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Al Franken Humiliates Rick Perry On Climate Change Science (Original Post) mucifer Jun 2017 OP
Kinda like shooting fish in a barrel Major Nikon Jun 2017 #1
All of trump's folks are from DFI* NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #2
Good one, DFI. LMBO iluvtennis Jun 2017 #6
DKSS... czarjak Jun 2017 #12
He's so smart. Bluepinky Jun 2017 #3
Oh......... SergeStorms Jun 2017 #10
You're right, of course. Al is a comedy genius. Bluepinky Jun 2017 #17
This makes me so damned mad lambchopp59 Jun 2017 #4
Perry is the guy who wanted to kill the Department of Energy!! longship Jun 2017 #5
Perry is doing his best imitation of a deer in the headlights /nt BigBearJohn Jun 2017 #7
One of the dumbest clowns in the administration today... Hulk Jun 2017 #8
Man Franken plays the perfect straight man for a comedic Perry... Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #9
Lenscrafters can't hide Perry's stupidity. Basic LA Jun 2017 #11
You mean like ocean levels? DK504 Jun 2017 #24
What a friggin maroon ... mr_lebowski Jun 2017 #13
Let's face it - it doesn't take much to humiliate Rick Perry FakeNoose Jun 2017 #14
When he ran for governor the last time... czarjak Jun 2017 #15
We end up with Slingblade as our Secretary of Energy because Snake Plissken Jun 2017 #16
Perry is so far out of his depth here DFW Jun 2017 #18
Making Goodhair look stupid is not hard Gothmog Jun 2017 #19
He can't even correctly complete a sentence. They_Live Jun 2017 #20
if and when bora13 Jun 2017 #21
Who gives a Rats Ass what Perry thinks; Hes NOT a god damned Scientist!! tomhagen Jun 2017 #22
Yes, Rick--global warming WILL impact the economy Red Knight Jun 2017 #23
Not hard to overwhelm this moron... DK504 Jun 2017 #25
Wish franken said "You deny because you're paid to deny" sharedvalues Jun 2017 #26
Sadly, I think Perry and other dumbass Republicans don't feel humiliation when called out on BS tclambert Jun 2017 #27
Just pathetic. Perry tries to hijack the idea of skepticism stopbush Jun 2017 #28

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
1. Kinda like shooting fish in a barrel
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 12:18 AM
Jun 2017

This is the genius that almost flunked out of animal husbandry from an ag university.

Bluepinky

(2,275 posts)
3. He's so smart.
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 12:29 AM
Jun 2017

Rick Perry is the kid in math class who never understood basic equations but passed the class by stealing answers to the test ahead of time. Oh, and he sucked up to the texcher.
Al is the kid who did his homework, studied for exams and wasn't a wise ass. And it shows.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
10. Oh.........
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:04 AM
Jun 2017

Al's ALWAYS been a "wise ass", he just brings that aspect of his personality out when it's to his advantage. I think Al will even admit to being a "wise ass" for his entire life. But that's a GOOD THING!

Bluepinky

(2,275 posts)
17. You're right, of course. Al is a comedy genius.
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 07:42 AM
Jun 2017

And even a wise-ass, when appropriate. He has really blossomed as a Senator, he gets better all the time.

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
4. This makes me so damned mad
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 12:39 AM
Jun 2017

"The science" of man-made climate change has been settled for decades.
The consequences of runaway greenhouse effect are so dire,
perhaps even the likes of Rick might be getting the notion
of what a disastrous hand they are playing.
It's going to bring on a whole new meaning to the "red districts":
Anyone else note this eerie semblance?:

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. Perry is the guy who wanted to kill the Department of Energy!!
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 12:39 AM
Jun 2017

AND DIDN'T FUCKING KNOW THAT THE DOE CONTROLS THE ENTIRETY OF OUR FUCKING NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!!


(Because one banghead is not enough for Rick Perry. He's a mind untroubled by thought!)


 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
8. One of the dumbest clowns in the administration today...
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:55 AM
Jun 2017

...and that is really saying something.

