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As Dog-Whistle Wedge Issues Lose Support, GOP is Left Out of Step on Climate
I’ve posted in the past that anti-science politics and racism have gone hand in hand. The same is true in regard to homophobia. Homophobia in particular, long a staple in the dog-whistle politics of conservative America, hasn’t had quite the reliable appeal in more recent months.
Mike Pence is the current governor of Indiana, and got a lot of press a few weeks ago when the state’s new anti-gay law created an unexpected national brouhaha, surprising the Guv, who formerly was considered dark horse presidential timber. In a party that is trying to shake its image for bigotry, he has now become radioactive. When Chris Mathews grilled him on his party’s anti-science positions in this 2009 interview, Pence predictably restated boilerplate climate denial talking points. and was unable to say whether he thinks the earth is 5000 years old, or not.
Mike Pence is the current governor of Indiana, and got a lot of press a few weeks ago when the state’s new anti-gay law created an unexpected national brouhaha, surprising the Guv, who formerly was considered dark horse presidential timber. In a party that is trying to shake its image for bigotry, he has now become radioactive. When Chris Mathews grilled him on his party’s anti-science positions in this 2009 interview, Pence predictably restated boilerplate climate denial talking points. and was unable to say whether he thinks the earth is 5000 years old, or not.
The rest at Climate Denial Crock of the Week
