On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:05:24 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote:


"Don Tabor" wrote:

Jim Logajan wrote:

By the way, Hansen's 1988 source code (along with newer versions) is
available by following the links from this page:
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/

This is the same Hansen who has publicly asserted that it is necessary
to strike a balance between the truth and alarmism in order to
motivate the public to act.

Hansen's credibility is on a par with Nixon's in 1976.


Ad hominem again. What's that got to do with the fact that the source code
is available to anyone?

When person in a position of public trust asserts that it is
necessary, or even acceptable, to deceive the public in order to lead
opinion in a direction not supported by fact, everything he touches or
says is tainted.

The source code being available might be of some use to Tony Cox, as
an example, as he is qualified to evaluate it independently, were he
of the need to devote the time to do so. But it is meaningless to me,
just as the Source code to VISTA would be were it available.

In any case, just being associated with Hansen invalidates it in my
opinion. That is not ad hominem, because he has advocated lying on
this topic to achieve his ends.

Don


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