Dave Land wrote:
On Sep 28, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Russell Chapman wrote:
To be fair, Crichton hasn't just written a novel and sat back while
someone decided to believe it. He has been actively campaigning
around the world to anyone who will listen with his whole mission to
divert funding away from resolving climate problems. If he's been
invited, it's because he has gone to a lot of trouble to get himself
invited, so he's not there as a novelist, but as a lobbyist who can
use his famous name.
The book is so far-fetched it wouldn't get him invited to a
conspiracy convention, let alone a senate committee
You'd think so, but you would be wrong: if Ms. Wonkette is to be
believed (and she does sometimes jump to conclusions), he already
*was* invited to a senate committee.
Hence, my post.
Sorry, what I meant was that in my opinion, it was his lobbying (and
fame) that got him invited, not the contents of the book. It was meant
as a criticism of the book's plot, nothing more...
Cheers
Russell C.
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