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Progressive veterans frame climate change as a national security issue (and here we go...)
ABC News ^ | 8/19/18 | Lee Harris

Posted on 08/19/2018 5:58:54 PM PDT by Libloather

Self-described "ass-kicking, motorcycle-riding, Texas Democrat" MJ Hegar, a candidate for Texas’ deep-red 31st district, has a novel approach to environmental politics: she doesn’t care if her supporters believe in man-made climate change, but says it's hard to deny the corrupting effects of petroleum dependence on American foreign policy.

"Our dependence on foreign oil is just so damaging to our country on so many levels," Hegar told ABC News in a June interview. "I respect other people’s freedom to be discerning and to make their own decisions. But they can’t deny that the U.S. military pays the price for our dependence on foreign oil – that our diplomacy and foreign policy is complicated by our dependence."

Hegar is one of a number of progressive veterans running for Congress who have made climate change action a key part of their platforms.

"I don’t think another country, or another entity, like OPEC, should be able to have such an impact on our economy," she said.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 31stdistrict; abortion; climatechange; commiepropaganda; energy; fakescience; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; homosexualagenda; hydrocarbons; libertarians; maga; medicalmarijuana; military; mjhegar; opec; progressive; security; texas
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To: 17th Miss Regt

And let’s scrap that stoopid 2nd amendment too. What? A Marine?


21 posted on 08/19/2018 6:41:40 PM PDT by rktman (Enlis ted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Paladin2

Naw, man, she needs a solar powered skateboard!

;^)


22 posted on 08/19/2018 6:44:20 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Libloather
"Our dependence on foreign oil is just so damaging to our country on so many levels," Hegar told ABC News

One small problem, Grass-smoker...

Fortune.com: The U.S. is poised to take the title of world’s largest oil producer this year.

23 posted on 08/19/2018 6:44:59 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no gstandards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Libloather

A lumbersexual “veteran”. Just what America DOESN’T need.


24 posted on 08/19/2018 7:03:25 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Dagnabitt

“There’s a bunch of veterans this year, who play up that one part of their lives...hoping their veteran status will disguise the awfulness of their now fiercely anti-American party.”

This Vietnam vet couldn’t agree more. I HATE vets who say “don’t you dare criticize my views, I’m a vet!!!” and wave their medals in people’s faces.

Seen this cr@P since Vietnam & later. Sen. Bob Kerrey in 1992 pointed to his artificial leg and Medal of Honor and bellowed “I support the assault weapons ban and don’t you ever challenge me!!”


25 posted on 08/19/2018 7:05:11 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Texas Eagle

She is uninformed on so many levels.


26 posted on 08/19/2018 7:07:10 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Ben Ficklin
From your link...

CAT quantifies and evaluates climate change mitigation commitments, and assesses, whether countries are on track to meeting those. It then aggregates country action to the global level, determining likely temperature increase by the end of the century. CAT also develops sectoral analysis to illustrate required pathways for meeting the global temperature goals.

What a pantload of politically correct horse hockey!

27 posted on 08/19/2018 7:11:19 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: snarkytart
These people don’t think that flooding a country with 3rd world types effects the environment at all.

Exactly. Where are all the "sustainable development" folks at? The people who rail against large families but don't say jack when illegals come here and drop 5 or 6 anchor babies.

The pollution on the border.

Environmentalism is just another avenue towards the greater goal of socialism.

28 posted on 08/19/2018 7:16:20 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (GOAT POTUS TRUMP)
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To: Libloather

has a novel approach to environmental politics: she doesn’t care if her supporters believe in man-made climate change, but says it’s hard to deny the corrupting effects of petroleum dependence on American foreign policy.


Do they think we’re that dumb? There is nothing new about this. The follow-on question is, “ok, then what?” And the answer is the same as Nancy Pelosi’s: windmills, switchgrass and unicorns.


29 posted on 08/19/2018 7:18:33 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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To: FlingWingFlyer

#24. What is a “lumbersexual”? A woman with a woody?


30 posted on 08/19/2018 7:21:55 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
"I respect other people’s freedom to be discerning and to make their own decisions. But they can’t deny that the U.S. military pays the price for our dependence on foreign oil – that our diplomacy and foreign policy is complicated by our dependence."
So, does that mean "drill, baby, drill"? Didn't think so. What a mealy-mouthed liar. Thanks Libloather.

31 posted on 08/19/2018 7:22:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Libloather
Self-described "ass-kicking, motorcycle-riding, Texas Democrat" MJ Hegar, a candidate for Texas’ deep-red 31st district, has a novel approach to environmental politics: she doesn’t care if her supporters believe in man-made climate change, but says it's hard to deny the corrupting effects of petroleum dependence on American foreign policy.

So why isn't she on a Schwinn rather than a Harley?

32 posted on 08/19/2018 7:26:59 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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To: Libloather

“”Our dependence on foreign oil is just so damaging to our country on so many levels,” Hegar told ABC News”

Psssst!

Were you freeze-dried or in prison the past few years?

We’re importing less oil than we were before the energy crisis’s of the 1970’s.


33 posted on 08/19/2018 8:01:59 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: MAGAthon; All

Am I missing something in those CNBC numbers?

Total US refinery input = 18 million b/d (barrels of oil per day.)

US production capacity now exceeds 10 million b/d. (I just looked at the EIA report for July = 10.8 million b/d, and they predict 11.7 million b/d average in 2019.)

Total US oil & refined products exports = 8.5 million barrels per day.

This leaves 9.5 million barrels a day for internal consumption plus any losses in production and such.

A FReeper recently posted that total US “input” (my word, not his) was 20 million barrels a day, so I assume we presently import around 2 million barrels per day in the form of refined products, for total internal consumption of around 11.5 million b/d.

I conclude we are darn close to being able to supply our own needs. Or, am I missing something in those numbers?


34 posted on 08/19/2018 8:17:54 PM PDT by Paul R.
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To: 2CAVTrooper

Former Marine or not...she’s a commie nitwit. I’m a former Mainne.


35 posted on 08/19/2018 8:19:58 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: rktman

“What? A Marine?”

No, a B.A.M.


36 posted on 08/19/2018 8:32:38 PM PDT by Tahoe3002
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To: Tahoe3002
Bad ass or bitch ass? 👹. Notice your handle. Are you in the vicinity or own a Tahoe? 😹
37 posted on 08/19/2018 8:35:48 PM PDT by rktman (Enlis ted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: hal ogen

There’s a “former Marine” running as a democrat against the GOP incumbent in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, a district that Donald Trump carried by 10 points.

The dems name is Jared Golden, and he is an anti-Trump liberal.


38 posted on 08/19/2018 8:39:39 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Washington is NOT a swamp.....It's a cesspool!)
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To: hal ogen

Oswald was a “former Marine”, too.


39 posted on 08/19/2018 8:39:44 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

Illegals cause Global Warming.

Taking millions from 3rd world nations with very low carbon output and raising them to 1st world carbon output , is killing the planet.


40 posted on 08/19/2018 8:41:57 PM PDT by NoLibZone (If Putin flies to Mexico, crosses the border illegally, he can vote in San Francisco.)
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