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kpete

(72,904 posts) Sat Jun 14, 2014, 02:57 PM Jun 2014

Brat: "Rich" nations don't have to fear climate change." [View all]

Brat has called for slashing Social Security, Medicare, and education spending and says "rich" nations don't have to fear climate change.

In his campaign speeches, Brat has pointed out that he isn't worried about climate change because "rich countries solve their problems":

If you let Americans do their thing, there is no scarcity, right? They said we're going to run out of food 200 years ago, that we're goin' to have a ice age. Now we're heating up…Of course we care for the environment, but we're not mad people. Over time, rich countries solve their problems. We get it right. It's not all perfect, but we get it right.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/david-brat-eric-cantor-common-good-climate-change

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Brat: "Rich" nations don't have to fear climate change." [View all] kpete Jun 2014 OP

And just fuck everyone else, right David? Blue Owl Jun 2014 #1

What an arrogant idiot. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2014 #2

He can't be that stupid so he must be that evil. nt valerief Jun 2014 #3

It is neither, he is an adept of the Austrian school nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #5

Cults are evil. nt valerief Jun 2014 #7

I would not quite call it a cult nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #11

Anyone who works solely for the 1% at the expense of the 99% is evil to me. valerief Jun 2014 #13

As I said, there is evil in the world, I am just very selective of when or for whom I use it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #14

You give the benefit of the doubt more easily than me. I don't see any difference between valerief Jun 2014 #16

It is not benefit of the doubt nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #18

I agree with you there. Brat is tool for the Kochs, most definitely. valerief Jun 2014 #19

He is a cafeteria intellectual nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #20

Ha! Thanks. BTW, I'm no intellectual but I'm smart enough to be a progressive. nt valerief Jun 2014 #21

I have met people like him nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #22

There's a certain point, though, where "misguided" does shade into "evil." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #23

True. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #29

David why don't you ask CAL FIRE about that one? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #4

To Hell with CAL FIRE Brother Buzz Jun 2014 #10

Anyone who votes for that guy deserves what they get. Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #6

Have you checked how gerrymandered that district is? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12

No, I don't think I've ever seen any of the gerrymandered maps. Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #25

Virginia 7 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #26

Yes, I see. Thank you for the map. Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #30

California has a citizen commission that gets the districts these days nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #34

Always boils down to "I got mine" with these fuckers, doesn't it. Iggo Jun 2014 #8

Are we still rejoicing over the defeat of Cantor by Brat here? Hekate Jun 2014 #9

May be there is some hope sadoldgirl Jun 2014 #17

Dear Brat, Are_grits_groceries Jun 2014 #15

maybe he should ask some CA farmers how that's working out phantom power Jun 2014 #24

First time a Bagger came in handy, see ya Sycophant Soldier !!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2014 #27

Rich nations don't have to worry? surrealAmerican Jun 2014 #28

and when we run out we raid those brown countries for their resources. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #31

Yeah, you're a stupid Brat.. next? Cha Jun 2014 #32

Populist hero! joshcryer Jun 2014 #33

What else should we expect from a venomous little Randroid of his ilk? hatrack Jun 2014 #35

Hmmm and where does he think the people from the non-rich nations are Raine Jun 2014 #36

The stupid just gets more.... love_katz Jun 2014 #37

The dumb is strong in this one, young padawan DotGone Jun 2014 #38

rich countries ARE the problem Takket Jun 2014 #39