Was Matt Varilek Really A Journalist?
Democrat’s Story On Cap-And-Trade Keeps On Changing
Sioux Falls – During Friday’s debate in Rapid City, Matt Varilek made the new and astonishing claim that he was a journalist when he wrote a report praising a global warming treaty as “the way ahead.” Varilek made the claim after Kristi Noem held up a paper authored by Varilek that praised the Kyoto Protocol cap-and-trade treaty. As noted in the Aberdeen American News, “Varilek’s official campaign biography on his website doesn’t make any mention of any work as a journalist.”
“Until Friday, Matt Varilek never claimed to have been a journalist. Pressed to explain inconsistencies in his record, Varilek is now making it up as he goes along,” said Tom Erickson, Noem campaign manager. “Clearly Matt Varilek is desperate to deceive South Dakotans about the decade he spent pushing a global cap-and-trade energy tax scheme.”
Journalist or no-journalist, Varilek’s excuse still doesn’t hold water. Prior to Friday’s debate, Varilek had claimed that he was just an analyst for Natsource, a company that supported a cap-and-trade energy tax. According to documents available online, Varilek was a consultant, greenhouse gas broker and Director of Policy and Research for Natsource.
Aberdeen American News: Varilek Biography Doesn’t Mention Journalism Background. “Varilek tried to defend his writings by saying he was merely working as “a journalist” in producing those analyses. He said his role wasn’t any different than Rapid City Journal reporter Kevin Woster, who was standing in a doorway taking notes on the debate. Varilek’s official campaign biography on his website doesn’t make any mention of any work as a journalist, however, other than as a paper boy. The Varilek biography does list four years spent as a market analyst at an energy commodities trading company.” (Bob Mercer, “During House debate, Varilek ducks Noem’s question about Obama,” Aberdeen American News, Oct. 13, 2012)
Varilek Tells Cambridge University That He Was A Consultant. “After Cambridge I returned to my job as an environmental policy consultant in Washington, DC. In 2004, I took an economic policy job with the Senate Minority Leader, Tom Daschle. After Senator Daschle completed his final term, I became Economic Development Director for Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota.” (Profile of Mr. Matthew Varilek, gatescambridge.org, accessed Oct. 13, 2012)
Archived Natsource Webpage Lists Varilek As A Broker. “Contact Natsource GHG brokers: Neil Cohn [email protected] Garth Edward [email protected] Hillary Nussbaum [email protected] Matthew Varilek [email protected]” (Source: Archived Natsource webpage, Zoominfo.Com, accessed Oct. 12, 2012)
Carleton College Newsletter Says Varilek Worked As Director of Policy and Research for Natsource. “Matt [Varilek] has been working as the Director of Policy and Research at Natsource LLC in New York. At Natsource Matt leads consulting projects on emissions trading and acts as a environmental brokerage. His clients have included the World Bank and the European Commission amongst other groups.” (“ENTS Alum Awarded Gates Scholarship,” The Green Bean, May 30, 2001)
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2012-10-15 13:20:37
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