Jon Stewart Explains Climate Change for Dummies or the House Committee on Science and Technology
Using a cup of water and bowl of ice, the "Daily Show" host tries to show an exceptionally stubborn House representative why his metaphor about climate change is faulty.Using a cup of water and bowl of ice, the “Daily Show” host tries to show an exceptionally stubborn House representative why the metaphor he used to talk about climate change at a recent committee hearing is faulty. Although it may not sway the laughably ignorant Congress members who are hellbent on denying science, it sure makes for entertaining television.
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