Video: Falls Church, Virginia Second Grader Far, Far Smarter than Scott Walker

Right-wingnut Gov. Scott Walker is not the brightest bulb on a wide range of issues, including of course energy and the environment. Here, he’s asked by Haycock Elementary School (Falls Church, Virginia) second grader Aaron Stark what he’d do about climate change. Walker starts out ok, with the Boy Scout/campfire metaphor, but then Aaron follows up, much more skillfully than the Chuck Todds of the world ever do, by asking Walker point blank, “Do you CARE about climate change?” That’s when Walker goes off the rails, as he starts talking to a second grader in Republican talking points about “ultimately” having “all the natural resources…as possible to move forward” blah blah blah. I mean, this really isn’t complicated: if you’re asked this question, certainly by a second grader, the answer is going to be pretty simple, that I care a lot, that this is a huge threat, and that we have to do something about it now! Of course, Walker couldn’t do that because: a) he probably doesn’t believe it; b) he’s bought and paid for by the Koch brothers and other fossil fuel interests; and c) he’s busy pandering for support from the crazy, science-denying, environment-trashing Republican base. Anyway, great job by Aaron, who I’d recommend as a replacement for any number of Sunday talk show hosts. 🙂