John H. Hinderaker
Encyclopedia
John H. Hinderaker is a conservative American
lawyer
and a blog
ger at the Power Line weblog, as well as a fellow at the Claremont Institute. He is a 1971 graduate of Dartmouth College
in Hanover, New Hampshire
, and received a Juris Doctor
(J.D.) from Harvard Law School
in 1974. Power Line has promoted outsiders as candidates to be Dartmouth alumni trustees, such as T.J. Rodgers, founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor
.
He has been a consistent supporter and frequent admirer of George W. Bush and once wrote of his work in creating the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
:
When Time magazine named Power Line as their inaugural "Blog of the year" award in 2004, they wrote that:
He was one of the first on the blogosphere to suggest that the Bush National Guard document included in a '60 Minutes' report are a hoax.
CBS later apologized for the story, and reported that "the Killian documents were produced on a computer in Times New Roman typestyle ... the Killian documents were not produced on a typewriter in the early 1970s and therefore were not authentic."
Hinderaker also took the lead in attacking some national newspapers' and networks' reporting on the Schiavo "talking points memo", speculating on his blog and in The Weekly Standard
that it was a Democratic Party dirty trick:
When the memo turned out to be written by a Republican aide, Brian Darling
, Hinderaker acknowledged this fact, but continued to criticize the mainstream media for suggesting the memo was a "a product of the party's leadership or had an official status."
:
Hinderaker offered an apology, explaining that after a flood of "inexpressibly vulgar and vile" emails and phone calls:
City Pages
gave Hinderaker a "Best Meltdown" Award for this in their 2005 "Best of the Twin Cities" Issue.
United States
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lawyer
Lawyer
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and a blog
Blog
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ger at the Power Line weblog, as well as a fellow at the Claremont Institute. He is a 1971 graduate of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, and received a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(J.D.) from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1974. Power Line has promoted outsiders as candidates to be Dartmouth alumni trustees, such as T.J. Rodgers, founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation is a Silicon Valley-based semiconductor design and manufacturing company founded by T. J. Rodgers and others from Advanced Micro Devices. It was formed in 1982 with backing by Sevin Rosen and went public in 1986. The company initially focused on the design and...
.
Weblog
Hinderaker has claimed that some "scientists [have] pointed out the absence of evidence for human-caused global warming" and that "In fact, scientific support for that theory [anthropogenic global warming] is weak." He has also stated that "Darwin's theory of macroevolution is plainly wrong, on strictly scientific grounds" and "is, in my view, a rather obvious fraud, which cannot withstand the mildest scrutiny" and that "benefits of embryonic stem cell research have been vastly oversold".He has been a consistent supporter and frequent admirer of George W. Bush and once wrote of his work in creating the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, also known as APP, was an international, voluntary, public-private partnership among Australia, Canada, India, Japan, the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and the United States announced July 28, 2005 at an Association of South...
:
When Time magazine named Power Line as their inaugural "Blog of the year" award in 2004, they wrote that:
- Hinderaker, a.k.a. Hindrocket, is the ranter, always willing to go over the top with a big speech and flights of fancy. He's also the mediagenic one. He's a clear and forceful speaker—he's a litigator by day, after all.
Challenging mainstream media reporting
A consistent theme in Hinderaker's blogging is that the major US news outlets suffer from incompetence and a tendency to slant the news to favor the political left.He was one of the first on the blogosphere to suggest that the Bush National Guard document included in a '60 Minutes' report are a hoax.
CBS later apologized for the story, and reported that "the Killian documents were produced on a computer in Times New Roman typestyle ... the Killian documents were not produced on a typewriter in the early 1970s and therefore were not authentic."
Hinderaker also took the lead in attacking some national newspapers' and networks' reporting on the Schiavo "talking points memo", speculating on his blog and in The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of...
that it was a Democratic Party dirty trick:
When the memo turned out to be written by a Republican aide, Brian Darling
Brian Darling
Brian Darling is a senior fellow in government studies at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank based in Washington, D.C. Darling has been involved in U.S. politics since the early 1990s, in roles as a congressional aide, lobbyist and legal counsel...
, Hinderaker acknowledged this fact, but continued to criticize the mainstream media for suggesting the memo was a "a product of the party's leadership or had an official status."
Vulgar email
On February 20, 2005, Minnesota anonoblogger "minnpolitics" published a profanity-laced email John Hinderaker wrote in response to an email comment about Jeff GannonJeff Gannon
James Dale Guckert is a conservative columnist better known by the pseudonym Jeff Gannon. Between 2003 and 2005, he was given credentials as a White House reporter. He was eventually employed by the conservative website Talon News during the latter part of this period...
:
Hinderaker offered an apology, explaining that after a flood of "inexpressibly vulgar and vile" emails and phone calls:
City Pages
City Pages
City Pages is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It features news, film, theatre and restaurant reviews, and music criticism. It is printed in a tabloid format, and is available free every Wednesday...
gave Hinderaker a "Best Meltdown" Award for this in their 2005 "Best of the Twin Cities" Issue.
External links
- The Power Line blog
- Faegre and Benson Official bio
- North Star Legal Center