Republican lawmaker: Rocks tumbling into ocean causing sea level rise

[G_j]

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/republican-lawmaker-rocks-tumbling-ocean-causing-sea-level-rise

The Earth is not warming. The White Cliffs of Dover are tumbling into the sea and causing sea levels to rise. Global warming is helping grow the Antarctic ice sheet.

Those are some of the skeptical assertions echoed by Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee yesterday. The lawmakers at times embraced research that questions mainstream climate science during a hearing on how technology can be used to address global warming.

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A leading climate scientist testifying before the panel spent much of the two hours correcting misstatements.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said he was bothered that established climate science has not been questioned more by the committee, which has accused federal climate scientists of fraudulently manipulating climate data and subpoenaed their records.

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[awesomerwb1]

1. There is no limit to their level of dishonesty

and outright stupidity.

Vote these f-ckers out

[RandomAccess]

20. And don't forget willful ignorance

[Moostache]

2. Fuck you Rohrabacher, you goddamn moron.

I hope you fucking choke to death today you scumbag...but don't worry, I heard on Fox that people don't REALLY die if you cut off the flow of oxygen to their brain, they just become more loyal viewers.

[NoMoreRepugs]

34. Russia's favorite Congresscritter.

[bdamomma]

3. how stupid

[peabody]

4. The ignorance is astounding.

[malaise]

5. Good effin' grief

he's dumb

Get thee to the greatest page

[ProfessorGAC]

6. What An Idiot

The White Cliffs are a grain of sand in a barrel of water compared to the ocean. If all those cliffs fell into the water, the difference in depth couldn't be measured. It could be calculated, but not measured.

They are actually MEASURING the change in sea level.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Here we have a fundamental flaw of democracy-- we can elect idiots with no...

knowledge whatsoever of the things they are overseeing. And no ability to listen to those who do.

I have to reread The Republic to see if this is another weakness Plato observed.

[Glamrock]

8. Holy shit!

[C_U_L8R]

9. This guy's cup overfloweth with dumbassity

He must have a PhD from Trump University.

[ornotna]

35. Dumbassity is not a word

The correct description is dumdfuckery.

[Solly Mack]

10. and people skipping stones cause tidal waves.

Damn

[Lochloosa]

11. We'll maybe.....

[Solly Mack]

14. lol

Really big stones.

lol

Giants running cause earthquakes.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

37. And cow farts cause hurricanes!

......... ........ ..........

[Solly Mack]

38. Yes. "Science" is just so simple now.

lol

[get the red out]

12. He left out an important point!

I can't believe he neglected to clarify that these rocks are actually being thrown into the ocean by Bigfoot and/or dropped from UFOs.

[Blues Heron]

13. There's rocks tumbling all right

and it's not the white cliffs of Dover.... Dana has many rivers of denial to cross before he'll get to the truth...

[Le Gaucher]

15. He should shake his head and check

Maybe there are rocks inside.

[Laffy Kat]

16. This is so stupid. Don't be surprised if he tries to ban pregnant women from taking a dip...

In the Pacific Ocean, because if too many pregnant women hop in at the same time, they could flood Ventura county.

[Cirque du So-What]

17. Archimedes wept

If this persists, western civilization will de-evolve into prehistoric myths to explain natural phenomena.

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. It already has devolved into that..

"Tis God's will" that things happen, including science-y stuff.

[G_j]

21. we are

There!

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. .....

[dalton99a]

28. +1

[SunSeeker]

48. LOL

[struggle4progress]

22. Are these folk the "clods washed away by the sea" Donne referenced?

[world wide wally]

23. Does this mean he "admits" that sea level is rising?

[JohnnyRingo]

31. Indeed, that jumped out to me.

He says "no one is disputing that the Earth is warming", but it wasn't more than a couple years ago that he and all other republicans did just that.

It's like they're getting backed into a corner where they have to accept science little by little, much to the dismay of their campaign donors. Eventually, they'll likely agree that man is causing climate change and fall back on "it's too late" or "it'll be too costly to fix" and blame Obama.

