Economist DESTROYS Senator’s Argument With the Truth and a Smile

[@robertwoodhouse406]

Her first comments about Whitehouse's own family ties to the fossil fuel industry were priceless, followed by complete and concise answers throwing his attacks out the window. What a great intellect and fearless witness.

[@jcx5659]

It's bullshhitt though. Tell me why the latest House Repub debt ceiling bill has 275 of 315 pages on tax give backs to the fossil fuel industry. I'll wait.

[@googleisskynet7312]

2:49 Just look at this guy's mannerisms. The dude is a total creep.

[@roys8870]

Whitehouse, hypocrisy personified. But isn't that what career politicians are all about? Voters love the best hypocrites.

[@Deathon2legs2002]

When you have the truth on your side, you should have no fear. Dims always promote the fear because they do not believe the truth.

[@tommas2674]

but just how much the bi dems alone got from china to "finish the job" of finishing off America and buy "scientist" and her...! because no non treasonous traitor "leader" throws the baby out with the bath water.

[@THATMOFODIRT]

I’d like to see who the major donors to his political campaign are. Where does his funding come from?

[@chucklesthered2338]

Far left commies.

[@romancewiththepast7979]

Sen. Whitehouse is part owner of a club that doesn't allow people of color in. Ms. Furchtgott-Roth' gave a nice jab. Heritage' lets anyone join.

[@jamesstrawn6087]

That was what her opening words were about.

[@jimgregory6208]

Soros

[@carltaylor5359]

Her comments about having a family fortune based on the oil & gas industry was pointed back at the Senator. His family and his wife's family both got very wealthy due to oil & gas investments.

[@14goldmedals]

What a pleasant surprise she turned out to be! If the fella stating mostly facts at her was supposed to lend her credibility and provide her as an expert witness to these hearings, he's succeeded brilliantly.

[@bear6323]

Watching all these event of questioning people I can see how useless our US Congress is.

[@lawrencequave7361]

Your point that Congressional investigations are useless is spot on, but let me (as a non-lawyer) explain why that's so. The Attorney General is the leader of the Department of Justice, whose job it is to enforce Federal law. The AG is appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate. The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the DoJ. The AG is supposed to enforce Federal law fairly (according to the guidelines of the Constitution) without political prejudice. So much for how the system is SUPPOSED to work. In REALITY, the AG takes his marching orders from the top leaders of the President's political party, who effectively decide who will or will not get prosecuted. The AG can only be relieved of his duties by the President or by impeachment which requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Bottom line: Government corruption and incompetence can only be gotten rid of by the direct vote of the American voters. But if half of the American people are just plain stupid as they have demonstrated themselves to be time after time over the past many years, you'll never get rid of the injustice brought about by our so-called two-tiered justice system. And that's why America is the way it is now, and I hold no hope for it ever changing. Now, the short answer: "Wanna get rid of corruption? Then the CITIZENS have to vote out the ones who are corrupt ... and they WON'T do it".

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

@@lawrencequave7361 Your not wrong, but I don't think that was the point the OP was getting at. This "investigation" is useless, not because of corruption, but because the people asking questions don't bother listening to the answers and are only interested in using it as an opportunity to hear themselves speak.

[@eventhisidistaken]

Exactly. Why is Congress compelling testimony from an economics journalist?

[@droe2570]

Yep. It's just a vote pandering circus. They'll even attack and arrest innocent people for political gain if they can. Shameless, Godless, trash.

[@BuffaloBilliam]

​​@@eventhisidistaken because they've used "journalists" to back all their points, as well as hack scientists that the scientific community has left behind. It merely backfired on this clown

[@notcrazy6288]

WOW. I'm impressed, because I'm so used to people who get called in front of Congress to dodge every question and waste everyone's time. She dodged nothing, and expounded on every question asked. To the Senator's credit, he didn't just cut her off when she backed up her case, even if he tried to nail her with a series of what he imagined were 'gotchas'.

[@lonnieporter8566]

No, he tried to cut her off three or four times. The "man" is communist scum.

[@AnonymOus-dp3jj]

you have 1 reply and i dnt see their reply!

[@soltantio]

Oh please her comments were nonsense. She waves around 1 book by a physicist - not a climatologist - who claims that unlike nearly all other scientists who actually study this that climate change is not human-caused. That's utter nonsense so basically I take every single thing she said with a grain of salt

[@notcrazy6288]

@@soltantio Have you seen other hearings? Watch some. They never give ANY kind of answer. Their responses are completely canned and they will never give a 'yes' or 'no'.

[@tinknal6449]

@@soltantio But she didn't say that. Maybe try making your point without lying. What she said is that it is uncertain to what extent human activity contributes to climate change and she is absolutely correct. Be better.

[@susann.1618]

This lady is a badass, love it! Please give her the Nobel Prize in Economics. That dude thought he was going to entrap her and she ran circles around him. You go girl!

[@joesmith4443]

She’s not. Heritage was caught trying to rig elections and draft laws they wrote. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYCcnXmdpcaAhdU

[@tzenophile]

She doubts that global warming is human caused. Or pretends to doubt. That is pure evil in my book, since she actually has a brain. Shame on her.

[@tzenophile]

There is no nobel prize in economics, only in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. And she is an evil climate crisis denier, so you deserve one another!

[@Thespabule]

@@tzenophile She's correct, you are not. Sheldon is a low IQ moron.

[@lipete1000]

Climate changes. Get over it

[@miamiboarder]

She is elegant, pioised, professional and handled herself beautifully!

[@testodude]

I loved the way she thought silently for 5 seconds after the question to formulate a precise answer, and then rattled it off with no pauses, qualifiers or deflection.

[@accousticdecay]

He tried every zinger he could think of, and she responded well to each one. Makes me proud to be a patriotic, freedom loving republican.

[@joespeciale5875]

Whitehouse proves he’s a trained seal who can read gotcha boiler plate spewed out by his deranged climate cultist staff.

[@nickyalousakis3851]

this woman is amazing - i have to learn more about her. the chairman with his bizarre facial expressions has nothing of value to contribute it appears.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Sadly, I don't think he even listening enough to realized that she was shredding his zingers. All he was doing was waiting for her to stop talking so he could make his prepared speech there at the end.

