Texas Lawmaker: Obama 'Thinks He's God' And 'Can Change The Weather'

[DonViejo]

CAITLIN MACNEAL – MAY 21, 2014, 2:34 PM EDT

A Texas lawmaker on Tuesday said that President Obama believes he can combat climate change because he thinks he's God, according to Raw Story.

During a debate between candidates in the lieutenant governor race, an audience member asked state Sen. Dan Patrick (R), who will likely win the election, how much money he would spend to "cool the environment."

Patrick said he would spend "zero dollars" to combat climate change.

"I understand why Obama thinks he can change the weather — because he thinks he’s God," he said, as recorded by Raw Story. "He thinks he is the smartest person in the country. He thinks he knows better in Washington what we do in Texas. He thinks he’s the one, through all of his executive orders, that Congress isn’t even up to his level, so I’m not surprised that he also thinks he can change the weather."

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[randome]

1. Tell it to the Pope, asshole!

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[1StrongBlackMan]

48. This guy would probably respond ...

"The Pope thinks he's God, too!"

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

64. drone him already.

[malaise]

2. One thing I know for sure

Obama is smarter than Dan Patrick

[yuiyoshida]

40. THIS

[SwankyXomb]

52. To be fair

Random heaps of roadside litter are smarter than Dan Patrick.

[Rex]

3. "He thinks he knows better in Washington what we do in Texas."

Try forming complete sentences next time, idiot. I wish there was a law that you had to prove you have an IQ above 40 to run for office.

[azureblue]

46. Translated

"How dare this uppity Nigra fella try to tell us what to do. Doesn't he know his place?"

[randys1]

4. Racist garbage like this should not only not be in government, they should be shunned and shamed

into the streets, homeless and penniless and begging

When are we going to have enough of these filthy racist piles of shit?

[Louisiana1976]

53. +1000

[GeorgeGist]

5. In the dictionary, next to dimwit ...

[Aerows]

17. Am I the only person that thinks this dimwit

was probably picked on by every single person in his high school? Even his tie and suit are tacky.

[LibertyLover]

19. Looking at his photo, many comments

about breeding, recessive genes and inherited traits spring to mind - none of them complimentary. So I'll just keep them to myself. My mom always said if you can't say anything good about someone, whisper it to the wind.

[maddiemom]

79. Give his genes credit for pretty good hair. What a waste! (and could be better styled).

[pangaia]

89. Look where the part is.

[azureblue]

47. Let us conjugate

Honky
Honkier
Honkiest. Like Honkier than a flock of geese.

[Scootaloo]

78. Less of an ugly stick, more an ugly crowbar.

[Saviolo]

86. My personal favourite

He fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Though... I don't really like taking a stance on someone's looks when its their politics that's truly ugly

[Archae]

6. The last President we had like that...

Was Smirky who would hold up his magic sword and say "By the power of Greyskull, I AM THE DECIDER!"

(Stolen from "I drew this" editorial cartoon)

[Cha]

61. Except this President isn't like that. nm

[Bandit]

7. Sometimes it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open

your mouth and remove all doubt.. Climate and Weather are two seperate things. Apparently this guy doesn't know the difference.

[smallcat88]

85. None of them do

The fools keep pointing to snow in the winter and yell, 'See! No global warming!'

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

87. I once came across a libertarian who did almost exactly that

He pointed to it being -2°F in Minneapolis on a specific February day and said that this disproved global warming.

He was also the man who told me that the problem with the Hubble Space Telescope was that NASA "forgot to parabolize the mirror".

[dem in texas]

8. He is a piece of work!

Dan Patrick is not his real name, it is Dan Goeb or something like that. He changed his name to Dan Patrick because it is the name of a famous sports announcer, more vote friendly when they went to the polls. He is a fruitcake - God help Texas if he becomes our Lt. Gov. That is the most powerful seat in Texas politics.

[frylock]

26. yeah, i feel bad for THE Dan Parick

[hamsterjill]

33. Yes, and he has documented mental health issues.

He tried to commit suicide in the 1980's.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Patrick-Briefly-hospitalized-for-depression-in-5483462.php


I understand and have compassion for those people who have mental health issues. I hope anyone who needs or seeks treatment is able to get that treatment.

But I DO believe that this information is pertinent to those persons who might consider voting for or against him.

[awoke_in_2003]

74. It is wrong...

but a certain Yoda quote about trying just went through my head.

