by Josh Kalven on April 01, 2009 - 8:05am
After burning up the blogosphere on Monday, our video clips of GOP Rep. John Shimkus reading Bible verses and arguing the virtues of greenhouse gases at a recent climate change hearing made their way to MSNBC last night.
During her recurring "GOP In Exile" segment, Rachel Maddow took aim at the downstate Republican's assertion that we are a "carbon-starved planet"
Keith Olbermann also named Shimkus last night's "Worst Person In The World" (the relevant section begans at the 3:15 mark):
Philosophe Forum on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 10:55
If he wanted his 15 minutes of fame, he got it. And it keeps coming.
ALISON, MPA
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Philosophe Forum on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 07:14
Got the transcript, too.
Maddow: In other words, we shouldn‘t bother trying to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere because the dinosaurs did just fine with the tons of carbon that God gave them for their atmosphere. Also, the dodo bird ate plenty of cholesterol. And the saber tooth tiger never, ever flossed. Stop worrying, people.
Olbermann: Number one, Carbon and Carbon Dioxide are not the same thing. Number two, the only theological debate over how much carbon the plan needs would be taking place in the church of the Labrea Tar Pits. Number three, didn‘t the freaking dinosaurs go extinct? Or do they just have a bad public relations person?
But I‘m digressing . . . . So a man pressing a button to start a nuclear war, that would be God‘s infallible word? Why do we bother trying to govern? Can‘t he do something about the budget deficit? By the way, as you hit me over the head with your Bible, Congressman, there ain‘t a word in it about those dinosaurs you mentioned earlier.
Congressman John Shimkus of Illinois, today‘s worst person in the world! Dinosaurs.
There he is. The perennial fool of IL compliments of a national network. Are we proud or what??
ALISON, MPA
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