During a house
Natural Resources hearing,
Texas Republican Louie Gohmert had
his insanity on full display.
Now he's never really been a bright
member of Congress and
I'm being honestly generous in
framing it that way.
He's far worse than what I'm
describing and
you're about to see why in this
clip regarding climate change.
>> And I understand from what's
been testified to
the Forest Service and the BLM,
you want very much to work on
the issue of climate change.
I was informed by the past director
of NASA that they have found that
the moon's orbit is changing
slightly and so is the Earth's
orbit around the sun.
Now we know there's been
significant solar flare activity.
And so is there anything that
the National Forest Service or
BLM can do to change the course
of the moon's orbit or
the Earth's orbit around the sun?
Obviously that would have profound
effects on our climate.
>> I would have to follow up with
you on that one Mr. Gohmert.
>> Yeah.
>> [LAUGH] She was so
speechless because she did not
expect him to have that level of
scientific expertise.
[LAUGH] >> She was so, I thought
this was going to be softballs.
My god, this is a tough,
difficult question.
[LAUGH] >> He's so
proud of himself.
>> I like how curbing carbon
emissions is like a Herculean task,
but let's have a discussion about
what we can do about
the moon's orbit.
Like that's a little
more doable, right?
>> Yeah, setting up like more solar
power tough.
Getting a really long pole and
just nudging that moon away.
[LAUGH] >> That's a little
bit easier.
[LAUGH] You know what I do love
though, my favorite part of
that isn't the like,
could the Forest Service make
the earth farther from the Sun?
It was, obviously that would have
significant effects.
Well, yeah, [LAUGH] that's good.
I'm glad that he acknowledges that
moving planets would be a big one.
[LAUGH] >> Let's talk about
the effects of doing that to
the moon, which is- >> Mm-hmm,
well, we should know since any day
now we might have to decide.
Do we pull the trigger on
pushing the moon?
So what are the effects,
minor I assume.
>> The Earth's orbit tilt and spin
affect the solar energy received by
particular regions in the world
depending on that time or on
the time of day, year and latitude.
So small changes in
the Earth's tilt.
And the shape of the orbit around
the sun cause changes
in the climate for
10,000 to 100,000 years.
So it's not driving climate change
at this very moment.
I want to make
sure we put that out there.
So that's important.
Now let's talk about what would
happen if we actually,
first of all,
were ever able to use the tactic
that Louie Gohmert suggested there.
As for the moon,
if it were removed, there would be
extreme climate change.
[LAUGH] >> There would
be considerable differences in
temperatures and
daylight throughout the year, and
ice ages would hit different parts
of every or different parts of
the world every thousand years.
So it actually, sorry Louie,
was an interesting suggestion, but
it might actually be a little
counterproductive, my bad.
[CROSSTALK] >> And
thus it is consistent with
everything he's done in government.
So important question.
Does he mean it?
Is he joking?
>> You have to look at the entirety
of Louie Gohmert's time in Congress
to know that I think he's serious.
He's genuinely one of the dumbest
members of con- like I'm not just
saying that to insult him.
It's just demonstrably true.
Louie Gohmert time and
time again has shown himself to be
completely empty headed.
Just completely space brain,
has no idea what's going on.
>> [LAUGH] Space brain.
[LAUGH] >> Yeah, I think he doesn't
necessarily get much about
astrophysics or whatever or- >> You
know what, by the way neither do I,
so same, but I don't make stupid
arguments like that.
>> That's true.
[LAUGH] >> What he does get though,
is he saw earlier this year,
Marjorie Greene got a little bit
of fame for
talking about space lasers, which
we thought was the dumbest thing
a politician could say about space.
Don't we look stupid
now by comparison because this
is way dumber.
>> No, but
that's the real poll question,
who is dumber, Louie Gohmert or
Marjorie Taylor Greene?
We don't actually have a poll but
you can write in,
send us your super chat,
send us your member comments.
I'm curious what you guys think,
that is a tough call.
>> I don't think it's super tough.
>> You think Louie
Gohmert's dumber?
>> I think Marjorie Greene is
dumber because I think
Louis Gohmert, look,
this is pathetic in different ways,
but I think he kind of plays it up.
He doesn't need to appear smart.
His base doesn't care if
he's smart.
Why would he ever learn anything?
I think he sort of plays it up,
he sort of exaggerates,
sometimes he jokes.
She is a true believer.
And there's nothing worse than
a true believer.
>> Look at his face.
>> There's a lot of people
who spread conspiracy theories for
money, but
you've looked in Alex Jones's eyes.
A true believer is worse.
I think she's doing as much as she
can with what's left of her brain.
>> Let's- >> I think he's just sort
of coasting, but she's trying hard.
That's more pathetic.
>> It's too tough to call for me.
I think they're both
devastatingly dumb.
But I do want to hear what you guys
think so send us your Super Chat.
Send us your member comments.
I want to see even though we don't
have an official poll on this,
I'm curious what you guys think and
make sure you explain your
argument.
I want to know what your reasoning
is based on who you're deciding is
the dumber one.