NY Times Calls Rick Perry Critic 'Republican Activist,' Leaves Off Far-Left Environmental Activism
Times reporter Ashley Parker’s profile of Texas Gov. Rick Perry on the campaign trail in New Hampshire portrayed a more cautious and subdued candidate, days after Perry’s claim that actions taken by Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, were potentially “treasonous,” a remark that offended the delicate sensibilities of Times reporter Binyamin Appelbaum, who found it simply “horrifying.” Parker's Thursday piece from New Hampshire, “Day After Fed Uproar, Perry Tones It Down," featured six paragraphs on an exchange on global warming between Perry and N.H. citizen Jim Rubens, described by Parker as a “a Republican activist and high-tech investor from Etna."
But Rubens is also a consultant with the left-wing environmental group Union of Concerned Scientists, a fact Parker didn’t include but which found its way into the Los Angeles Times: “One of his questioners was Jim Rubens, a Republican from the village of Etna who works as a consultant for the Union of Concerned Scientists.” UCS, which was formed in 1969 to protest the Vietnam War, has lobbied against Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") and nuclear power.
L.A. Times reporter Maeve Reston also emphasized Rubens was “an investor who works in the clean-energy sector,” and not merely a “high-tech investor,” as the New York Times had it.
Here's the relevant part of Parker's NYT story:
New Hampshire voters often embrace a moderate strain of Republicanism, which could give many of the locals here pause about Mr. Perry. His challenge was underscored when Jim Rubens, a Republican activist and high-tech investor from Etna, asked Mr. Perry about climate change. (Four years ago, Mr. McCain, before winning the primary, said on the campaign trail that climate change was a real, man-made problem that needed to be addressed.)
But Mr. Perry said Wednesday that carrying out programs to reduce carbon emissions would cost “billions if not trillions of dollars.” He acknowledged that “yes, our climate has changed,” but he accused scientists of manipulating the data and was skeptical that human behavior was the cause.
“I don’t think from my perspective that I want America to be engaged in spending that much money on still a scientific theory that has not been proven and from my perspective is more and more being put into question,” he said.
Mr. Perry’s answer did not sit well with Mr. Rubens.
“He’s a very impressive candidate, but he was factually wrong on the earth’s climate,” Mr. Rubens said.
“You have to deal with technology and science as it is, and for him to say that the National Academy of Sciences is wrong,” he added, “calls into question the entire scientific discovery process.”
At no point did Parker suggest Rubens was more than a concerned citizen, but an environmental activist as well.
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Keep on horrifyin' em,
Submitted by marpel on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:59am.
Keep on horrifyin' em, Rick...LMAO
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Union of Concerned Scientists?
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:45pm.
Three things Republicans have no use for. I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Figured I'd get it out there before one of our resident libs did.
Moderate strain of Republicanism? That's called Liberalism, isn't it?
He is no Republican
Submitted by NL207 on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:48pm.
UCS are leftists, socialists, communists, and statists. There are no Republicans in that organization, only RINOs.
100%
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:11pm.
agreed NL. I was actually making a facetious reference to that with the "three things" crack; Republicans certainly have no real use for unions, and we're not all that concerned about politically-driven, preordained (supposedly) scientific data, either.
The kind of data you describe ...
Submitted by NL207 on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:52pm.
is most certainly not scientific.
Neither are those who promote such 'science'.
If you wish to be entertained, replay the AGW debate where Richard Lindzen and co. demolished Gavin Schmidt, Richard C. J. Sommerville and Brenda Ekwruzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Union of "Scientists"
Submitted by dubuqueman on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:18pm.
Can't anyone join the group, too?
Yes anyone with the twenty
Submitted by Reaver on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:36pm.
Yes anyone with the twenty dollar membership fee can join UCS and be a “concerned scientist”. I remember a blogger signed up his dog a few years ago to make that point.
It never ceases to amaze me
Submitted by ThePickle on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:54pm.
It never ceases to amaze me how some folks see science as something they can put aside, never to be reexamined or challenged, when said science reaches a conclusion they happen to agree with.
