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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I'm Not Stupid" Monsanto Lobbyist Refuses To Drink Weedkiller After Proclaiming "It Won't Hurt You"
"Do as I say, not as I do," appears to be the message from a controversial lobbyist who claimed that the chemical in Monsantos Roundup weed killer was safe for humans refused to drink his own words when a French television journalist offered him a glass... "I'm not stupid," he proclaims... you be the judge...
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/lobbyist-claims-monsanto-weed-killer-is-safe-to-drink-then-bolts-when-tv-host-offers-him-a-glass/
You can drink a whole quart of it and it wont hurt you, Moore insists.
You want to drink some? the interviewer asks. We have some here.
Id be happy to, actually, Moore replies, adding, Not really. But I know it wouldnt hurt me.
If you say so, I have some, the interviewer presses.
Im not stupid, Moore declares.
So, its dangerous? the interviewer concludes.
But Moore claims that Roundup is so safe that people try to commit suicide by drinking it, and they fail regularly.
Tell the truth, its dangerous, the interviewer says.
Its not dangerous to humans, Moore remarks. No, its not.
So, are you ready to drink one glass? the interviewer continues to press.
"No, Im not an idiot, Moore says defiantly. Interview me about golden rice, thats what Im talking about.
At that point, Moore declares that the interview is finished.
Thats a good way to solve things, the interviewer quips.
Jerk! Moore grumbles as he storms off the set.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)marble falls
(57,275 posts)poison available. Surely more than enough to offer a glass to every shill, lobbiest, paid-off Congressman and on camera. At least a lot of big tobacco shills and workers smoked and worked to be seen using their masters' products. Not one of these guys will drink RoundUp or anything associated with fracking.
They may venial, but they're not stupid.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)onyourleft
(726 posts)...posting. This is the first time I've seen this dialog.