The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS Liberal Party NSW Australia: whip under fire for totalitarian planner Nazi slur on scientists

Darius Appleby · June 7th, 2011

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The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS Liberal Party NSW Australia: whip under fire for totalitarian planner Nazi slur on scientists

Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists

Alexandra Smith
June 2, 2011

"At the heart of many scientists - but not all scientists - lies the heart of a totalitarian planner" ... state government whip Peter Phelps in hot water over slur. Photo: Jon Reid

THE state government's whip in the upper house, Peter Phelps, has been accused of likening scientists to Nazis in a speech to Parliament.

In an address attacking global warming, Dr Phelps said it should not be forgotten that ''some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists''.

''We should not be so surprised that the contemporary science debate has become so debased,'' Dr Phelps, pictured, said. ''At the heart of many scientists - but not all scientists - lies the heart of a totalitarian planner.''

He once compared the former army officer and federal Labor MP Mike Kelly to the guards at a concentration camp. Dr Phelps was chief-of-staff to the then special minister of state Gary Nairn in 2007 when he accused Mr Kelly of using the Nuremberg defence, like the guards at the Belsen concentration camp.

Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Dr Phelps quoted an unidentified writer whom he described as ''speaking about the rise of Nazism'' and its similarity to ''scientists agitating for a scientific organisation of society''.

Dr Phelps then went on to say: ''One can see them now, beavering away, alone, unknown, in their laboratories.

''Now, through the great global warming swindle, they can influence policy, they can set agendas, they can reach into everyone's lives; they can, like Lenin, proclaim what must be done.''

The Greens MP John Kaye said Dr Phelps had created ''a massive political headache'' for Barry O'Farrell.

''The Premier can either dissociate himself from the remarks made by his whip in the upper house or forever be a party to the most virulent science-denying libel yet seen in the climate debate,'' Dr Kaye said.

''He has well and truly tied the Liberal and National parties to the extremist fringe by suggesting science has been corrupted by public funding and scientists and engineers have the 'heart of a totalitarian planner'.''

The Labor MP Luke Foley said Dr Phelps had not learnt from his earlier mistakes.

''In the 2007 federal election campaign, Peter Phelps became an infamous figure nationally when he compared Mike Kelly to a Nazi concentration camp guard,'' Mr Foley said.

''The then Howard government was forced to apologise for Dr Phelps's outrageous comments but he hasn't learnt his lesson and he's back, likening scientists who report the facts on global warming to Nazi propagandists.''

Dr Phelps last night denied he was likening scientists to Nazis.

''This is not an issue of Nazism or Communism but an unhealthy relationship between scientists and governments that can lead to totalitarianism,'' Dr Phelps said.

A spokesman for the Premier declined to comment.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/upper-hous...#ixzz1OZwGybW3

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The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS

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Global Warming Totalitarians
A brilliant speech from The Hon. Dr. Peter Phelps MLC discussing the great global warming swindle:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2742686.html
Ignoring the leper's bell on climate change
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PETER PHELPS
From the adjournment debate, New South Wales Legislative Council 1 June 2011:

http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/legisl...er-phelps.html
Peter Phelps Member of the Legislative Council since March 2011.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225780228868
Factions, firsts and foolishness in one
Peter van Onselen From: The Australian September 28, 2009 12:00AM
THE Liberal Party preselection showdown in Bradfield had a little bit of irony, history and stupidity all thrown into one.
Despite the shenanigans, on paper the best candidate won - former Optus executive Paul Fletcher.
The stupidity is brought to you by Peter Phelps, the former chief of staff to Howard government frontbencher Gary Nairn, who was forced to apologise in 2007 to now-Labor MP Mike Kelly. He accused him of using the Nazis' Nuremberg defence of just following orders because Kelly served in Iraq but disagreed with the decision to go to war.
On Saturday Phelps used the question-and-answer session with candidates to suggest one of them, Philip Senior, was arrogant for writing about the Liberal Party's future for the edited collection Liberals and Power: The Road Ahead, when he had not performed the mindless task of handing out flyers on election day over the past four elections.
Senior, a management consultant who is about to complete a PhD in political science and is also the author of a book on the 2007 election, dismissed the question as hollow and received rapturous applause in doing so.

http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Pro...2578710004443B
The Hon. Dr Peter PHELPS, MLC
Member of the Legislative Council
Government Whip in the Legislative Council
Member of the Liberal Party
Term of service expires 56th Parliament (1 March 2019)

Contact Details
Address The Hon. Dr Peter Phelps, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (02) 9230 3462
Fax (02) 9230 3568
Email [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Position Start Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 26 Mar 2011
Government Whip in the Legislative Council 3 May 2011
Member, Procedure Committee 10 May 2011
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 17 May 2011
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 17 May 2011
Parliamentary Record
Dr Phelps' speeches in Hansard

Dr Phelps' questions published in the Question & Answer Paper

Biography
Political Party Activity - State Executive, NSW Liberal Party 2003-2006 and 2008-2011. State Council, NSW Liberal Party 1996-1998 and 2003-2011. Various positions, NSW Liberal Party 1984-2011. Life member, Sydney University Liberal Club. Life member, NSW Young Liberals. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: 1999 Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne.

