Texas Rep. Joe Barton Ignorant Jerk

Joe Barton is an embarrassment to this state. He summons his most condescending manner and actually thinks he stumped Nobel laureate Steven Chu with his self-serving rhetorical question on oil in Alaska and the North Slope. Chu was not stumped. Chu is kind and tries to gently explain a little bit of what everyone in the world above the 6th grade knows about plate tectonics and oil deposits. The stupid burns in this video.

Update: Yes, I called Barton's Washington office and gave them a piece of my mind about his ignorant and condescending rudeness.