'Crap And Trade' -- Teabaggers Protest Clean Energy Summit

[CasualDude]

"We worked hard to get where we are at"

Keep telling yourself that fucker while every piece of clothing in your wardrobe was made by children in the places he named off for a few cents a day. These people make me sick.

[Kaguamax]

OMG! they don't have a clue about nothing! bunch of paid brainless poop tarts!

[dlhitch2007]

These people believe what they are told. They don't have an original thought in their heads.

[scottmotown]

The truly frightening thing is that these people aren't joking. They actually BELIEVE this stuff. We are in trouble.

[sophiemarie49]

Is it a coincidence that these people are old enough to not worry about how global warming will effect us in 20 years because they will most likely be dead by then? They definitely aren't thinking of the type of life their grandkids will have.

It is a joke that these people don't believe in global warming with 96% of environmental scientists saying it is real and a terrible danger. Just in my garden, the first frost date is now almost 3 weeks later than 25 years ago. We need serious changes.

[Evangelander]

Just for the sake of knowledge, research this: BHObama went to Russia in "2004," two years before Americans had even become aware of his existence and negotiated an arms/nuclear reduction treaty. My question is this: Under what auspice did he do this?

This is NOT the type of work that a Senator from Illinois would be doing. At whose request did he travel to Russia and carry on Government level negotiations.

He was prepared by Kissinger and Breszinski. Who does he work for? them or America. CFR?

[walyfree]

These Tea Party folks seem to most of us who live in the "reality community," or, as I like to call it, "reality" --- like crazy fuckers.

[BenGreen923]

Obama spent more money in the first year than all the other presadent's combind.

[Kaguamax]

@BenGreen923 what you said I believe it's false... proof! links, information my friend!

[rhymeswithblonde]

Capitalism doesn't work anymore, HELLO wake up, you "patriots". England exiled and exploited your ass. You patronize that? It's a NEW America.

[rlibos]

ALL TEABAGGERS ARE MORONS !!!!!!

[terribletrench]

@rlibos Don't you mean morans. lol

[2012vote]

Thank you to the hackers that released the emails showing the truth. Global warming is a big scam.

[prass7]

cap and trade is evil, go research

[order9066]

Thanks for posting this Climatebrad! Good to see Americans protesting the nanny-state. No scientist has offered proof that carbon dioxide causes temperatures to rise. The original "teabaggers" are the reason you and I don't have funny british accents today.

[hyperseauton]

Reminds me of the Westboro Baptist Church.

[kaysandesses]

The casino buses and bingo parlors must have been closed that day. I guess the oldsters had to do something. Too bad it wasn't something productive.

[genYprogressive]

TIN FOIL HATTERS ON PARADE.

[cunard61]

Like fossil fuels, these fossil's who are protesting are equally bad for the planet. They need to wake up and smell the fumes.

[rhiannonator]

Proud to be a socialist!!!

[order9066]

Thank you for protesting! I love to see socialists "progressives" run scared. If carbon causes global temperatures to rise, -prove it.

[hyperseauton]

...ahm, science did it in 2003.

[arealconservative]

Maybe we do need death panels for the elderly.

These old bats are proof it would be a good idea.

[Gavage12]

These old people just seem bored and need something to do. There annoying and they are just wasting there time.

[Mimigibs]

...meaning of course, the people in the video.

[Mimigibs]

After two years of trying to deal with these people with reason and respect, I'm now ready to exercise MY 1st Amendment Right and just say... THESE PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS!

[chaserehn]

The tax is not about the environment its about controlling the means of production. When the government controls the money, land, and means of production we have lost all of our liberty.

[davidhilton]

where do these ppl get their information?

[JKEJulian]

I wonder who makes more money off of the American people? Al Gore or the Oil Companies?

[stopglobalwarming08]

these ppl are brainwashed by the republican/fossil fuel industry machine.....

LAME

[iLindbreeze]

Superb satire, mtnprivy. This protests and others like it make me fear for our country's (and our planet's) future. We must wake up and smell the depleting resources. Environmental policy reform must be had. There is no need to be afraid of such blatantly positive progress.

[iLindbreeze]

youtube will not currently allow me to correct my typo. I meant "this protest" not "this protests."

