'How Big A House Do You Live In?': John Kennedy Grills Witness Testifying About Climate Change

At today's Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Thomas G. Doe, President And Founder of Municipal Market Analytics, about climate change risk to bonds.
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[@hammer44head]

Got it, if we pay higher taxes and fees to the Government, the Government will fix the weather. Yeah i believe this, said no one ever.

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

ROFL! Best comment here! :D

[@Vicorcivius]

By Climate I think they mean Cultural change. To a culture of sh-t.

[@fredhinck9685]

Taxes will not solve climate change, just make certain people rich. Climate change is a natural event that's part of the life cycle of the earth.

[@stevebabiak6997]

Still waiting for Biden to cure cancer. At the rate he’s going, it’ll never happen with him only having 12 months left …

[@septembersurprise5178]

"I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought, I will not even use it then, for it is unchristian, inelegant, and degrading--though to speak truly I do not see how house rent and taxes are going to be discussed worth a cent without it." - Mark Twain

[@lhead7226]

I live in a 680sq ft 1 room school house on 2 acres in the middle of nowhere and I can confidently tell you that none of these people are going to fix anything, I do more for the environment then they ever have, by just living small. Before 1 more cent is spent these field specialists should have to live their life as they want us to live, lead by example.

[@brothermitchlove1]

hear hear!................

[@bordereau1]

Exactly! I drive by these McMansions and always ask myself..."How do they heat that place?!" They're leaving quite tge carbon footprint......everything is big, big, big.....and these "experts" expect everyone but them are responsible for carbon neutral......

[@jbj27406]

Exactly. Just like every other elitist/socialist/communist/government control snob/ruling class wannabe--they sit around in luxury trying to figure out ways that they can force or coerce everyone ELSE to do their bidding, further enrich themselves, and distance themselves from the commoners--who are actually paying the bills.

[@eniselmenic5056]

what car could he drive that would prove climate change is real?

[@eniselmenic5056]

he has like one more room than you. and you are probably lying anyway. but the point is you have no point. show me were he says no one can live in a place bigger than 680 sq ft. .would you like a second try?

[@cecilealonso7446]

I love to hear Mr. Kennedy speak.

[@MikeJohnson-nj1ry]

You're his intellectual equal.

[@harshtimes7777]

10-4 copy that. 😊

[@toddcunningham3213]

​@@MikeJohnson-nj1ryYou do realize that Kennedy is a Rhodes Scholar who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt, got his Juris Doctorate from Virginia Law, graduated with First Class Honours (top 5%) from Oxford University, and that many people, including Democrats, consider him one of the smartest people in Congress, right??

[@MC-nb6jx]

@@MikeJohnson-nj1ry… Doh 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@GreggWalken-xd3qv]

Tho sometimes l catch myself waiting to hear him say, now Mr. Douglas......

[@jamessandlin-hx9jp]

Those who live lavish life styles trying to tell you that you dont deserve one

[@MrDominex]

Fossil fuel magnates live lavish lifestyles and think their wealth will protect thrm from the effects of climate change-- they don't give a damn about higher food prices, wildfires or hurricanes caused by increased CO2 in Earth's atmosphere.

[@SofGdggd-xt9lw]

Doe never said anything about lifestyles. He was concerned with management of financial assets, and actually seemed prepared to accept enough warming to cause significant damage to assets.

[@toplarry]

Eny meany mine moe.

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

Mr. Doe claimed during questioning that he lives in an 850 square foot. So, I did a search. I found a Thomas G Doe living in Concord, MA that lives in a $2.7M, 5000 sq ft home that’s heated with natural gas. Same guy? Looks to be about the same age, with a home commensurate with a man that could afford an expensive home. Could it be that he has 2 homes, one for his family and another when he is “consulting” in DC? That would make far more sense than having us believe 850 sq ft is big enough for a man that runs his own consulting business.

[@traczebabe]

Research, if everyone did it we wouldn’t be in this mess. Thank you for doing that!

[@margaretlocke7938]

They lie and lie

[@mikedunsmuir9392]

As he sat there, his home was burning natural gas. He also used gas in his car to travel. And planes too

[@brobrio]

The look on his face when asked what car he drives was priceless. So busted!

[@ReformedAgnostic]

Great research. Thank you.

[@prycelessly]

Dear KZbin, placing your Climate Change propaganda "disclaimer" statement from the United Nations is pathetic. 😂

[@davyjones7177]

Even if it was “propaganda”, global oil supplies will eventually run out so it’s inevitable we make a transition regardless.

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

Indeed. But we know there are the Tellytubbies of facts : ]

[@53rat]

Bring back the thumbs down counter in place of the context box. Then viewers can decide bull shit from truth and we would have a democracy……..mob rules

[@bills5009]

It IS pathetic but also disinformation. I thought YT was trying to prevent disinformation??

[@janetcampbell5678]

ABSOLUTELY 💯 %!!!!

[@cfoskeeter]

What's great about these is watching the witnesses trying to figure out how they're being set up.

[@jfkesq]

You can actually see the gears turning in their brains.

