Obama: It's 'Disturbing' That A Climate Change Denier Chairs Senate Environmental Committee

[kpete]

President Obama Speaks with VICE News
March 16, 2015 | 1:20 pm
VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock.

President Barack Obama told Vice News in an interview released on Monday that it was "disturbing" that the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works denied the existence of climate change.

Obama was referring to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), who threw a snowball on the Senate floor earlier this month to help make his case that climate change isn't real. Even though Inhofe cited record low temperatures across the country as evidence that climate change was overplayed, the country has actually been experiencing a warmer than average winter.

"That's disturbing," Obama said when Vice's Shane Smith pointed out that the stunt would have been funny if it weren't for Inhofe's chairmanship.



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[Agony]

3. That's truly disturbing as well

I am afraid… and not unrelated

[rhett o rick]

4. Yes, I agree. And I believe those same economic advisors will be back if HRC becomes

president. WE NEED CHANGE.

[MBS]

2. Disturbing is right

Mind-boggling, too. Not to mention utterly frustrating. Just unbelievable.

[riversedge]

5. I think the Pres should put out one zinger, such as this every week.

Up--mock the Republicans --a zinger a week.

[tclambert]

6. And Senator Fox will chair the Hen House Committee.

Hell, while we're at it, let's let Sen. Tehran Tom Cotton chair the Foreign Relations Committee.

[Hissyspit]

7. He's being diplomatic.

[HughBeaumont]

8. Disturbing doesn't even begin to cut it.

I'm thinking "Embarrassing". "Disgraceful". If I may be so blunt "A Fucking Laughingstock".

[Thespian2]

9. No shit.

And what do you plan to do about it?

[Cha]

10. Yes, the President has a right to talk about this.. I don't care who doesn't like some of his

appointees. Obama is still the boss.

This is totally different.. a fucking snowball in Congress.