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spanone

(135,829 posts)
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:22 PM Feb 2014

rep marsha blackburn... a member of congress that denies science.

this is the face she put on during the entire 'debate' with scientist bill nye

every chance she got she introduced her opinion that there is doubt about climate change

another smarmy, uninformed person occupying space in congress

she said that when you go from 320 parts per million to 400 parts per million it is very slight

mr nye rebutted that it was an alarming 30% increase....and she just smiled.



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http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/meet-the-press/flurry-of-storms-a-result-of-climate-change-155284035966

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rep marsha blackburn... a member of congress that denies science. (Original Post) spanone Feb 2014 OP
Ay ay ay shenmue Feb 2014 #1
Watching now…and smarmy is the exact work i just used to Mr. Dorky dorkzilla Feb 2014 #2
condescending....she couldn't care less about the 'world' it's all policy and politics to her spanone Feb 2014 #4
…and why the hell is she smiling? dorkzilla Feb 2014 #7
i like to think it's because she doesn't even believe her own bullshit or that she gets away with it spanone Feb 2014 #10
She knows that her supporters are so ignorant, that they think she is winning the argument. These putitinD Feb 2014 #17
She can't not smile. Too much cosmetic surgery. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #21
LOL, I think you're onto something there! n/t dorkzilla Feb 2014 #24
It's called Fundy Xian condescension. COLGATE4 Feb 2014 #27
Her prior career before becoming a vote that affects us all. onehandle Feb 2014 #3
I have to change the channel whenever sufrommich Feb 2014 #5
I can't watch her because she speaks at arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #6
she's the last person politics needs. someone who's steadfast in their absolutely wrong beliefs spanone Feb 2014 #9
No kidding, and yet it seems she is the first arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #14
she's in the district next to mine. impossible to unseat it is so gerrymandered. spanone Feb 2014 #15
That's depressing :( nt arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #16
Are you kidding.... THAT'S WHY SHE'S SMILING! She can say whatever, with no repercussions. nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2014 #18
what if we had a photo with her hugging Obama? putitinD Feb 2014 #36
Marsha Blackburn is the perfect candidate for Bill Maher's flip a district project putitinD Feb 2014 #37
Ewwwwwww MoonRiver Feb 2014 #8
She was in complete denial Gothmog Feb 2014 #11
it's a matter that could cost her donors money, so she decides it isn't true. spanone Feb 2014 #13
Blackburn goes beyond willful ignorance. lpbk2713 Feb 2014 #12
I can't watch her now my kids are home rbrnmw Feb 2014 #19
I had a much different take rufus dog Feb 2014 #20
And she's on the House Energy Committee AKA BIG OIL. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #22
She has a BS in home economics... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2014 #23
She also full of BS.....eom rbrnmw Feb 2014 #25
FACT! nt Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2014 #26
Her dismissal of the percentage... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #28
Arsenic also exists iin nature. So do poison mushrooms and poisonous snakes. SharonAnn Feb 2014 #30
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #29
Dummies elect dummies. nt City Lights Feb 2014 #31
lol CatWoman Feb 2014 #32
WOW!!! She's really getting trounced there, huh? dorkzilla Feb 2014 #33
So refreshing to see these type of comments rbrnmw Feb 2014 #34
I just had to post this rbrnmw Feb 2014 #35

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
2. Watching now…and smarmy is the exact work i just used to Mr. Dorky
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:28 PM
Feb 2014

I love how Nye handles these morons. Blackburn is a moron.

FUCK the cost/benefit analysis. We're ruining the environment for the sake of money. Money be damned.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
7. …and why the hell is she smiling?
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:32 PM
Feb 2014

None of this is amusing, or funny and all the shit coming out of her mouth is SHIT.

Teatard.

spanone

(135,829 posts)
10. i like to think it's because she doesn't even believe her own bullshit or that she gets away with it
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:36 PM
Feb 2014

putitinD

(1,551 posts)
17. She knows that her supporters are so ignorant, that they think she is winning the argument. These
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:43 PM
Feb 2014

are people that think who ever argues louder wins.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
27. It's called Fundy Xian condescension.
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:40 PM
Feb 2014

Smiling because SHE's party to the REAL knowledge - just like the babble tells her.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
5. I have to change the channel whenever
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:30 PM
Feb 2014

she's on,just seeing the perennial smug smile on her face makes me feel all ragey.

arthritisR_US

(7,287 posts)
6. I can't watch her because she speaks at
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:32 PM
Feb 2014

warp speed, interrupts, won't stop for air or let another speak and deaf to reason and facts.

TheBlackAdder

(28,188 posts)
18. Are you kidding.... THAT'S WHY SHE'S SMILING! She can say whatever, with no repercussions. nt
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:45 PM
Feb 2014

oops. Replied to the wrong post. Sorry!

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
12. Blackburn goes beyond willful ignorance.
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:37 PM
Feb 2014



... to an area more like resolute and unrelenting ignorance.

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)
19. I can't watch her now my kids are home
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:48 PM
Feb 2014

and everything she spews out of her mouth causes me to scream expletives at my computer/tv I can't abide her.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
20. I had a much different take
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 03:53 PM
Feb 2014

I believe she knows exactly what she is doing, and doesn't care. It is a zero sum game for her and her ilk. She doesn't give a shit if what she is saying is wrong, her objective is to muddy the water. Our culture not only tolerates her behavior, it rewards those who misinform. Later on during the panel discussion Nicole Wallace was able to claim Republicans were not claiming global warming doesn't exist, just that the cost benefit analysis is in question of how to take corrective actions. Not one person stopped her immediately and stated, no you lying pieces of shit, you just had one of your congressional leaders deny it, and did so in a smug manner, you are disgusting humans!

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
23. She has a BS in home economics...
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:06 PM
Feb 2014

So she can balance a checkbook, sew a button, and cook food... How the hell that qualifies her to debate or be involved in ANY sort of scientific process boggles the mind...

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
28. Her dismissal of the percentage...
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:55 PM
Feb 2014

...of the increase of the parts per million remonds me of B@t$h!t Bachmann's claim that carbon dioxide couldn't possibly be harmful because it occurs in nature. Maybe they'd like a tankful to breathe.

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