Just The Facts, Ma'am

For John, BLUF:  We should always tell the truth.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Andrew Cuomo: ‘We Didn’t Have Hurricanes’ Before Climate Change

From The Daily Caller, by Reporter William Davis, 1 November 2019.

Here is the lede plus two:

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed climate change for damaging floods in upstate New York, and claimed that natural disasters didn’t happen before climate change.

“Ali, anyone who questions extreme weather and climate change is just delusional at this point,” Cuomo told MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi.  ”We have seen in the State of New York and we have seen — it is something we never had before.”

“We didn’t have hurricanes or super storms or tornadoes,” Cuomo added.

How do you explain to an eight year old that the Governor isn't lying, exactly, but is confused?

Explain that we should respect adults, especially those in positions of authority, but that we should also respect the truth.  Maybe this is the time to introduce the idea that some people, some ideas, are wrong.  We still love the person, but gently hold on to other views.  There is no point in getting mad at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff