George P. Bush: 'I'm Not A Scientist' When It Comes To Climate Change

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Huffington Post



WASHINGTON –- George P. Bush -- son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former President George W. Bush and grandson of former President George H.W. Bush -- is the latest member of his famous family to get national attention, with a feature news spot on ABC News Sunday.

George P. Bush is currently running for Texas land commissioner, but the story focused on his 2016 intentions. Bush has been lauded in other news stories for departing from his Republican counterparts on issues like climate change. But in the ABC News segment, he deployed a line many of his GOP colleagues have used this year to deflect questions about whether climate change is caused by the burning of fossil fuels: "I'm not a scientist …"

ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl acknowledged in the segment that Bush "attempts to stake out a middle ground on climate change … well, sort of." Said Bush:

The Texas coastline is impacted by rising sea levels. And again, the question is whether or not that's man-made, and I'll leave that to the scientists. But at least in Texas, the facts showed that on average about 17 feet of wet beach is lost due to coastal erosion and so.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/george-p-bush-climate-cha_n_6064486.html

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The stupid and evil runs in the family. The guy who used to call himself "Ricky Martin Bush" is no exception.

[merrily]

1. I guess that means he has no position at all on women's reproductive health, either, right?

I don't know who is more shameful, these politicians handing out crap like this to the public or the media, who never nail them to the wall on this crap.

[HomerRamone]

2. I'm not a scientist, so I don't know if the earth is round nt

[Hoppy]

3. Thread opening paragraph omitted the significance of the "P" in his name.

Prescott Bush tried a coup to remove F.D.R. Yes sir, the Bushes are fine people.
.

[merrily]

4. Prescott also did business with the Nazis.

And Prescott's pappy was a war profiteer as well World War I.

When people refer to the Bush Crime Family, they ain't kidding.

[kmlisle]

5. How do we stop this "I'm not a scientist" CYA by politicians?

Its irresponsible and deeply dishonest to claim you are ignorant of science to continue to play to your fundy base.

[merrily]

6. The media and Democrats should be stopping it. But, the next time a politician says something like

that to me, I'll definitely speak up, too.

[NCjack]

9. Follow-up question: Then, will you accept the findings and advice of the

National Academy of Science?

[Darb]

13. I agree, what a bullshit answer.

They are all using it too. They are owned lock stock and barrel by big energy.

Maybe a follow-up with, "Yes, but have you done any reading or research on the subject?"

Or "Do you know what a feedback loop is?"

Or "I understand that you are not a scientist, but as an elected official do you not have an obligation to educate yourself on the subject?"

Farkin whooers.

[yellowcanine]

33. Ridicule. Obama shows the way.....

Obama gets in some good licks on this:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/obama-has-a-response-to-republicans-i-am-not-a-scientist-line-20140626

[kmlisle]

40. Thanks for this one! ;-)

[Cha]

43. Brilliant.. mahalo yc! 'Hey, I'm not a scientist,' which really translates into: '

'I accept that man-made climate change is real, but if I say so I will be run out of town by a bunch of fringe elements,' " he said. "So I am just going to pretend like—I don't know—I can't read."

"I mean, I'm not a scientist either, but I've got this guy, John Holdren, he's a scientist. I've got a bunch of scientists at NASA and I've got a bunch of scientists at EPA."

"I'm not a doctor either, but if a bunch of doctors tell me that tobacco can cause lung cancer then I'll say, 'OK!' It's not that hard."

This goes with my reply on this.. down thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=933105

It's not freaking brain surgery, George p.

[UpInArms]

7. he may not be a scientist, but he does have a criminal record

[link:http://the-forum.20m.com/articles/bgjgw-1.html|

On January 29, the eve of the State of the Union address by George W. Bush, a girl was arrested for fraud. In this particular instance, she impersonated a physician to prescribe herself narcotics. This "girl" was twenty-four year old Noelle Bush, one of three children of Governor Jeb Bush of Florida. We thought that it might have been an isolated incident, but it would appear that the Florida Bushes have a number of issues with law enforcement.

It would seem that Noelle was also arrested in Flagstaff, Arizona for shoplifting in 1995. Her brother, George P. Bush, was busted for burglary and criminal mischief in 1994, and her other brother, Jeb Jr., was cited for sexual misconduct on October 2, 2000, in a shopping center parking lot. Knowing that the apples don't fall far from the tree, we must look to the parents of these wayward children.

Their mother, Columba Gallo Bush, was fined for smuggling clothing and jewelry into the United States after a $19,000 Parisian shopping spree. A cursory search on Jeb Bush showed that marital fidelity was not his strong suit. Seems that he really really liked a lady named Cynthia Henderson. They were the talk of the town after several of Florida's major newspapers broke the story.

A lack of "family values" is not, however, limited to the Bush clan in Florida. Last year, there were twin troubles in Texas. Jenna Bush had her day in court on May 16 for underage possession of alcohol. Experimentation with alcohol netted her eight hours of community service and 6 hours of anti-drinking lectures. Being lightly tapped on the shoulder did not appear to deter Jenna. On May 29 (a mere eight days later), Jenna and her twin sister, Barbara, were arrested for attempting to purchase alcohol and possession of fraudulent identification.

[bulloney]

8. "I'm not a scientist" when it comes to climate change...

or for anything else, for all that matters.

Notice how all of these RW climate change deniers open with that line now? They're doing it to soften their opposition into thinking they're not these belligerent corporate lapdogs.

[GreydeeThos]

10. But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express

[Politicalboi]

11. Funny how they aren't scientist when it comes to climate change

But for Ebola, and women's reproductive rights they know best.

[KansDem]

15. +1

"GOP" should stand for "Gang Of hyPocrites"

[vanlassie]

22. "Are you a fucking doctor?"