[@d.ingram6264]

There are no Patriotic Republicans as long as their Party continues to back Treason and Espionage

[@alecfoster4413]

@@nickyalousakis3851 But...but...but; he had great bar graphs!

[@frankhartranft2133]

I'm a retired consulting engineer, licensed by the state where I worked for forty years in energy conservation in very large real estate. Over a 15-year period my team reduced an international airport's total energy consumption by 40%, spending $4million per year on public bids with a consistent 14% ROI. At the end of that 15-year run, the airport's new management shifted its focus to a "sustainable" program, installed a vast solar photovoltaic (PV) array and virtually stopped conserving energy. While I was privy to the data the array's own computers never managed to report the array's energy performance, but the airport's electrical bills remained essentially constant. Further, by the manufacturer's own data, there is no ROI on solar PV because the solar panels will reach the end of their productive lives before their energy cost savings can offset their actual unsubsidized installed cost, and none of these dismal economic data even account for significant increases in maintenance cost for a solar array bolted to acres and acres of roof. Renewables are a government subsidized scam.

[@Brucev7]

Always Follow the Cyber $$........

[@tudortv2147]

Well said and with first hand experience and knowledge that " Renewables are a government subsidized scam".

[@jamesw1659]

Amen, brother. Amazing what actual data can tell us before it is manipulated by politicians to push their agendas.

[@arieladelinechoo9845]

The green activists are a bunch of emotional lizards living in beautiful fairy tale stories and want to change the world according to their stupid theory. Not different than university teaching big bang theory and expect student pays school fees to listen to a bunch of BS.

[@mypointofview1111]

So long as your roof is structurally sound with no damaged tiles or other material you use for roofing, solar panels are quite capable of not needing any maintenance at all for the duration of their lives

[@poobank]

This girl was prepared. Very intelligent and nicely done. Bravo 👏

[@sharonanderson3851]

Not a girl...an accomplished, intelligent, fully-grown woman.

[@roryb.bellows4026]

@@sharonanderson3851 Not a woman .. an accomplished, intelligent, prepared economist.

[@gumbypimp65]

I love this woman, she completely dismantled him with grace and class

[@MichaelGa]

​@Universal Souls I agree that he did not fall into a puddle of tears, but she killed his "gotcha moments" with supported and superior prepared facts of her own. Even providing opinions from a professional who worked for Obama.

[@gumbypimp65]

@@UniversalSouls what video were you watching? You call it attacking It’s really exposing him for the fraud he is, and it exposes you as well

[@chriscollins6978]

LOL..........

[@72waverly]

@@UniversalSouls Isnt “Completely un-phased” the hallmark of a moron when being disassembled and not understanding it?

[@MaloneMantooth]

No she didn’t Lol. He pretty much owned her.

[@paulanderson2269]

Her British accent only makes this interaction so much the better. He was playing checkers and she was playing chess against 12 grand masters at the same time

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

Her British accent doesn't impress me (I'm British) and - as I pointed out in an earlier comment - she was morally wrong to criticize him about his background, and factually wrong about the science.

[@daledaubenmeyer8870]

After he looks foolish, his final statement is that’s the Republican position. Thanks for the endorsement.

[@scottward7813]

Got that right Dale...tried to get his dig in, actually looked like an ass!

[@dave11411]

how many slaves on your Democrat plantation ..Scott?

[@MrCplChicken]

He said it like he thought he burned her. Lol

[@kevinphillips150]

The environment should never be a political position. The environment does not care which political party is in charge.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

​​@@kevinphillips150 Exactly. And I don't remember any big disagreement that humans Are The Cause of Climate Change. Or that One Book is the gospel on it either. That's definitely a republican stunt. Just like adding in Obama.

[@amaliaregno5282]

$750,000 since 1998?? 25 years?!, so $30,000 a year? That’s really nothing, not even a salary!

[@tutone65]

Thought she should've as him how much is that a year...and watch him stumble and crumble doing math

[@ron88303]

@@tutone65 He was determined to stick to his script.

[@keithmoriyama5421]

She should have said, "how much money have you received from tax payers during that same time period?"

[@markswan2582]

GS donates more to peaceful protests than than the top 5 donors combined.

[@TOMHICHIBAN]

Idk where you're getting that figure but a foundation recently donated 30 million to the heritage foundation.........he presented a weak line of questioning but if you think the heritage foundation has anyone but their donors interest in mind you aren't even trying to understand the situation.

[@jiiig8667]

Its beautiful when a congressional hearing actually allows the witness to speak.

[@stoamnyfarms]

They usually allow them to answer the question, but they don't usually answer the question.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

​@@stoamnyfarms Well. She Didn't Answer if she supported the position she parroted from a Single Book. I'm sure that Single Book is all that's needed for some 😂

[@stoamnyfarms]

@@My-Pal-Hal There's lot's of scientists that say the same thing. They are the ones that are NOT paid for by the democrats. Try reading. And she absolutely answered his question while explaining the rest. Try listening. There's even closed caption on that video for those who can read, oh wait, we already hit that road block with you. Nevermind, just do what they tell you.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

@Salty Shaman Problem is,.. SHE DIDN'T PULL OTHER BOOKS. She pulled the one SHE QUOTED. THEN, wouldn't even answer the question, " Does She Support What SHE Quoted ". That's Rudimentary BS. Just saying crap, and then not saying Why You Said That Crap. And just because it's in a book, doesn't mean it's the say all, tell all, on Anything. That's Why, there's more than One Book out there. And especially after babbling a bunch of This and That. Then, saying that book tells it all. NO. She Didn't Say It Tells It All. She just held it up like drumpf did, in front of a church. To defend his obviously Against That Books Actions. If you're going to say this is the thing. Hold it up in your head. AT LEAST ANSWER THE QUESTION,.. YOU SUPPORT IT. Because it's pretty obvious you do, if you're holding it in your freakin hand, like it's a Bible. And. If you ever Google it. Over 99% of Scientists AGREE. Climate Change Is Real. And Caused By Humans. So her Disingenuous Argument, or BS. That there is some big argument within the scientific community,.. is as Bogus as, not having any idea where their money comes from. Because even if that is true. I got a dollar, the IRS would like look into that. ... and probably are now

[@My-Pal-Hal]

@Salty Shaman And BTW. "HE" didn't bring up the Scientist. "HE" ASKED,.. if She Supported what SHE SAID, THE SCIENTIST SAID. At Best. As an Economist. Maybe don't quote shit, you have no ability to understand. And, I love milk. Drink a gallon a day believe or not. And I miss a lot of things in Glass Bottles. But. Extra Shipping Weight. And that's money. And everything is about money.

