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Looks like someone needs a lesson in manners.
The Hill reports that Sen. James Inhofe noted climate change denier and author of such works of art as The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future has threatened to crash the U.N. climate talks in Paris this December, along with Kentucky Republican Ed Whitfield. We may send a group over to Paris, just to let them know that theres another branch of government, in addition to the executive branch, on these issues, said Whitfield.
The Paris climate talks a meeting of over 190 countries seeking to create a global emissions pact and address the effects of climate change wont be the first time Inhofe has tried to derail efforts to lower carbon emissions. He also crashed the 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen. Back then, the senator planned to bring an entire anti-science entourage and barnstorm the international community with his breaking news that climate change is a conspiracy created by Barbra Streisand, PFLAG, and American communist scientists. .............................(more)
http://grist.org/article/climate-denying-senator-threatens-to-crash-climate-talks/
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)because the rest of the world already doesn't think we're dumb enough. Let's just show them all, American Republicans are idiots, but are the majority party in our Congress.
My own state elected a climate denier to the Senate, to buddy up with the four in the House, and nearly elected one as governor. Maybe they'll go to Paris too, so the world can see that Colorado voters are just as dumb as Oklahoma. In fact, send the whole stupid bunch of them.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)The French do not suffer fools lightly. He will be insulted to his face is he goes over there.
I'll bet he chickens out and sends some poor staffer instead to be insulted and ridiculed.
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)If he didn't look like a fool/idiot before, he sure does now.
sub.theory
(652 posts)The GOP is filled with these liars. They will never allow action on climate change, one of the most critical issues of our time. That's why we must regain control of Congress. Unfortunately, the GOP have so gerrymandered districts that it is going to be a hell of a fight to do so. It's really depressingly and concerning about the situation we are in. Hopefully other countries will act without the US.
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)maxsolomon
(33,310 posts)I encourage you to go with a full GOP Denier delegation and argue your case on it's merits.
Take Lord Moncton with you if you need the rhetorical firepower. Try and Gish Gallop the Paris talks. You're not going to get the time of day.
Oklahoma, when will you WTFU?
DFW
(54,341 posts)He once avoided arrest for reckless flying and landing on the wrong runway by huffing and puffing that he was a U.S. Senator.
The French would just say, "oh really? That's nice," and then lead him away in cuffs.
Mendocino
(7,486 posts)while there, they'll serve him dishwater, he won't know the difference.
(European Vacation waiter scene)