[PW] Watt Quote

[John Childers]

Wikipedia reports that, " Speaking before Congress, he once said, "I do
not know how many future generations we can count on before the Lord
returns, whatever it is we have to manage with a skill to leave the
resources needed for future generations."[9] However, this quote over
the years has been altered by liberal critics to where he supposedly
said, "After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back."[10]

And, worse than that, he apparently cancelled a Beach Boys concert
because rock concerts attract "an undesirable element."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Watt 


Thanks,
 
--John C.

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:59:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Jay Lake <jlake at jlake.com>
Subject: [PW] Watt Quote
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Hey guys --

In 1981, Reagan's secretary of the Interior, James Watt, supposedly said

to Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light
of 
the imminent return of Jesus Christ.

I think I remember this being reported at the time, but it has been 
debunked in a correction end note here:

http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2004/10/27/scherer-christian/index.ht
ml

Is that debunking true, or did Watt in fact say something of the kind?

Best,

Jay Lake, SFWA
Portland, OR
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