Media Darling on 'Global Warming' Assailed by Colleagues

[sunsettommy]

Media Darling on 'Global Warming' Assailed by Colleagues

By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
April 17, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - NASA scientist James Hansen, profiled by the New York Times, "60 Minutes" and other media titans as a renowned scientist with unassailable credibility on the issue of "global warming" and a victim of White House censorship, is actually a loose cannon at NASA who lied about the alleged censorship, according to one of Hansen's former colleagues as well as a current co-worker.

George Deutsch, a former NASA public relations employee who resigned his job in February, told Cybercast News Service that he was warned about Hansen shortly after joining the space agency. "The only thing I was ever told -- more so from civil servants and non political people -- is, 'You gotta watch that guy. He is a loose cannon; he is kind of crazy. He is difficult to work with; he is an alarmist; he exaggerates,'" Deutsch said.

(more here)

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=/SpecialReports/archive/200604/SPE20060417a.html

This shows what a jerk Hansen is.

[Rhino]

Hansen, who also complained about censorship during the administration of President George H. W. Bush in 1989, previously acknowledged that he supported the "emphasis on extreme scenarios" regarding climate change models in order to drive the public's attention to the issue.In other words, he supports lying.

[Naturalized-Texan]

When we first heard about Hansen's claim, I stated here that he was lying about being censored. When one works for a government agency (e.g., NASA), ALL public statements MUST be reviewed and approved first. Hansen compounded his violation of NASA rules by making political statements about global warming. The same is true of most companies, including the company from which I retired, IBM. If I had gone out and made a public statement on a controversial political issue while identifying myself as an IBM employee, I would have been fired. Hansen should have been fired.

[sunsettommy]

When we first heard about Hansen's claim, I stated here that he was lying about being censored. When one works for a government agency (e.g., NASA), ALL public statements MUST be reviewed and approved first. Hansen compounded his violation of NASA rules by making political statements about global warming. The same is true of most companies, including the company from which I retired, IBM. If I had gone out and made a public statement on a controversial political issue while identifying myself as an IBM employee, I would have been fired. Hansen should have been fired.

Well it looks like you are vindicated.

Hansen is a publicity whore.