Heh.
A smiling Florida state senator mocked a state official after attempting to get him the say “climate change,” a term reportedly banned by Gov. Rick Scott.
Appearing before a Senate budget subcommittee, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Bryan Koon spoke at length of the need for funds to warn residents in advance of floods, tornadoes and hurricanes in Florida, reports the Miami Herald.
DEmocratic Senator Jeff Clemens appeared to have relished this opportunity to troll the FEMA director, who is not allowed to say the words "Climate change" in Rick Scott's Florida. So Clemens gave him a hard way to go infront of everybody, providing plenty of laughs, essentially torturing Koons (the FEMA official) who is forbidden to say the words "climate" and "Change" together in close proximity.
More over the rising orange sea level.
“I used ‘climate change,’” Clemens replied, “but I’m suggesting that maybe as a state, we use the term ‘atmospheric reemployment.’ That might be something that the governor could get behind.”
Laughter.
Clemens had used the term climate change and Koons had indicated 'language to that effect' was at the root of the need to prepare for the weather issue described.
“What issue is that?” Clemens asked.
“The issue you mentioned earlier,” Koon replied as the senate panel broke into laughter at his obvious discomfort.
Interesting times.