Benny Big Eye’s Recent Comments

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  Marc couldn't have done it without Roger Pielke Jr

  Roger Pielke Jr. has a post up trying to "splain himself and his policies.

  Here goes....

  RPJr: they cannot engage me on the substance, and instead resort to the strategy of "attack the man," probably indicates that they feel that they cannot win an argument on the substance of the matter.

  Pot/Kettle/Black. Are you being serious?

  RPJr: I was once invited to write a paper for publication in the Cato Institute's journal Regulation.

  How much money did the Exxon Mobil funded Cato pay you for your thoughts on climate change?

  RPJr: I have testified before Congress at the request of both Democrats and Republicans. Whenever I am invited to testify I recognize full well that the invitation is offered because there is some expectation that my views are somehow politically useful to the party doing the inviting. This is of course how politics in the U.S. Congress actually works, and it goes for every witness ever invited, including scientists and other academics. Thus, I take care in my prepared remarks to clearly spell out my views and their policy implications, based on my expertise and experience. I have never been told what to say, nor has my testimony ever been critiqued or edited beforehand by staff. When I testify you can be sure that my views are my views.

  Basically an admission that you were compliant with Republicans using you to undermine a hearing on the Bush Administration's politicization of science in the corporate interest. Good for you!

  And so we can all be clear. It is common Hill practice that all written testimony is first approved by the committee. Whether that resulted in you making any changes or not to make the Republicans happy is unknown. We'll take your word on it.

  RPJr: People who argue that I have claimed to be an "honest broker" are not telling the truth...

  This is true! But you insinuate it nonetheless with your pattern of haranguing other scientists such as Naomi Oreskes, Evan Mills, Michael Mann, Gavin Schmidt,Jim Hansen...etc...etc...

  RPJr: My policy is that anyone who is written about here on this blog has an open invitation to respond, and we will publish their response unedited as a main line entry.

  First bait them, then offer a chance for defense on your home territory. Brilliant.

  RPJr: Do recognize that discussing people's actions or words is not an "attack" even if that discussion is critical at times.

  Unless the focus of the discussion is the actions or words or Roger Pielke Jr. In that case, it's personal and ad hominem.

  RPJr: if you ever notice something that you think is inappropriate, just let me know and we'll deal with it.

  Please print out this comment. Put it in your wallet. Pull it our every ten minutes. Read closely. Repeat for the next thirty days.

  And please put to rest your the Royal We nonsense.

  Benny Big Eye

  On Inhofe's resident media agitator leaving to start a new climate-skeptic website posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago 9 Responses

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  Gotta' love the National Post

  It's great source material if you like tracking nutjobs.

  Benny Big Eye

  On Crazy quotes from everyone's favorite skeptic posted 2 years, 6 months ago 12 Responses

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  Too bad

  It appears that Roger Pielke Jr. is also getting his panties in a knot now that he is not getting some much needed attention.

  Benny Big Eye

  On It's hard out there for a skeptic posted 2 years, 7 months ago 3 Responses

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  We can test this in real time

  Keep tracking the media career of Roger Pielke Jr.

  Benny Big Eye

  On Time to start welcoming rather than bashing eco-newcomers posted 2 years, 7 months ago 19 Responses

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  Earth Shaman

  troll....tiresome.

  Benny Big Eye

  On Rebuttal ad nauseum posted 2 years, 7 months ago 9 Responses