Earlier today, I blogged about Rep. Gene Taylor (R-MS), his comment about the BP oil spill looking like rainbows and chocolate milk and mocked it for it's flippancy. A silly thing to say because at the very least it sounds juvenile and dismisses the seriousness of the situation in the Gulf, and at worst it's a deliberate attempt to mislead his constituency and downplay the event. Frequent reader Wolfe Tone added that we were on the same wavelength in the comments section.
I soon thereafter received this comment:
Brian Martin said...
You are both morons. Rainbow sheen = broken down to the point of evaporation and degradation.
Chocolate milk = emulsified oil-water mix being broken down by waves and sun.
So those are useful descriptions from a 13-year Coast Guard veteran.
You should be mocking all the Chicken Littles who predicted that the coastal areas of 4 states would be covered with heavy crude by now.
Not thinking anything of it except that it was some random wingnut, I responded with the fact that he failed to address the spill being far from over with a conservative estimate of 200,000 gallons leaking per day, destruction of the local fishing industry, the wildlife and environmental repercussions, and other assorted things that right wingers don't care about. I also hoped he'd come back to apologize when the inevitable coastal areas actually would be "covered in crude."
My friend, Wolfe Tone however, was a little more curious and in a matter of a few mouse clicks was able to obtain a Washington DC internet service provider, Google the names and VOILĂ! Brian Martin works for Rep. Gene Taylor. And
he called us morons because we understand the gravity of the situation, unlike his boss.
The next time Brian Martin decides to respond to blogs criticizing the Representative who employs him, he should have the sense to either A) use a pseudonym or B) have the professional courtesy of full disclosure. It kind of puts your credibility in question. ...Moron.
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