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Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views
May 30^th, 2011 at 7:32pm

What better example of the savage hate campaign of threat and intimidation being waged by News Ltd against anyone who dares to speak out publicly against their position? At least he's not pulling punches now!

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I was gutless over climate ads: Dick Smith
May 30, 2011 - 3:03PM

Dick Smith at the launch of his book at Dymocks in Sydney today. Photo: Peter Rae
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Entrepreneur Dick Smith says he was too "gutless" to feature in an advertising campaign supporting a carbon tax because he was afraid he would be criticised by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers.

Mr Smith said he was asked to appear in the television ads alongside Oscar winning actor Cate Blanchett, but declined.

"I didn't appear on it because I knew that I would be a front page of lies in the Rupert Murdoch press here," he said in Sydney today.

"So there was no way I would destroy my name that way. I was gutless, I didn't stand up for the truth."

Blanchett has been criticised for her involvement in the ads, with some media outlets pointing out she can afford to support the tax because she is wealthy.

The ads are part of a campaign, backed by organisations such as Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund and the Climate Institute, calling on the public to "Say Yes" to a carbon tax.

The actor's picture was splashed on the front page of The Sunday Telegraph with the headline "Carbon Cate - $53 million Hollywood superstar Tells Aussie Families To Pay Up".

Mr Smith said he did not regret not appearing in the ad.

"By being gutless it meant I wasn't attacked," he said at the launch today of his new book, Dick Smith's Population Crisis.

"They would have done the same to me as they would to Cate Blanchett. Because I'm wealthy, they would say I shouldn't talk because it could affect pensioners.

"I'm not going to be lied to by people who are trying to make money out of me, I'm not that stupid."

When asked if he thought that Blanchett was stupid for taking part in the campaign, he said she was an "iconic Australian who said the right thing because she's concerned about our children".

"Most of you in the media are either too stupid to realise it or you don't care about children."

Mr Smith earlier said that while Mr Murdoch believed climate change should be addressed, the views of the many papers he owned were contradictory.

"In their editorials they say they accept that human-induced climate change is a real danger ... yet their news pages and opinion pieces are full of endless attacks on politicians and others who support putting a price on carbon," he said.

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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/i-was-gutless-over-climate-ads-...x

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Reply #2 - May 30^th, 2011 at 7:42pm

Thats load of crap, and anyone can see that, leftists can be pretty deceptive, there are parts of media that has given favourable coverage to the climate change nazis view that there is doom for the planet for a long time now and there are some still favourable to the governments idea to tax carbon in this idea that it will somehow save the planet from climate doom.

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views Reply #3 - May 30^th, 2011 at 7:42pm Yeh, it was a good thing Dick didn't stand because he must be richer than Kate. I don't know if that's true or not but surely it is!!! He also reckoned that it would take the sting out of the ammunition available to Julia Gillard, namely, the scaremongering of mining companies!
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Re: Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views
Reply #4 - May 30^th, 2011 at 7:46pm

stryder wrote on May 30^th, 2011 at 7:42pm:

Thats load of crap, and anyone can see that, leftists can be pretty deceptive, there are parts of media that has given favourable coverage to the climate change nazis view that there is doom for the planet for a long time now and there are some still favourable to the governments idea to tax carbon in this idea that it will somehow save the planet from climate doom.

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

Why do you not take into account the larger part of the media that thinks greed can hide behind nuclear weapons!??!

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Re: Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views
Reply #5 - May 30^th, 2011 at 9:14pm

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.. is that the same Dick Smith..who like Cate can afford any increase in power... lol...

its ok Dick I am sure you have nothing to fear only fear itself... since when have you been afraid of the media.????..

now you really do sound two faced selling a book.. eh... guess we want the best review and publicity dont we.. this way you have the best of both world.s..

dont let your hypocracy hang out like that very unbecoming.

strangly for someone that flies here there and everywhere I am sure lives in a McMansion with all lights blazing.....he has every right just like Cate to tell the rest of us what to suck up.

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Re: Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views
Reply #6 - May 30^th, 2011 at 9:35pm

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.. is that the same Dick Smith..who like Cate can afford any increase in power... lol...

Its a joke Cods, They are trying to kick a section of the media for the way they cover Labors own dilemmas and mess, when they should BLAME JuLIAR GILLIARDS BAD DECEITFUL CALLS AND AMAZING STUPIDITY.

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Reply #7 - May 30^th, 2011 at 11:02pm

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Re: Dick Smith fears Murdoch wrath over climate views
Reply #8 - May 30^th, 2011 at 11:06pm

stryder wrote on May 30^th, 2011 at 9:35pm:

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.. is that the same Dick Smith..who like Cate can afford any increase in power... lol...

Its a joke Cods, They are trying to kick a section of the media for the way they cover Labors own dilemmas and mess, when they should BLAME JuLIAR GILLIARDS BAD DECEITFUL CALLS AND AMAZING STUPIDITY.

Dick can stop giving me wet willies. I dont want to hear it from a rich prk that can afford to have a good life and spew CO2 till the cows come home before they feel the pain.

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