Americans for Prosperity president proud of anti-green influence

[ProgressiveATL]

Quote via Thinkprogress:

"Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, says there’s no question that the influence of his group and others like it has been instrumental in the rise of Republican candidates who question or deny climate science…'We’ve made great headway. What it means for candidates on the Republican side is, if you…buy into green energy or you play footsie on this issue, you do so at your political peril. The vast majority of people who are involved in the nominating process—the conventions and the primaries—are suspect of the science. And that’s our influence. Groups like Americans for Prosperity have done it.'"

Here: http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/12/07/383712/koch-political-group-brags-about-bullying-gop-lawmakers-into-denying-climate-science/

Full story: http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/heads-in-the-sand-20111201

[polichick]

1. They're proud of their ignorance too - "Yippee...

...we're dumbshits!"