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A Republican senator got the meme treatment on Tuesday after he used some rather misguided props during a presentation that was aimed at owning the Democrats.
Senator Mike Lee, of Utah, attempted to take down Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey's Green New Deal with a series of bizarre eccentric props to illustrate his points, including one stock photo of a group of babies, another with screenshots from the movie Sharknado, and a third of former president Ronald Raegan riding a velociraptor.
Yes, really.
He even proudly tweeted about it. In a tweet, he wrote:
The solution to climate change is not this unserious resolution, but the serious business of human flourishing – the solution to so many of our problems, at all times and in all places: fall in love, get married, and have some kids.
The solution to climate change is not this unserious resolution, but the serious business of human flourishing – th… https://t.co/mCcUPlwwrS— Mike Lee (@Mike Lee) 1553619859
Right, sure thing, Mike. Yes, having some kids will definitely solve climate change. No problem at all.
One of the first people to respond was Ocasio-Cortez herself. In a tweet, she wrote:
Like many other women + working people, I occasionally suffer from impostor syndrome: those small moments, especially on hard days, where you wonder if the haters are right.
But then they do things like this to clear it right up.
If this guy can be Senator, you can do anything.
Other critics across social media expressed their surprise that the footage didn't appear to have been Photoshopped.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is on the Senate floor right now discussing @AOC and @SenMarkey's Green New Deal. These a… https://t.co/cI5la4eAM8— Waleed Shahid (@Waleed Shahid) 1553617239
See Chris Grayling for UK based pep talk to yourself https://t.co/SdymenYcfZ— Jess Phillips MP (@Jess Phillips MP) 1553676055
I have a no swearing rule on Twitter and other public posts and I will probably break it once I read more about thi… https://t.co/rnqspCKcDr— Mythili Sampathkumar (@Mythili Sampathkumar) 1553622419
Some thought the whole thing was just quite simply bizarre.
Mike Lee, having a normal one https://t.co/dY07FEAX3D— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1553619206
Mike Lee's speech against the Green New Deal is a good reminder that being one of the brightest Republican Senators… https://t.co/aWjob2gMA6— Jonathan Chait (@Jonathan Chait) 1553634105
While some thought it was hilarious...
If you watch one thing today, watch this. Hilarious and true. Well done @SenMikeLee Remarks on the Green New Dea… https://t.co/XTTpBdi226— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1553690253
Others thought it was funny, but not in a good way
And many pointed out that it seems like Republicans really just don't understand science.
It's not just politics in the UK that's gone completely and utterly insane...
HT Huff Post
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