they do this all of the time: they start clutching their pearls the moment somebody makes any kind of common sense statement or basic fact that intrudes into their warped concept of non-reality, then they pretend they're expressing some kind of majority opinion that is beyond any kind of debate in order to distract from the fact that the opinion they're expressing is insane. the media eats it up because it's often aligned. but, the truth is that most people see it for what it is.

i mean, imagine the exchange if the topic were evolution. it's no less likely - depending on the circumstance. but it clarifies the absurdity of it.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spin-cycle-will-all-of-the-oilsands-be-developed-1.3185553