Community Activity - Member, Greenleigh C.F.U, 2009-2011. Member, Friends of the Australian War Memorial, 2005-2011. Member, Sporting Shooters Association, 2008-2011. Member, Sydney Jewish Museum 2006-2011. Executive, A.C.T Judo Inc., 2008-2011. Member, RSPCA, 2005-2011. Life member, Sydney University Union. Life member, Sydney University Sports. Life member, Fortians Union. Life member, St Paul's College Union. Member, ACT Baseball Umpires Association, 2007-2011.

Personal - Dr Phelps enjoys reading and writing about history. His sporting interests include to rugby union, judo, baseball and target rifle shooting. He has a private pilot's licence. Dr Phelps is a libertarian with social conservative tendencies, placing him within the 'fusionist' school of conservative political philosophy. His political hero is Ronald Reagan.

Publications - Americans are from Pluto, I.P.A Review, 2006; Of Bridges and Blue-eyed Babies, Quadrant, 2000; Anxious Nation - Review, International History Review, 2000; Amnesty Infomercial, I.P.A. Review, 1999; Keen as Mustard - Review, International History Review, 1999.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Sydney University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Sydney University, 1997.
Advisor, Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP, October 2010-January 2011. Advisor, Sen. Michael Ronaldson, February 2009-October 2010. Chief of staff, Hon. Gary Nairn MP, January 2006-November 2007. Chief of staff, Sen. the Hon. Eric Abetz, January 2001-January 2006. Chief of staff, Sen. the Hon. Chris Ellison, May 2000-January 2001. Advisor, Sen. the Hon. Chris Ellison, August 1999-May 2000. Assistant Advisor, Hon. John Moore MP, October 1998-August 1999. Assistant Advisor, Hon. Ian McLachlan, February 1998-October 1998.

