This video that has been making the rounds on the Internet has left me dumbfounded. It features Congressman Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on a budget request to relocate naval personnel to the island of Guam, a US territory. Check it out:
Guam might tip over??? You're kidding me, right???
To be fair, the day after the hearing Rep. Johnson issued a statement claiming that his "tip over and capsize" comment was made strictly in jest. He wrote, "The subtle humor of this obviously metaphorical reference to a ship capsizing illustrating my concern about the impact of the planned military buildup on this small tropical island." He also reiterated that the "tip over" comment was actually in fact, a reference that Guam would reach its "tipping point" with added stress on the island's fragile ecosystem.
Uhhhh..... I don't know about you, but I don't see that in the video. Watch the admiral's reaction!
Did someone miss that day in the fifth grade when we learned that islands are actually mountains whose bases are below sea level, and anchored to the sea floor?
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