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10th November 2010, 01:45 PM | #1 |
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There are two candidates for the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce committee: John Shimkus and Joe Barton.
Joe Barton: he's the representative that appologized to BP for the fact that the government wanted BP to set up a fund to pay for the spill clean up. John Shimkus: He doesn't believe in global warming because God will decide when the earth will end, and God promised that he wouldn't destroy the world with bad weather again after Noah's flood. This should be fun not |
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10th November 2010, 01:50 PM | #2 |
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10th November 2010, 01:53 PM | #3 |
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I just googled John Shimkus, and the OP does not exaggerate.
What a frightening human being. |
10th November 2010, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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This is the GOP showing that it will not compromise. They will not address climate change, but to say that it's not real. They don't care about the environment or our dependence on oil.
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10th November 2010, 03:35 PM | #5 |
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Where's mhaze to tell everyone how we're obsessing over this Republican religion thing and it's not an issue.
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10th November 2010, 03:38 PM | #6 |
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I thought this was going to be a thread about Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell.
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10th November 2010, 03:38 PM | #7 |
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John Shimkus
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Won't somebody please think of plants! |
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10th November 2010, 04:12 PM | #8 |
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Anybody would be a step up the intellectual ladder from Henry "Ratatouille" Waxman.
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10th November 2010, 04:26 PM | #9 |
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He's cooling his heels in the penalty box.
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10th November 2010, 04:29 PM | #10 |
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Right. Like when Barton claimed he "baffled" Stephen Chu:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...-scientist.php You call that a step up? Do you agree with Barton that plate tectonics are a liberal myth? |
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10th November 2010, 05:24 PM | #13 |
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Barton and his ilk make me wish there was a test of scientific knowledge involved with holding federal offices.
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10th November 2010, 07:45 PM | #14 |
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You've got to be *********** kidding me.
Why do we even need this committee to begin with? Sounds like a good way to promote corporatism. |
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11th November 2010, 09:23 AM | #15 |
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The Charimansip of the commitee may go to Fred Upton. AFAIK Upton has not said anything stupid like Barton or Shimkus.
There is, however this little skeleton: http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2...nd_the_law.php |
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11th November 2010, 09:46 AM | #16 |
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11th November 2010, 04:55 PM | #17 |
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Shimkus tries to make it seem like scientists are claiming that all life on earth will be destroyed. If glaciers melt and ocean levels rise a few hundred feet, life will go on. But it won't be pleasant for those whose cities will be inundated.
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11th November 2010, 05:37 PM | #18 |
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