Comments on: Rep. Broun receives applause on the House floor for calling global warming a ‘hoax’ http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:19:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: PurpleOzone http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-88045 PurpleOzone Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:09:15 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-88045 Broun wasn't the worst -- I didn't catch the name of the Congressman who said (from my memory of a radio broadcast caught while driving) --he had to speak out, because it's a lie that scientists agree on AGW, one Swedish scientist, published 512 papers dissenting on rising sea level, Willie Soon ..., 32,000 scientists with PhD's and master's dissent -- He sounded like his believed his speech, and he didn't say who wrote it for him. Could have been Marc Morano. Broun wasn’t the worst — I didn’t catch the name of the Congressman who said (from my memory of a radio broadcast caught while driving)
–he had to speak out, because it’s a lie that scientists agree on AGW, one Swedish scientist, published 512 papers dissenting on rising sea level, Willie Soon …, 32,000 scientists with PhD’s and master’s dissent –
He sounded like his believed his speech, and he didn’t say who wrote it for him. Could have been Marc Morano.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-86969 David B. Benson Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:30:13 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-86969 Breathtaking ignorance. Maybe stupid as well. GOP === Gone Off Pedigree Breathtaking ignorance.

Maybe stupid as well.

GOP === Gone Off Pedigree

]]> By: Richard Pauli http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-86855 Richard Pauli Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:49:08 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-86855 Mossy - it is not science education... many in Congress surely have that already. It's ethics, They are serving big industry lobbyists that fund the fooling of their ignorant constituents. They represent the present, not the future. But beyond ethics, it boggles the mind that they are so eager to poison their own names in the future. One would think they would just SUSPECT that it will get much worse and they will be blamed. Not very smart. BTW http://www.gwenet.org/ your site is nice Mossy – it is not science education… many in Congress surely have that already.

It’s ethics, They are serving big industry lobbyists that fund the fooling of their ignorant constituents. They represent the present, not the future.

But beyond ethics, it boggles the mind that they are so eager to poison their own names in the future. One would think they would just SUSPECT that it will get much worse and they will be blamed. Not very smart.

BTW http://www.gwenet.org/ your site is nice

]]> By: Mossy http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-86008 Mossy Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:33:09 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-86008 Whereas I am delighted to hear this news, I am fearful of the fight ahead in the Senate and further weakening of the bill. I would like to propose a new standard, maybe achieved by an executive order by the President, that all Congressman must complete a course in basic science. After all, professionals must keep updated and abreast of new developments. Most Congressman are not conversant in science, and science has advanced quite a bit in the past several centuries. How can we allow them to vote on scientific issues that they do not understand? Climate change, and facts of science are not "beliefs." They exist outside of what we humans think, unlike art, religion, emotion and the spiritworld. Whereas I am delighted to hear this news, I am fearful of the fight ahead in the Senate and further weakening of the bill.

I would like to propose a new standard, maybe achieved by an executive order by the President, that all Congressman must complete a course in basic science. After all, professionals must keep updated and abreast of new developments. Most Congressman are not conversant in science, and science has advanced quite a bit in the past several centuries. How can we allow them to vote on scientific issues that they do not understand?

Climate change, and facts of science are not “beliefs.” They exist outside
of what we humans think, unlike art, religion, emotion and the spiritworld.

]]> By: James Newberry http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85834 James Newberry Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:38:47 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85834 GOP stands for Global Oil Party. They are fossils, as well as fools. GOP stands for Global Oil Party. They are fossils, as well as fools.

]]> By: Chris Winter http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85822 Chris Winter Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:28:00 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85822 The bill passes! Final tallies: Yea Nea Democrats 211 44 Republicans 8 168 Totals 219 212 The bill passes!

Final tallies: Yea Nea
Democrats 211 44
Republicans 8 168
Totals 219 212

]]> By: Chris Winter http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85816 Chris Winter Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:22:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85816 Five minutes of the 15-minute vote remaining, the tallies are 209 yea, 200 nay. A win looks almost certain. Five minutes of the 15-minute vote remaining, the tallies are 209 yea, 200 nay. A win looks almost certain.

]]> By: Chris Winter http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85803 Chris Winter Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:10:36 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85803 First vote is on the Forbes amendment — a Republican substitute which AIUI (as I understand it) amounts to BAU (business as usual.) The vote looks like 196 aye, 222 nay. First vote is on the Forbes amendment — a Republican substitute which AIUI (as I understand it) amounts to BAU (business as usual.) The vote looks like 196 aye, 222 nay.

]]> By: Yuebing http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85793 Yuebing Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:56:30 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85793 Latham, from the country that turned down the opportunity to eliminate all strategic nuclear weapons http://bostonreview.net/BR25.2/wittner.html , we are (not) proud to present Representative Boehner! http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Boehner Latham, from the country that turned down the opportunity to eliminate all strategic nuclear weapons http://bostonreview.net/BR25.2/wittner.html , we are (not) proud to present Representative Boehner! http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Boehner

]]> By: Chris Winter http://climateprogress.org/2009/06/26/rep-broun-receives-applause-on-the-house-floor-for-calling-global-warming-a-%e2%80%98hoax%e2%80%99/#comment-85784 Chris Winter Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:50:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=8437#comment-85784 It's not equivalent to watching, but liveblogging of the debate is going on at DailyKos. Google to find it. If I post the link, my post will be in moderation. And now the vote begins. It’s not equivalent to watching, but liveblogging of the debate is going on at DailyKos. Google to find it. If I post the link, my post will be in moderation.

And now the vote begins.

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