[adirondacker]

25. + Nice one! nt

[sakabatou]

38. Yup

[Cha]

44. Exactly Politicalboi.. President Obama answers those who say "I'm not a scientist".. Perfect. yours

too!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=932267

[rock]

12. 'I'm Not A Scientist' When It Comes To Climate Change Either

I guess I'd better pay close attention to what the climate scientists say, huh? Or else you'd peg me for a pretty stupid person!

[Phlem]

14. Ah be no sigh n tst but

I'm going to offend you by talking to you like your too stupid to understand I'm a bullshitter in training, and I'm going to fill your head with a bunch of bullshit anyways, that I know. Wink!

[rurallib]

16. wonder where he comes down on gravity?

and all those nook-lee-yer plants.
And how do airplanes stay in the air, anyway, George P.? fairy dust and all us humans believing they can fly is what I heard.

Is it possible W is the brains of that family?

[TBF]

17. "Is it possible W is the brains of that family?"

I wish they'd all stick to painting.

[Scuba]

18. The new Republican meme on climate change falls flat with the public.

If only they didn't own all the major media.

[Solly Mack]

19. Bother.

Fuck him.

[Historic NY]

20. Your not a scientist, but you are dweeb.

[calimary]

21. Aw, man - that again???

SOMEBODY clearly sent a blast-blog around or whatever they're called now - to instruct all these assholes how to respond when ANYTHING global warming comes up and confronts them. Notice how they're all saying the same thing in response - "I'm not a doctor..." or "I'm not a scientist..." And doesn't it follow then, if that is a given, then they should just simply S.T.F.U. about it?

It's just amazing the way all the little sheep in the GOP so dutifully follow the same script. You pull the same string in their necks, and you get the same cloned, xeroxed, prefabricated and prerecorded automated response. It's like they're all a bunch of obedient, well-programmed little robots. I half expect to see a key in their backs. I used to suspect there was one in the back of dan quayle - in the wooden way he moved and gestured at the podium, and cocked and/or moved his head in various deliberate and robotic ways. There was all kinds of body language like that from him. You could almost hear the gears grind every time any part of him moved. I always wondered who was in charge of the wind-up key.

[JohnnyRingo]

23. Then STFU...

Just say that you defer to the scientists who have real world expertise in the field and quit playing politics.

Asshole.

[blkmusclmachine]

24. The Bush fortune goes all the way back to their dealings w/Nazi Germany money hustlers

[olddad56]

37. that is true. George Herbert Walker and his son in law Prescott Bush ...

along with the Dulles brothers and a few others pretty much made their fortunes financing Hitler in the run up to WW2.

[Prophet 451]

26. They all say that

but they've all clearly decided AGW isn't real because they all propose doing nothing about it.

[JI7]

27. is he an economist ?

if not does he answer "i'm not an economist" when asked about the economy ?

[Nihil]

28. Big deal ... The jury is still out as to whether he is actually homo sapiens. (n/t)

[sakabatou]

39. HA!

[davidpdx]

29. P stands for

Pricky
Little
Egotistical
Asshole
Should
Eat shit

[Adrahil]

30. So few scientists..... so many opinions. NT

[Octafish]

31. So what? Ricky Martin Bush is still a stalker.

A Look Back At The Stalkerish Past Of The Bush Dynasty's Future Star

May 6, 2013
The Smoking Gun

So George P. Bush--son of Jeb and the political dynasty’s fourth generation standout--is making his Washington, D.C. debut this week. The 37-year-old lawyer is now running for Texas land commissioner, but his family reportedly expects bigger things from the telegenic offspring of the former Florida governor.

Which is as good an excuse as any to revisit a police report detailing George P.’s creepy, stalkerish behavior towards a former girlfriend.

Back when he was a Rice University student, Bush was investigated for burglary and criminal mischief related to a 4 AM visit to the Miami home of his ex, Cristina Cohen, and her parents.

A Miami-Dade Police Department report includes an account of the December 31, 1994 incident provided to cops by Murry Cohen, Cristina’s father.

According to Cohen, Bush--wearing black shorts and no shirt--arrived at the residence and “went to his daughter’s bedroom window,” pulled it open, and “pushed the screen inward.” As Bush was “climbing in the window,” Murry Cohen awoke and spotted the trespasser. A neighbor of the Cohens also spotted Bush trying to get into the residence and began to argue with him.

With his intrusion thwarted, Bush “backed out of the window.” Cohen reported seeing Bush then “jump into a vehicle and flee.” But he would not be gone for long.

CONTINUED...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/george-p-bush/george-p-bush-stalking-758409

It's like they think they're royalty above the law in an empire or something.

[yellowcanine]

32. "I am not a scientist" is the new Republican dodge for Climate Change questions.

It is so rampant that it seems they are teaching this in Republican Candidate School 101.

But pubbies have been called out on it effectively so one with think that George P. Bush's handlers (you know he has them) would have clued him in that this response is only going to bring ridicule.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/05/why-republicans-always-say-im-not-a-scientist.html

Obama gets in some good licks on this:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/obama-has-a-response-to-republicans-i-am-not-a-scientist-line-20140626

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

34. These people have no scruples, no morals, and no shame.

[sendero]

35. You're not an economist either..

... but that won't stop you from voting on things economic.

Just what the world needs, more weasel-wording talking heads in it for themselves and their cronies and no one else.

[LynneSin]

36. Didn't he beat up or harass a girlfriend or something?

I know one of Jeb's kids got busted for Xanax abuse and the other was busted for stalking on a girlfriend or something.

[christx30]

41. If global warming is real,

why is there ice in my drink? Take that, science.

[Cha]

42. I'm not a scientist but I'm smarter than george p bush. President Obama and millions of people

aren't "scientists" either but they can read the data and decide for themselves.