Senator Kennedy: ‘Do You Believe Jimmy Hoffa Died of Natural Causes?’

Kennedy: “Dr. Litterman, do — do you believe based on your observation — you seem to be very intelligent, well-informed man — based on your observation of Dr. Of Mr. Xi Jinping that Mr. Xi Jinping will ever do anything that is inconsistent with China’s best interests in the name of global climate change?”
LITTERMAN: “I understand that China has a federal carbon tax.”
Kennedy: “OK. Yeah, but faced with a policy, OK, where China does something that’s not in its best interest, but it does it because it’s in the global best interest, do you think President Xi would do that?”
LITTERMAN: “I think that President Xi understands that we have to work together to address this global problem. Yes, I do. And it will be in the best interest of China to work with the United States to address this problem.”
Kennedy: “So, you think the answer is yes?”
LITTERMAN: “I think the answer is that it’s in China’s best interest to work with the rest of the world to address this problem, as it is in the United States’ best interest —”
Kennedy: “Do you — do you believe —”
LITTERMAN: “— to work with the rest of the world —”
Kennedy: “Do you believe —”
LITTERMAN: “— to address this problem —”
Kennedy: “Do you believe — “
LITTERMAN: “— to create harmonized incentives to reduce the emissions.”
Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?”
LITTERMAN: “No, sir.”
Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?”
LITTERMAN: “No, sir.”
Kennedy: “Do you believe that Jimmy Hoffa died of natural causes?”
LITTERMAN: “No, sir.”
Kennedy: “OK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”