen. Barbara Boxer in a general election because Boxer knows how to win against "white men."
Fiorina focused her opening remarks on contrasting herself with Boxer, who she painted as a liberal Democrat who has not accomplished much during her three terms in office and has advanced tax, spending, and regulatory policies that have crippled California's economy.
When asked what set her apart from DeVore, she said that they agreed on the issues, but that she wasn't a career politician and she had a better chance of beating Boxer.
"He is an honorable man," Fiorina said of DeVore. "He has every right to run. But he cannot beat Barbara Boxer."
She continued, "With all due respect and deep affection for white men -- I'm married to one -- but [Boxer] knows how to beat them. She's done it over and over and over."
Diane DeVore, Chuck's wife, responded on Twitter that, "Carly, I'm married to that 'white guy' & I can tell u he can win against mods and libs. Has record to prove it!"
Fiorina said her strategy was to "bang away at [Boxer's] voting record, from which she cannot hide." Fiorina also used the morning to expand on her beliefs on a wide range of issues including taxes, spending, the role of unions, and abortion. She also defended her record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Fiorina described herself as a fiscal and social conservative.
"I am pro-life," Fiorina said. "I believe that life begins at conception." She also said she supported the Stupak amendment in the House health care bill that bars women from using government subsidies to purchase policies that cover abortion.
I asked her to clarify her comments given that labels can mean different things to different people, and some who may describe themselves as personally pro-life may still believe that individual women should have the right to choose abortion.
"Well, that is the situation in the world today," Fiorina responded. "That is reality. What I think about it is, I'm not sure, relevant to the job I'm seeking other than of course Supreme Court nominees, but the reality is that a woman can walk into Planned Parenthood today and get an abortion. Now, I believe we should all be working to limit the number of abortions, so in that sense, no I do not believe that everyone should have that choice. But they do today. I'm just trying to be realistic. That's why I think this Stupak amendment is so important, and frankly, I think the debate the Stupak amendment has created is quite instructive about what the motivations mean behind some of these things. I believe that life begins at conception and I believe we must protect the rights of the unborn. And I believe that science continues to demonstrate that a fetus is viable at a younger and younger age, and I know, as a realist, that not everyone agrees with me. So the common ground that we can find is how to reduce abortions."
She also said that she believed in the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman, and said she voted for Proposition 8, the California ballot measure to amend the state constitution to keep marriage between a man and a woman.
Responding to a question about her position on U.S. Supreme Court nominations, she said that she "probably" would have voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor because "elections have consequences" and "she seemed qualified." Fiorina cautioned that she was dealing with her own breast cancer at the time and thus was not in a position to closely examine the judge's record.
Fiorina said that she was opposed to bailouts and President Obama's economic stimulus package. Instead, she said, she supports low taxes and spending, and described the nation's debt as "unsustainable."
In response to a question about the dominant role of public sector unions in her state, she said that "there is growing anger in California over the vice grip that unions have over the state." She said that they have a disproportionate influence relative to the amount of workers they represent.
She said that she would bring an outsider's perspective to Washington as somebody who had spent her business career balancing billion-dollar budgets. She defended her tenure at HP, saying that she managed to double the size of the company during a severe "tech recession," and created jobs on a net basis. While she did outsource, she said it was only because California's tax code makes it difficult to employ people in the state. Remarking on her ouster from the company, she argued that subsequent revelations that her successor was spying on her and other board members vindicated her.
She said she wasn't too concerned about polls showing her within a point of DeVore, noting that her campaign was just starting and he's been campaigning for 18 months, and the primary isn't until June.
Asked whether she expected Sarah Palin to endorse a candidate in the race, Fiorina said she didn't know. But she added, "I share Sarah Palin's values."
UPDATE: A DeVore spokesman emails to say he has been running for 12 months.
Knowing What They Have to Say
Posted by on 11.23.09 @ 12:06PM
From the Associated Press:
The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but "would explain what happened and why they did it."
The terrorists won't be put on trial, they're already pleading guilty. In their minds, their trial is over. In their minds, it is now time for them to put the American system on trial. The 9/11 co-conspirators are going to explain to the rest of the world, why they felt justified in crashing four jumbo-jets into the heart of America.
This is going to get ugly.
Regarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Attorney General Holder states that "the world will see him for the coward that he is." That's a curious choice of words: "coward." Several months ago, Mr. Holder said that America is a "nation of cowards." I haven't forgotten that.
Holder went on to say "I'm not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial -- and no one else needs to be, either."
I'm not scared of what he has to say. I know what he has to say. I just don't think we need to provide him with a platform to speak his misanthropic views with impunity courtesy of the United States Constitution.
I wonder how many Major Nidal Hasan's are out there, eagerly awaiting to hear what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say from the stand, in the center of America's 9/11 wound? I'm sure they're not afraid of what he has to say, either.
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