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DippyDem

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Mon Aug 13, 2012, 07:03 AM Aug 2012

Here's a reason for young people to understand what an asshole Paul Ryan is.. [View all]

We may have a hard time convincing the younger generation on how dangerous Ryan is for Medicare and Obamacare but here's another reason for them to understand what an ass Ryan is. The young generation are very concerned about their environment and global warming.

Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential pick, is a virulent denier of climate science, with a voting record to match.
A favorite of the Koch brothers, Ryan has accused scientists of engaging in conspiracy to “intentionally mislead the public on the issue of climate change.” He has implied that snow invalidates global warming.
Ryan has voted to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from limiting greenhouse pollution, to eliminate White House climate advisers, to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from preparing for climate disasters like the drought devastating his home state, and to eliminate the Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E):

more at this link.. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/11/677051/meet-paul-ryan-climate-denier-conspiracy-theorist-koch-acolyte/

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