Two weeks ago, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) called for an “armed and dangerous” revolution against measures to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and move away from fossil fuels.
Now she’s toning down her rhetoric a bit, clarifying during an interview with NewsMax that she wants citizens “to be armed with knowledge, so they can be dangerous to the policies of the left.”
The aim, Bachmann says, is to combat the Democrats’ plan to impose a “tax on the right to use and consume energy.” She says a cap-and-trade plan “can be stopped if the American people rise up and say not me, not no-how.”
Here’s video of the interview:
Both NewsMax correspondent Ashley Martella and Bachmann manage to screw up Carol Browner’s title—he refers to Browner as the “very, very liberal EPA chief,” while Bachmann seems to think she’s the secretary of energy. Browner is actually a special adviser to the president on climate and energy policy. Bachmann also repeats the allegation that Browner was “involved with a highly controversial organization”—i.e., she’s a socialist.
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Lisa Kovac Posted 6:21 pm
06 Apr 2009
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stevec Posted 9:46 pm
06 Apr 2009
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vakibs Posted 6:35 am
07 Apr 2009
Rep Michelle Bachmann has nothing to fear. Green activists or scientists cannot actually hurt her or penalize her for doing this kind of disservice.
When Dr Hansen calls that such misleading propaganda should be punished by law, the opponents paint him as a maniac against free-speech !
There needs to be a solution for dealing with such problems. We should remove the incentive in our political system where such stupid positions are voiced and get rewarded materially. That will be by having a stringent requirement that any politician in public office voicing opinions related to science or the environment should actually hold a science degree, or have worked in a scientific position.
A better solution would be by discarding with our current elected representative system altogether, and having a more direct internet democracy of the people. That will, however, be a longer term target .
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Javaman Posted 7:35 am
07 Apr 2009
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amazingdrx Posted 7:58 am
10 Apr 2009
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amazingdrx Posted 8:15 am
10 Apr 2009
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