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http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/1 ... e-deniers/
Did The Governator Just Come Up With A Republican-Proof Argument On Climate Change?

Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a note on Facebook on Monday that made a very good point about climate change and renewable energy: It really doesn’t matter what you believe.

The former California governor addressed people who think climate change is a conspiracy or a hoax, and asked them whether the deaths from pollution are acceptable, whether fossil fuels will last forever, and — to paraphrase greatly — what kind of world they want to live in. This excerpt pretty much sums up his argument to climate deniers....

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Yes, well, what can you say? Should he run for POTUS?
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emordnilap wrote:Yes, well, what can you say? Should he run for POTUS?
Why not!?

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The US has elected stupider people.

Hang on. That's why he wouldn't become POTUS.
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He can't become POTUS because he wasn't born in the US. There were quite a few people trying to prove that Obama wasn't born in the US so he could be chucked out of office.
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