[@darrennew8211]

Except nothing Kennedy said took down the witness. The fact that he has a gas stove because there isn't enough electricity going to his condo, and he has no way to charge an EV in his condo, is exactly the kind of infrastructure problems that need to be addressed before going to renewable energy. And what does building roads more resistant to flooding have to do with the kind of car that individual drives?

[@RobertMJohnson]

there is no such thing as renewable energy. for the love of god get an education. @@darrennew8211

[@neckarsulme]

they're not really being set up...they are just shown to be the hypocrites that they are

[@fransmith8992]

@@darrennew8211 he said he did NOT have a gas stove

[@rjw4762]

I am British.....and wish that we had a Politician of Mr Kennedy's conviction and courage.

[@danielbrown3461]

I would have loved it if Mr.. Kennedy asked him about the 3 houses...that we know of...that Obama owns...One in a very rich area of Hawaii, One in Wa. D.C. and one in Marthas Vinyard. In a way John Kennedy reminds me of John Lydon.

[@jeffw5333]

Dude it’s all a big show. Just like watching wrestling. The questions are already given to the guy before hand. And they already know what he is going to say. All talk no action. And people actually think that the politicians care about the American people. They don’t work for us , they work for the billionaires and huge corporations.

[@DanielPhipps-o2n]

i bet you want him real bad too. I am glad he is on this side of the great pond as they say in British circles.

[@dalhaybron7063]

You can't have Him, they're to hard to find..

[@professorplums722]

I am British and would love him too, straight talking and to the point, no bullshyt .....instead we have endless Csmbridge and Oxford Uni with the usual politics and history degree shyt which offers nobody anything....a conveyir belt of dross and people who have never had a rwsl job in their lives. It should be outlawed, no life or business experience shoukd var yiu from running the country, lawyers do not qualify as they are activists these days and are used to get politicians out of being accountable. Bring back normal people please 👍

[@junecarrothers5970]

Kennedy, America needs a hundred more people up there just like you!!!!! THANK YOU,THANK YOU AND THANK YOU!!!!!

[@ronallen6578]

97 maybe. We have Cruz and Hawley already with Kennedy

[@BAR55825]

And Gaetz too, don’t’ forget him!

[@Vicky07297]

Thank you, Mr Kennedy for your meticulousness.

[@MrErpman]

When you don't know the cost to fix a problem, then money isn't the answer. And when you keep spending money on a problem and the problem persists, then money isn't the answer.

[@donjohnson3701]

Kinda’ like the Great Society and the War on Poverty programs started by President Johnson back in the sixties? What are we up to now maybe $trillions and no positive results. The government is good at creating problems and the programs to “fix” them. But the programs shuffle money to their supporters who then return “campaign contributions” back to them. Meanwhile the rest of us are lied to and told things will get better for us.

[@AlldatJazz-rw9wy]

No because by that time all the money is gone into the thieves pocket. So yeah money is not the answer, it's a way to pay off crooks.

[@carljohnson7517]

I have heard this since the 80s. We had 10/20 years, or it is beyond repair. They have been wrong then and wrong now.

[@brothermitchlove1]

But, in the 80's we fixed the o-zone problem and the acid rain problem................................ We got shit done back then!

[@GH-ub7qz]

global warming....hole in ozone... whatever leonard nimoy was on about in the 70s...but we have time...10 to 20 years!

[@MrClobbertime]

In the 70s they were telling us we were entering a new ice age, when that didn't happen they changed it to warming instead, and now there are some scientists starting the ice age talk again by saying we may be approaching a polar vortex collapse. They just can't make up their minds which con to run on us.

[@johnholmes2808]

It’s all about the Benjamin’s.

[@GotoHere]

I’ve heard it since the 1970s, then they said ice age was coming in 10 years.

[@scottsmith1525]

"Where should we get this money"? ......'Someone should borrow it from somebody'....priceless.

[@danielbrown3461]

It's not like he...or is children or grandchildren will pay.

[@testodude]

Why should Congress take investment advice from a 50-something year old man who lives in an 850 sq foot condo? That's like getting diet advice from Rosie O' Donnell. jk. I'm sure this guy is loaded, and virtue signalling.

[@bordereau1]

Translation.....more taxes on we little people.

[@serdna9307]

Senator Kennedy as always brilliant!!!😂😂

[@MrPDTaylor]

How was this brilliant?

[@j3v167]

@@MrPDTaylor If you could not figure that out by yourself then it is no use for us to try and explain it to you.

[@colinmiles9390]

Senator Kennedy is a master of getting the real truth of what people really know. He’s like a truth teller that is so needed in congress. 🙏🥰👊👍

[@worrywart1311]

And he throws in being a smart-ass for free.

[@rodharris3606]

Kennedy was going to attack Doe by asking by asking how big of house he lives, when he found out Doe lives in an 850 sf condo, he quite the questioning wonder why?@@worrywart1311

[@jfkesq]

A master class in how to ask questions, in my opinion. I'm a lawyer for 30 years and only wish I could ask questions this well.

