Rep. Broun (Cro-Magnon-GA) calls global warming a hoax, receives applause on House floor

[marmar]

:freak: :freak: What did Green Day say about 'Idiot America'? :dunce:



Rep. Broun receives applause on the House floor for calling global warming a ‘hoax.’

During the floor debate this morning over the historic American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) received a round of applause from GOP colleagues when he claimed that man-made global warming is a “hoax” with “no scientific consensus.” Broun, citing misleading statistics, also claimed that the bill would hurt the poor and “kill jobs:”

BROUN: Scientists all over this world say that the idea of human induced global climate change is one of the greatest hoaxes perpetrated out of the scientific community. It is a hoax. There is no scientific consensus. … And who’s going to be hurt most the poor, the people on limited income…the people who can least afford to have their energy taxes raised by MIT says $3100 per family. … This bill must be defeated. We need to be good stewards of our environment, but this is not it, it’s a hoax! … (APPLAUSE.)

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/26/broun-globalwarming-hoax/


Broun’s tired hoax claims aside, Broun’s $3,100 talking point is contradicted by the Congressional Budget Office, which found that that the average cost of the legislation would be only 48-cents a day, the price of a postage stamp, and that “households in the lowest income quintile would see an average net benefit of about $40 in 2020.” A report by the Center for American Progress and the University of Massachusetts also found that the bill would create 1.7 billion new jobs, including 59,000 new jobs in Broun’s homestate of Georgia.


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/26/broun-globalwarming-hoax/

[sakabatou]

1. The stupid! It buuuuuurns!

[Orsino]

14. We should distinguish between epic stupidity and plain old corruption.

I guess from here, though, there's no effective difference.

And the only way to make a certain distinction is for stoopid to stop paying so well.

[wilt the stilt]

2. I'm in Atlanta

and it's frikken' hot

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. 102 here in San Antonio for the past few days and all next week, on thurs it will be 104.

And that's without the heat index. Too hot for this time of year, recording breaking temps every day.

[dana_b]

3. error

I think Cro Magnon man must have had a lot more respect for nature.
This guy is just another hack who is only concerned about his own wallet.

[KingFlorez]

4. People that stupid shouldn't be allowed in public office

[scheming daemons]

5. He's just reflecting the IQ of his constituents....

[Yavin4]

6. Rep. Broun: "Gravity Is A Complete Scam"

"And don't get me started on that con artist Galileo."

[eleny]

9. LOL!

:applause:

[Just Saying]

23. New Rule -

Rethugs should be required to only see doctors that don't believe in science. That would speed up evolution!

[Yavin4]

31. Paging Dr. Snakehandler, Paging Dr. Snakehandler n/t

[Laelth]

7. Like the R's care about the poor! Sure they do!

:sarcasm:

My state continues to embarrass me from time to time with the loons it elects. Sorry.

:dem:

-Laelth

[eleny]

8. Spontaneous applause, no doubt

:sarcasm:

[snappyturtle]

10. It's difficult to believe that ANYONE could deny human influence on

climate change. He obviously is representing companies that will have to dole out some moola to come in line....I guess that's where his threat of price increases in EVERYTHING fits in.

[man4allcats]

11. I wish he'd come to Houston for a week right now

and see if he thinks it's a hoax after that. We've been breaking temp records all week. It was 104 on Wed, the hottest June day ever recorded here. We got a little break yesterday. There was finally some measurable rain over some parts of the city which kept the temp down to 102, another record breaker nevertheless. Today is also expected to break a record. Hoax my ass!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

16. Yep. Suffering here in East Texas.

Houston, I know about. I was born and raised there.

I'm North of there and it's a little better on the humidity but still not tolerable.

[CurtEastPoint]

12. Just because you're a doctor doesn't mean your smart: Broun, Gingrey...

and others, as well, probably. Asshole.

Sorry... on edit... AssholeS

[CurtEastPoint]

13. Also, he was the one who proposed legislation that 2010 be proclaimed

The year of the Bible. Or is it babble. Asshole.

[lpbk2713]

15. He sounds like a loyal Shittohead.

Probably verbatim from the script that Limbaugh reads several times a week.

When have they ever let facts and the truth get in their way?

Next he'll be telling us the WMD's have been found. :shrug:

[Just Saying]

17. And he's quoting false numbers debunked by the MIT

study writers themselves. Did a new report just come out or something because a lot of right-wingers are talking down climate change right now?

[stanwyck]

18. The problem we have in Georgia is that we get the reddest

of the red elected. The ONLY demographic consistent for the Republicans (the only demographic where they made a gain in the last election: all others showed decreases from 2004)is the uneducated white Southern male demographic. This is where the Republican Party lives these days. In order to squeak through each election, that demographic gets to pick the candidate.
So, we get Broun, Gingrey, Westmoreland, Chambliss.
A really pathetic group.

[Just Saying]

20. I'm sorry

But at least you live in a really pretty state! :)

[4lbs]

19. No scientific consensus, other than 95% of the scientific community agrees it's real.

Ooops.

[tritsofme]

21. 1.7 billion new jobs?

Surely you must have meant millions?

Now there would be an economic recovery!

[Just Saying]

22. Well, we don't need more than a billion jobs. LOL

I think you're correct - it's a typo.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

24. Wally Herger sounds like an old lady who smokes.

I thought he sounded like a chain smoking version of the Church Lady.

[BolivarianHero]

25. Oddly enough...

There was a dissident science professor from U of Ottawa with anarchist and left-wing views who sees global warming as being a hoax perpetrated by liberal factions of the bourgeoisie.

[marmar]

27. And he's a crackpot too......

n/t

[sub.theory]

26. So many questions....

Is Broun a scientist? Is he an expert on global warming? What papers has he published? In which journals has he published? What conferences has he spoken at?

Has he even read the latest IPCC report? Did he understand it? If he didn't, did he ask anyone to explain it to him?

In short, DOES BROUN HAVE THE FAINTEST FUCKING CLUE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT?!?

:grr: :nuke: :grr:

[Blue_Tires]

29. of all the possible things, it's willful ignorance that pisses me off the most

:argh:

[Abq_Sarah]

30. 48 cents a day?

Someone pulled that number right out of their ass. My fuel costs alone will be more than 48cents per day. And this will create 1.7 million jobs? Really? At the cost of 10 million current jobs?

Bullshit.

We need an honest debate and this ain't it.