[Distant Quasar]

91. Why is it pertinent exactly?

The '80s were a long time ago. The fate of the free world would hardly be resting on his shoulders as lieutenant governor. And maybe if we had more officeholders with direct experience of mental health crises, it would lead to more enlightened public policy (though possibly not in this case).

The fact that even in his ordinary non-depressed state, this guy is an anti-rational, anti-science loon - now, that's pertinent.

[hamsterjill]

93. Anti-rational could certainly be indicative of mental health issues.

THAT's why it's pertinent to me and to many. It's a documented part of his history, same as physical health is documented for most office holders.

The lieutenant governor's office in Texas has, in essence, more power than the governor. No, it's not the fate of the free world, but it is an important office that can have lasting ramifications on many subjects and issues.

[Distant Quasar]

94. No, it's indicative of a deeply anti-rational belief system

shared by countless other right-wing officeholders and voters who spout similar nonsense on a daily basis. No mental illness required, just a lifetime's worth of indoctrination and groupthink.

It would be one thing if you had evidence of recent behavior that suggested he was unstable. But dredging up a single major depressive episode from 25+ years ago, without any context, and implying that this may make someone unfit to hold office today - sorry, I can't get on board with that.

I'm sure the bozo in question will be a terrible LG, but please keep in mind that Lincoln suffered from horrific episodes of depression, and he was very possibly our greatest president.

[hamsterjill]

95. No one is asking YOU to get on board with that.

I'm just saying that his mental stability is an issue for me...a TEXAS voter. If you think my wanting to know that makes me some horrible person, then so be it. I think it's my right to be informed.

Dan Patrick's continued behavior has me concerned about his mental competency. Have you watched the debate between Patrick and Julian Castro? His answers to questions posed during this debate is evidence enough for me to be concerned about his competency.

[Distant Quasar]

96. I'm not calling you a horrible person

And I'm not asking you to overlook any aspect of Patrick's ongoing behavior, certainly none that raise questions about his capability to serve as LG. Maybe his mental stability per se really is a continued issue, or maybe he's just a jackass and a moron. You've seen him in action, I haven't.

All I am asking, please, is that you reconsider how you've framed this issue. You've foregrounded his medical history in a way that suggests someone's past struggles with clinical depression, in and of themselves, indicate he/she is incompetent and not to be trusted in a position of high responsibility. You simply don't have to approach things this way. It sounds like you already have more than enough reason to call this guy's fitness for the job into question.

[hamsterjill]

98. Please re-read my first post.

Which post clearly indicates that I have compassion for anyone facing mental health issues AND that I want said person(s) to have treatment necessary.

Whether right or wrong, all of our pasts reflect on our futures. While I want persons struggling with mental health issues to get help and treatment, I would question the fitness of anyone with those issues who would seek public office because the very essence of public office would include stress unimaginable that could not possibly be a positive thing for someone dealing with a mental health issue.

I know that there was a recent uproar on DU about someone being upset because posters were saying derogatory things about a relative who was schizophrenic. I was not a part of any of those threads. Again, I have compassion for persons with mental health issues, but NO I don't think that means just ignoring those issues and treating mentally ill persons like they don't have a problem. I don't want a blind person operating a vehicle on an expressway either - for obvious reasons of public safety, etc.

Persons who have health issues (physical or mental) are judged each and every day by society. If Patrick put himself in the public eye seeking an elected office, his past, present and future are fair game for anyone to judge to decide if he is the right person to represent them in office.

I believe you've made your point; and I've made mine. I wish you a peaceful day.

[Dustlawyer]

45. He is also a RW radio talk show host so that should tell you something.

[MohRokTah]

9. The stupid, it burns. eom

[gratuitous]

23. Unfortunately, it doesn't

Of course, we could all have a lot of fun watching Dan try to talk: "Obama thinks he's--OUCH! He thinks he's--AHHH, sonofabitch! I'm also not surprised that he thi--IT BUR-R-R-R-R-RNSSSS! Dammit!"

Odd, then, that for all Patrick's talk of how Obama supposedly thinks he's God, it's Patrick who pretends to omniscience.

[Gothmog]

10. Dan Patrick is a nut case

Patrick is scaring hispanic republicans voters in my part of the state. They know that Patrick is a racist

[Stallion]

27. Certified Nutcase Who Sought Psychiactric Care After Suicide Attempt

not to mention a Bankrupt who left a trail of Unpaid debts he has never paid

[maddiemom]

80. And the second should be WAY more relevant than the first. (if he really sought care himself.

Probably he didn't have the choice.

