I looked at the list of people who signed the document. I am shocked by some of the other signatures. These are some fairly prominent people. Michelle Shocked for instance. Michael Lerner for another. And Rosemary Radford Ruether. Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner — all names I recognize from other contexts. Then there is David Ray Griffin, author of the book published by Westminster John Knox Press that asserted the 9/11 was a false flag operation.

These are all people who are in the public sphere, who protect their reputations and make explicit decisions about who they affiliate with.

Is there anyone else on that list who has denied having signed it, who has said their name was added to the list without their approval?

If there were, I’d have an easier time believing Van Jones’ name was put on the list fraudulently.

I know Charles has argued that Truthers lie and make this stuff up. But if he is the first guy to complain, and only complained a few years after the fact, I’d have a tough time believing he didn’t sign it. I’m having a tough time believing his denial. Apparently, his name has been on the list for five years, and this is his first denial,

I think he signed the statement.