re: #331 Charles

And people think the scientists are in a conspiracy to defraud them … even as they uncritically accept every word of propaganda that comes from R.J. Reynolds and Exxon-Mobil.

Now that you mention those two companies, Charles, let’s try a little thought experiment:

Imagine that someone released many megabytes of emails from researchers in their employ that discussed deleting data in the face of FOIA requests, or using “tricks” to hide a particular trend that was clearly evident in the raw data. Imagine there was also computer source code that included numbers, described in the comments as the “fudge factor”, that were clearly arbitrary and intended to produce a desired result.

Now I’ll stipulate for you that the Crazy Right-Wing Creationist Glenn Beck-Worshippers would dismiss it all as a whole bunch of nothing. How do YOU think the left would react, and the MSM, and Democrats in congress, and the various government agencies that regulate those companies? Do you think their reactions would be markedly different from the way they’re reacting the CRU scandal?