[marble falls]

24. Let me think about that......

[wolfie001]

25. He's as stupid as his feckless leader nt

[procon]

26. They're like 5 year old children or Neanderthals dropped out of time and space

into a strange new world they cannot understand.

[BSdetect]

27. Must get a Darwin Award.

[No-Bozos]

29. Not a new concept

In the mid 70's Lake Erie's water levels were at all time highs. Communities on Michigan's shores were constantly being flooded. A prevailing theory among Darwin Award candidates was that the flooding was due to increased foreign shipping in the lake, I kid you not.

[Nitram]

46. I hate to be a buzzkill, but Darwin Awards are only awarded to people who die

as the resullt of some stupid action on their part before passing on their genes to a child or two.

[heaven05]

30. fucking idiots

[Westcoast52]

32. America Dumbing Down Faster Than Ever.

Have yet to hear a Republican who understood basic science (or anything else) or knew how to think clearly without fits of
demonic possession. They are proud of their ignorance and have wrecked the education system over a generation so as
to cripple America. When Betsy DeVos is Secy of Education, Rick Perry is Secy of Energy, Ben Carson is at Labor, etc., it's apparent
Trump intentionally selected morons who would wreck everything. Kansas was once one of the best school systems in the country,
but kids don't need education to work in dead end jobs. So school budgets were cut and cut with predictable results. If I say
'global warming is caused by Obamacare', some right-winger will nod in agreement. Trump epitomizes Republican 'don't know, don't care' attitudes toward the world. Their is no limit to how dumb the GOP can get. At least chimps learn from experience.

[Nitram]

45. Republicans who understand and accept science as truth just don't speak up because they'd be booted

right out of the party if they did. The Kochs would fund a candidate to defeat them in the primary so fast it would make your head spin.

[Dalida]

33. This stupidity reminds me of the congressman who thought Guam would tip over and sink

if too many people came to stay on the island!

[SWBTATTReg]

36. Idiots...and RUMP wants us to fly back to the moon!

I always known that politics and the people in politics has been a dirty game and these guys take it to the next level. These guys aren't doing their homework, they are not listening to anyone except Faux News and the so called experts that they found under a rock somewhere.

We need to get these idiots out of there, unwilling to accept the truth, or distorting what 'real truth' that they have heard w/ what their donors have told them (no climate warming, etc.). They will never confront the problem so it can be dealt with before it is too late. But in reality, these guys won't deal w/ any problem, period. Too cowardly to do the right thing (remove RUMP) or put forth any legislation that actually does anyone but their donors any good.

It's almost a matter of life or death...that we must get people who are truly responsible, well meaning adults and not some frat boys or girls playing spin the bottle around the campfire. We don't need these kind of people in governing anymore. Furthermore, the irresponsible manner that these people have acted should be criminalized retroactively and the book thrown at them. These guys are truly traitors when they brought in the Russians or knew in some manner that the Russians were involved somehow. No more playing nice people. It's time to GOTV down and dirty. No prisoners allowed.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

39. G_J, this just occurred to me about scientists..

Can you imagine in today's America being a scientist and a Republican (I'm sure there's lots of them).

Those guys must surely go home from work every day with their heads hanging in shame after reading this sort of bullshit in the news. Most of those poor shits are probably closeted among their peers.

......... ..........

[Nitram]

44. Sadly, I've begun to realize that some genuine scientists are great in their field, but totally

ideological outside of it. Or just plain politically naive.

[DemoHack]

40. Mo Brooks was an "alternative" to Roy Moore...

Gotta be proud...

[Midnight Writer]

41. More evidence that Trump is main stream Republican all the way, not " a phenomena".

[Mr.Bill]

42. I'll bet he believes that

trees moving is what causes the wind to blow.

[Nitram]

43. Rocks falling out of his head.

[SunSeeker]

47. These are not GOP "skeptical assertions," they are LIES.

I am so done with euphemisms for this shit.

[blue-wave]

49. Umm huh?

Now I know why the republicons have been, for years, cutting mental health funding out of the federal budget.

[ck4829]

50. God...