Comments on: Climate spoof forces Chamber to decry “public relations hoaxes” http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/climate-spoof-forces-chamber-to-decry-public-relations-hoaxes/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:13:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Irv http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/climate-spoof-forces-chamber-to-decry-public-relations-hoaxes/#comment-167833 Irv Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:49:45 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12903#comment-167833 So I can hold my own Press conference and present myself as an official of the NAACP ......... or a Veterans of Foriegn Wars (VFW) official ........ and take positions contrary to their publically stated positions ......... and all just as a harmless fun stunt to get attention? If you have to lie and misrepresent yourself in public, you bring no shame to anyone other than yourself. The only thing to learn from this is how NOT to behave. So I can hold my own Press conference and present myself as an official of the NAACP ……… or a Veterans of Foriegn Wars (VFW) official …….. and take positions contrary to their publically stated positions ……… and all just as a harmless fun stunt to get attention?

If you have to lie and misrepresent yourself in public, you bring no shame to anyone other than yourself.

The only thing to learn from this is how NOT to behave.

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/climate-spoof-forces-chamber-to-decry-public-relations-hoaxes/#comment-167453 paulm Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:56:32 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12903#comment-167453 ....but it is perfectly acceptable to misrepresent science. And many of the companies it represents. And mislead them and the public as well. ….but it is perfectly acceptable to misrepresent science.

And many of the companies it represents.
And mislead them and the public as well.

]]> By: Berbalang http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/climate-spoof-forces-chamber-to-decry-public-relations-hoaxes/#comment-167445 Berbalang Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:20:06 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12903#comment-167445 I recently heard about the Yes Men when I went to watch "The Age of Stupid". I found there are a couple of movies about them, one of which is shipping today from Netflix. I recently heard about the Yes Men when I went to watch “The Age of Stupid”. I found there are a couple of movies about them, one of which is shipping today from Netflix.

]]> By: Dennis http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/climate-spoof-forces-chamber-to-decry-public-relations-hoaxes/#comment-167071 Dennis Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:21:39 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12903#comment-167071 The official U.S. Chamber of Commerce position is that it is unacceptable to misrepresent the Chamber, but it is perfectly acceptable to misrepresent science. The official U.S. Chamber of Commerce position is that it is unacceptable to misrepresent the Chamber, but it is perfectly acceptable to misrepresent science.

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