“When environmental activist Noah Matson showed a U.S. Congressional Committee a picture of a damaged oil well in a wildlife refuge that had been repaired with duct tape and a garbage bag in 2012 — he expected some sympathy. But what he got was a dressing down — and accused of criticizing American ingenuity in the creative use of tape and plastic.”

Watch Louisiana Republican representative Vance McAllister’s response to Matson’s concerns here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/21/oil-pipe-trash-bags_n_5366659.html

Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/benmank77) and John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) of The Young Turks discuss Representative McAllister’s ridiculous comments. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.