Republicans/Climate Change/Global Warming: “A Republican congressional candidate from Louisiana reportedly fled from an interview recently when she was asked about President Barack Obama’s birthplace.

After meeting with 55-year-old Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney last week, The Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman came to the conclusion that she was “the most frightening candidate I’ve met in seven years interviewing congressional hopefuls.”

Whitney, who is running for Louisiana’s open 6th District, gained some national attention last month after releasing a video claiming that climate change was “the greatest deception in the history of mankind.””* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from David Edwards / The Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/30/palin-of-the-south-house-candidate-flees-from-interview-over-obama-birth-question/

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks breaks down the self proclaimed “Palin of the South’s” recent campaign video. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.