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kpete

(72,006 posts) Wed Jul 9, 2014, 09:40 PM Jul 2014

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LOL!!! - KY State Senator: "We all agree that the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is here"

"I don't want get into the debate about climate change. But I'll simply point out that I think in academia we all agree that the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is here. Nobody will dispute that. Yet there are no coal mines on Mars. There's no factories on Mars that I'm aware of."

-- Kentucky state Sen. Brandon Smith (R), quoted by WFPL, apparently not knowing that the average temperature on Mars is -81 degrees.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/07/09/quote_of_the_day.html

http://wfpl.org/post/kentucky-lawmakers-attack-climate-change-science-discussion-carbon-regulations

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LOL!!! - KY State Senator: "We all agree that the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is here" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2014 OP

The heat of this Summer so far is making me long for my old days on Mars... onehandle Jul 2014 #1

Sometimes you just have to, have to.... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #2

oh, the humanity!!! CatWoman Jul 2014 #3

Is there life on Mars? shenmue Jul 2014 #4

AND...Mars has electrolytes ! KurtNYC Jul 2014 #5

Should be no problem with him volunteering to go on the oldandhappy Jul 2014 #6

Without a suit theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #7

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. The heat of this Summer so far is making me long for my old days on Mars...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 09:44 PM

Jul 2014

...But I have said too much...

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

2. Sometimes you just have to, have to....

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 09:48 PM

Jul 2014

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

3. oh, the humanity!!!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 09:49 PM

Jul 2014

fuck.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

4. Is there life on Mars?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:03 PM

Jul 2014

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

5. AND...Mars has electrolytes !

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:04 PM

Jul 2014

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

6. Should be no problem with him volunteering to go on the

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:22 PM

Jul 2014

Mars exploratory shuttle!

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

7. Without a suit

Reply to oldandhappy (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:25 PM

Jul 2014

Naked and afraid.

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