[@MrSteak]

She shut down all of his lazy "gotcha" questions with facts and a smile.

[@janeclayton151]

She is very impressive. However I can't say the same for the Senator.

[@jamesdavidian7717]

She handled herself well against somebody just trying to find gotcha moments.

[@safffff1000]

He had to read every word he said, unlike republicans that mainly look up and state their questions.

[@dharp1008]

​@safffff1000 That's because he's a mindless puppet

[@lancefulbright2685]

@@dharp1008 yet you are the one who thinks by giving money to a government that is lying to you is a good thing who is really a mindless puppet are maybe a government dependent slave

[@mike90027]

@@safffff1000 Either every single Democrat suddenly forgot what a woman is, at exactly the same time. Or they are all being coached on what to say by the same puppet master. This is why he has to read every word, they're not his actual thoughts.

[@studiohq]

@@dharp1008 Or he didn't want to misspeak. You know acting like a responsible person

[@chrisflach5911]

What an amazing contrast in witnesses we normally see and this one. She didn't waste time thanking them for questions or spend a minute not answering it.

[@TOMHICHIBAN]

Because she is a practiced liar. Obviously. IF you have kids you should be very concerned about their futures and how we are actively destroying it.

[@Kamaehara]

@@TOMHICHIBAN It seems fear has made what little intelligence you have go into hibernation. "Wisdom has been chasing you but you have always been faster."

[@TOMHICHIBAN]

@@Kamaehara Fear of what exactly? You want me to believe a foundation that is backed by billionaires and has a vested interest in denying climate change cares about me? The delusion. You need to stop worrying about what other people fear and use your sparse brain cells to spark a thought based in reality.

[@Kamaehara]

@@TOMHICHIBAN LOL. I don't want you to believe anything, but I sure would like you to start using what is left of your brain and learn about the scientific method. I will always worry about people acting on delusions that will affect my life, my well being and that of my family. I especially worry about people enacting laws and enforcing them on others when they are based on nonsense. Have you ever heard about the "Holy Inquisition", Nazism, communism ? Well today the IPCC, the UN, the WHO and the WEF have brought us "climate-alarmism".

[@helvetiabushcraft]

totally agree. I hate that part. just a tactique to waist time. I would suggest that they change the questioning, to a point where they only time the question . not the answers. It would change eveything.

[@paulrevere5197]

Hmm, Just a bit of advice... If you're going to attack someone and try an make them look foolish, you might not want a moron doing the attacking., else it won't work.

[@johnkelly7713]

yes great advice. yes he is a moron from Rhode island. like almost all the US senators from new England

[@eventhisidistaken]

It's all they have.

[@biketech60]

He is correct in that the Republicans stand on real science and documented facts , not Democrat hyperbole and emotional response .

[@nealrcn]

You said that with a straight face.

[@chucklesthered2338]

Bingo!

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

@@nealrcn we never kid about leftist.

[@matiasishere1487]

Polarization is dividing us further. We are all on the same team ultimately.

[@billybass6419]

When we go by science, we don't need the ravings of a spoiled teenager for emotional persuasion.

[@djdoyle9]

Her excellent responses could not have interested him less. He was 100% purely grandstanding, and he got whalloped.

[@harrymills2770]

He had his concluding remark typed up by a staffer the night before, but the typed remarks didn't line up with the way the questions went.

[@nolanolivier6791]

I love how she basically deflated his attack before he made it; she gave the relevent percentages BEFORE he gave the numbers, and yet he ploughed on through as if his sails had any wind left.

[@canconservative8976]

and yet she had no response to the real numbers of how 98 million are not from public mail & phone campaigns!..... so obviously they are from corporate and possibly CCP donors.

[@americanmade6996]

He still has plenty of wind, just not in his sails.

[@droe2570]

Yes, well, he's just a sock puppet spewing his paid-for advertising.

[@christophergargaro959]

How dare you use facts and logic seemed to be the gist of his reply to her answer.

[@ItsMe-yv9jd]

? Why can't Americans have a President this intelligent and charismatic, (instead of a confused 200 year old mummy or a ridiculous career con artist.) Regarding man's effect on the planet, consider the global population in 1723 was half a billion, then in 1823 it was 1 billion, then in 1923 it was 2 billion and in 2023 it is 8 billion. (At that rate there will be over 16 billion people on the planet in 25 years... all demanding food, fresh water, jobs and homes.) Sad to say folks, but man is a toxic cancer eating this planet alive.

[@james0swalt892]

It is amazing when somebody comes prepared and has answers instead of filibustering away all the time allowed.

[@lancefulbright2685]

it is call the truth and facts something democrat do not like

[@pete3953]

He asked questions and gave her plenty of time to respond. Compare that to MTG, Boebert, Gaetz, Hawley etc., who ask a question and immediately shout down the person trying to answer.

[@lancefulbright2685]

@@pete3953 funny i see MTB BOEBERT MATT GAETZ AND HAWLEY ASK A QUESTION AND HAVE TO REPLY THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION I ASK YOU I ASK YOU A YES ARE NO QUESTION DID YOU KNOW DID YOU TAKE PART IN JUST ANSWER YES ARE NO NOT THE SAME THING BUT NICE TRY LOL

[@pete3953]

@@lancefulbright2685 Calm down. Don't use all capitals and try to write in complete sentences. You are correct that Gaetz, Hawley and others ask "gotcha" questions where they try to force people into yes/no answers. Most subjects aren't that black and white so in trying to get yes/no answers they are just playing silly political games. They really aren't interested in anything other than making a video that makes them look good to their supporters.

