You're only proving my point. "ClimateGate" was the framing of real data intended to show a stronger trend. It wasn't a smoking gun. ClimateGate showed a human lapse of ethics which occurs EVERY SINGLE DAY on the opposite side of the debate. The mere fact that the Heartland Institute cannot decide whether to prove climate change does not occur or merely whether climate change is not anthropogenic presents an omnipresent ethical lapse. They do not even attempt to explain the inherent contradictions of their logically-challenged shotgun approach.
Climate denialists complaining about selective presentation of data is exactly like the National Rifle Association complaining about Fast and Furious. The only problem with the Fast and Furious investigation was that it actually TRACKED guns sold to the eventual criminals who committed murders. If the NRA had their way, guns would be sold every day at gun shows to straw buyers without background checks where they eventually would be used to kill federal agents and innocent civilians. In that sense, they work for manufacturers and against responsible owners. The only difference is without federal investigations, the NRA would still be able to continue claiming with impunity that gun show purchases are never traced to crimes.
Climate denialists complaining about selective presentation of data is exactly like the National Rifle Association complaining about Fast and Furious. The only problem with the Fast and Furious investigation was that it actually TRACKED guns sold to the eventual criminals who committed murders. If the NRA had their way, guns would be sold every day at gun shows to straw buyers without background checks where they eventually would be used to kill federal agents and innocent civilians. In that sense, they work for manufacturers and against responsible owners. The only difference is without federal investigations, the NRA would still be able to continue claiming with impunity that gun show purchases are never traced to crimes.