Sentences with phrase «attacks on their credibility»

His claim about a clean comeback «is a direct attack on the credibility of the USADA [U.S. Anti-Doping Agency] report, which maintains that blood samples from those years indeed suggest he continued to use banned substances,» note Red and O'Keeffe at the Daily News.

Well, Tyson can give us specific quotes from one of the most prominent of Muslim scholars denouncing mathematics and lists of astronomical discoveries made before radical religion became entrenched in Islamic culture, while you present ambiguous statements like «history» and «facts» and attacks on his credibility, not his arguments.

There's been an ongoing attack on the credibility of federal climate monitoring efforts that has been partly inspired by Anthony Watts.

Many climate scientists are probably finding attacks on their credibility by the greenhouse contrarians both tedious and time - wasting.

Judith's history of not just allowing, but not even bothering to respond to frequent personal attacks on her credibility, integrity, and motives, is for any reasonable person, to be admired.

Attacks on the credibility of climate science are perpetuated by vested interests, including the fossil fuel industry, which has pumped millions of dollars into creating uncertainty about our understanding of climate change.

We face a tremendous gap between what scientists warn about the dangers of global warming and what the public understands, and a discourse that has been hijacked by toxic, politically motivated attacks on the credibility of the climate science community.

attacks on the credibility of good science; climate science has lowered standards for other science, example, widespread poor treatment of the uncertainty of measurements.

This exchange, from a listserv maintained by the National Academy of Sciences, captured scientists discussing ways to more effectively counter the attacks on their credibility from climate skeptics and conservative politicians, which Stanford climatologist Stephen Schneider, in the email dialogue, likened to a «smear campaign» of «neo-McCarthyism.»

Orson makes some fallacious arguments in his post that must be challenged as they are at the root of most attacks on the credibility of climate change science.

The Crown should ask the trial judge to reconsider the Corbett ruling so that the jury (or trial judge in a judge - alone trial) gets a fair and complete picture.209 Similarly, in a jury case, a defence strategy centred on an attack on the credibility of the victim can affect an accused's successful Corbett application, potentially opening up his or her entire criminal record to cross-examination for credibility purposes.210

If the defense does not believe the claim to be genuine, it would be prudent to rely on medical evidence, expert reports, or surveillance rather than resorting to direct attacks on credibility.

[25] A major thrust of the respondent's case was an attack on the credibility of the appellant.

Not exact matches

At rallies on Friday, Trump attacked the credibility and appearance of his accusers and railed against the press, blaming the sexual harassment accusations on a media conspiracy to bring down his campaign.

But the attack is on the Church; on her impact throughout history, on the credibility, relevance, the social outcome and the actual veracity of her teaching.

In fact Stephen Beer claimed Labour needed to respond to the tough decisions it faced on the economy, outline an economic plan for the future rather than a retrospective attack on Coalition policy and most importantly close the economic credibility gap that was first conceived and then grew during Labour's last years in office.

This approach has a big weakness: critics will see in this outspoken attack on the Labour party a natural willingness of the Lib Dems to lean towards the credibility of their economic strategy over fairness.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg: «Given Democrats» frequent attacks on Trump and FBI Director James Comey, only Republicans have the credibility needed to contain the damage and save Trump from himself.

The decision to focus upon attacking Obama's foreign policy record was perhaps unwise given that this is one area in which Obama enjoys relatively broad support and in which Romney has little experience — and given his recent debacles on the international stage, even less credibility.

Commenting for the first time on her primary challenge against him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called Nixon's attacks on his record and Democratic credibility, saying: «We're in the political silly season now.

In addition to attacks on Howe's credibility, defense filings argue that there was no illegal «quid pro quo» in the case — that all the matters Percoco is accused of intervening in were resolved on their virtues, not because of bribes.

So Rick, go ahead and attack me rather than address the issue the Frank's lack of credibility on the issue and his attempt to equate democratic electoral politics with movement on equality issues.

«The defendants will likely attempt to argue that de Blasio was not charged because of some inferred concern about Singh, and attempt to use the failure to prosecute as an attack on Singh's credibility,» the motion said.

Armed with fresh ammunition to attack Howe's credibility, Gitner asked the witness whether he had spent the weekend in jail and then woke in jail on Tuesday morning.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A lawyer attacked the credibility of a key government witness on Wednesday at the bribery trial of a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo before the witness lashed back, calling it insulting to suggest he would lie to avoid prison.