[@theshadowtalks]

Never too late for continuing education counselor.

[@lasersailor6684]

Not really. He asked questions about the house he lived in hoping he’d fess up to living in a McMansion. Good lawyers never ask questions they don’t already know the answer to.

[@RobertMJohnson]

this isn't a trial. the house is an investigative body, tough guy. but nice try with your bullshit allusion to a couple movies you've seen.@@lasersailor6684

[@stevenfromer3816]

@@lasersailor6684you have eyes but do not see,ears but cannot hear, a brain but you do not think.

[@worrywart1311]

He was trying "gotcha" questions and got no-where, so that was a waste of time.

[@Frogman125]

He's like Columbo. Appears humble, simple, but is 10 x smarter than those whom he questions.

[@sandyrose2398]

The ones he questions are puppets getting paid big bucks.

[@paulkinder6053]

Brilliant analogy! 🎯

[@JeffY-y3z]

considering his political peers it is nearly a miracle that Kennedy exists in DC at all.

[@philippebarillecavalier9275]

His southern accent is all show. You can hear him speak without it in videos of some twenty years ago. Still, great sleuthing! He finds those simple questions to embarrass "experts".

[@fredfloyd2129]

@@tomcooper2646.. Your a liberal, correct ?

[@ashively1]

Senator Kennedy is a great man! Keep up the good work sir.

[@eniselmenic5056]

you think it is great to argue with personal attacks?

[@hometowncook6970]

How much Rissian money did he take?????

[@NoName-zn1qe]

They ALL talk a good game...I need to see some action!!

[@stevemitz4740]

@@eniselmenic5056 It's much better than been a silly woosy! Can you cite that personal attack?

[@55nsmooth]

@@hometowncook6970 I doubt he has taken any money from the Rissians. BTW, where is Rissia?

[@peterc8204]

The comment on 5:30 is truly hilarious. No heatpump, no gasstove, no electric car......but yet ordering common people to buy all this stuff.

[@sherwinschreiber3753]

Can Senator Kennedy please be cloned multiple times and sent to various governments around the world. This man is outstanding!! Greetings from South Africa

[@jeffrogut4493]

Australia too!!

[@paruhblgen4222]

In Russia he would not be permitted to run, and if elected, he would be imprisoned

[@marisamartin3664]

God bless and help you there in the clutch of communism. May he rescue you and send justice (we need it here too).

[@shanebarfield2925]

Senator John Kennedy is a National Treasure

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

Indeed and I'm not even American. If anyone deserves to live forever it is Mr.Kennedy

[@secondchance6603]

If you're looking for the question you will find it @5:21... that's 11 seconds before this clickbait video ends.

[@toddcunningham3213]

​@@secondchance6603That is the biggest problem with all of the uninformed people in our country. They only read headlines, and don't listen to or read the entire context of the conversation.

[@LoriSchroeder-iy1nj]

Absolutely. Wish he was president.

[@worrywart1311]

Before long, buried treasure.

[@jeffrosati2570]

Refreshing to hear someone actually answer Sen. Kennedy's questions. Such a rare occurrence in a congressional hearing.

[@richbrown5209]

that guy is a liar

[@tazp123]

At least he answered indeed but his answers are crap. He wants an undetermined amount of money spent on his shortlist of interests for an undetermined amount of time. To achieve a state he believes to be impossible. That's a bad starting position...

[@dogsbollox4335]

He'd of been better saying nothing because now he's got to remember the lies he told for next time he gets grilled.

[@jamesscimone1447]

I don't know if you could really call them "answers"..... 🙄🙄🙄

[@jackmyers6040]

He's a wiley old cus doesn't care to speak his mind or step on toe but does his research! Love to here what he has to say !

[@BrooksOut75]

This guy being questioned is exactly the kind of shit we as Americans are tired of. Calculated answers to protect an agenda. Cheers to Mr. Kennedy. Jeep Wagoneer 70k + Condominium 100k + Get rid of all these agenda driven crooks.

[@naybreed]

He he says he lives in a house only 850sf. BS

[@mmo-bo7879]

@@naybreedthat’s probably his home IN the city… his other home is probably substantially more spacious

[@lunardelusions2657]

@@naybreed There are some crazy small places, it's probably super tiny, and super expensive.

[@reensure]

House 1/2 the U.S. average size, and a car that occupies two parking spaces and is unfit for suburban streets. No. This dude is intrinsically pro-urban sprawl to make efficient use of motor pool fuel, and he is out of touch with the market forces of growing families.

[@mattdarbyshire4962]

8500 sq. Ft, and a jeep wagoneer is over 100k

[@LogicalLighting]

The question should have been, "how many houses do you own Mr. Doe?"

[@dutchgram3799]

That is exactly where my thoughts went! It would be inspiring to hear that his condo was the only property he owned.

[@melissas7757]

Kennedy needs to keep doing what he’s doing! I love him and his no nonsense approach to politics! ❤

[@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke]

I didn’t see his point honestly. Every time I see video of that guy he’s just being disrespectful

[@noturningbackever493]

@@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke Open your eyes. It's all there.

