[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H14448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE NEW YORK TIMES REFUSES TO REPORT ON CLIMATEGATE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in the aftermath of the Climategate 
scandal, we now learn that prominent scientists were so determined to 
advance the idea of human-made global warming that they worked together 
to hide contradictory temperature data, blackballed dissenting 
scientists, and manipulated the peer-review process. The New York Times 
says that Climategate is no big deal. In a recent article in the Times, 
an editor, Clark Hoyt, responded to criticism that the newspaper has 
downplayed the story. Predictably, Hoyt, a ``Warmer'' disagreed, 
writing that Climategate is not a ``three-alarm story.'' He defended 
the Times' decision to ignore evidence that doesn't support global 
warming. He failed to mention that global warming alarmism and fears 
are largely based on discredited data.
  The New York Times and the national media should report the news 
fairly, rather than downplaying stories that don't conform to their 
media bias agenda. Otherwise, Americans will continue to doubt the 
media's credibility. And that's just the way it is.

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