«Attacks on the media damages the image of a nation and stains the credibility of its Government.

The burden of proof is on the applicant as we are guilty from the onset because we are routinely not believed and our credibility constantly attacked.»

In an extraordinary attack, the White House slammed U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for criticizing the administration's proposed cuts to homeland security funding, labeling Schumer «wrong» and even calling his «credibility» on homeland security into question by digging up a sore point in his voting record.

In a coordinated attack on Alex Salmond's credibility, the speech was backed up immediately by statements from shadow chancellor Ed Balls and Liberal Democrat chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander.

«In their haste to try to prop up Ehrlich's flagging campaign with false attacks against Governor O'Malley, national Republicans forgot to mention that Bob Ehrlich has zero credibility on taxes and spending.

Cuomo's office responded to Cox's attacks by questioning Wildstein's credibility, attacking him for marrying former President Richard Nixon's daughter and linking him to Dean Skelos, the former Republican State Senate majority leader convicted on corruption charges last year.

Wayne Wink of Roslyn, the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee of the Nassau County Legislature, said of the lawsuit: «It makes no sense to spend taxpayer money to attack the body meant to restore credibility to our county finances.

Those are the benefits of living in a democracy, but the personal attacks on the EC Chairperson are uncalled for, and are designed to undermine her credibility and her leadership of the organization.

David Cameron launches the first part of the Conservative manifesto by focusing on the NHS, while Chancellor Alistair Darling attacks the  # 34bn Tory «credibility gap».

What is missed in such attacks on the film's credibility is that the movie isn't really about McCandless, or his parents, or the people he meets, or even the beauty in the countryside.

It's his introduction that strains credibility, as he tells her, «I'm sorry, but no - one is looking for you,» as she bargains for her release, delaying his reveal of what he claims is really going on: the country's been attacked by enemies unknown, but they're safe in the bunker.

There were the pressures of available airtime, a source who doesn't want to be named, and an old - boy network in Texas that brags, but doesn't want to go on the record to contend with, but when the story aired on 60 MINUTES II, reported by veteran newsman Dan Rather, during the 2004 presidential election, the reaction wasn't to the substance of the story, but instead on the minutiae of ancillary issues, and the credibility of Mapes and Rather themselves, which led to personal attacks that had nothing to do with their professional competence.

Court battles hinge on defending your own credibility while attacking that of the opposing lawyers, evidence, and witnesses.

I have made no attack on you or your credibility.

Worry not, for there are those (myself among them) that cheer you on in your desperate attack on linguistic subterfuge by people who doubt their own credibility and wish to hide behind the type of double - speak that characterizes dystopic novels such as 1984.

But given your peculiar personal attacks on Dr. Hansen it's not really your credibility I care about.

And since all the evidence is really only on one side, the only recourse of the denialists is to attack the competence and credibility of those who came up with the evidence.

Garnaut's Attack on Business and Industry Oversteps the Mark 07 June 11 Media Release — Ross Garnaut's credibility as an independent expert adviser on Climate Change is seriously...

But how much longer can her credibility hold together, if even her own friends see her as someone who can't seem to get historical facts correct about her personal situation, combined with her claims of being attacked by US Senator James Inhofe being undercut by her own words, and her apparent failure to fact - check elemental details surrounding a core set of evidence she relies on to indict «corrupt skeptic climate scientists»?

My comment is aimed not at making an ad nominee attack, but rather at an issue that bears on the fundamental quality, usefulness and credibility of these threads.

Those who, like Mr. House, have no understanding of logic tend to assume that relentless attacks on the person of people like me will undermine our credibility.

«Non peer - reviewed, unknown contributor, unwarranted attack on hard - working climate scientists, failed to grasp the essential points, unworthy of discussion, Big Oil funded denier blogs, already been debunked, no credibility, thousands of volunteer climate scientists, voodoo science.................»

Article: It's indisputably obvious - the attack on scientific honesty and credibility is taking place at the highest levels of government.

Later, the study urges a comprehensive attack on «the credibility of the evidence presented to date,» and tells the company to hire several doctors and scientists who would be willing to take their side.

I think Mann is correct to have his lawyer contact The National Review, since the defamatory nature of the article and the attack on his scientific credibility is clear.