Yes this is coming from Washington Post, but these are Rush's words. He cl aims in no uncertain terms that storms are exaggerated and supposedly even the satellite images are tampered with to boost business and promote the id ea of climate change:
"you have people in all of these government areas who believe man is causin g climate change, and they?re hellbent on proving it, they? re hellbent on demonstrating it, they?re hellbent on persuading peo ple of it.
And then things become clearer: the alt-right will go to extreme lengths to disqualify science and promote conspiracy theories if it fits them. And t hen he says he can't "legally" do his show from his house. WTF? He never says it's because of a massive hurricane. Sounds like a "hurricane denier" to me.
Did a hurricane really hit Houston and is there one heading for FL? Does H awaii exist? Are the Egyptian pyramids real? I've seen none of these thin gs personally so if I were an alt-righter, I'd deny all of them because.... that's what they do. But I know they exist because it's not that easy to f abricate something and keep that lie going long-term for things so many hav e personally seen and have a hand in.