George P. Bush: 'I'm Not A Scientist' When It Comes To Climate Change [View all]
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON –- George P. Bush -- son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former President George W. Bush and grandson of former President George H.W. Bush -- is the latest member of his famous family to get national attention, with a feature news spot on ABC News Sunday.
George P. Bush is currently running for Texas land commissioner, but the story focused on his 2016 intentions. Bush has been lauded in other news stories for departing from his Republican counterparts on issues like climate change. But in the ABC News segment, he deployed a line many of his GOP colleagues have used this year to deflect questions about whether climate change is caused by the burning of fossil fuels: "I'm not a scientist …"
ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl acknowledged in the segment that Bush "attempts to stake out a middle ground on climate change … well, sort of." Said Bush:
The Texas coastline is impacted by rising sea levels. And again, the question is whether or not that's man-made, and I'll leave that to the scientists. But at least in Texas, the facts showed that on average about 17 feet of wet beach is lost due to coastal erosion and so.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/george-p-bush-climate-cha_n_6064486.html
The stupid and evil runs in the family. The guy who used to call himself "Ricky Martin Bush" is no exception.
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