[Initech]

11. $10 says he doesn't know a damn thing about the constitution.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

12. Texas drought forces water park in Wichita Falls to truck in water!

What's this yoyo thinks is causing the drought in texas?

link

[Aristus]

14. "JESUS!

Yeah, Jesus did it. 'Cause of our sins, 'n' stuff."

[yortsed snacilbuper]

16. Oh yeah,

I forgot about the guy in the sky!

[AtheistCrusader]

13. Weather != Climate.

I want to flip the fuck out whenever I see those pinheads use the term interchangeably.

[Arkana]

15. It's like a race to the bottom of the crazy barrel in that race.

[City Lights]

18. Republicans say the darndest things.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Well, he doesn't have to get snippy about it.

Seriously though,

[Skittles]

21. because he cannot say "uppity (n-word)"

the man is a racist asshole

[sakabatou]

22. Dafuq?

[tanyev]

24. So that's what happened to Operation American Spring.

[Kalidurga]

51. Don't forget Hurricane Sandy

remember Obama arranged that to get more votes. Yep, he caused a hurricane in the Blue States to get more votes, that is what I heard from the RWers.

[tanyev]

57. 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions both delayed by hurricanes.

Hmmmm.

[Kalidurga]

58. Well now they don't look so crazy after all

*snort*

[AlinPA]

25. Every day it seems, a republican makes some crazy statement. Every one of the jerks is crazy.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

28. Dan Patrick is under the sad delusion that only God can change the weather

..and Dan, what you all are doing in Texas is screwing it up for the rest of us. Knock it off.

[blogslut]

29. Leticia Van De Putte for Lieutenant Governor!

She's smart. She's qualified. She's strong. She our Democratic candidate!

http://www.leticiavandeputte.com/

[hamsterjill]

34. Can't wait to vote for Leticia and Wendy!

Plan to be at early voting at the very first opportunity, and bring as many people with me as I can possibly find!

Texas needs a change!

[Louisiana1976]

54. I wish I lived in Texas so I could vote for them.

Turn Texas blue.

[hamsterjill]

55. I wish you did, too!!

n/t

[hughee99]

30. Well, I have been reading about the president's "weather machine" for years. n/t

[ananda]

31. Dan Patrick..

.. a puss postule on the butt of Texas.

[narnian60]

92. Hahaha.

So freakin' true.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. The stupid

It burns!!!!!!!!!! [URL=http://www.sherv.net/][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[PatrynXX]

35. Silly man you already changed the weather

do'h. don't have a cow man

[Marrah_G]

36. ~facepalm~

[Bernardo de La Paz]

37. Weather is not climate. nt

[Botany]

38. Well he is black and POTUS too

How much more can Sen. Dan Patrick be expected to take

[tclambert]

39. Man in air conditioned office says we can't control the weather.

[WinkyDink]

41. Mental illness seems a requisite to being a registered Republican.

[struggle4progress]

42. That Commie Kenyan Muslim flooded Virginia just to shut down Operation American Spring!

O'Keefe now has secret video proving Obama handed Vince Foster over to a death panel because Foster had threatened to reveal Obama's original long-form birth certificate was locked in an embassy vault in Benghazi! Really! Wake up, people! Haven't you noticed yet that the conversation always shifts quickly to the homosexual agenda whenever anybody mentions "climate change"? I don't even know why I ever let you get me started on Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton

[alp227]

43. Does he not remember his own governor praying for rain?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Prayer_for_Rain_in_the_State_of_Texas

[blkmusclmachine]

68. Bwahahaha

[bearssoapbox]

69. He didn't pray to the right god.

At least according to patrick.

[AverageJoe90]

44. C'mon, folks, we all know the truth. (Go, Wendy, Go!)

Danny Boy here is only saying this because Obama is a liberal Democrat, who won the WH fair and square.....twice!

Reason number #197917291289282497 why I will be supporting Wendy Davis this year.

[Jamaal510]

49. ...

[IMG][/IMG]

[americannightmare]

50. It's largely too late...

particularly considering the glacial pace in which this country is moving toward sustainable living, to "combat" climate change; so indeed he won't be spending to "combat." He will, however (if Texans are really stupid enough to elect him) be spending on the "effects" of climate change, from now and until humans can no longer inhabit the planet. Which, when looking at the issue from a state by state standpoint, will arrive much sooner in Texas than most places.