[@rickworkman4608]

All his answers are, "Something might happen in the future, it's not happening now, but we need to pretend it is and spend money on maybe right now". Lol, and BORROW the money.

[@travisboman7531]

What I got from his answers is, If you don't improve it now, we won't make money in the future cause of higher interest rates. So in order for us to make money is to spend it now and give us the money before you can't because of higher interest rates in the future.

[@GH-ub7qz]

its just like spock said back in the 70s...10 to 20 years....duh

[@bordereau1]

Maybe instead of doling out money to other nations we spend it here 8n the USA

[@flatout5815]

It's called a con, like space force. 😂

[@rubyduma6238]

The fed will raise interest rates when the climate gets bad enough

[@westerncowhand7814]

The condo is the house he keeps in the city, he has a large palatial home in the country that he drives that Jeep Wagoneer too. 💯

[@louisrauzi3872]

Of course ala Kerry, I don't have a private jet, my wife does.duh

[@annedobson-mack3688]

You know it. Wagoneer and condo don’t pair properly.

[@curtismcdonald6838]

@ 4:08. “You don’t seem to have very many solutions.” I could never be one of those two guys who are sitting behind Kennedy. He makes me laugh so hard. So good at asking the right questions. You can tell by his candor that he’s definitely on a clock.

[@cruisingaltitudewaitress3396]

I was thinking the same about the two guys behind him. Juxtapose them to the nodding bobble head behind the puppet. 😂💕

[@LRRPFco52]

When Senator Kennedy says, "I'd like to tap into your visionary....expertise." you know it's about to get real.

[@curtismcdonald6838]

@@LRRPFco52 Lol, I heard that and, after seeing so many Kennedy clips, knew he was about to shine a spotlight on a moron. He loves to say something he knows isn’t true just before he proves his own words wrong in order to make his point. I think his point here was, “Why are you in such a lofty position when you can’t provide answers to any of these questions?”

[@johnnyronkonkoma5388]

He started listing specific solutions and Kennedy cut him off.

[@stephmullin9709]

I love how he says " plesse forgive me if i sound eude " And then hits them with a clanger at the end . Leeds them so gently 😂😂😂😂

[@runwaylyghtsdebbiep.2349]

Senator Kennedy is a rockstar!!! A great truth seeker! Very smart man!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@wendyscott8425]

Why is he using that fake accent?

[@SL-wb8jl]

Can't stop laughing at the bobblehead behind Mr Doe.

[@mgsharnhorst]

Every couple of years they say we have 10 years.

[@MrSpanky2001]

Boggles the mind, doesn't it?

[@robertchaplin]

Remember the old proverb: the plans are mans but the odds are Gods. Climate change discussions to me should always commence with that very popular start: Once upon a time.

[@Generizzy]

This man will expose you by letting you expose yourself. People know it, see it, prepare for it but can never stop it. You can't teach or learn it. Its either you have it or you don't. Legendary 💯

[@Renee-kk1hf]

👏😊 so true

[@albundy6008]

Those people who are attempting to answer the questions are so indoctrinated with false information that they can't think for themselves and truthfully answer Sen. Kennedy's simple questions.

[@eniselmenic5056]

he didn't expose sht... KKKennedy was caught trying to shamelessly attack the man personally because he lost the argument. An 850 sq foot condo is small, efficient and eco friendly. ... not that that has a single thing to do with the facts he is presenting. you fail

[@mr.jladyd3019]

Send. Kennedy is our Senator from the great RED State of Louisiana He is a national treasure and he's always on point and hilarious 👏👏👏

[@eniselmenic5056]

what is the point of KKKennedy asking about his 850 sq foot dwelling? what size house does he have to live in for his information to be correct?

[@Losttimes1992]

​@@eniselmenic5056It proves that its a gimmick also put away that victim card it gets boring.

[@eniselmenic5056]

@@Losttimes1992 it proves NOTHING. who tf says the person telling you about the problem has to be the one also fixing it in the first place?... I could be sitting here with my truck running telling y'all your going to die because the science is getting more and more clear... regardless of whether I want it fixed or not.

[@eniselmenic5056]

what size house does he have to live in for his information to be correct?

[@Losttimes1992]

@@eniselmenic5056 Anything over 3

[@bernardwalker1874]

We all love watching Kennedy shred these people in their testimony. But the fact is he could do this 8 days a week and not much changes. Saw him absolutely eviscerate a Biden nominee for a judge seat. Tore her to shreds with logic, exposed her complete lack of knowledge in some key legal and procedural matters. A week later she was confirmed. So there you go.

[@brownro214]

Biden stopped sending judicial nominees to the ABA for an evaluation. His DEI nominees were getting poor reviews.

[@pamglass6007]

Love how Kennedy filters through all the garbage and exposes the ignorance.

