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Polybius

(22,116 posts)
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:12 PM Sep 2023

Joe Biden Says Climate Deniers A Dying Cohort Of 'Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldiers'

President Joe Biden said Sunday there were plenty of climate-denying “dog-faced pony soldiers” out there, but their numbers are dwindling as the world takes serious steps to address the climate crisis.

The president was in Vietnam after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. His unusual comment came amid a question about rich nations failing to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels during the event this month, although Biden noted nations had agreed to dramatically increase renewable energy resources.

“There’s a lot of lying, dog-faced pony soldiers out there about global warming,” the president said, referencing a classic movie. “But not anymore. All of the sudden they’re all realizing it’s a problem.”

“And there’s nothing like seeing the light,” Biden added.


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Joe Biden Says Climate Deniers A Dying Cohort Of 'Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldiers' (Original Post) Polybius Sep 2023 OP
I wish DU could surface when a text hyperlink is to Xitter so we don't click Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #1
mouse-over any links before clicking and look at the address it wants to sent you to Maru Kitteh Sep 2023 #3
I'll have to do that, I guess Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #4
Sorry Polybius Sep 2023 #8
- 45 called it a hoax LiberaBlueDem Sep 2023 #2
Several years back there was a US Senator who brought in a snowball on a winter's day... Hekate Sep 2023 #5
The bellend James Inhofe from Oklahoma Celerity Sep 2023 #6
Funny Polybius Sep 2023 #7
The whole Republican Party is weak on climate change Polybius Sep 2023 #9

Recycle_Guru

(2,973 posts)
1. I wish DU could surface when a text hyperlink is to Xitter so we don't click
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:18 PM
Sep 2023

if we don't want to give more clicks to that dumpster fire

Maru Kitteh

(32,005 posts)
3. mouse-over any links before clicking and look at the address it wants to sent you to
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:49 PM
Sep 2023

I avoid X also. Anything on that little Nazi's platform comes up with x.com in the link.


LiberaBlueDem

(1,167 posts)
2. - 45 called it a hoax
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:45 PM
Sep 2023

- 45 as a dog-faced pony soldier is second only to Reagan in being Biden's dog-faced pony soldier.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
5. Several years back there was a US Senator who brought in a snowball on a winter's day...
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 02:45 AM
Sep 2023

… and threw it down the aisle of the Senate shouting about how there was no global warming.

So that’s another one.

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