described as "the most extreme" in recorded history, footage
uncovered by CNN shows Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin flippantly dismissing the established science of human-caused climate change during an event hosted by a GOP-aligned advocacy group.
"I don't know about you guys, but I think climate change is -- as Lord Monckton said -- bullshit," Johnson said, mouthing the expletive. "And by the way, it is."
Johnson -- a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee -- was echoing the sentiment of British conservative Christopher Monckton, a fervent
climate denier who in 2010 led a Tea Party rally in a