[@mrs.dukakis7012]

He's always humorous. But then he got burned when the witness said he lives in an 800 sq. space

[@tpac28]

It's because reptilians don't need bigger enclosures...bro, look at his eyes...WTF? 😮

[@geoculus5606]

Not necessarily burned. He had to ask to find out either way. @@mrs.dukakis7012

[@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke]

Yea nothing got exposed in this video

[@BBredChill]

​@@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJokeSure about that?

[@ramalama9030]

There is NO weather event coming that we should be scared of……..what’s coming will make any “weather event” seem inconsequential.

[@jeffrockit]

Also there is no infrastructure that can be built to withstand F4-5 Tornadoes nor Hurricanes. It simply throwing tax dollars at bad ideas.

[@killingtimeitself]

most of this infrastructure that already exists will be completely deleted from even a strong gust of wind. It's not unreasonable to suggest modernizing them.

[@SonoraSlinger]

Idk, there absolutely is an ongoing, slow roll pole shift happening. But that has nothing to do with climate change, as they speak of it. Though it will absolutely affect every location on earth, in various and significant ways.

[@peterschmidt1453]

@@killingtimeitself But modernise infrastructure for the right reasons. Future interest rates will be higher because A) the 40 year downward cycle ended about 5 years ago at zero %, rates are headed higher for 30 to 40 years B) All levels of government are already drunk on debt and continuously issue more bonds which are increasing difficult to sell, higher rates are needed to attract buyers and that will get worse into the future. Making up a story that the weather in 20 years will force interest rates up has no basis in fact, it's just an assumption but bad spending policies destroying the USD are as certain as the sun rising tomorrow.

[@wolfhound1452]

It is 34 degrees Celsius here now. This is not extreme weather where I live. It is regular winter weather. Climate change is just another hoax.

[@dpollard5286]

I just want to know which climate prediction of the last 100 years should we be the most scared of? Just wondering so I can prepare for the correct one. Also, I have yet to see any storm worse than any previous one. One more, it doesn't matter what happens with the weather, it will be climate change, BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

[@peterschmidt1453]

I read back in the 80's that the sun has a roughly 70 years solar cycle. Around 1930 the sun was on high heat and the USA has the "dust bowl 30's", it was dry. I'm in Australia, so seasons are opposite to the USA. My childhood was the 70's, born in May. My childhood Easters and birthdays were always cold and wet. From the mid 90's Easters were nice, my birthdays were still cold. Enter 2010, Easter is BBQ weather and I wear T-shirts in May for my birthday. Around 2010 was the top of the solar cycle again, around 2045 the sun will be in it's quiet phase. I fully expect cold wet Easters and birthdays to start kicking in around 2035. Just my take on things, my predictions are probably no worse than half these climate scientists.

[@OldRustySteele]

Summer 1980. About 24 straight days above 100 F in St. Louis MO. Christmas 1983. Minus 22 F actual in Dayton OH with wind chill of minus 75 F. Yet the climate change cult keep telling me current heat and cold events are SO much worse. SMH 🤦‍♀️

[@dpollard5286]

@@OldRustySteele yes, I have lived in Florida for most of my life (60 years old ) and I am still waiting for that cat 6 storm they claimed was coming soon and yet the strongest storm to ever hit Florida was 1935!

[@tebelshaw9486]

​@@dpollard5286Would so many blue-staters be relocating to FL if they truly believed our state was going to be buried underwater? 😮

[@dpollard5286]

@@tebelshaw9486 of course not. And Obama wouldn't have purchased a seaside mansion either.

[@l8tapex]

. He graduated from Zachary High School as co-valedictorian in 1969. He then attended Vanderbilt University, where his interdepartmental major was in political science, philosophy and economics. He graduated magna cum laude. At Vanderbilt, Kennedy was elected president of his senior class and named to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a Juris Doctor in 1977 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an executive editor of the Virginia Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif.[6] In 1979, he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law degree with first class honours from Oxford University, where he was a member of Magdalen College and studied under Rupert Cross and John H.C. Morris Elected Louisiana State Treasurer in 1999,1997, Louisiana launched its Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Savings Program to allow people to start a 529 plan to save for their children's education.. etc wiki..

[@sherbear8286]

Kennedy is great at this type of questioning.

[@markbarber3584]

Mr Kennedy is great 👍 Congress all need to ask themselves who what are these people who are in positions of responsibility, that continue to evade the most basic of questions? Nothing will ever change while you have people more interested in keeping their job, more than they are interested in genuinely trying to help progress the countrys problems. 🇬🇧

[@Mike-zf4ev]

Testimony, testimony, testimony......That's all we ever get. Nothing ever gets done.

[@kimguy4159]

That climate dude rocks around town in a giant gas guzzling V-8 510 horsepower Wagoneer. Then lecture how we are endangered by carbon emmissions.

[@denniskimpton9981]

LOL climate change is a lie it was a lie when they started saying it and it's a lie today😂😂😂

[@CliffnDonChappellDuncan]

Hillary's emails Hunter's laptop Jewish Space Lasers Stolen Election

[@danielbrown3461]

We the Taxpayer in America can pay higher taxes under the Climate Change Mandate...But China is building a coal fire plant every month...and so is pakistan. Where is the Democrat outrage at that?.