[Louisiana1976]

56. Well said. And welcome to DU.

[americannightmare]

73. Thank you very much, Louisiana1976

[Initech]

59. Seriously where do we find these batshit insane lunatics?

[noiretextatique]

60. fucking idiot republicon

Business as usual = good. Common sense regulations on business as usual = bad. Especially if a black man is president.

[heaven05]

62. and what amazes me

is that idiots will vote for this stupid, ignorant POS. This is a prime example of a person exemplifying the dumbed down theory. This is why this country is going to the dogs.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

63. The way they twist things is it any WONDER they believed Saddam was behind 9/11?

[MFrohike]

65. No, that's Pat Robertson

I can't believe nobody else said that.

[Raine]

66. Fucking idiot!!! nm

[JohnnyRingo]

67. I think he means Muhammed.

These nuts really should coordinate their nonsense so there's some continuity.

[rpannier]

70. I thought they already decided he could change the weather

it was my understanding that they claimed he had a weather machine that caused tornadoes and other bad weather in the south

[The Wizard]

71. How do Texans feel

about the increase in air conditioning costs that are commensurate with increased ambient temperatures? Put it in monetary terms and people listen. What is the ratio between electricity costs and rising temperature. Keep it simple and people will pay attention. Because if it's one thing Republicans hate more than minorities it's spending money.

[Jefferson23]

72. No one does stupid with an agenda better than a Republican. I do wish

that Obama would sponsor here in the US a climate change summit, allow all
the experts a platform and all academics weigh in for a few days. The msm
would have a hard time ignoring it.

[tclambert]

75. Well, I can make rainbows. So there.

It's actually easy. Stand with the sun behind you and set your garden hose to a fine mist and spray it out in front of you.

[pinto]

76. Surprised he didn't mention "uppity" in there somewhere.

[eridani]

77. The truth is that everyone is doing something about the weather--

--and nobody wants to talk about it.

[randome]

81. Wow. That's actually rather deep.

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[Vogon_Glory]

82. Dan Patrick May Be A Climate-Denier But A Dustbowl-style Storm Or Two

Dan Patrick may be a climate-change denier but a Dustbowl-style dust storm or two is likely to cause a lot of Republican-voting West Texas to turn thoughtful no matter what Patrick or east coast-based scoffers may say.

I drive through the heart of what was once Dust-bowl country at least once every summer. The locals may treat the soil of the area better than their great-grand parents did in the 1920's and 1930's, but I do see sand mounds and thinner ground cover than I did during wetter years. Dust storms are still possible; they just haven't happened yet.

One of these days some climate-change deniers are going to have some contrary evidence (almost literally) thrown in their faces.

[DallasNE]

83. So What Would Dan Patrick Say About The Message From Pope Francis

By attacking President Obama in this manner Patrick is also attacking Pope Francis by extension. Pope Francis chides the likes of Patrick to safeguard creation and Patrick has "zero dollars" for that.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/21/3440075/pope-francis-if-we-destroy-creation-creation-will-destroy-us/

[Rosa Luxemburg]

84. Which is it? I thought they said Obama was weak now he's God

The GOP needs a consensus

[Feron]

88. In the same vein..

This guy probably thinks that doctors and hospitals play god by curing disease.

If only stupidity were painful...

[SmittynMo]

90. This one is easy - "There's just no fix for stupid!!!!" n/t

[Vogon_Glory]

97. And This Morning Dan Patrick Is Texas Republican Candidate For

As of this morning, Dan Patrick is the Texas Republican Party's candidate for Lieutenant Governor. As far as I'm concerned that just about clinches the Texas Republican Party's transformation into Flurry With The Fringe On The Top.

I suspect that Patrick's Democratic opponent, Leticia van de Putte, has just had her chances boosted against the Texas GOP. There are about as many Texas Hispanics as there are whites, and Patrick has used dog-whistle race-baiting for years.

Also, Patrick's defeated Republican opponent David Dewhurst's career may have tanked, but Dewhurst left behind a lot of oppositional research that he used during a vicious primary run-off. Patrick's Tea Party fans might have ignored it, but Patrick now faces an electorate of a different complexion.

[hamsterjill]

99. I hope you are right.

As a lifelong and proud Texan, I knew there were some stupid people in Texas, but I didn't know there were THIS many! Anyone who voted for Dan Patrick has got to be an idiot.

I hope Leticia kicks his ass with ease and I'm going to be doing everything in my power down here to help her do that.