Michele Bachmann vs. Stephen Hawking. Just painful. Edit: For me. Cause I'm slow.

[MomentsofSanity]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blo...of-listening-to-scientists-says-bachmann.html

Rep. Bachmann unleashed a blistering attack on Dr. Hawking, who earlier referred to his mistake on black holes as his “biggest blunder.”

“Actually, Dr. Hawking, our biggest blunder as a society was ever listening to people like you,” said Rep. Bachmann. “If black holes don’t exist, then other things you scientists have been trying to foist on us probably don’t either, like climate change and evolution.”

Rep. Bachmann added that all the students who were forced to learn about black holes in college should now sue Dr. Hawking for a full refund. “Fortunately for me, I did not take any science classes in college,” she said.

And to add to the hilarity, rep. Lamar Smith (R Texas) makes it clear that "Going forward, members of the House Science Committee will do our best to avoid listening to scientists."

I don't want to live on this planet any more.

Here's what Hawking actually said about black holes as we know it.

http://science.time.com/2014/01/27/black-holes-hawking/

Edit: yup. I got parodied.....

Since the OP has so graciously accepted his error I am closing this thread.
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[zinfamous]

what an embarrassment to humanity. She should be executed now, lest more words from her mouth further doom the progress of our species.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Hmm, someone who is possibly the smartest living person on the planet vs mildly retarded woman who doesn't understand science, with crazy eyes...

Yeah, I'm going to have to go with Hawking on this one.


Even though the article is fake, still would take Hawking over her.

 

[Jaepheth]

A scientist has revised a previous position!
A scientist has used science!
Someone that uses science has used science!

Tautologies are not useful for arguing a position Mrs. Bachmann.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

“Going forward, members of the House Science Committee will do our best to avoid listening to scientists.”

What
the
fuck

 

[ElFenix]

onion'd!

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Oh goddammit! Saw New Yorker. Didn't read that the Borowitz Report was "News Reshuffled". But I could see her saying it!

My shame is now on full display. I'm sad now

Pity lock or let a few pile on first?

 

[HTFOff]

She should be executed now.

Balderdash. She should be in my house walking around bare ass'd with nothing but a shirt on. Total milf.

 

[Jaskalas]

Please tell me this isn't real.

Worst part is I can see it coming from her. I really can.

 

[Thebobo]

wow just wow, and yet people love her, I could lover her, long time.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I think it's a parody.
However, I believe that most of the p&n folks could see bachmann saying such an inane thing and the fact she IS on the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is a frightening thing all on it's own.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Please tell me this isn't real.

Worst part is I can see it coming from her. I really can.

It's not real. It's satire.

 

[Jimzz]

The really dumb thing is he did NOT say black holes do not exist entirely, he said Black Holes may not have Event Horizons. i.e. black holes do not exist the way we thought they did.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

The really dumb thing is he did NOT say black holes do not exist entirely, he said Black Holes may not have Event Horizons. i.e. black holes do not exist the way we thought they did.

The really dumb thing is people not verifying what was really said, which was nothing.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

The really dumb thing is people not verifying what was really said, which was nothing.

 

[Victorian Gray]

onion'd!

I liked this one:

Republicans Promise to Respond to State of Union with Grumpiest Faces Ever

 

[umbrella39]

Why can't the republicans attack on women start with this stupid twat...

 

[Matt1970]

I was about to say, since when do black holes not exist?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

MOS

Hey it happens

I was thinking more about those complaining after it was pointed out

The tip off for me wasn't Bachmann but "we're not going to listen to scientists". C'mon.

 

[Incorruptible]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blo...of-listening-to-scientists-says-bachmann.html



And to add to the hilarity, rep. Lamar Smith (R Texas) makes it clear that "Going forward, members of the House Science Committee will do our best to avoid listening to scientists."

I don't want to live on this planet any more.

Here's what Hawking actually said about black holes as we know it.

http://science.time.com/2014/01/27/black-holes-hawking/

Edit: yup. I got parodied.....

So OP was foolish enough to fall for this, not surprised at all. Do people ever check the source?

And to add to the hilarity, rep. Lamar Smith (R Texas) makes it clear that "Going forward, members of the House Science Committee will do our best to avoid listening to scientists."

How could anyone actually believe this was real with that comment?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

So OP was foolish enough to fall for this, not surprised at all. Do people ever check the source?



How could anyone actually believe this was real with that comment?

He goofed, but know what? He realized it and manned up.

 

[Daverino]

Poe's Law is a powerful law indeed.

 

[Fayd]

i assume the new yorker is a real news organization. This underscores the danger of having fake news on a real news organization's web site.

the onion is one thing. this is another.

that said, anything posted with a URL including 'blog' should be immediately disregarded.

 

[bradley]

He goofed, but know what? He realized it and manned up.

What was the other option?

Just replace every instance of "black hole" with 'global warming,' and it probably isn't even close to being the Onion's best.

 

[Agent11]

Hawking isn't really saying black holes don't exist, he's just saying that they may behave much differently than we had previously assumed.