[@wwaynemcg]

Recall that "climate change" is only the latest descriptor...remember when "global warming" was the cause of every storm?

[@septembersurprise5178]

"You cain't pray a lie." - Mark Twain

[@holycrap0866]

But, but, but it has to be real!!! Lurch, who has made millions by spouting his nonsense says so.

[@rancosteel]

It’s amazing how the staff sitting behind Kennedy can keep a straight face.

[@prmaninla]

This is actually a very civil, respectful and productive conversation, which is rare for these. We could use more of this type of thing.

[@zbruh7268]

He lives in a 853sq foot condo, but has a 4,000 sq foot vacation home lol

[@AstroLonghorn]

And he also doesn’t have a water heater apparently lmao

[@zbruh7268]

@@AstroLonghorn well I don't have a roof, just walls. 100% solar heating. Kinda tricky in northern Michigan but hey! Im combating climate change 🤣😂

[@waynevelzis8162]

Exactly - and a twin engine boat i am sure

[@thedelaware8309]

Between 1783 & 1784 there was a non-man made climate change event in Iceland in the form of a gash/ vent opening up in the Earth which ultimately spewed 120 million tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the Northern Hemisphere by the end of it the geological eruption... The lowering of winter temps and raising of summer due to THAT influx of toxic atmospheric gas even several thousand miles away in America was life altering...It reportedly became so much colder than usual that large chunks of ice were reportedly observed floating around stationary in the the Mississippi delta at New Orleans... Across the Atlantic it was even worse, from then on, there was a thick haze over western Europe called the "Laki haze" which was even more detrimental to life there in the way of planting and harvesting for farmers... Now, there was recently a small reminder of the 1783 Laki event in Iceland with a 2 mile long vent erupting on the island a few weeks ago...Whether it was large or just small vent, mankind is powerless to stop such a change in climate, because we can't just put a giant cork in the Earth expecting it to keep 120 million tons of gas from spewing into the air and getting stuck in the stratosphere & affecting global climate temps indefinitely for years to come... So, why should any country keep going into massive amounts of debt to "stop" or "fight" it?...We're being deceived if we think we have any chance at altering climate one way or another if a large volcano or fissure out there in the world, suddenly, decides its time to erupt...

[@Funckinnutcase]

Exactly! Most people never think about the fact that when the Yellowstone hot spot erupts, we'll disappear like the Dinosaurs. Or the top of the Canary Islands could slide off into the ocean.

[@blazeboyblazeboy4470]

Very true. We are imsignicant blip on the earth time line. Man cannot do squat compared to mother nature. Climate has always changed and will continue long after our foot prints have faded. Also ask a climate change agendist.. when is the start time for climate change.....?....? Completely destroys their myth

[@katherinesimpson-kg2nm]

Add in this recent incident... When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere - enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. The sheer amount of water vapor could be enough to temporarily affect Earth’s global average temperature.

[@noturningbackever493]

Go to the head of the class. Your comment is spot on. This "climate change" hoax has to be one of THE biggest scams ever dreamed up.

[@coldcrush9]

Mr. Kennedy is like Judge Judy. Can sniff the BS out in 3 seconds

[@bordereau1]

A national treasure!!!

[@bordereau1]

This guy expects us to pay higher taxes.......ugh

[@teevee2145]

She is very annoying

[@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke]

Kennedys assumption was wrong, he sounded foolish

[@coldstreamcybernaut2845]

Because the BS is coming from himself.

[@laurahawkIYQ]

I wish he had asked him, "How many homes do you own AND why don't you drive an electric car?

[@32ValveZombie]

I'd like to see this guy run for POTUS. He's got my vote !

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

Like Covid it isn't about health, it is about concentrating power.

[@coolcalvert]

Kennedy is the Andy Griffith of the senate. 👍

[@Kimmy6519]

The Goober Pyle more like.

[@Steve-Cro-Magnon-Man]

@@Kimmy6519Did you watch the character’s role in the TV Series to its end? You ridicule a wise simpleton character of Jim Manors who made it into the USMC and started another wildly successful TV show. Jim Nabors was also a gay man.

[@albundy6008]

​@@Steve-Cro-Magnon-Manthat would be Gomer Pyle that was played by Jim Nabors, Goober was played by George Lindsey.

[@ras124]

Who is Barney Fife?@@albundy6008

[@testodude]

@@Steve-Cro-Magnon-Man A swing and a miss. You dropped your pants, Steve.

[@danielbumbalo8706]

A Grand Wagoneer gets 13 miles per gallon city and 18 miles per gallon highway

[@jasonharrod3070]

That's if you baby it.

[@christinecupic6871]

😂😂 Who can ever take these people seriously?

[@noturningbackever493]

Depends on the model, but I do know that they are known for being gas guzzlers. He's NOT driving an electric one, that's for sure!

[@lewcrowley3710]

This video added some laughs during the present interglacial period. The bobblehead behind Mr. Doe is hilarious.

