IGNORANCE IS DANGEROUS
‘Embarrassingly Stupid Take’: Tomi Lahren’s Climate Change Denying Tweet Gets Mercilessly Mocked
Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren is once again attracting anger and mockery for a tweet of her “Final Thoughts,” a series of short takes that frequently attack liberal policies and have been labeled at times racist.
Lahren, who has a lucrative Fox News contract and is paid to share her opinions, is frequently mocked for them. Many find her comments steeped in both disdain and ignorance.
Late last month during the March for Our Lives protests and rallies for gun control Lahren tweeted, “March FOR something, not just against everything.” A large number of people responded, reminding her the name of the rally was “March for Our Lives.”
While just 25-years old, she has an estimated net worth of $3 million along with that lucrative contract. She lives in Los Angeles, and yet several weeks ago attacked Democrats, claiming they “have a disdain for middle America, but they still need to cater to us!”
Now, another of Lahren’s remarks is getting a good deal of attention.
“They call it ‘climate change,’ I call it weather,” Lahren tweeted – back in 2015.
They call it “climate change,” I call it weather. Final thoughts https://t.co/XO4mBd0qfG pic.twitter.com/b349qJsYt9
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) October 27, 2015
For some reason the tweet has resurfaced, and many are trying to help her understand the difference, while others have just decided to, once again, mock her ignorance.
For those unfamiliar with Lahren, and wondering why so many feel so free to mock her, it might be because she literally has built a career out of making ignorant, uneducated, and racist remarks – while attacking liberals, Democrats, and, in this case, science itself.
In the video she tweeted out, Lahren begins as she often does by attacking Democrats.
“So what is our biggest national security threat? ISIS? No, they’re ‘JV.’ Iran? No, we make deals with them. Hamas? No, not them either. Because according to the Democrats, our biggest national security threat is – wait for it – weather.”
Except, that’s not “according to the Democrats.” That’s according to the Pentagon, in 2014, at the time led by Republican Chuck Hagel. And even though Lahren’s climate change denying video was recorded in 2015, just last July, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives “decisively approved a defense policy bill … that declares climate change a national security threat.”
Here’s how many on social media are responding to Lahren’s unearthed climate change denial:
I don't know if these rise to the level of "thoughts". My son also thinks climate change is just "weather", but he turns three in June. https://t.co/TYJC0vumEp
— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) April 6, 2018
Pro tip: Being proud that you're ignorant is never a good look. https://t.co/5Nc0J5V0R7
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) April 7, 2018
This is an emabarssingly stupid take. https://t.co/FqDKV6loyG
— Not a projecting republican (@gagnonian) April 7, 2018
"They": the vast majority of professional scientists who've trained for years in this field
"I": A professionally angry TV host with no relevant qualifications who sticks firearms down the elastic band of her leggings https://t.co/hbvdwNsi8B
— Sulome Anderson (@SulomeAnderson) April 6, 2018
And that's why THEY are scientists and YOU are an idiot. https://t.co/NN2w42DY7G
— 🇨🇦Mike Skywalker (@MCMikeSkywalker) April 6, 2018
BREAKING: TRUMP IDENTIFIES PRUITT'S REPLACEMENT FOR EPA HEAD. https://t.co/Q607KKG9KR
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) April 7, 2018
8 year olds know the difference between weather and climate. But not Tomi the ditz https://t.co/DbtH2JiOYj
— Night Mists 🌜🌂🌧️🌷🌸🌷🌧️🌂🌛 (@Nitemists) April 7, 2018
The worst part is the smugness of this tweet. https://t.co/NHnSECYdpG
— Angel Castillo (@AssyMcJew) April 6, 2018
If you have a third grade reading level I don't want hear your thoughts on climate change. https://t.co/0WFNUaVBP0
— Jon O. (@OriginalJLP) April 7, 2018
I see this is an old tweet, but have you looked up the words "trend" and "variation" yet? https://t.co/QQviXY6uJY
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) April 7, 2018
Sigh. Climate and weather are two separate natural phenomena. To call one by the other name makes absolutely no sense. Bit like saying your height and weight are the same; they both refer to your body, but they are different aspects of it https://t.co/iSU6hyHCJ4
— Keith Devlin (@profkeithdevlin) April 7, 2018
Girl google is free https://t.co/51fhIrtkSe
— Dane Prince (@MrDanePrince) April 7, 2018
They call it "overdrafted account" I call it betting on myself. Final Thoughts. https://t.co/3oEqk8fXPm
— KING TRILLMONGER (@IfyNwadiwe) April 6, 2018
There are experts who spend their entire lives studying this topic who make themselves available to help educate journalists if you're interested. The distinction between weather and climate is one aspect. https://t.co/GbyDVvMfav
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) April 6, 2018
Girl…. have you even read one peer-reviewed academic journal? On anything?? https://t.co/dvnaDLk3Hd
— ew Ⓥ (@katiewooldridge) April 7, 2018
We call you "uninformed," or "willfully ignorant." https://t.co/58NmwhR1yj
— Resist (@nodank_) April 6, 2018
It's bad enough that someone is this ignorant, but to be so proud of it is even more ridiculous. https://t.co/lNIwPcjiHv
— WhiteHouseWacko (@WhiteHouseWacko) April 7, 2018
Biggest effect of Trump's presidency so far: ignorance isn't ashamed of being ignorant anymore. In fact, it's now glorified as a type of rebellion. As if arguing against ignorance itself *is* oppression. Like declaring "I don't know what climate change is and I'm proud of it!!" https://t.co/sxPDjqiI0W
— Aymann Ismail (@aymanndotcom) April 6, 2018
In a future hellscape where oceans have overrun all coastal cities, our food supply has been decimated, and our grandchildren curse us, they'll look back at this tweet and wonder if Tomi saw the irony of saying "final thoughts." https://t.co/TzQZmn7Jxd
— Ben Adida (@benadida) April 7, 2018
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