[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 156 (Thursday, December 2, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2044]
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             NEW YORK TIMES SHOWS DOUBLE STANDARD ON LEAKS

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 2, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the New York Times recently 
decided to print classified State Department documents obtained 
illegally by WikiLeaks.
  But one year ago, The Times declined to print information released 
during the ClimateGate scandal that showed scientists were hiding 
contradictory temperature data.
  Regarding its decision to print the WikiLeaks documents, The Times 
wrote: ``For The Times to ignore this material would be to deny its own 
readers the careful reporting and thoughtful analysis they expect when 
this kind of information becomes public.''
  In contrast, The Times said they did not publish the ClimateGate 
documents because, ``The documents appear to have been acquired 
illegally and contain all manner of private information and statements 
that were never intended for the public eye, so they won't be posted 
here.''
  There is no better example of a double standard.

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