Mitt Romney mocks Climate Change in his RNC Headline Speech

[thecentristword]

Mitt Romney is no friend of renewable energy, nor is he a friend of the earth.

By Anthony Gilbreath – Published August 31 - Mitt Romney made his big speech at the Republican National Convention last night. In his speech he attacked President Obama’s environmental and energy policies and openly mocked his efforts to tackle climate change. He also doubled-down on his ludicrous ’energy independence’ promise, further diminishing his credibility with all people familiar with the workings of the energy sector.

In a speech that was described by critics as “pedestrian” and “dishonest”, Romney secured some of the biggest applause of the night from the Republican Convention for contrasting his economic priorities with Obama’s attempts to address environmental challenges. ”President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet,” he said. The crowd burst into applause. Adding after a long pause: “My promise … is to help you and your family.”

While this type of rhetoric is common in Republican circles, the disturbing coming from Romney because less than a decade ago he publicly held the opposite position.

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[mojo2012]

1. Tell that to the farmers....

Tell that to the farmers who just lost most of their crops to draught and the hottest summer on record. Oh, and that the do-nothing Congress chose to take their 5 week vacation without working on the Farm Bill.
This is a slap to science and promotion to the oil & coal magnates. Melting glaciers, dried up rivers, and oil rigs on federal land - that's what we get to look forward to.
Romney better figure out a way to make food out of oil and coal, because there won't be farmers left to grow food on barren land

[thecentristword]

4. Inhofe - Climate Change is a Hoax - and Oklahoma is ravaged by drought

When politicians are vocal about not believing in science, and people cheer this, we need to take a big step back and look at what is really happening.

[cbayer]

2. While I expected a lot of the BS, this one was like a slap in the face.

And the crowd stood and cheered.

It was really disturbing.

[thecentristword]

3. imagine if he would have mentioned executions...

....those evangelical christians would have raised the house.

Freakier than a Trek Convention