[@wisenber]

@@pete3953 "He asked questions and gave her plenty of time to respond. " Except when he ket trying to cut her short when he didn't want to hear her complete answer.

[@brianvaughn3312]

The look on his face when he realizes what a colossal backfire that line of questioning was. His "gotcha" moment was one of the biggest self-owns in recent history 🤣

[@jimlynch7421]

It’s refreshing to listen to a witness who actually brings facts rather than the typical “I don’t have that data” or “I’m cannot answer that” responses given by most.🙄

[@louisevad6091]

Not so refreshing when you realize how this dark money rides. All the people that give to this get it from billionaires. The individual donators are like lobbyist. So she is hip slick and cool. No one knows where the money really comes from.

[@badger_ninja8681]

@@louisevad6091 well the burden of proof would be on those accusing such things as a foundation would have zero idea.

[@joesmith4443]

@@badger_ninja8681 heritage were caught in secret PowerPoint presentation of drafting election laws for Reich wing causes. It’s board is operated by The Koch’s and oil industries. This is textbook Crony Capitalism

[@joesmith4443]

@@badger_ninja8681 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4PPp3uPp72Iisk

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

@@louisevad6091you’re insane, they get five to hundred dollar donations from individuals, so much so that the billionaires giving them a couple million give a single percent of overall revenue and YOU think all those five to hundred dollar donations are from lobbyists from the oil companies? You failed so bad at math you don’t even comprehend how stupid your comment is! In the video they discussed I believe a three and either a two or five million dollar donation from fossil fuel; those made up 1% of the overall donations, so best case scenario for you is the 3 + 2 = 5 means total donations approximately 500000000, I think video said 83% was individual donors, 83% of 500000000 is 415000000; so even if all individual donors gave $500 that would still mean there are 830,000 lobbyists, if each gives $100 than there are 4150000 lobbyists…… to think there could even be 830,000 lobbyists for big oil, much less 4150000 lobbyists shows you don’t have any clue what you’re talking about. Jesus, learn to math, and put down whatever TF you’re smoking….. That congressman is an idiot, that economist knew her stuff, you need to work on your math and stop taking everything your politicians say as fact without doing some thinking and asking if that even COULD be true…. The last thing he said SHOULD have told you he was an idiot, she was quoting a democrat appointed to the cabinet by a democrat and your democrat politician blamed republicans for having that opinion. He was an idiot being a divisive turd because an economist who hasn’t flip flopped in decades of saying the same thing pointed out to him that an acclaimed DEMOCRAT scientist said something she agreed with and he said it was a Republican talking point. The fact that you didn’t pick up on that shows you weren’t thinking about anything that was being said, just agreeing with your party.

[@paulamaricle120]

At least she answered his questions, unlike witnesses for the Democrats, "I can get you that 3:42 information, I'm not sure, thank you for that question" never a direct answer.

[@mojopare8954]

Amen!!

[@alexanderwhite298]

Who cares more about your car your mechanic or you? See it's easy to ask stupid questions and get stupid answers. Of course up there telling lies, of course they can't be lie's I have expert's that say differently. Just don't look at who paid those expert's to technically lie.

[@tflynn2400]

He acts like she didn’t just kick his ass with a smile. But she did.

[@testodude]

When someone thoroughly kicks your ass with so much class and absolutely no gloating, you might not notice until you see the bruises later.

[@aln5832]

How to know a Republican is lying, their lips are moving.

[@aln5832]

This was a hearing, not a debate, there was no ass-kicking. If you want to see someone getting owned, watch Dan Goldman roast Marjorie Taylor Greene

[@aln5832]

@@testodudeActually, the senator let her speak her mind, this was a hearing, not a debate, and she lied under oath and made herself look like a fool.

[@donnafoster5215]

She had prepared herself for a hostile questioning.

[@lancefulbright2685]

not the first time to face the lies of the democrat she brings the facts

[@calijoe1074]

I was amazed, because we will never see this exchange in the media.

[@jhandle4196]

Since conservative beliefs are contrary to our Mission as Americans to preserve our Liberal Democratic Republic, she should expect to be called out for spreading falsehood.

[@Thespabule]

@@jhandle4196 Except it is now the International Left that has taken over the Democrat Party. They are no longer liberal, and their mission is to destroy our Republic (which by the way is not Liberal Democratic).

[@terryhartle8025]

She was so calm had the facts knew her stuff and you could hear the tense ugly undertone he had and he knew that he seemed angry and more a bully than some one looking for truth and to have honest conversation and maybe learn . He heard nothing because he didn't want to

[@hammerfilmbuff]

She is a Democrats worst nightmare! Truthful, factual and politely nailed this SOB.

[@1ofanunknownentity672]

Diana was right on. Poor Senator Whitehouse. The Beatles had a song called "Fool on A Hill", how about a "fool on the hill"?

[@ParaBellum2024]

Actually, The Beatles song title _is_ "The Fool On The Hill".

[@KevinCGleason]

Yes, the Republican Party stands by science, in which there is rarely "consensus", and particularly not when science attempts to predict the future.

[@AndySpicer]

Yeah. In fact science doesn’t require or even encourage consensus. Almost nobody agreed with Einstein, Faraday, or Maxwell when they each radically changed our understanding of physics. They didn’t have to agree. They just had to do the experiments and solve the equations and prove them wrong. They were unable to do that. That’s how science works. Nobody gets to vote.

[@klackon1]

Ms. Furchtgott-Roth was impressive. "Consensus science" is complete bollocks anyway. Those who believe in it should be reminded the consensus was that the world was flat, and that the sun and the planets revolved around the earth.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

There's no such thing as "scientific consensus". Science is not opinion and it is not a democracy. All of science is predicting the future.

[@Peter-976]

Except when it comes to religion.

[@wlonsdale1]

@@Peter-976 science and Christianity agree. Science and atheism do not.

[@deborahcaserotti7424]

I like this lady and will be searching for her writings. Super clear effective logic. How refreshing.

[@michaelmorley6522]

The politician made the fundamental error of letting her answer. Usually they just make a stupid accusation/question and then talk over the answer with another stupid question.

[@SpamSucker]

If the witness/expert is stonewalling you, that's the only strategy left. But if the witness is actually answering the questions, I wish more politicians would make this "error".

