Sunday, February 25, 2018

Confronting the Koch machine’s hostile take-over bid

Hello, stopping by to say I haven't forgotten about CSC, WUWTW or global warming issues but that's been effectively derailed for at least another month. Then again, what I'm working on now isn't so far removed from my core mission, callout and confront political liars with factual evidence, and constructive debates. Which is why I want to share this example. You see some Koch front groups have invaded my town and have started a malicious recall petition based on the usual mix of hate-mongering and lies. I don't see why we the people should take it laying down. Thus, I share this example of what I'm talking about when I say intellectual confrontation.

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¶ SaveLaPlataCounty's Recall Petition Examined - dirty tricks in action.

https://americansforkochsprosperity.blogspot.com/2018/02/savelaplatacounty-recall-petition.html

February 16, 2018

Save La Plata County’s Petition Language - Take a closer look at what’s being circulated by http://savelaplatacounty.com/the-recall-effort. See if you don't agree it's a bunch of deceptive handwaving? Please help discuss this malicious political deception aimed at robbing us of our duly elected County Commissioner! Here I make a study out of the complete text of the Recall Petition, I have not altered any words from their Recall Petition, but I do address their claims and deceptions.

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Save La Plata County (from what?)

Recall Petition full text

We need commissioners who represent our interests above their own, and who govern with accountability and transparency. (Of course! Don't we all) Commissioner Lachelt has not done that. (False, look at the support rallying around her.) She has repeatedly leveraged our public office for her private gain by appearing before the U.S. Congress and other federal government entities to advocate and advance her and her employer’s political and policy agendas under the guise of her role as our commissioner. (False, she has been advocating for issues that we elected her to advocate for. Those interests include protecting this environment that is our life support system! Whether oil interests like it or not.) Her county commissioner meeting attendance record further demonstrates where her allegiance lies. Her 2017 attendance record was much lower than any other commissioner. (False, 91% v 95%.)

We can and should expect our commissioners to act ethically (We should be able to demand the same of their opponents!) and not to take actions that undermine the public’s trust in our local government. (Lachelt has never done such a thing. No evidence of wrong doing presented - beyond advocating for a healthy environment*, that is. Why has that become an impeachable offense?). As a result of Commissioner Lachelt’s actions, (Nowhere is specific misconduct presented.) the county has been required to investigate ethics complaints filed against her and to seek out ethics advice from at least one other county. (Malicious misrepresentation of the facts. This same group filed and pushed that frivolous complaint which was dismissed at every level it was looked at. Now they resurrect it yet again. Pure dirty politics in action!)

For all these reasons, and more, we believe Commissioner Lachelt has acted in ways that have undermined the public’s trust

(This perspective leaves >2/3s of crowd out of frame, taken Feb 15, 2018 at Eno, Durango.)

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

{edited 12/11/2014}

I know there are too many typos, what can I say, eyes aren't what they were, I get rushed, and always did have a thing with transposing…{well, I also hated high school "english" classes... bad call that one.}. Doing the best I can with what I got. Embarrassing though it is, it's better than doing nothing. Besides, it's the issues and reasoning that we should be worrying about.

Though I'm in my own little world here, I'm also constantly learning and evolving and do get occasional feedback and when I reread stuff and find errors or omissions or garbage, I fix it. If it's major I'll acknowledge it with an 'edited' note, minor stuff I don't bother.

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I hardly keep track of Anthony's latest antics (besides, with Sou on the job why bother - can't beat her insights). It's just me over here and I have more important things to do with my precious hours - still now that Anthony's luster has been wearing thin he's put his energy into discovering and honing new fresh faces to carry on the public show of the Republican/Libertarian strategic attack on science.

He seems to have transitioned into a ring-leader, perhaps mentor/coach would be better, producer? At least that's how Mr. Steele and his antics of the past year has gotten me to think about it. So in that regard this blog remains about WUWT's brand of thinking and logic and my struggle to understand the anatomy of the fraud they've perpetrated against mankind. {December 2014}

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ok, now some recommended websites:

This blog was started in April 2013 and is written by an actual scientist so it has a refreshingly serious objective air to it, plus he does a good clear job of explaining complex issues.

And Then There's Physics.
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Sou has some of the best {readability and detailed} examinations of Watt's antics I've seen - and she does have fun with certain characters.

She continues be the best at keeping up with Mr. Watts' and pals and their many deceptions.

The recent dirty tricks and attacks she is enduring are acknowledgment of how good she is at it.

http://blog.hotwhopper.com

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Ben has been documenting Anthony's misdeeds longer than the rest of us.

http://wottsupwiththat.com

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Tamino, an acknowledged statistical/mathematical expert of the highest order, at Open Mind also does an excellent job of holding Anthony’s feet to the fire with clearly explained facts and math. Check it out:
http://tamino.wordpress.com
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And of course, there is the excellent, most up to date internet depository of climate studies and information for the non-expert public.

http://SkepticalScience.com

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Then there's RealClimate.org the scientist's commentary site. Run by working climate scientists intended to help the interested public and journalists sort through the complexities of the climatology. They provide "quick response to developing stories and provide the context" that is too often missing from public media's depiction. {But, you better be serious and have some real science education/understanding under your belt if you want to keep up.}

http://realclimate.org

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I remember back in da day, good websites/blogs were few and far between. But over the past years that's been changing to the point that it's impossible to keep up with them all. Here's an incomplete, and long overdue addition to my above list: