WTF was that "global warming is a hoax" ad on MSNBC?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

Dumpy-looking slob of a guy ranting about the gummint wasting taxpayers' money on alternative energy research! Anybody see that steaming pile of manure?

[Uzybone]

1. I logged on to DU because of it

these conservatives have gone off the deep end.

[Hello_Kitty]

2. I didn't see anything like that. Maybe it was your local cable station running it.

[truebrit71]

3. I had to rewind it just to check that I had heard what I thought I had just heard...

...what a STEAMING pile of horsehit THAT was....

[pdxmom]

4. My hubby and I were just sitting here laughing at it. It was totally

ridiculous. That guy (don't recall his name) is the founder of the Weather Channel...as if that gives his global warming denial any credibility.

That's like saying that the founder of the Sci-Fi channel saying there are green men on Mars has credibility.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. The founder of the Weather Channel

I was otherwise occupied, but then looked up after part of that ridiculous rant, thinking
WTF group is responsible for this crap. Didn't catch the name- But the founder of
the Weather Channel thinks alternative energy is a sham??? What does he think
of global warming?

[pdxmom]

9. He thinks global warming is a hoax, based on the quotes running

at the bottom of the screen.

And I'm here in Portland, Oregon...as if that crap is going to play well here.

[skids]

12. John Coleman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coleman_(news_weathercaster)

...hey is he related to Squirmin Norman? Maybe that's why he's pissed! :-)

[PuraVidaDreamin]

13. Too funny ( news weathercaster!)

I guess you don't need to have a degree in meteorology for that!

Who needs science?

[foxfeet]

14. Just big hair and big teeth.

Oh, and a big, red nose.
:+

[2Design]

6. there was just an ad on tv - the repukes are out to kill everything

Obama wants to do - they have that false lady against healthcare being paid by pharmaceuticals - they are going full out on this with huge funds against the american people - they vote NO against the american people - they are out to kill the populist - WE NEED DEAN to keep the 50 state strategy and more - he is willing to play hardball with them

[Pirate Smile]

7. www,americansforprosperity.org

:puke:

I rewound my DVR.

[remoulade]

8. Well here is their site. Warning---vomit alert

http://www.americansforprosperity.org/

[5X]

11. Not surprising that whack job extrodinaire, Inhofe is on the front page. n/t

[Still Sensible]

16. Yes, Inhofe is the reason that Tom Coburn

isn't the most asshole, bullshit-spewing, rat bastard senator in my state.

[blogslut]

18. GOP astroturf

http://www.americansforprosperity.org/

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E-mailing

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(blogslut note: the controversial gwb43.com email accounts were hosted on SMARTECH email servers)

[ejpoeta]

10. i just posted about that. i was livid watching that!!!

[Patsy Stone]

15. Not here, thankfully.

:puke:

[CitizenPatriot]

17. we heard an agnry person spewing

and knew it was a conservative, without even hearing what he was saying.

The weather channel guy...LOL. Brilliant.