This dumb ass embarrassment is just that...a dumbass embarrassment. He's not an evil son of a bitch, like the cheeto Mussolini, but he's just one extremely stupid "pretty face" from Texas. He is so out of his league, it's just one more fook'n embarrassment we have to put up with.

Sweet Jesus...is it almost 2020 yet???

Catmusicfan

(816 posts)
9. Man Franken plays the perfect straight man for a comedic Perry...
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:00 AM
Jun 2017

THEN you realize Perry is in his positions and knows NOTHING







 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
13. What a friggin maroon ...
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:44 AM
Jun 2017

Climate Science, you see, we DO "have a way of knowing", and this info comes from what we call "QUALIFIED EXPERTS".

And YOU, Rick Perry ... ARE NOT ONE OF THESE.

Ergo, your OPINION on the subject ... means SHIT.

You're 'entitled' to it ... but YOU shouldn't get to decide ANYTHING about it ... for anyone ELSE.

Because you 'know' ... sweet fuck-all about it.

In fact, I'd bet that if someone asked you to describe the most BASIC 'scientific fact' to someone else ... you'd fail MISERABLY.

I wish Franken would've called him out on his lack of basic science with a simple question like "In the most basic sense, what is TEMPERATURE ... a measurement of?"

Show him up for the clueless asshole that he is ... unable to describe what 'temperature' is ... when he's Trump's fuckin' numbskull head of the DoE.

Time to take off the gloves when we have the chance, I swear. Expose these assholes at EVERY chance.

czarjak

(11,278 posts)
15. When he ran for governor the last time...
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:05 AM
Jun 2017

He had a regent removed from the Texas Tech Board of Regents for daring to endorse Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Donnie's kind of guy.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
16. We end up with Slingblade as our Secretary of Energy because
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:12 AM
Jun 2017

Trump will not hire anyone who will show him up, he will only hire people who he can control and will suck up to him.

DFW

(54,405 posts)
18. Perry is so far out of his depth here
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 09:36 AM
Jun 2017

This is a humiliating scene to watch. Makes his "oops" moment seem scholarly by comparison

bora13

(860 posts)
21. if and when
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:10 AM
Jun 2017

Last edited Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Perry and Palin (PnP) team up for a pres. bid, you'll know that
armageddon is real and they'll make global climate change look attractive!

Also, my concept for a new bumper sticker:

Perry and Palin

for Armageddon '20

Red Knight

(704 posts)
23. Yes, Rick--global warming WILL impact the economy
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:36 PM
Jun 2017

on a massive level.

So what should we do about it?

Maybe invest more in clean energy? Could that help?

That is the future...like it or not. And if we don't lead we will be left in the dust by other countries.

And you'll still be rambling incoherently.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
25. Not hard to overwhelm this moron...
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:18 PM
Jun 2017

Naturally occurring events? What like elephant farts Rickie? That's what is causing the poles to melt?

Seems Rickie hasn't been watching the TV machine, the science is settled. And things like Katrina wouldn't have devastated Louisiana and NOLA if the coastline were still intact. The coastline that disappears by 100 yards a day thanks to the Oil & Gas companies....

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
26. Wish franken said "You deny because you're paid to deny"
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:33 PM
Jun 2017

Until we communicate that climate denial is intentional and funded by energy companies so they can make more money, we won't succeed in fighting climate denial.


If you haven't seen Merchants of Doubt, it's totally worth it.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
27. Sadly, I think Perry and other dumbass Republicans don't feel humiliation when called out on BS
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 12:44 AM
Jun 2017

about climate change denial or anything else for that matter. They just retreat into a shell of "Well, I'm not a climate scientist, and I don't know many details about the subject. However, I'm sure I'm completely right."

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
28. Just pathetic. Perry tries to hijack the idea of skepticism
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 01:44 PM
Jun 2017

because someone told him skepticism is basic to the scientific method. So, he tries to fit the idea of being a skeptic into his RW Christian -based denial of climate change.

He may as well argue that we need a red team/blue team approach to decide if the internal combustion engine is a feasible concept.

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