-PJ
Posted on 06/10/2021 10:43:34 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert's asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change - raising some eyebrows among experts.
Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer Eberlien when he asked whether or not federal agencies such as the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management could alter the earth and moon's orbit to deal with climate change crisis.
'I understand, from what's been testified to the Forest Service and the BLM [Bureau of Land Management], you want very much to work on the issue of climate change,' Gohmert told Eberlien in a viral video clip of the hearing tweeted by Forbes.
'I was informed by the immediate past director of NASA that they've found that the moon's orbit is changing slightly, and so is the Earth's orbit around the sun.
'We know there's been significant solar flare activities, 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,' Eberlien replied.
She didn't answer in specifics whether there could be any validity to the idea - which many online found outlandish, while others came to the congressman's defense, saying he was obviously being sarcastic.
As Gohmert's query spread on social media, some lashed out at the Texas representative as they debated whether his question was serious or sarcastic during his viral exchange with Eberlien.
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Trolling. Louis just reckt that hearing. Nice way to seize the #Narrative for sure!
I’ve not yet seen any video of this but I would think it was sarcasm. Gohmert is known for his sarcastic wit.
Is he the dumb one ... or are they the dumb ones for not picking up on the sarcasm in his question?
That was his intent ... but his delivery was off, so they thought he was serious.
I volunteer to be on the committee to research this idea. We need a Grant for $16,000,000. plus unlimited travel expenses to study this for the next 5 yrs.
Keep it up!
This is how you win battles.
“Sunglasses for the Sun?”
I have heard him preach from the pulpit.
And this is all you need to know about these frauds.
The “climate change” crisis is the mass insanity (hot air) coming out of the Democrats and their mass media court jesters.
They are polluting the planet with their stupidity.
Yes, demonstrating absurdity with absurdity.a
Problem already solved!
POPULAR SCIENCE, Feb 1980..
PS/What’s News ....
page 73
Changing the weather intentionally or otherwise weather modification..(Earth cooling vs Greenhouse effect)
“Do you suppose we can learn enough, soon enough, to pull off a balancing act with the CO2 blanket saving us from another ice age?”
The CO2 Blanket has stopped THE COMING ICE AGE of the 1970s!
One scientist says “How can you land on the Sun? The extreme heat would vaporize you!” The other scientist says - “Easy. You go at night!”
My guess, to many whom Louie was giving the business, this merits a very well funded research project.
I am of the opinion that Representative Gomert was acting like King Cnut, demonstrating the limits of government actions vis-a-via ‘ordering the tide to reverse’! Given that there have been others who have suggested putting added gases into the atmosphere and other rather outré schemes, it is only the fact that he is GOP that will draw the critics!
Sounds like sarcasm... if we cannot change the orbit back to some “acceptable standard” to fix the problem then obviously climate change is an inevitable part of life on Earth.
-PJ
unfortunately this guy is a GOP member. This type of idiocy is usually reserved for the Democratic Party.
However it is a good example of how impossible it is for mere humans to alter the effects of our solar system, i.e. global warming.
You just have to anchor a bunch of 747s to the ground and go full throttle to affect the spinning of the earth, someone famous once said. /s
And they were SERIES!
unfortunately this guy is a GOP member. This type of idiocy is usually reserved for the Democratic Party.
However it is a good example of how impossible it is for mere humans to alter the effects of our solar system, i.e. global warming.
Should have read his bio first. Undoubtedly, I was wrong in my statements and I apologize to him and all Freepers.
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