[mtnprivy]

Why should we spend so much effort saving the earth when there is at least a one or 2 percent chance we are wrong? Wouldn't we feel stupid if we stopped polluting (and wasting) for no good purpose at all? Lets just keep going as we are and see what happens! What are our great grandchildren gonna do with oil and invisible air anyway? What if they don't ever get to see a landfill in 100 yrs? Wouldn't that be selfish of us?

[librarianeric]

Paranoia strikes deep,

Into your life it will creep.

It starts when you're always afraid.

These are some very, very delusional people.

[windblowing]

I think it is really difficult for a lot of people to conceive of paying more for energy "just to save the environment." It should help them to know that if the U.S. does not take the lead in this, we will be relegated to a second rate power.

[EugeneEWE3RD]

I watched part of this video then I stopped. This video gave me a laugh, these people have no clue what their saying. That one old guy says that the US isn't socialist but things like unemployment, job training, public assistance, HUD, etc are based on socialist ideals.

[EsthersPuppet]

IGNORANT. Even though some of their points make sense....they don't have anything to do with what they are protesting about. My guess is someone went into their reitrement community on a Monday when no one has any shuffleboard or whatever and got their panties/depends all in a twist with propaganda-- in hopes of spawning this type of reaction. Pathetic tactic.

[Gark50]

These aren't Americans, these are anti American, anti Obama tea bagging bither right wing scum. These staged outrages are just a continuation of the Palin hate fest rallies, still sore they got their asses handed to them in the elections.

[scooterwade]

Does anyone notice that they're all old... and ignorant?

[danceatlantis]

So many Americans are retarded. Scary to see these loonies in the video.

[VegansAreSexy]

These people have no idea what they're talking about. It's obvious they have too much time on their hands and nothing positive to say. Reality is that it doesn't matter who's our president, people are always going to complain. Homo sapiens are the most angry, ungrateful and selfish species on the planet. Global warming is palpable, we don't need politicians or scientists to tell us so. Just look at the increase of natural disasters worldwide every year. People only react until is too late.

[Umberto2]

One woman seems to blame the hardship going on in this country directly on Barrack Obama. This is a known falsehood, but she seems to think that he is causing our economy to take a downturn and that he's doing it on purpose to further a socialist agenda. That notion shows how pitiful these people are. What is going on in our country is the result of what Bush did for 8 years and Obama is responding in the only way possible to save our democratic capitalist country.

[dondonkeys3]

couldnt be any worst that BUSH!

[phxfreddy]

if you are paying attention its been getting COLDER out there for the last 10 years and this is proven by the data.

[rapmaster]

Please provide some sources.

[jpotts3]

sad, and scary, how ignorant these people are...they believe such twisted nonsense! How do they explain Obama's birth announcement in the newspaper in Hawaii, was the plot to take over America begun all the way back in 1961?

Or has no one told them of that inconvenient fact yet?

[ticks17]

These old wrinkle freaks remind me of the arrogance that Americans project across the world. Our climate is ONE. Your choice to drive a stuffing big gas guzzling SUV and use copius amounts of energy affects my climate too...in another country nogal! Wish you old freak generation would expire already before you screw anything else up.

[2xtream]

ticks17: Why do you use a Troll account Spamming your BS hiding behind it. Why not use your reg account. You think you have an opinion but your to scared to use it if fear of disapproval from your pears. What a Hack. FAIL>

[ticks17]

What is a troll acc? What are you trying to say? I have no pears. I may have a few that are canned but I believe they arent that concerned. BTW did someone else for the username 2xtreme? Sorry screwball but you failed. Hope the gas prices spike for your 12mpg extream hummer...lol.

[2xtream]

ticks17: sorry you can't hide behind your Troll account everybody here knows. Your attempt to act as if you never heard of that just bolsters the point of having an account 4 years with few views 0 subs, 0 fav, 0 uploads. Just a name and blank page. Give us a break... TROLL. Find your guts and post using your reg account.

[ticks17]

I dont have a regular account you idiot. Do you not understand what I am saying? You should probably try and find a life outside of slinging right wing propaganda across youtube. I know you are trying to make up for your personal failing by being a youtube tough guy. I comment here and there, log on occassionally and Im really not into it like you apparently are. I dont even know what you are on about. Im sure you can find your guts...hanging over your 42+ pants. Peace out sellout

[stuntcat666]

Scientists, whole groups of scientists, were warning of global warming over 30 years ago, for the exact same reasons, all of which have done nothing but escalate. I have old AP articles telling exactly what's happening. We've done NOTHING to change the pattern since then, our population has quadrupled in fact.