[@ramonagaibor1898]

I just love Senator Kenedy… he’s so precise and into the point…

[@pnwdweler4100]

I thought congress already appropriated 1.2 trillion dollars in their infrastructure bill. I thought that money was supposed to deal with the infrastructure issues he's describing. Is he saying that's not enough?

[@OldRustySteele]

That’s correct, dweller! It’s NEVER enough for the federal guv’mint. So open up your wallet and send mo’ money, mo’ money to our friends in WashingToon, District of Chaos.

[@johnstucko2740]

Kennedy should have asked him. What would he do if the power grid went down in his neighborhood? How would he cook his food? A GAS grill?! 😂😂😂

[@patrickmcgee6917]

I love how everyone that has to sit before Mr Kennedy for questioning, just squirms with fear in their bodies. Nothing gets by Mr Kennedy, and they all know it!!!!!!😳😳😳😳.

[@Real_g.s.]

He's my senator, and we, his people of Louisiana, LOVE HIM.

[@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke]

Did you watch the full clip? Kennedy jumped to conclusions that weren’t accurate and came across as disrespectful in pursuit of his narrative

[@billreich7229]

So the solution is for municipalities to borrow and spend so the municipalities won't have to endure higher interest rates in the future. Makes alot of sense.

[@arielroman8644]

Worst hurricanes we had in Florida were in 1993 and 2005 ,since then everything has been pretty much normal. Nothing has changed in 30 years and the beaches still in the same place. Mangoes and avocados grow normally, i still got bees and butterflies in my backyard, some opossums and raccoons mess my trashcan once in a while but other than that I haven't noticed any change at all.

[@Hereford1642]

1926 Miami hurricane. Has its own wikipedia entry. People forget the past. It has been estimated that a similar hurricane would cause about $235 billion in damage if it were to hit Miami in 2018

[@arielroman8644]

@@Hereford1642 I'm Cuban 1926 and 1933 hurricanes destroyed half of my island. My grandfather told me about it. He was born in 1911. One of those hurricanes disappeared a whole city. Santa Cruz del Sur. We still trying to figure it out where is it.

[@quantumthuglife4444]

The GOAT

[@MrClark68]

I’m not sure who can be bought more easily, politicians or scientists.

[@RobRochon]

I'm pretty sure the whole covid BS proved that the ease of buying them is pretty equal.

[@JeanneHugg]

How does Kennedy keep a straight face?

[@MsOtis57]

You tell 'em, Kennedy.

[@georgemastroyanis3404]

Whenever I want to ensure that logic is still used, I look for a Senator Kennedy You Tube clip. That way I also get a good chuckle!!

[@Linda98671]

He is the only congress man I love to love and respect to the max ! I hope he is with us for many many years to come!

[@harleyquinn8202]

So local municipalities need to borrow more money to keep the rates low on those debts. Got it.

[@robles713]

A LEGEND 🎉😊

[@electrictofumuffins6384]

Why doesn't Doe know about costs? He's CEO of Municipal Market Advisors, the leading independent research firm in the municipal industry...and his primary residence is 800sq'? Riiight. He's a dirty doctor.

[@kirkvanek4207]

the people telling you that you have to give up your way of life will never ever give up theirs.

[@donaldlentfer9697]

The old joke was" everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Now we have a new joke.

[@wdtaut5650]

"With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke."

[@jamesthornton8177]

ASK HIM WHAT THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE IS. HE WON'T ANSWER

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

I think it depends on what little boy's mouth he is entertaining at the time

[@wdtaut5650]

Obama said we can't set our thermostats at 68 degrees anymore. On a hot summer day, I checked the temperature in my bedroom (the only room in the house with an air conditioner). It was 73 degrees. I wondered what the temperature was in Obama's bedroom on a hot day in Washington, or Nancy Pelosi's office, or Al gore's private jet. I'd bet it was less than 73.

[@teg5135]

Nor can they say what the ideal carbon emissions are.

[@mimoslavich6639]

25

[@timbrady6473]

Mr Doe really nailed it down,ten to twenty years?

[@jannahmull4820]

Senator Kennedy, You are the epitome of what all senators and representatives should be. I believe you want what is best for America and Americans. Godspeed!!

[@HypocriticYT]

Trudeau said interest rates were low and look at the mess Canada is in 😮 I love how Kennedy picks apart liars 😅

[@pam2239]

How do these uninformed, less than intelligent people rise to positions that warrants their questioning?

[@mlnags2829]

Fraud!!!

[@winterbabydoo9752]

I remember when I was a kid in the seventies the teachers told me that New York City would be under 20 ft of water in 10 years and that was 1978

[@kimmer6]

At Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, a professor in my Earth Sciences class in 1975 said that the Earth will run out of fresh water by 1986. I challenged him and it made him angry. I asked him if he would bet his life on his statement. He said he would. It's January 2024 and huge amounts of fresh water are raining from the sky at this very moment. We are cautioned that an ''atmospheric river'' may be approaching and that we should brace for flooding. Some of the stupidest people whom I have met in my 70+ years were teachers and college professors.

