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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/god-global-warming-congressman-energy/

ITT: We rage at how scientific illiteracy is going to ruin the world. Pic and link related.

>> No.2119436

>seeking the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Oh. . . oh god.

>> No.2119445
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fuck

>> No.2119452

>never again will god destroy all living creatures
>this means man can't destroy the earth

>> No.2119448

We're fucked, I'm moving to space.

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>implying I give a fuck

>> No.2119463

Its ok, I can sleep tight knowing he only has sex in missionary position and his wife never blows him.

>> No.2119467

Every so often we get some idiot asking why we care what people believe, and what harm religion does.

Do they not pay attention to shit like this or what?

>> No.2119473

> "So if we decrease the use of carbon dioxide, are we not taking away plant food from the atmosphere?… So all our good intentions could be for naught. In fact, we could be doing just the opposite of what the people who want to save the world are saying."

10/10

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>>2119448

>> No.2119480
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>"The time for debate is over and a vote to repeal and replace it should be something the House of Representatives addresses in the first week of the 112th Congress."

You barely have a majority in the house and the democrats have the majority in the senate and own the white house.

and if you attempt to repeal it in one shot and fail, it won't be months, possibly even years and years before you can try again.

Also, the only reason half the country is down on the health reforms passed by Obama is because they are ignorant fucks who think there is shit like death panels in there.

PLus, if health care bill is repealed, insurance companies will be able to discriminate via pre-existing conditions, among plenty of other evil shit. So enjoy trying to convince the public that repeal is in their interest. It is pure cannon fodder for the Democratic party.

Good luck nigger.

>> No.2119484

> "So if we decrease the use of carbon dioxide, are we not taking away plant food from the atmosphere?… So all our good intentions could be for naught. In fact, we could be doing just the opposite of what the people who want to save the world are saying."

HAHAHA HOLY SHIT

>> No.2119490

>>2119484
>>2119473

How the fuck did he pass highschool.

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How do people like that ever come to power? It's times like this when I hate democracies.

>> No.2119501

>>2119496

Yeah, we need to form a technocracy.

>> No.2119504

>the age of the dinosaurs

I'm surprised he believes in them. Unless he thinks they were roaming the earth just about 3 to 4 thousand years ago...

>> No.2119509

>>2119484
>>2119473
Stopped reading there.

>> No.2119515

>>2119501
Scientists don't make inherently leaders. Being a good leader is not dependent on your profession. Not that our current politicians are great... Just saying a technocracy would be as much fail as our current regime.

>> No.2119519

>>2119504

Creationists believe that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction. Dinosaurs were a food source.

>> No.2119535

>>2119519
Fuck yeah, dinosaur ribs.

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>>2119519

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>> No.2119545

>>2119515
I'd rather obey a good set of laws than be inspired by a good leader.

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Oh look, another right wing idiot in Congress! What a surprise!

>> No.2119555

>>2119545
I wasn't saying to be inspired by a good leader, but scientists don't make inherently better lawmakers/leader.

>> No.2119560

>>2119555
I'd argue that scientists WOULD make better laws because they'd be objective and fact based. So I'd rather live in that society than in a society that values charismatic leaders.

>> No.2119567

I don't know whether to laugh or rage

>> No.2119572

>>2119560
>>2119560
I wouldn't want a charismatic leader, but things aren't that black and white. Being a scientist doesn't give you some sort of inherent ability to make laws where everyone would be happy. Reality isn't that simple.

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That man is a genius! We need more people like him. I can't wait until 2012, can you guys?

>> No.2119584

>>2119572
Scientists would probably be more likely to base things on facts and known trends than gut hunches. If they're skeptical, it would also be much harder to convince lobby and convince them of bullshit ideas.

>> No.2119591

>>2119579

I wonder If I can get into Canada before then.

>> No.2119588

>>2119572
Maybe I wouldn't like the law, but I'd understand why the law is the way it is. For example, I can't buy alcohol on sundays. Why? Religion. But if there was a scientist in charge, maybe they'd still ban alcohol, but they'd have a good reason for it.

>> No.2119587

>>2119584
lobby and convince*
Didn't proofread. Derped.

>> No.2119594

>>2119560
That sounds good in theory, but remember some scientists are prone to stealing the work of other scientists. In short, even intellectuals can become corrupt. I'm not saying that this guy is a good leader, however.

Remember, communism sounds good IN THEORY.

>> No.2119597

>>2119591
What, and miss all the action? Stick around, make use of your front row seat to the biggest mockery of governance in our lifetimes.

>> No.2119598

Merkica, just when i think you couldnt get any more stupid.

>> No.2119603

>>2119597
He can watch whatever clusterfuck that is going on in the US on TV in Canada, related to this or not.

>> No.2119605

>>2119584
>>2119588
Again I'm not saying a scientist would be bad leader,but I am saying that giving over to the scientist which are corrupt as the next human being is intellectually lazy and dangerous.

>> No.2119612

>>2119594
I'm >>2119584.
Weren't who you were talking with before, but I agree to an extent. They wouldn't be perfect leaders, if anyone could, but I believe they'd probably be better.

>> No.2119613

>>2119594
But scientists are peer reviewed, so when they do committ fraud, they have people looking over their shoulder and scrutinizing them. And politicians are just as human as scientists, and just as prone to corruption, but without the safeguards. I'm not saying a scientist would be perfect, but I think they'd be much much better than a politician.

>> No.2119634

>>2119612
>>2119613
Same-minute hivemind.

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>>2119579

The uber crazy ones tend to only reach as far as the house of representatives. GWBush is the only one that got through to the White House.