These people are too old to ever realize the truth but their grandchildren will know what THEY let happen to their future.

[purespirit9]

OMG where did they come from...lol

[betterpresident09]

I think the doors to the loonie farms broke open and here they are, some ugly, old, white, women folks (I'm at least two of those things.) with not much stake in the future which they don't think needs protection. Such small, small people.

[seeyoulater33]

The epitome of racist, ignorant trash...all of them scared of positive change. So if Obama is a "money maniac", what does that make bush?? HE'S THE ONE THAT SPENT THIS COUNTRY INTO SHIT. Now Obama is being called a money maniac for trying to fix the shit we're in thanks to Bush. America's embarrassment.

[phalluses]

When did we take women seriously again?

[phangirl90]

I got so bored watching this so I had to stop. Reason was because these people are so ignorant.

[nofish37]

Few on Capitol Hill, or in the media, took note that the order provides a free ticket replete with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.

Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to, and live in, the US at American taxpayer expense.

[nofish37]

Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA . This is the news that didn ' t make the headlines...

By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and "conflict victims" in Gaza .

The "presidential determination", which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States , was signed and appeares in the Federal Reg.

[missabby2002]

Oh, please. I'm 53 and I am so ashamed of those hideous idiots in that video I could weep. "Wisdom"? Hardly. They're barely literate. Americans have apparently forgotten how to read real books and think real thoughts. Too much Rush Limbaugh chattering in their ears, they're brain dead!

[nofish37]

Ok, you can't rule out global warming. And granted, these people are hardly who anyone would want as spokespeople. But as goofy as they sound, there's more to what they're saying than you realize. Have someone shove a video camera in your face and see how you fare. I'm all for saving the planet and agree, things need to change. I'm also all for keeping all my freedom and living as the Constitution intended. Our govornment is out of control and Obama isn't our saviour, not by a longshot.RON PAUL!

[AKAlocke1]

All these really old white people know there stuff!! Global warming is just like the unicorn.

[Blondepickle]

God and the Bible are 100% right!

[Blondepickle]

Yep a fine example of Government ran programs would be Medicare and don't forget Social Security too. These folks are out voicing for your children! I guess when you get about age 50-60-80 things finally sink in and you get wiser...but we know you young things disrespecting your elders here on this post are not close...ummmm to being wise. You are the ones that voted for the inexperienced fella in the white house.. Do we ever stop cleaning up after the young fols?

[sgriobhdair]

Speaking of lost rights; the Patriot Act is a great example of that. The bills are availble on the internet for anyone to read. It takes a bit of effort, but if I thought such a disaster was looming, I'd be sure to READ the think before making a fool of myself. Actually, I have read the Senate bill in its entirety and much of the House bill. I found nothing in them to support the rumors. Don't forget; a democracy depends on an INFORMED public, not simply on a vocal public.

[WAKeele]

I say try almost 80 years lady, in reference to her stab at socialism. Socialism became a dirty word during WWII when the Nazis called themselves a socialist group--all the while our own President was enacting more social programs than ever seen before in this country in attempt to get this country back on its feet during the Great Depression.

Let's face it, with almost 7 BILLION people on the planet now, we have to live more "socially" & not be so greedy.

[jaredrileystarr]

I'm 78 yo and am ashamed to be a generational member of this bunch of AARP dingbats. I'm going to dye my hair, get a facelift and lie about my age.

[rudykin]

This is a joke right? Are these people really that dumb? Well, we know where to go to find them all anyways... good to keep an eye on the ignorant and the uninformed, even if it is just a fringe group.

[lisathorell]

The relatively low number of viewings of this video speak to this being a minority fringe element.

[shawnmcburnie]

That number may rise since the Environmental Defense Action Fund has linked to the video from an email.

If I thought these people represented the views of the American populace at large, I'd be ashamed of us. It's bad enough to swallow appealing lies without checking the facts; worse to shout them from the rooftops. (Completely leaving aside the question of why this point of view would be appealing in the first place....)

[TheGrunk]

It's people like this that scare me. I think these were the same people on the OJ jury.

[boobooTR1]

Representatives from the "Earth is Flat Society" lol.

Funny right-wing dingbats...

[Scohdee]

Hate to say it, since I was born and raised in Las Vegas (moved thankfully!), but this is exactly the kind of dingbats that the fluorescent lights and heat breed out there!

