Conway slams CNN anchor climate change questions during Harvey

[DonViejo]

BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 08/31/17 09:24 AM EDT

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway in a prime time interview Wednesday slammed CNN’s Chris Cuomo for asking about climate change as rescue operations continue for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

“Chris we’re trying to help the people whose lives are literally under water and you want to have a conversation about climate change,” Conway said after Cuomo asked about addressing climate change in the wake of the storm.

“I mean, that is, I’m not going to engage in that right now because I work for a president and a vice president and a country that is very focused on helping the millions of affected Texans, and, god forbid, Louisianans if it ends up.” Cuomo then pressed Conway on finding ways to reduce the number of super storms.

“You’re going to play climatologist tonight?” Conway replied.

“Here’s the deal,” Conway continued. “You play amateur climatologist tonight and I will play professional helper to those in need, and continue in my job here, as counselor to the president, to help listen to the Cabinet members, the president, the vice president, FEMA, DHS and others, General Kelly, who could not be a better chief of staff equipped for a matter like Harvey since he was at DHS and is accustomed to large-scale operations as such.”

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[pangaia]

1. DO NOT invite this insect on the tee vee shows. Just forget about it/her.

She is nothing in the great plan of things on this planet, or the universe.

In fact it doesn't really exist.

[mitch96]

13. Why oh why have her on your program

She wont answer your questions and just pivot and try to make the tRump gov't look good all the while playing the victim game... ugh.. just stupid. LIke others have said, just forget about her, don't have her on...
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[MoonRiver]

2. She is as demented as her boss.

CNN, please stop giving these fools a platform from which to spew their hate and stupidity!

[raven mad]

3. Oh. My. Gawd.....................

I'm sure the folks in Texas want to listen to this fucking fascist's "alternative facts"..........

[malaise]

4. Well she's consistently crazy - never discuss gun laws

during or after mass shootings

[Zoonart]

8. Correct.

Sure..don't talk about it and it will go away.

If we don't use this disaster to get serious about climate change we can all sit around in wet blankets and watch chemical facilities and nuclear power plants, etc.
explode all over the coastline of the USA. Coastal facilities of all sorts will have to shut down and be moved inland. Whole continents will have their populations contract inwards. This is the future we have assured ourselves and our children by ignoring the climate crisis.

[malaise]

9. Indeed

but the lack of other regulations makes it even worse

[Zoonart]

15. Of course, that's the base-line

that the GOP constantly fights. One of the biggest problems with our system of government IMHO, is that given four and six year terms of office it is never in the interest of our elected officials to think or plan long term looking at the big picture. I'm not certain how to correct that. Sure the parties have their platforms that speak to long term goals and ideals, but hope is not a plan, and the constant warring between parties guarantees that big picture planning never takes place.

The old football analogy for government... five yards forward, five yards backwards cannot hold the center a anymore. Someone needs to be unafraid to go down-field.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. So we shouldn't spend time and money on curing diseases because people are still sick? NT

[underpants]

17. Great analogy

[Bleacher Creature]

20. I hate it when Republican pretend that there's no way to do two things at once.

It's beyond pathetic.

[Dulcinea]

6. In the name of all that is good and holy...

...please let this skank be the next one fired and sent back to the obscurity she so richly deserves. I REALLY can't stand this creature.

[world wide wally]

7. That is a low bar for "professional helper of those in need"

WTF has she done to help?

[stopbush]

10. So sick of these snotty, pathetic R spokesmen and their "I know you are,

but what am I" responses to legit questions.

[redwitch]

11. Immediately changed the channel when she was announced.

Loathsome creature!

[NastyRiffraff]

23. Me too

I can't standing looking at or listening to that horrible human being.

[John1956PA]

12. She provided a rehearsed answer which was probably crafted by some RW strategist.

She was waiting for the chance to spring that particular insulting, self-serving wretched excuse for an answer to the legitimate climate-change question posed by Chris Cuomo.

[yallerdawg]

14. Chris Cuomo might be the one who makes Trump "contemplate ending it all!"

Keep up the good work, Mr. Cuomo!

[Docreed2003]

16. "This administration is focused on helping the citizens who are drowning"

Spare me the faux outrage. Your president moved right on from "focusing" on the hurricane to tax reform yesterday like it was no biggy. Such a dispicable human being

[spanone]

18. here's the deal conway, you don't know shit. your partisanship destroys any credibility you have...

which is none.

[onecaliberal]

19. The crypt keeper has no idea what she's talking about ever. Just consistently filibustering

reporters with lots of words, saying nothing and avoiding answering actual questions.

[MyOwnPeace]

21. "...and I will play professional helper"

Yeah, that's about right. It's not you could really BE one, so you'll just "play" the role, just like Orange Cheat-o is "playing" president!

- my finger is tired or I'd add even more "anger!"

[Johonny]

22. When you have to use that many words to say no,

It means you're planning to do nothing. Trump will do nothing and there will be another storm like this and another and another...the climate has changed and it will get worse.

[Lucinda]

24. She is a horrible human being...

Karma won't be kind...

[ProudLib72]

25. They need to turn it back on her

"So in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence for climate change and Harvey being a result of that climate change, this administration is still going to deny that climate change is real?"

[bettyellen]

28. And "how is cutting funds for FEMA helping?" "How did cuts in regulations endanger more lives in Tx?

Do t ask if, ask HOW.... ask what their fix is?

[ProudLib72]

29. Of course, those are the next questions to ask

Her responses put him on the defensive when it should be that administration that is on the defensive. I guess he figured tRump would just tweet about fake news if he did that.

[gratuitous]

26. Oh yes, the neverending search for the Goldilocks Moment

That one moment when it's just right to discuss possible solutions to recurring problems. The slight gasp and offended, "How could you talk politics at a time like this?" from those who know that their political position is bankrupt by any measure - human, moral or otherwise. Then, when the crisis has sufficiently passed, the excuse is "Why are you dwelling on the past?" There's never a moment when Goldilocks has found the porridge, the chair, or the bed that's just right.

Up yours, Conway.

[heaven05]

27. professional

bullshitter and outright obfuscating, prevaricating....liar. GOD!!! I wish she would just go away....mad or otherwise, just get lost.

[applegrove]

30. Psychopaths use cognitive openings in people's lives to fill them with

bullshit because at dramatic times of people's lives they are particularly open to new information. Kellyanne knows people are open to new information during a 1000 year crisis, new information is how humans survived crisis. She knows they could very well start to care about climate change as they wonder the meaning of Harvey in the days and weeks to come. No doubt the GOP have had this response at the ready. They deal in the dark psychological arts. Chris Como was naturally informing the public of the meaning of such a tragedy. That is his job. Kellyanne is the one disrupting that process for political reasons.