[@donnabeard7315]

Yes, the Republicans stand by common sense.

[@mjs28s]

only sometimes.

[@subsidiarity8839]

Too bad they don't fight harder to defend it.

[@donnabeard7315]

@@subsidiarity8839 they need to have the Senate back. There's nothing you can do if you're not in power

[@kewakl8891]

@@donnabeard7315 you could hold the economy hostage like mccarthy

[@subsidiarity8839]

Funny, the Democrats still seem to be pretty effective when they're in the minority.

[@savagefund7706]

Fantastic. Somebody who actually answered what they were asked. That's a new one.

[@SquidzitAce]

The difference in demeanor between a leftist witness and a conservative witness is striking.

[@safffff1000]

189 degrees apart

[@davidanderson7138]

Easy to see where the truth lies

[@pete3953]

Agreed. But what is also striking is the civility of the questioning from a Democrat compared to say MTG, or LB, or Matt Gaetz or....I can go on and on. Wouldn't it be great if we always had somene asking civil, sensible questions and receiving civil, sensible answers, whatever party they are affiliated with?

[@ram0666]

The difference between a conservative witness and a elected democrat tells you how watered down the radical leftist movement actually is.

[@davidanderson7138]

@@pete3953 or even, on the part of a Democrat, giving a straight answer!

[@kkrenken895]

She came very well prepared. Good for her. He didn’t want to listen or hear the facts, apparently.

[@jhandle4196]

All she did was spin facts like giving percentages instead of dollar amounts, and creating her own categories where questionable funding could be hidden. Nothing she said invalidated his assertions. Applying critical thinking skills will yield that the assertion behind this video is a fallacy.

[@zigoter2185]

​​@@jhandle4196 more like the dollar amounts twist the facts, because they do not make any comparison between different sources of funding

[@davidelias8569]

She's hiding the fact that a lot of that money is is funneled through various nonprofits controlled by the Kochs used to shield it. Otherwise known as DARK MONEY. So if you call hiding the facts being prepared, then yes she did a good job.

[@kazzana9013]

@@jhandle4196 The dollar amounts he quoted seemed insignificant when you consider the period he quoted.

[@Conriocht]

She not only destroyed this cocky senator with Truth and a Smile, by deftly and intelligently answering every one of his questions, but she PWNED him with Dignity, Grace, and Integrity by bringing Receipts. After that performance, the DNC should boot him from the clubhouse.🤣

[@48Ballen]

She destroyed this idiot Senator!!! He is an IDIOT!!!!

[@jeffedwards2021]

Wow, the first time I've seen anyone testifying before Congress actually answer the questions presented. And kudos to the congressman for allowing her to provide a rationale for her Yes response. He didn't seem to realize that the responses were quite reasonable and supported her position. He seemed to think he caught her in showing how Republicans are against the environment. Not his fault, he clearly wasn't listening to her responses, probably because he wasn't used to anyone actually answering the direct question and providing back-up to their position.

[@warnerchandler9826]

Not his fault? He came with his own agenda, and that was to smear his political enemies by attempting to put the lie to this witness. The fact that he failed is also his fault.

[@nathanielbailey108]

Nah thats his fault entirely, smug and rude on his part. Republicans want nuclear power, not wind and solar. Democrats want power, over people, not electricity

[@danballard5952]

@@warnerchandler9826 Settle down Bevis.

[@bullfrogpondshop3179]

You are correct that he wasn't listening to her answers, but wrong about the reason. It's not because he wasn't expecting a direct answer, It's because facts and evidence mean nothing to the left. Their positions are indefensible through rational debate, therefore there are no facts in evidence supporting their positions, and facts and evidence refuting those positions are meaningless and irrelevant. Is someone is not expecting a direct answer but does in fact get one, they would give the speaker their full attention. This guy couldn't even bother to make eye contact with the speaker because he wasn't listening to her at all, he was just trying to come up with the next gotcha question.

[@DEAR7340]

@@warnerchandler9826 She was surgical in the way she answered questions, like a teenager. How much money came from Koch? She answered how much came *directly* from Koch. It's not a lie, but you would have to be naive to not dig into the shadow donors that are acting on behalf of Koch - - which he did.

[@richardword4455]

She very politely slapped him around.

[@miketemple7686]

Senator, STOP! She’s tearing you apart. Not even your cardboard chart can save you.

[@steveb796]

How did she own him? The fact that wind turbines are made in coal fired plants- even if true - doesn’t mean they produce more greenhouse gasses than traditional fossil fuel forms of electricity production.

[@kpetalis]

@@steveb796 Actually it is. The carbon emission by all the plants in China and other countries that make those renewable energy tools is enough to make the use of those renewable turbines useless in the long run . Did you know that Germany that closed all it's nuclear plants and fossil fuel plants and tried to use only renewable energy now has an energy deficiency and is forced to buy energy from it's neighbors? Not only that but they were forced to open older coal based power plants in order to produce the energy they needed. Even though they demanded that other European countries would close their own factories... Renewable energy production is not easy and it does not have a high performance efficiency, about 40% if I'm not mistaken. That means that the deficiency must be covered in other ways. And how do we do that. Easy, we buy the energy we need from others who don't use clean energy production technics. And the cycle never ends. Also, the wind Turbines are responsible for the destructions of the environment in the area in which they are placed. Wind parks are enormous and usually they are placed in deforested areas. You get the picture right? And solar panels? The chemicals used in them are rare, difficult to mine and are not recyclable. Not because it is impossible to do so, but because it is so damn costly. If the process is not mandated and state funded, no manufacturer or company in general will do so because it is not profitable, in fact it is a loss for them. Here's an article from Forbes that details all I told you better than I could ever do. fee.org/articles/solar-panels-produce-tons-of-toxic-waste-literally/

[@haroldwalters8686]

@@kpetalis Don't let facts get in the way of a good story

[@profdrrameshkumarbiswas1337]

So, what are you trying to say, we shouldn’t use renewables?? Second question: who’s paying you?

[@aln5832]

He allowed her to speak, if he interrupted constantly like a Republican would, you’d cry elitism, and you know it.

