Hansen wrote: “I did not receive one thin dime from George Soros. Perhaps GAP [Government Accountability Project] did, but I would be surprised if they got $720,000 (that's a lot of Mercedes). Whatever amount they got, I do not see anything wrong with it. They are a non-profit organization. Seems like a great idea to have some good lawyers trying to protect free speech.
By the way, in case anybody finds out that George Soros INTENDED to send me $720,000 but could not find my address, please let me know! We are pretty hard pressed here.”
To buttress his position, Hansen copied a letter sent by GAP and his counsel to NASA chief Michael Griffin asking for assurances he would "not be punished for exercising his rights under the First Amendment, Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), and the Anti-Gag Statute to share his internationally-renowned expertise on climate change."
Direct link to Hansen’s response here.
Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters.org:
NASA’s James Hansen Claims He’s Being 'Swift-boated' by Critics
Actually, the $720,000 was something of a lie.
Payments in kind don't go straight into a pocket. Lots of it goes to "administration expense," and a lot to "fundraising expense."
So, a lot of that money went to staff, photocopying, website development, and of course some to the six-figure salaries of the overseers.
In a way, all of it went to Hansen, but merely to tout his story, with the rest to residual scare profiteers.
Hansen is grinding his teeth over this, as we can see. He protests he hasn't seen "one thin dime" and why not? He saw three-quarters of a million blown to dust, using the results of his work, and he's not getting a cut.
Hansen's cut is not having to pay a secretary, buy office space, print and circulate flyers, and do web development.
Hansen's cut doesn't buy groceries, though. (Unless there's another deal on that side of the street.)
Woody
are you saying the $720,000 is true?
Hansen must have the same handlers as Hillary Clinton to deny money trails.