And despite what Mr. Rubens claims, with regard to challenging the validity of the conclusion drawn by the National Academy of Science, the idiotic notion that there is such a thing as "settled science" is what is in fact anathema to the entire process of scientific discovery. For centuries science has been about challenging the assumptions, conclusions and theories of those that came before.
While these folks like to toss about the notion that it is Republicans and Conservatives that have an issue with "science" it seems to me that it is in fact the Democrats and Liberals that are reacting like "flat earth-ers" whenever someone dares to point out a few "inconvenient truths" about the so called sacred scientific cow that is "man made global warming" .
The media's following the
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:37pm.
The media's following the Palin template: when an individual pops up and becomes a threat to the socialist agenda that individual must be destroyed. This is why we're suddenly seeing a coordinated attack on Perry from every angle in the media.
I'm sure a lot of you will agree, but here's the problem: a lot of you conservatives have accepted the blatantly hyper-partisan nature of the media but yet you've bought into the idea that Palin isn't suitable for the Presidency because.... of the stuff you've seen in the media!
So not only do these smear campaigns work with Democrats and Independents, they also work to a small degree on the very conservatives who are fully aware of the media's dishonest tricks.
(*) I know Perry has some legitimate issues with conservative values (immigration for example) but all that matters is if the media sees him as a threat to the administration and if he's generating some excitement on the Republican side (which is has)
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The media wants Romney to be
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:39pm.
The media wants Romney to be the nominee so that it prevents Republicans from attacking Obama with his absurd Obamacare legislation.
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Sorry, misread something
Submitted by phryingphish on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 3:47pm.
Sorry, misread something
Double post, sorry.
Submitted by phryingphish on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 3:45pm.
Double post, sorry.
Does anyone know if there is
Submitted by TE on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 4:02pm.
Does anyone know if there is a shred of evidence to support Ashley Parker's predictably unsubstantiated allegation that this nobody named Jim Rubins is a so-called "Republican activist" or even a "Republican"?
Has Jim Rubins ever run for elected office and demonstrated any commitment to the views of the Republican party? Has Jim Rubins ever written anything demonstrating a commitment to the views of the Republican party? Is there any evidence that anyone who has ever served as a "consultant" to the self-described "Union of Concerned Scientists" has been anything but an America-hating, whack job, leftist freakshow freak and shill for the totalitarian Soviet Union?
Liberals moron's
Submitted by FEAR-ME on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:35pm.
I get it,it's ok for VP and and msnbc and liberals in office to call the tea party terrorist,kill Perrry,putting guns to heads,having bombs no liberals says anything nor did Mr obama....but when Perry says treasonous he get jump on by liberal's and Mr obama.. 'No liberal or msnbc does anything when ed schultz edited Rick Perry video..He does not say he was sorry for doing it to Perry and msnbc does nothing...now we know they all lie...obama says he has a plan for job's and debt,the only plan he has is to make one up that he knows congress will not pass so he can use it to run on..Well he has nothing to run on in 2012 she he and the rest of the liberal's will run an the blame game and personal attack's...Which is nothing new that's all he done since he took office..I'm a Independent I did not vote for him the first time and he sure won't get it this time..I'd rather vote for that lunatic Ron Paul which say's it okay for Iran to have nuke weapon which they want to wipe Israel of the face of the earth...I hope this cat is on some kind of meds..
Don't forget
Submitted by BMorgan53 on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 6:58pm.
Folks, we're 15 months away from Election 2012 and alot of things can happen between now and then. It's still early into the campaign season and everyone has a favorite candidate or two.
What we can't afford to have happen is for some folks to sit out Election 2012 just because their favorite candidate didn't get (asked to the dance) the Presidential or Vice-presidential bid. If that happens, we will be stuck with Obama for another for years and by that time the US will be 3rd World Country, and we'll never be able to undo the damage of the Obama Administration.
Every Conservative needs to get out and vote that night for the chosen Republican Candidate. Because, the Libs will be out voting, and perhaps twice, in force using the usualy tactics - convicts, illegal aliens, and dead people.
There will never be a perfect candidate, but a second Obama term will destroy this county.
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