[@davidclark5739]

Dismissed him with a mix of grace and expertise. That didn’t go like he expected it to in any way. Since 1996? She just gave you the percentages, so anything that follows has been rendered irrelevant. Yet he plods through his prepared points in an attempt to keep a little dignity.

[@robertd9850]

What's notable is that this yahoo continued with the questions in his notes as though she had not just shot him down with her answer. He couldn't ask follow up questions because he knew she'd just make it worse for him.

[@bobfoster687]

Or he is incapable of adjusting on the fly!

[@joesmith4443]

@@bobfoster687 or she’s incapable of providing an independent audit and is a paid shill kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4PPp3uPp72Iisk

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

​@@bobfoster687He's sloppy. His party is sloppy. It's pretty offensive what he tried to do here.

[@meoff7602]

Wait, do you think she's on your side? 😆😂, You poor things. She wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. LoL

[@tudortv2147]

@@meoff7602 So is that person asking questions on your side, he has already been bought and sold for many times over.

[@snakebite8925]

|Great, what a refreshment lesson for this dem. Senator. Wish that all the green politicians listen to this lady.

[@amgee007]

His last comment is gold. "It is notable that that is the position that the Republicans wish to stand by". Yep! Republicans stand with the facts!

[@markbui8093]

That smug congressman got EPICALLY OWNED!!! Love to see it!!!

[@edwright4745]

He got owned she pointed out we don't have silver spoons like his wife's family and can't join private exclusionary clubs like his wife's in Narragansett RI that doesn't allow black membership... Yeah she slapped his ass good.... I hate the muthafucka... I'm from RI.. But the gerrymandering here keeps him in power........

[@64kimmyjo]

@@JavaBluesI disagree with your assessment. The renewable explanation from the gentle woman was on point.

[@misquoted34]

@@JavaBlues he didn’t site any sources and he didn’t refute her source

[@rgarcia2418]

Smug, elitist, Leftist politicians who think are morally superior to the "plebiscites" always show their dim colors. This guy is one of them.

[@sixtysixes]

@@misquoted34 folks who vote for persons like this are pathetic

[@FreedomSince1776]

Damn! Dude got smacked straight in the face with truth bombs instead of the typical Lib response non-answer answers! 😂😂😂

[@makeit-takeit6707]

Who told you she was telling the truth? You don't know that woman from Adam. But apparently you do know Mr. Whitehouse, the professorial junkyard dog when it comes to corrupt republican politician and the billionaires who owned them. Truth bombs, my ass.

[@Jetsetfastfood]

She destroyed this hack politician.

[@brianhale2977]

When a witness knows what she is talking about and why, she is hard to embarrass because she has nothing by which to be embarrassed.

[@jhandle4196]

Anyone claiming to be conservative should be embarrassed. It's a totally invalid belief system, and has shown time and again to have failed in pursuing our mission as Americans as defined in the Preamble.

[@Tomcat71]

If you think this bitch is telling the fucking truth about her donors or anything else that comes out of her fucking crooked ass mouth you're sadly mistaken and I have some beachfront property to sell you in Arizona

[@meoff7602]

Really? She's a dim bat claiming one scientist writing a book proves something. It doesn't. The Heritage Foundation is not on your side. LoL, it's silly to think they are.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

And democrats are incapable of being embarrassed. Even when every attempt to denigrate the witness was destroyed before he could actually complete his accusations, he still acted as if he accomplished his goal of out thinking and out maneuvering her.

[@TomMoench]

She may have known what she was talking about 5 years ago, but the technology has changed and is accelerating. For the curious and open minded you will enjoy these forecasts that are well underway in multiple industries according to this August 2021 presentation by Tony Seba about current technological disruptions in sustainable energy, transportation, agriculture and climate, and farming. They will dramatically transform our experience of the 2020s over the next 7 years. Capitalists in these industries are applying Lean Management Redesign principles to remove non-valued “wastes” at an industrial and societal level (eg the Tesla sustainable energy company). kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZucZ6Guqa2Xirc

[@freddrune8315]

One the best discussion, I have seen in a while. I enjoyed the way she remained calm and presented the facts.

[@billobrien5140]

That senator is a complete dork. I take his word for that. Exxon has donated $5million to Heritage Foundation since 1996 which is $185k/yr oh they own the place.

[@timmarshall7292]

Meanwhile, Big Government is spending Billion$ of American tax $s to defend this Senator's position.

[@ghostl1124]

A "dork" you say,...... is that for the record ?

[@grbmajor6645]

@@ghostl1124 As a dork myself, I take offense. This guy is a real douche.

[@alloutabubblegum]

The truth is easier said than a lie.

[@cytherians]

Destroyed? A glittering generalization. But funding is important. It helps clarify intention and obligation.

[@cheetahprague]

Comical that he stuck to his script no matter what she said and how much it shredded him and what he was trying to push. He basically asked questions, she came back with numbers, data, and facts and he just ignored them and continued to try to make his points, not dispute any of what she said. It just makes him look like a clown.

[@neilreynolds3858]

The only numbers that Senators care about are campaign contributions and votes.

[@charlesatanasio]

Hes just a puppet. His masters paid him to say what they wanted, and he didnt actually care beyond getting paid.

[@TuhljinTampergauge]

The left operates on feelings. If they can convince their audience that he didn't lose because, hey, he didn't act like he lost so he couldn't have, then that's enough for many of them since they aren't evaluating the statements based on facts or logic anyway.

[@ItsMe-yv9jd]

? Why can't Americans have a President this intelligent and charismatic, (instead of a confused 200 year old mummy or a ridiculous career con artist.) Regarding man's effect on the planet, consider the global population in 1723 was half a billion, then in 1823 it was 1 billion, then in 1923 it was 2 billion and in 2023 it is 8 billion. (At that rate there will be over 16 billion people on the planet in 25 years... all demanding food, fresh water, jobs and homes.) Sad to say folks, but man is a toxic cancer eating this planet alive.

[@jhandle4196]

Comical that anyone thinks the headline of this video is valid. She did not destroy his argument.

[@kunarav9053]

I give him credit for letting her answer instead of the standard "reclaiming my time!" technique. I give her even more credit for being super prepared and providing actual answers to the questions that were asked.

