there is, and this sounds a little odd, a kind of tolerance for these sorts of things, charges in staten island. it has to do with this kind of electora electorate. it s great year for republicans and the candidate for the democrats did not do well. they re ready, talking to a former congressman who michael grimm defeated in 2010. he may run again. shira center with roll call, thank you very much. thank you. we ll be right back. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends. three jobs. you re like nothing can replace brad! then liberty mutual calls. and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement, we ll pay for a car that s a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. and cialis for daily useor you.
his poll numbers are down. i saw him at 100% approval. i wonder with that came from. not the internet. still ahead on morning joe few westerners know much about the reality of what s going on inside north korea. we ll talk to somebody who does. cia s former division chief analyzing that reclusive regime and talk about how the country went dark and how the internet plug got pulled. the u.s. said no we didn t do it but maybe we did do it. they did it. they did it? we had the state department spokesperson, she didn t own up to it. really decisive. back in new york the borough president of queens. and michael grimm may be out of congress. you re watching morning joe
atmosphere, the planet s getting warmer, that s going to make the sea levels rise. the basic story of that, you pretty much agree, right? sure. there s no question that the oceans have risen, right? and the climate change part is a real part of it. the problem that we re going to have right now, there s no oxygen left in the room in washington right now for another big debate. that s the reality. you heard that, right? well, he did go on there, didn t he? but now, clearly congressman grimm has gotten the memo from the central office, using this latest term of art, i m not a scientist. i m not a scientist. listen, i m not qualified to debate the science over climate change. what is your take on global warming? climate change? i m not a scientist. republican party has moved from complete denial to, don t ask me, don t ask me, i m not a scientist, i m just a dude in a suit by a microphone, for the love of god. all right, just to bring this home, let s ask a scientist.
conversations be about what kind of legislation you might need to put into place that might serve your political interests. exactly. once you accept it, i say this all the time, you can have a totally left/right values-based conversation about how you deal with the facts of a warming planet in all kinds of different ways, there could be libertarian arguments, statist arguments, there s all sorts of ways. in fact, i think the republican party is missing out on occasions to shape legislation in the face of climate change, that could favor their interests going forward. because right now, there s so many that are busy trying to stand in denial. right. of an emerging scientific truth. the problem, of course, is that so many republicans today are, in fact, in denial of an emergent scientific truth. and yet when i interviewed congressman michael grimm, i thought i had clearly found a republican not afraid to recognize the emergent scientific truth. not so fast. congressman grimm is
respected scientists say that it s conclusive. the evidence is clear. so i don t think the jury is out. the basic story of, we re putting carbon in the atmosphere, the planet s getting warmer, that s going to make the sea levels rise. the basic story of that, you pretty much agree, right? sure. there s no question that the oceans have risen, right? and the climate change part is a real part of it. the problem that we re going to have right now, there s no oxygen left in the room in washington right now for another big debate. that s the reality. you heard that, right? well, he did go on there, didn t he? but now, clearly congressman grimm has gotten the memo from the central office, using this latest term of art, i m not a scientist. listen, i m not qualified to debate the science over climate change. what is your take on global warming? climate change? i m not a scientist. republican party has moved from complete denial to, don t ask me, don t ask me, i m not a