[IrishBrigade]

...the media has “overstated their confidence” in the practice and are using it as a “political cudgel” against skeptics.’

gee, Mollie, no crap; you just figured this out now...?

[adorno]

...gee, Mollie, no crap; you just figured this out now...?

Why the sarcasm?

Most people aren't thinking what she just stated, and even if you and I have known it for a long time, it's worth repeating, over and over again, until even those not tuning in to the news, hear it through the repetitiveness.