[@Cap10VDO]

Don't bother with credit. Whitehouse is too slow-witted to recognize in real-time when he's being shown up.

[@kevinphillips150]

If someone does not have an argument, they could be wasting time with rhetoric.

[@BearPawSwipe]

She obliterated him out the gate. I don't think he ever recovered. His little twitching was perfection.

[@jaystrickland4151]

They ask the same questions all the time. I suspect the witness answering these efficiently is more common than the media wants you to believe.

[@jaredlowe3927]

I love how she handled herself! The guy asking the questions didn’t address any points she made, pretty much ignoring her.

[@kennethalbert4653]

Just fucken amazing !! She sensibly supports every position he challenges yet he continues on as if his implications were substantiated.

[@Hibernicus1968]

Standard operating procedure for a hack politician. If things don't go according to plan, brazen it out as if nothing had happened. Hell will freeze over before he admits he might be wrong.

[@cjsparky9579]

Yes we stand by the truth

[@ferdberfil8224]

I enjoyed this! Such a well-prepared witness she was! Makes me want to donate to her foundation.

[@robstrickland166]

agh go on donate a buck for me I live in NZ I would if I could, come on mate......

[@mike19482000]

I love it when politicians get their butts handed to them .

[@SteveBellinghamatHappyScience]

Great answers from this lady, I think Whitehouse was out of his league. She had intelligence and the truth on her side, he didn't stand a chance.

[@captainsoftheazulcarrib7491]

He got OWNED! That woman was awesome!

[@DurielFFXI]

Now play the full video and you will quickly realize it's not what it seems.

[@noreverse1152]

I'm always amazed how data and logic solve arguments without paint and molotovs

[@RANDOMNATION907]

Wow , she actually answered his questions . . . how refreshing.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

That's what you call Being Destroyed 😂 ... they do love the uneducated 🤤

[@mrwolfdigtrainer]

“It is notable that is the position Republicans stand by”. Thank you for the positive boost

[@robotdevildong1144]

When she already gave you the answer to your mext question, but you were not listening so you charge ahead with what you think is a gotcha stat.

[@bobfoster687]

Reading the questions that his staff had prepared for him.

[@joesmith4443]

Time limits to every hearing and question, MAGA morons. That’s why it’s rapid fire. It’s how it work unfortunately

[@manualman6252]

She is awesome, totally kicked there butts !! They don't want to hear facts or truth.

[@markhilsen2528]

It doesn't matter what "side" a witness is on, it's the directness and applicability (relevance) of the evidence coupled with its reliability. Witnesses like this lead and influence. That is why she made me first smile, then laugh. Data: it's what moves me. Spin: something we want to filter out or reduce.

[@sherryelysiak4798]

She did a great job!!!

[@stevencasperson6072]

Watching the senator plow through his questions not realizing that his entire argument is being destroyed!😂

[@starvedbaby2510]

Bravo 👏🏽👏🏽❤✝️

[@EarthAltar]

That senator is a perfect example of what the Dunning-Krueger effect is. He is so incompetent that there is no possible way for him to know how incompetent he is. Yet he is in a position to make policy. This is the danger of living in an Idiocracy.

[@robertwalker1079]

Funny that the Dunning Kruger effect has been discredited recently

[@aabb6677]

@@robertwalker1079 Well that is nonsensical isn't it! If you have a 'low ability' in a particular aspect of your knowledge base then it follows that given a position of 'power' in said area you are going to be wanting... I suppose the debunkers have a low ability to comprehend their own shortcomings...

[@therepublicofcynica]

Nonsense. You've used the Dunning- Krueger Effect incorrectly. He's reading and quoting from data. Now be quiet.

[@tanyas8596]

OH yes, it's been proven time and time again that the EQ of executives drastically decline upwards of middle management. I would take a stab in the dark that it's because it makes them better puppets. Just a guess.

[@tanyas8596]

@@robertwalker1079 LOL has it really?? I wonder if they have taken all the latest CEO's into account. Have you spoken to many personally?? They are not the most emotionally stable people.

[@cherryfressh6188]

She just answered his question and so his point goes out the window.

[@oskydave]

Ready for questions - outstanding, pertinent responses.

[@bryanguzik]

I would say shameless, instead I see an embarrassed kid that began a cocksure argument in front of his peers, only to be (quickly)bested. Fight or flight kicks in and he limply concludes "whatever, this is stupid, why do YOU keep going on"?!

[@freeroamer9146]

Her closing statement says it all!

[@Mrskateboardboy]

She is good!! She answered all the questions with confidence and apparent honesty. She didn't retreat a bit.

[@jhandle4196]

She evaded several questions, most notably the one about how much funding comes from Koch's pocket.

[@cal4625]

She dodged none of the questions of the Senator and it is quite obvious the Senator was unprepared for such reasoned and logical responses.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

You're right, Cal. Sheldon actually seems like a pretty good guy, as are the vast majority of my democrat friends and acquaintances, but just seem to have lost their way somehow.

[@joesmith4443]

@@williamj.sheehan2001 She also wrote ‘calls into question the conclusion that humans are the dominate cause of recent climate change’ in a wall street op-Ed then backtracks to say “I’m a economist not a scientist.” Listen again

[@cottonmercer25]

@@joesmith4443 Maybe you should listen again. She clarified that her opinion came from a highly educated, Obama era scientist who wrote a book regarding who is to blame for climate change. She stated that she was quoting from said highly educated Obama era scientist.

[@joesmith4443]

@@cottonmercer25 haha, that is a premeditated prop. Heritage Foundation pays well and definitely prepped her well for the interview. 🤣

[@joesmith4443]

@@cottonmercer25 it wasn’t a quote from the book and it was her own opinion in a 2015 Wall Street Journal. Listen again 🤣

[@kevinsnelgrove4078]

And THATS how you do it folks! Outstanding testimony, factual, authentic, straightforward. Unlike every liberal ‘expert’ who bobs and weaves every single question

[@JohnSmith-ju4dl]

It’s hilarious that he chalked the Q&A as a win for him. She had actual facts to back up her answers and he just pretended like she didn’t say anything.

