Obama on Global Warming Skeptics: ‘Shills for the Oil Companies’

SMITH: “Why is the resistance so strong?”
OBAMA: "Well, some of it's economic. If you poll folks they're concerned about climate change, but they're even more concerned about gas prices. You can't fault somebody for being concerned about paying the bills or being able to fill up your tank to get to your job. In some cases, though, you have elected officials who are  shills for the oil companies or the fossil fuel industry and there's a lot of money involved. Typically in Congress the committees have jurisdiction -- like the energy committees -- are populated by folks from places that pump a lot of oil and pump a lot of gas.”