| − | [[Sarah Palin]] called for President Obama to skip the climate summit in Denmark due to the information Climategate exposed. She commented on [[Facebook]] that the president should reconsider his trip until the e-mails can be investigated, "Boycotting Copenhagen while this scandal is thoroughly investigated would send a strong message that the [[United States]] government will not be a party to fraudulent scientific practices."<ref name=obamacopenhagen>Wendell Goler. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/05/obama-s-shift-copenhagen-visit-defies-climate-gate-controversy/ Obama Ignores 'Climate-Gate' in Revising Copenhagen Plans], FOXNews.com, December 5, 2009.</ref> Instead, the [[The White House|White House]], in its attempt to downplay the controversial leaked e-mails of climate scientists, announced that [[President Obama]] was "doubling down" on his commitment to the summit's goals, hoping to secure a "meaningful" agreement. Originally, the [[President of the United States of America|President]] was supposed to attend the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen for the beginning of the conference, "bless the occasion and leave," said Roger Simon of ''Pajamas Media''. After Climategate became known, "He switched his itinerary to be there at the end of the two weeks in order to give his blessing and impetus to the decision itself."<ref>Roger L. Simon. [http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/12/06/climategate-why-obama-switched-his-copenhagen-itinerary/ Climategate: Why Obama switched his Copenhagen itinerary], ''[[Pajamas Media]]'', December 06, 2009.</ref> | + | [[Sarah Palin]] called for President Obama to skip the climate summit in Denmark due to the information Climategate exposed. She commented on [[Facebook]] that the president should reconsider his trip until the e-mails can be investigated, "Boycotting Copenhagen while this scandal is thoroughly investigated would send a strong message that the [[United States]] government will not be a party to fraudulent scientific practices."<ref name=obamacopenhagen>Wendell Goler. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/05/obama-s-shift-copenhagen-visit-defies-climate-gate-controversy/ Obama Ignores 'Climate-Gate' in Revising Copenhagen Plans], FOXNews.com, December 5, 2009.</ref> Instead, the [[The White House|White House]], in its attempt to downplay the controversial leaked e-mails of climate scientists, announced that [[President Obama]] was "doubling down" on his commitment to the summit's goals, hoping to secure a "meaningful" agreement. Originally, the [[President of the United States of America|President]] was supposed to attend the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen for the beginning of the conference, "bless the occasion and leave," said Roger Simon of ''Pajamas Media''. After Climategate became known, ''Pajamas Media'' reported that President Obama, "[S]witched his itinerary to be there at the end of the two weeks in order to give his blessing and impetus to the decision itself."<ref>Roger L. Simon. [http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/12/06/climategate-why-obama-switched-his-copenhagen-itinerary/ Climategate: Why Obama switched his Copenhagen itinerary], ''[[Pajamas Media]]'', December 06, 2009.</ref> |