[@noturningbackever493]

@@kimmer6 Yes, and they're all pushing the lies. New York City was also supposed to be under water. Manhattan, Long Island and Staten Island are surrounded by water. They're all still here, above water. Brainwashing techniques used by the climate nuts.

[@happyappy19931]

Kennedy has skills.

[@scottsmith1525]

He is so common sense.

[@johnq8362]

🔥😂The earth is doing what it always has. Nothing different going on

[@yondertz]

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF YOURS, SIR! Love and respect from the Philippines.

[@kimhanmore9220]

Love, love, love Mr Kennedy. Only wish our MP’s and the Mayor of London (god help us!) we’re a tiny bit as smart as him. What car do you drive. Do you have a gas stove. How big is your house. I’m over! 🤣🤣

[@jeff3638]

Love this guy😊

[@retha1875]

I am in my 6th decade and was born and lived most of my life in Texas. I have lived in 2 other states and in DC as well as in the UK. Anyway, the weather in Texas is the same as it has ever been.

[@Conernforthesedogs-iw7lf]

Senator Kennedy, you are a treasure.💯❤❤❤

[@TomMcKayBlocksCriticsWhatAJoke]

For jumping to false conclusions and talking down to the guy?

[@xyzxyz-hi8lp]

Wish we had Kennedy in Canada.

[@Iluv2crochet]

Who’s the bobblehead in the back? 😂

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

HAHAHA OMG I thought I was the only one who noticed lol. I can't tell if he has a nervous tick, he's listening to Van Halen or is reading the out of sync auto-queue for when to nod and shake.

[@pchris6662]

I don’t believe for a second that guy lives in a 853 sq ft condo. Much more likely he OWNS one somewhere else, and lives in a nice big house.

[@testodude]

If true, that is not a guy who I would take financial advice from.

[@pchris6662]

@@testodude I’m just saying. I don’t know. But my bullshit meter just pegged when he thought for a moment and then chirped up 853 sq feet. My first house was 810 sf so I know just how small that is.

[@wdtaut5650]

Al Gore wanted us to have less and do less while he lived in a 10,000 sq. ft. mansion (that doesn't include the pool/guest house) that used 30 times the average home's energy.

[@merriemisfit8406]

You can almost bet big money Senator Kennedy's staff checked out that guy online and found that 4940 square-foot house in Concord, Massachusetts -- the same city where Mr. Doe's business is located. Too bad the senator ran out of time to pursue that, but at least he got that elitist on record only owning up to calling a mini-condo his home.

[@jerrycoronado6887]

Here we go again. In the next 10-20 years I will have to build a cabin in the Himalayas cause the oceans will most certainly flood the rest of the earth. What happened to the last prognostication about oceans rising, ice melting and the poor polar bears having to learn how to fish?😂

[@artguti1551]

The last time Gore talked about the oceans rising...Obama went out and bought some beach property...and Zuckerburg is building his Top Secret underground Lair in Hawaii. Carbon Emissions BS!!!

[@240Turbo48]

Cudos to Sen. Kennedy. One of the very few that have any sense!!

[@ricktiberio]

The most vulnerable structures are wind and solar. The very ones they are pushing.

[@noturningbackever493]

Yes and they know that. In Europe, a few countries have removed the windmills because they are dangerous--and by the way--they CANNOT be recycled.

[@RobertMarsh-i1i]

Sen. Kennedy is awesome!!! The guy in the background if funny😂😂

[@eudaenomic]

The syncophant.

[@darlenemckay265]

He is, it's like he's mocking him!😂

[@fishgutz4272]

He's lying. No way in hell someone who can afford a $100k Grand Wagoneer is living in a shoebox sized condo. A single person might. But a single person claiming to be the least bit concerned about the environment would not own a Grand Wagoneer.

[@jmf5246]

Climate changes over geological time and it is driven by complex nonlinear systems which are not testable.

[@eatonbraynz247]

He stays in a condo, but he also has at least one house he visits.

[@ericanderson4883]

Identifying where infrastructure is most vulnerable to weather events is just that...a regular run of the mill infrastructure bill. Da! All bs.

[@jacksht6308]

what is the source of earths heating? the sun! the sun is not a thermostat that you can adjust the temperature, ever wonder that the change in climate may come from different types of reactions from the sun?

[@darlenemckay265]

Unfortunately, most of our politicians and leaders are uninformed about almost everything but the agenda they are pushing!

[@sallifrancis7250]

Doe has more than 1 house

[@Iluv2crochet]

Exactly. I don’t believe for one minute that he actually lives in a tiny condo.

[@mythbuster7538]

I call bullshit on his condo claim. If he lived in a condo, dont u think when asked about a heat pump he would have responded. I cant have a heat pump, i live in a condo. Thus cutting kennedy off at the knees? I think he realized where kennedy was going and lied.😅😅😅

[@gupndors]

Well done sir, always a pleasure to hear you put these folks on the spot.

[@annaurquhart1843]

SEN. KENNEDY, YOU ARE AWESOME! I THANK GOD FOR YOUR HORSE-SENSE!!!