[@jhandle4196]

Nothing she said disputed the Senator's assertions.

[@mathman43]

@@jhandle4196 Everything she said disputed his assertions. Renewables are not cleaner, nor are they cost effective. The idea that "global warming" is man caused is unsettled(by the way, for the first 10 days of May, this ia as cold as it's ever been in Sacramento). Listen again.

[@scoutrifle6827]

@@jhandle4196 I hope the nurses treat you nicely wherever you are.

[@whistlingsage9817]

He seemed to have a script prepared that he wanted to follow, and her answers didn't fit his script very well. I don't think he expected her to come so prepared, because his "ha! I really stuck it to you" tone at the end didn't match the fact that she answered every question he asked in a very straightforward way. The questioning didn't come off like much of a challenge to her, I don't think that went the way he had planned.

[@badger_ninja8681]

It was such a savage loss it made me almost want to donate to her foundation. For no other purpose then that was an excellent takedown to an obvious attack of credibility.

[@mlittlitt]

Wow, she was amazing- she did a great job putting things in context completely undermining his stupid attempt at smearing her

[@1975reispedro1]

Senator go to the IRS and Request an audit for companies that are normally non-profit 😂😂

[@kamranjoon]

Thank you Lady for your great work and great character and calmness (without the oh-so-common dodging we see from the left) under an agenda-laden barrage.

[@docbrown6550]

The left has put us in the Twilight Zone

[@roncoles8361]

Way to go Whitehouse you managed to show the American people why you should vote for the Republican party. You asked a question & you received a clear concise answer, something the Democrats can't or refuse to do.

[@Tobinski1620]

Its cute you think theres a difference between the two

[@roncoles8361]

@@Tobinski1620 I agree with you, but one does seem to be a little bit better than the other.

[@bvalen16]

@@roncoles8361 Apsolutno

[@aln5832]

Lol, this was a hearing, he allowed her to answer uninterrupted. Republican witnesses never allow Democrat witnesses to respond, they always engage in failed gotcha moments, all the reason to vote blue. As Democrats stand by facts, and Republicans evangelicalism.

[@alanjones4358]

Dude's oblivious to the fact that he was so utterly destroyed.

[@torreyintahoe]

She handled him like a pro. Even had a hard copy of the book to shove in his face.

[@jonovens7974]

That's the point she lost me - "scientists disagree - and here's a book by a layperson that proves it" - the only scientists that disagree are the nut jobs and those paid to disagree. Both sides have been 'bought' by the fossil fuel industry for the last 60 years - and now we're going to pay the price.

[@torreyintahoe]

@@jonovens7974 "layperson". LOL

[@jonovens7974]

@@torreyintahoe Um yes - Steven Koonin is not a climate scientist, he's a theoretical physicist - therefore a layperson as far as climate is concerned. Any one who points to a scientist or a book, rather than actual scientific papers - is always, deliberately trying to deceive you. If you don't agree, then the next time you get a toothache - go see a gynaecologist - because that's what you are doing here. If your not a gullible idiot and just a 5 year old then, yes a 'layperson' someone who lays...is funny isn't it.

[@cmb3915]

@@jonovens7974are you aware of coronal mass ejections?

[@jonovens7974]

@@cmb3915 I am. Is that why his book is being laughed at by climate scientists ? Does he also talk about Milinkovic ? ( I really thought those dumb arguments had been given up on 30 years ago - evidently you can keep recycling crap to sell books) Read the papers, not books. Read the papers produced by the fossil fuel industry in the 70's - they had already worked it out, then spent billions of dollars suppressing the info, and on misinformation. "The climate has always changed" is an argument from ignorance - the only time it has changed at the rate it is now, was when a big rock took out the dinosaurs. Natural processes take thousands of years and are well understood. What's happening now is taking decades - and after 70 years of study, is also well understood. It's us.

[@kimberlymiller59]

How refreshing to have a witness actually answer the questions. Too bad the congressman didn't listen.

[@Michael-yl2iq]

Insane that he doesn't even understand that she just made him a fool. Whitehouse doesn't seem to listen let alone understand that each of his out of context claims were refuted. What a fool.

[@Hibernicus1968]

As I've said in another comment, I doubt he doesn't understand. It's worse: he doesn't _care._ He'll stick to his script, and his ideology, and his marching orders from Chucky Schumer, and damn the consequences.

[@joesmith4443]

@@Hibernicus1968 She also wrote ‘calls into question the conclusion that humans are the dominate cause of recent climate change’ in a wall street op-Ed then backtracks to say “I’m a economist not a scientist.” Listen again

[@gtsteele6219]

As a member of Heritage Foundation, I couldn't be more proud. At some point I hope we can stop this nonsense and get on with our lives.

[@aln5832]

She forgot to take off the clown outfit before she lied continuously, and misquoted studies.

[@blissedher]

She must not be a Democrat witness because she readily answers any and every question that is asked. Refreshing. Plus, she doesn’t waste her breath saying “Thank you, Senator, for that question…..”.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

Hahahahaha! You're right, Bliss! The classic stall tactic!

[@georgethomas639]

actually, since she bothered to show up at all to answer questions means she must not be a Republican witness.

[@georgethomas639]

@@williamj.sheehan2001 and yet what does the orange clown himself do constantly? STALL

[@stanich054]

​@@georgethomas639 Stay focused. Your fryer is beeping...

[@georgethomas639]

@@stanich054 another brilliant response from the deplorable crowd...keep it up.

[@christopherturco197]

I am disgusted that my fellow Rhode Islanders insist on re-electing Sen. Whitehouse. Unfortunately, they will never wise up.

[@FJBandtheHOherodeinwith]

Is the election system of Rhode Island as corrupt as my state Illinois? Your probably lies there.

[@FJBandtheHOherodeinwith]

Your answer probably lies there.

[@d3r4g45]

She only destroyed herself here

[@jgonzalez101]

Thank you Ms. Diana, for schooling this biased Senator! I pray Almighty God continue to bless protect and use you!

[@markbrajkovich311]

She was just wonderful! Love her

[@LisaUpdike-b7x]

One of the best TAKEDOWNS I’ve seen !!! Great job