Boehner Uses Cow Farts To Dismiss Global Warming

This is the same Boehner who embarrassed himself a few years ago by repeatedly mispronouncing the Tuskegee airmen as "Tush E gEE".

HuffPo is reporting:

John Boehner described the overwhelming scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is contributing to climate change as "comical" during an appearance on Sunday, noting that cow flatulence contributes CO2 to the environment all the time.

Appearing on ABC's This Week, the Ohio Republican was asked what to describe the GOP plan to dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, "which every major scientific organization said is contributing to climate change."

Boehner replied: "The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know when they do what they do you've got more carbon dioxide."

"It's clear we've had change in our climate," he added. "The question is how much does man have to do with it and what is the proper way to deal with this? We can't do it alone as one nation."

Unbelievable. Cow flatulence is being used to dismiss global warming despite the overwhelming evidence that proves otherwise. To be honest, I am not as passionate on this subject as some of my colleagues but nonetheless it is a problem that needs to be addressed. This interview speaks to a larger point-the GOP is truly bereft of ideas and it is failing in its role as an opposition party. When Stephanopoulus repeatedly question the minority leader on his ideas to fight global warming, Boehner could not provide any concrete ideas.

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