Inaugural speech, 4 May 2011:
Keywords: Government Whip in the Legislative Council
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Darius Appleby Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: high rainfall coastal strip of the White Continent nation Posts: 3,602	The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS Liberal Party NSW Australia: whip under fire for totalitarian planner Nazi slur on scientists http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/upper-hous...ml?from=smh_sb The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS Liberal Party NSW Australia: whip under fire for totalitarian planner Nazi slur on scientists Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists Alexandra Smith June 2, 2011 "At the heart of many scientists - but not all scientists - lies the heart of a totalitarian planner" ... state government whip Peter Phelps in hot water over slur. Photo: Jon Reid THE state government's whip in the upper house, Peter Phelps, has been accused of likening scientists to Nazis in a speech to Parliament. In an address attacking global warming, Dr Phelps said it should not be forgotten that ''some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists''. ''We should not be so surprised that the contemporary science debate has become so debased,'' Dr Phelps, pictured, said. ''At the heart of many scientists - but not all scientists - lies the heart of a totalitarian planner.'' He once compared the former army officer and federal Labor MP Mike Kelly to the guards at a concentration camp. Dr Phelps was chief-of-staff to the then special minister of state Gary Nairn in 2007 when he accused Mr Kelly of using the Nuremberg defence, like the guards at the Belsen concentration camp. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Dr Phelps quoted an unidentified writer whom he described as ''speaking about the rise of Nazism'' and its similarity to ''scientists agitating for a scientific organisation of society''. Dr Phelps then went on to say: ''One can see them now, beavering away, alone, unknown, in their laboratories. ''Now, through the great global warming swindle, they can influence policy, they can set agendas, they can reach into everyone's lives; they can, like Lenin, proclaim what must be done.'' The Greens MP John Kaye said Dr Phelps had created ''a massive political headache'' for Barry O'Farrell. ''The Premier can either dissociate himself from the remarks made by his whip in the upper house or forever be a party to the most virulent science-denying libel yet seen in the climate debate,'' Dr Kaye said. ''He has well and truly tied the Liberal and National parties to the extremist fringe by suggesting science has been corrupted by public funding and scientists and engineers have the 'heart of a totalitarian planner'.'' The Labor MP Luke Foley said Dr Phelps had not learnt from his earlier mistakes. ''In the 2007 federal election campaign, Peter Phelps became an infamous figure nationally when he compared Mike Kelly to a Nazi concentration camp guard,'' Mr Foley said. ''The then Howard government was forced to apologise for Dr Phelps's outrageous comments but he hasn't learnt his lesson and he's back, likening scientists who report the facts on global warming to Nazi propagandists.'' Dr Phelps last night denied he was likening scientists to Nazis. ''This is not an issue of Nazism or Communism but an unhealthy relationship between scientists and governments that can lead to totalitarianism,'' Dr Phelps said. A spokesman for the Premier declined to comment. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/upper-hous...#ixzz1OZwGybW3 http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pro.../LC20110530041 The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/peter-phelps/ Global Warming Totalitarians A brilliant speech from The Hon. Dr. Peter Phelps MLC discussing the great global warming swindle: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2742686.html Ignoring the leper's bell on climate change 707 Comments PETER PHELPS From the adjournment debate, New South Wales Legislative Council 1 June 2011: http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/legisl...er-phelps.html Peter Phelps Member of the Legislative Council since March 2011. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225780228868 Factions, firsts and foolishness in one Peter van Onselen From: The Australian September 28, 2009 12:00AM THE Liberal Party preselection showdown in Bradfield had a little bit of irony, history and stupidity all thrown into one. Despite the shenanigans, on paper the best candidate won - former Optus executive Paul Fletcher. The stupidity is brought to you by Peter Phelps, the former chief of staff to Howard government frontbencher Gary Nairn, who was forced to apologise in 2007 to now-Labor MP Mike Kelly. He accused him of using the Nazis' Nuremberg defence of just following orders because Kelly served in Iraq but disagreed with the decision to go to war. On Saturday Phelps used the question-and-answer session with candidates to suggest one of them, Philip Senior, was arrogant for writing about the Liberal Party's future for the edited collection Liberals and Power: The Road Ahead, when he had not performed the mindless task of handing out flyers on election day over the past four elections. Senior, a management consultant who is about to complete a PhD in political science and is also the author of a book on the 2007 election, dismissed the question as hollow and received rapturous applause in doing so. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Pro...2578710004443B The Hon. Dr Peter PHELPS, MLC Member of the Legislative Council Government Whip in the Legislative Council Member of the Liberal Party Term of service expires 56th Parliament (1 March 2019) Contact Details Address The Hon. Dr Peter Phelps, MLC Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone (02) 9230 3462 Fax (02) 9230 3568 Email [email protected] Parliamentary Activity Position Start Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Council 26 Mar 2011 Government Whip in the Legislative Council 3 May 2011 Member, Procedure Committee 10 May 2011 Member, Standing Committee on State Development 17 May 2011 Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 17 May 2011 Parliamentary Record Dr Phelps' speeches in Hansard Dr Phelps' questions published in the Question & Answer Paper Biography Political Party Activity - State Executive, NSW Liberal Party 2003-2006 and 2008-2011. State Council, NSW Liberal Party 1996-1998 and 2003-2011. Various positions, NSW Liberal Party 1984-2011. Life member, Sydney University Liberal Club. Life member, NSW Young Liberals. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: 1999 Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne. Community Activity - Member, Greenleigh C.F.U, 2009-2011. Member, Friends of the Australian War Memorial, 2005-2011. Member, Sporting Shooters Association, 2008-2011. Member, Sydney Jewish Museum 2006-2011. Executive, A.C.T Judo Inc., 2008-2011. Member, RSPCA, 2005-2011. Life member, Sydney University Union. Life member, Sydney University Sports. Life member, Fortians Union. Life member, St Paul's College Union. Member, ACT Baseball Umpires Association, 2007-2011. Personal - Dr Phelps enjoys reading and writing about history. His sporting interests include to rugby union, judo, baseball and target rifle shooting. He has a private pilot's licence. Dr Phelps is a libertarian with social conservative tendencies, placing him within the 'fusionist' school of conservative political philosophy. His political hero is Ronald Reagan. Publications - Americans are from Pluto, I.P.A Review, 2006; Of Bridges and Blue-eyed Babies, Quadrant, 2000; Anxious Nation - Review, International History Review, 2000; Amnesty Infomercial, I.P.A. Review, 1999; Keen as Mustard - Review, International History Review, 1999. Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Sydney University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Sydney University, 1997. Advisor, Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP, October 2010-January 2011. Advisor, Sen. Michael Ronaldson, February 2009-October 2010. Chief of staff, Hon. Gary Nairn MP, January 2006-November 2007. Chief of staff, Sen. the Hon. Eric Abetz, January 2001-January 2006. Chief of staff, Sen. the Hon. Chris Ellison, May 2000-January 2001. Advisor, Sen. the Hon. Chris Ellison, August 1999-May 2000. Assistant Advisor, Hon. John Moore MP, October 1998-August 1999. Assistant Advisor, Hon. Ian McLachlan, February 1998-October 1998. Inaugural speech, 4 May 2011: Keywords: Government Whip in the Legislative Council Last modified 07/06/2011 11:25:17 : Update this page

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