When it comes to climate-change, the GOP appears to have taken the hippy-dippy weatherman a bit too seriously...
Even though 97% of climate scientists, whom responded on the matter, believe climate-change is happening, is at least partially due to humans, and poses a serious threat for all of us in both the near and distant future, and even though loads of evidence continually supports these very claims, it seems as if 97% of the GOP, while believing in climate-change to a certain degree, simply see it in the manner of former George Carlin stand-up character, the hippy-dippy weatherman.
For those whom are unfamiliar with Carlin's character, the hippy-dippy weatherman needed to give just one forecast in his short career, where he said something like this:
"Hey man. Que pasa? What was that? Que pasa? So, I'd bring out a map to show you the weather, but I don't have one. So here's your forecast. Tonight? Dark. Partially light in the morning, and the weather will be changing on and off for a very long period of time."
So, that's it. According to the Republican Party, climate-change isn't any kind of threat. The weather changes - daily as a matter of fact, sometimes hourly. It's as simple as that. Here's how I imagine Representative Paul Ryan would describe it:
"So, like, earlier today, it was kind of chilly out and raining. Then, the sun came out, it stopped raining, and it got warmer. Now, it's raining again and cooler. Tomorrow, similar things will be happening, and the day after, the week after that, ten years from now. That's climate-change. If you were to ever ask a weatherperson, 'Does the weather constantly change?' they'd have to say yes, because it does. There's nothing dangerous about that. These changes have been happening since the beginning of time. The weather always changes. That's just a fact. So, if anyone ever asks you, 'Do you believe in climate-change?' simply say, 'Yes, I do. It was cold this morning and now, in the afternoon, it's warmer. The weather changed, so yes, I believe in climate-change.' Not even scientists could try to disprove that!"
Hippy-dippy weatherman, what are your thoughts on Paul Ryan's quote?
"He will make stupid comments on and off for a very long period of time, man."
Agreed...
For those whom are unfamiliar with Carlin's character, the hippy-dippy weatherman needed to give just one forecast in his short career, where he said something like this:
"Hey man. Que pasa? What was that? Que pasa? So, I'd bring out a map to show you the weather, but I don't have one. So here's your forecast. Tonight? Dark. Partially light in the morning, and the weather will be changing on and off for a very long period of time."
So, that's it. According to the Republican Party, climate-change isn't any kind of threat. The weather changes - daily as a matter of fact, sometimes hourly. It's as simple as that. Here's how I imagine Representative Paul Ryan would describe it:
"So, like, earlier today, it was kind of chilly out and raining. Then, the sun came out, it stopped raining, and it got warmer. Now, it's raining again and cooler. Tomorrow, similar things will be happening, and the day after, the week after that, ten years from now. That's climate-change. If you were to ever ask a weatherperson, 'Does the weather constantly change?' they'd have to say yes, because it does. There's nothing dangerous about that. These changes have been happening since the beginning of time. The weather always changes. That's just a fact. So, if anyone ever asks you, 'Do you believe in climate-change?' simply say, 'Yes, I do. It was cold this morning and now, in the afternoon, it's warmer. The weather changed, so yes, I believe in climate-change.' Not even scientists could try to disprove that!"
Hippy-dippy weatherman, what are your thoughts on Paul Ryan's quote?
"He will make stupid comments on and off for a very long period of time, man."
Agreed...
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