Democratic Senator uses Okla. tornado for anti-GOP rant over global warming

The Daily Caller ^ | Monday, May 20, 2013 | Jeff Poor

[ConservativeInPA]

While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to rail against his Republican colleagues for denying the theory of anthropogenic global warming.

Whitehouse spent 15 minutes chastising GOP senators and justified his remarks by alluding to states that seek federal assistance in the wake of natural disasters.

“So, you may have a question for me,” Whitehouse said. “Why do you care? Why do you, Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, care if we Republicans run off the climate cliff like a bunch of proverbial lemmings and disgrace ourselves? I’ll tell you why. We’re stuck in this together. We are stuck in this together. When cyclones tear up Oklahoma and hurricanes swamp Alabama and wildfires scorch Texas, you come to us, the rest of the country, for billions of dollars to recover. And the damage that your polluters and deniers are doing doesn’t just hit Oklahoma and Alabama and Texas. It hits Rhode Island with floods and storms. It hits Oregon with acidified seas, it hits Montana with dying forests. So, like it or not, we’re in this together.”

[no-to-illegals]

Will probably be thrown in twitter gulag for that one.

LOL ... with twitter being a liberal hotbed ... they will hang you in effigy. {{{HUGS}}} penelopesire. I know you stand up for the truth.

[JimSp]

Saw two consecutive posts on Facebook a few hours ago as they were digging those kids out of the rubble.

One said: “The news streams out of OK are heartbreaking...”

The other said: “Oklahoma banned gay marriage and still had a tornado.”

Guess which one was a conservative and which one was a flaming leftist. Yeah, not hard to tell is it?

[Venturer]

Damn!! There goes my Gaydar again.

[penelopesire]

I will let you know. Probably beets and porridge with speeches of Whitehouse and Obama on a continuous loop...lol.

[KittenClaws]

Ackkkk!

Total torture.

I couldn’t stand being at the drive-in turned gulag, watching Obama on the screen constantly.

I’d rather eat hitters boogers all day long than listen to that creep....

[penelopesire]

LOL!!

[boop]

One of the worst tornado systems in history was in 1974. Xenia Ohio had 26 dead alone, and this is a small town.

What was earth doing in 1974? COOLING.

This f$%kface needs to take a long walk off a short pier.

NOBODY in 1974 would ever conceive of blaming "mankind" for any kind of weather phenomenon or tragedy.

They'd be either laughed at or more likely, strung up from a flagpole.

[ConorMacNessa]

I'm compelled to comment - how dare this despicable maggot politicize this natural disaster!!!

At his time of catastrophe, my prayers arise for the victims of the tornadoes - regardless of race, religion, or political persuasion - or sexual orientation - I abhor the conduct of gays and lesbians, but I love them as children of God, despite their orientation.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[cardinal4]

I’m in. I’m quite angry at this douche bag..

[Quickgun]

You can’t beat his brains out.

[Quickgun]

Well, if they can’t get them aborted, they can always use the bodies later for agenda enhancement... scumbags...

[Quickgun]

If he’d go off himself, that would help, the “carbon footprint” thing...

[Quickgun]

It ought to be a maggot.

[NormsRevenge]

Is there something beyond ‘idiot’ to describe him?

Try SENATOR.

[o-n-money]

so stupid he doesn’t even know he’s stupid.

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I believe that is the definition.

[43north]

I used to think joe biden was the stupidest east coast liberal Yankee critter from an inconsequential state to infest washington. After reading what sheldon shiitehouse said today I have to reconsider that thought.

[Quickgun]

Nah, he thinks auto exhaust is what did the dinosaurs in ...

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“Sick bastard,...”

Yes he is a sick bastard...a sick Demoncrap bastard...just another one of those who have a thing for tootsie rolls...(you might be able to find one under the desk in the oval orrifice, if the NIC is ever in offical residence.)

[o-n-money]

I believe this man explains it the best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8HP1WzbDk

[Shadowstrike]

I almost flung a cup against the wall

I’m calling this &*&% office TOMRROW.