I suppose they have no idea that their Medicare is a government-run health care program...

The other Western states need to reclaim their water because it's all going to waste in Lost Wages.

[LonewolfXIII]

Its my belief that these protests as well as the health care protests have nothing to do with what the protests are supposed to be about. Instead its merely a public tantrum from sore losers looking for any way to defeat the "evil" Obama.

[sunmast]

Old people walking around in their shorts & cowboy hats, banging each other over the head with their picket signs, yelling & screamin' that they don't want to be gassed-what is up with these old dudes? Can they not read the bills from the house & senate in between taking a nap & watching The Guiding Light --or do they just sit & let some other angry old dude on TV tell them that they need to act like morons in public.

Be respectful old people-you're an embarrassment to the country-geesh!

[jortizz]

"this country has changed a lot in the last 8 months"

What a joke...How about in the last 8 years. I'm no fan of Obama, but where were these RINOs when Bush was slowly destroying this country and destroying our rights, with the Patriot Act.

[Umberto2]

what she means is that it's gotten a little darker at the white house. these people are xenophobic bigots - flat out

[amberview30]

@jortizz they didn't notice because his name was george, he talked to God, and he was white. Oh and Rush and Fox News thought Bush was a good guy.

[SlowRealization]

Look at these people, these are the enemies of America. And i consider them collateral damage worthy

[thereallurker]

The crazy and stupid right.

[st4ticblu3]

What is a Carbon Tax.

It's your government tring to make you pay for the fact that the Industrial complex never wanted to take responsiblity for their lack of concern about the environment.

It's there lack of morals and compassion for the planet and it's people. Yet you have to pay for it. More liberal garbage.

[KOAJaps]

Well, since these old people are against socialized health, I wonder what would happen if you asked them if they would sign their benefits away?

[2xtream]

KOAJaps: you people really need to read the Constitution and Bill of Rights. You see here in America we are guaranteed Heath Care and why we already have a Health Care system in place. It's been there sense the beginning. All Americans pay into the system through your Taxes, taken out of your pay check, property taxes, taxes on good sold. Americans are the most heavily Taxed in the world! And we have one of the worse health care systems. We already PAID for GREAT HEALTH CARE!

[Blondepickle]

We are not the most taxed nations. We have a health care system the great government protecting the insurance companies years and years is why things have gone so badly over the last 10-15 years. Yep government ONLY thinks of themselves period! Greed greed greed. Are there any young leaders on here? Throw your hat into the ring for 2010 and see you make better decisions pleassssse.

[Umberto2]

all our taxes go to the military

[ticks17]

Im glad to see you recognise the fact that you have one of the worst healthcare systems in the entire world. How much do you pay to be insured? How much is your deductible? How much coverage after your deductible? Healthcare is run like a fortune 500 company, no regard really given to who ends up paying the final bill, as long as the companies keep making their money. This has failed and keeps failing americans, but you cant see past your party affiliation to see what good could possibly come 4u

[EugeneEWE3RD]

Good point. These people are against socialized health but if you ask them to sign away their social security and medicare benefits, they would say no. Just comes to show you how ignorant a good amount of people are in the USA.

[frankodelic]

So, these people have been teabagged and the act of teabagging makes people get their facts mixed up? How sad!

[2xtream]

(Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. MLK)

This is everyone's right to protest. The day you lame people wish to remove our freedoms because you don't like what is being said. Is the day you should leave the United States. Our country was founded with the Bill of Rights and our Constitution. Love it or Leave it.

[wildwilly1111]

Protest is good!

Fact-based protest would be even better.

[ticks17]

Problem is Global Climate Change does not just affect your USA you douche! It affects my country too. So where do I get in line to sue you for screwing up my side of the world?

[Umberto2]

you want another great quote? how about you're entitled to you own opinion, but not your own facts. these people are pathetically factually deficient. obama is not deliberatley hurting our economy to further some secret agenda and he is not taxing middle class people. the thinly veiled message behind these "protests" is that we don't like a black man in charge.

[realitychckr]

Ignorance and fear disguised as a first Amendment right.

[mbjl1758]

it must be easier being stupid.

[Saukko31]

*facepalm*

It is like conspiracy theorists meeting.

[GBTRU]

Well that was a good laugh. Keep these idiots talking it is great for a laugh.

[lovecloud2]

It's all about them lining their own pockets. They don't care about the enviroment or us.