Wisconsin Embarrassment: "Our Dumb Senator" wears a tin-foil hat

 

Headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/28/2023

POINT

Johnson cast doubt on the study and said climate change might be good for Wisconsin and surrounding areas. While many countries around the world were negatively impacted by climate change based on the research, Wisconsin would have fewer deaths due to freezing temperatures in the winter. 

"In terms of excess deaths, a warming globe is actually beneficial. ...," Johnson said. "Why wouldn't we take comfort in that?"

COUNTERPOINT

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said in an interview that the remarks "truly dumbfounded" him and likened them to something from a "Saturday Night Live" skit. 

"(Climate change) is a threat to the entire planet, not just Wisconsin, but it certainly will have an impact in Wisconsin," Pocan said. 

"It's kind of like saying if you happen to get COVID, you'll maybe lose some weight. I mean, I guess you could try to put a good spin on anything, but at some point, people do look at it as pretty ridiculous."

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