Posted on 05/19/2010 2:59:28 PM PDT by reaganaut1
A St. Louis scientist who was among a select group picked by the Obama administration to pursue a solution to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been removed from the group because of writings on his website, the U.S. Energy Department confirmed Wednesday.
Washington University physics professor Jonathan Katz was one of five top scientists chosen by the Department of Energy and attended meetings in Houston last week.
Though considered a leading scientist, Katz's website postings often touch on social issues. Some of those writings have stirred anger in the past and include postings defending homophobia and questioning the value of racial diversity efforts.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu was not aware of Katz's writings before selecting him for the panel, spokeswoman Stephanie Mueller said. It was not immediately clear how the department became aware of the writings.
"Dr. Chu has spoken with dozens of scientists and engineers as part of his work to help find solutions to stop the oil spill," a statement from the Energy Department said. "Some of Professor Katz's controversial writings have become a distraction from the critical work of addressing the oil spill. Professor Katz will no longer be involved in the Department's efforts."
Katz did not respond to a phone message and e-mail seeking an interview. The extent of work he performed on the oil spill recovery effort was not immediately known.
In a website posting titled "In Defense of Homophobia," Katz wrote about the AIDS epidemic.
"The human body was not designed to share hypodermic needles, it was not designed to be promiscuous, and it was not designed to engage in homosexual acts," he wrote."
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Chu might do something far worse than mouth Political Incorrectness... something that mandates his immediate removal from this panel! He might actually come up with a solution to "The Worst Oil Spill in the History of History" before all possible political propaganda and benefit is milked from it. Hence, He must go! NOW!!!
” It was not immediately clear how the department became aware of the writings.”
.. gay mafia comes to mind
Yup! I know! I got the wrong name. View the post, not the name!
I suspect they’re interested in recreating it near Southern Lebanon, and near the West Bank and Gaza too.
They’re doing their damnedest to disarm Israel right now.
I hope Israel tells them right where to file that request (demand).
“The human body was not designed to share hypodermic needles, it was not designed to be promiscuous, and it was not designed to engage in homosexual acts,” he wrote.”
Those statements have nothing to do with ideology, rather they’re simple facts which can be arrived at by the simplest among us.
This entire administration is nothing more than a bunch of nancy-boys.
More openess and tolerance from your friends on the American left....
SCUMBAGS.
We will never achieve diversity until we all think and speak alike.
>> was not designed to be
Given that Obama was not designed to be a leader of free people, it makes sense his administratrion would ditch this guy.
truly a Renaissance man...
Knowledgeable on physics, oil, energy, disaster recovery and social issues...among other things...
Ugly specter of profiling in mainstream media
AP Employees Promote Profiling, Persecution Of Religious Americans
Isolate them, expose them, condemn them, demand AP employees.
Katz knows homophobia is genetic, not a choice!
That’s what liberals say as well, but only when it pushes their agenda.
I always love the way AP chooses to phrase things. “Defending homophobia,” “racial diversity efforts.” What’s a racial diversity effort? The races are diverse. Could any action make them more diverse? Could AP possibly mean “affirmative action”? Opposing failed affirmative action efforts doesn’t make one a bigot!
LOL!
While all that’s going on could someone please lower an old tanker(with bottom selectively cut out) over the leak with controllable airbags so the angle could be controlled to pump up the natural gas and the oil through separate manifolds.
Thank you.
Barney Frank
Remember when B.O. was trumpeting the “return of science” to Washington?
Hope his research doesn't depend on any gubmint grants...
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