The most brutal ad you’ll see this election

Remember when Mitt Romney mocked efforts to "slow the rise of the oceans"? That joke's not so funny this week, as a hard-hitting new ad points out.

Ouch:

I don’t think this requires much commentary, do you?

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It was made by the crew over at ClimateSilence.org. They are raising money to put the ad on the air a few swing states, if you’re into that sort of thing.

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