Energy Secretary puzzled by simple question

[enola fay]

Run time: 01:14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgKepHebKRc   Posted on YouTube: April 22, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: April 23, 2009 By DU Member: enola fay Views on DU: 1922

 
Rep. Joe Barton has proudly posted this video on his Youtube channel of him asking Steven Chu where oil in Alaska comes from. His mocking description reads: "When Rep. Joe Barton asked the Nobel Prize winning Energy Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, where oil comes from - he got a puzzling answer. "

Apparently Joe Barton doesn't realize he is the chump.

[tabatha]

1. Why did Joe Barton disable comments?

He is an idiot.

[enola fay]

6. He was receiving a lot of (deserved) ridicule from commenters...

and eventually deleted them all and disabled commenting.

Don't know why he didn't take the negative comments as a sign he should take the video down, but it's all the better for me since I get a good laugh out of watching Republicans make fools of themselves.

[underpants]

2. Barton appears to be quite the rube

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Hyuk-hyuk--damfool scientist feller sez that oil got up there on some kinda

plates. Any idjit knows they dint have no plates 6ooo years ago. Wasn't nothin in the Bible about no plates bein took on the Ark.

[MrMickeysMom]

8. ...

snort! Yeeeaaaaaahhh! :dunce:

[frogcycle]

4. Joe Barton was trying to "prove" global warming is A-OK

claiming Alaska was once tropical so clearly its ok to drill baby drill and burn baby burn.
he was puzzled by the answer because he doesn't know his ass from first base.

[Turborama]

5. Epic FAIL!

Chu isn't a geologist, duh! He may have won a Nobel Prize and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Chu#Career_and_research">could easily be described as a genius, but no-one expects him to know EVERYTHING about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleogeology">paleogeology.

BTW

258 ratings and 1 1/2 stars says it all, lol.

The tool has also disabled comments.

:kick: & R

[Liberal_Christian]

19. Either way, research the origin of oil from any scientific literature; the guy (Chu) is spot on.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with his definition.

But I guess thats the problem, isn't it, we're a "not what you say but how you say it" world. People will pay attention to the smirks, the laughs, the smiles, the winks, the arrogance, and the confidence before actually LISTENING to the words someone is saying; ere-go the Republican Party.

Obviously, anyone who says Chu was stumped is a complete dipshit.

[Turborama]

22. I'm not a paleogeoligist either and I admit to not knowing what the right or wrong answer is

I was defending Chu, btw.

[Liberal_Christian]

23. I know; sorry

Sometimes context is lost in typing. I agree with your response and was trying to sort exemplify it.

[boomerbust]

7. Another

Texas genius.

[Hyper_Eye]

9. This makes me ashamed of my Texan heritage.

Why do so many morans have to come out of there?

[Muttocracy]

10. are some of them bottle-fed oil or something?

:crazy:

[Robert Murphy]

11. Pssst!

That's 'moron.' no a. ;-)

[Turborama]

14. Actually, the correct spelling for them *is* "Moran"...

;-)

[Hyper_Eye]

24. That is a DU joke that goes way back. n/t

[Tx4obama]

12. What an idiot!

I really don't understand what Barton was trying to get at by talking about oil being pipelined up to Alaska and then pipelined back out ... then at the end saying .. 'so it just drifted up there?' does he think that Alaska's oil 'drifted' up there from Texas? What an idiot!

[Grinchie]

26. And why not! Texas is the center of the world (of a$$wipes)

If they secede, oh my god, we'd lose the marvelous garden spot of Houston Texas!.

[Tx4obama]

31. Get real...

It is illegal in all 50 states to secede.
The majority of Texans think that Perry is a nut.
Please don't judge a whole state by a few idiots.

[Robert Murphy]

13. Energy Secretary NOT F*cking Puzzled by Simple Question

GOD!! I could strangle that smug, smarmy, IDIOT!!! Dr. Chu was in no WAY puzzled by that revolting man's comment. Dr. Chu was caught slightly off guard, but his answer--necessarily contained to less than a minute-- did not to the slightest degree evince any lack of understanding about geology and formation of fossil fuels. What this was was an example of a man highly-qualified for his position, who is new to the game of of politics. What Dr. Chu should have said was something like this: "This hearing is concerned with U.S. Energy policy. If, Congressman, you desire to educate yourself further about the scientific reasons as to how Alaska's great oil reserves were formed, I can recommend a number of books suited for the layman. I am sorry, but this is neither the time nor place for such a discussion."

Sadly, Dr. Chu--used to dealing with reasonable and intelligent peopl--took the bait. But I do not see how he was "puzzled" by the question.

Robert

[pauldg0]

17. Your right....

.....He was correct too!! This initial post was ridiculous!!!

[Hulk]

15. Is it a prerequisite in Texas to be a pompous dumb ass to be an elected official????

Texas, without a doubt, has some of the most smart ass, smirky pompous jerk offs in public office of any state in the union.

This guy fits right in with EVERY OTHER ONE I am aware of. What a total butt f*cker!

[NorCalDem]

16. Is Barton for real?!?

This clip is HILARIOUS!!

[tomm2thumbs]

18. Texas is not representing itself well as a state of GOP smarties lately - are they bucking to go D?

[Liberal_Christian]

20. GOP smarties

is an oxymoron

[Tx4obama]

21. Texas is turning BLUE

Over 3.6 million Texans voted for Obama, that is more than any other state other than New York and California. There are a lot of progressives in Texas. Texas is gradually turning blue... for example, in the past election the majority of trial judges voted in in Dallas were Democrats. In a recent poll only 18% of Texans agreed with Perry's comments he made last week - the majority of us think Perry is an idiot.

2012 Texas will be BLUE ;)

[Grinchie]

27. Thats because Bleeding red for 8 years is terminal.

[Grinchie]

25. You expect me to believe that the Continental Plates move around?

This is impossible! You mean Egypt wasn't always a desert?

You mean to tell me there used to be millions of Buffalo on the great plains?

Are you saying that the water in Puget Sound used to be home to some sort of Sea Monster called Killer Whales?

I'm from Texas, but would you please explain Hubberts curve for me? What? Impossible!

This is all very disturbing news, I will need to refer to my Bible for comfort and solace.

[JI7]

28. it's not the energy sec who is puzzled, and Barton is a dumbass of the worst kind

the type that think they know more than the people who actually do know something. his smirking at Chu's answer was embarrassing to watch. the moran thinks Chu is the idiot when it's him.

[JI7]

29. i hope Olbermann and others show this, Barton deserves to be made a joke

[progdonkey]

30. Next, Barton "stumps" an astronomer...

"So, where did the moon come from?"

Well, it's a bit complicated and there have been a few different theories brought forward, but the most commonly accepted one is that it was formed from the collision of another body with the Earth as it was forming, and the material ejected formed the Moon...

"So it's not made of cheese?"

Um....

("Astronomer puzzled by simple question")