Billionaire Ballmer blurts out to Jon Stewart: Wind turbines “destroy habitats”

Donald Trump was not the only unscripted billionaire America heard from Tuesday night.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer blurted out one of the roughest facts about so-called “renewable energy.”

The incredibly massive land required for wind and solar wrecks natural habitats and threatens the survival of birds, whales and other species.

That’s the lesson comedian Jon Stewart accidentally shared with America as Stewart got a quick lesson on the perils of live television.

Stewart did a live post-debate episode of The Daily Show. Ballmer was his special guest and the topic was government data and Capitalism.

Imagine Stewart’s surprise when Ballmer chose the devastating impact of wind turbines on birds to illustrate the challenges of balancing free market efficiency with environmental regulation.

Ballmer: Let’s say my base instinct is to… I want to destroy the habitat of a set of birds by building a windmill, OK? Let’s say that’s the topic.

Stewart: Can I just say something very quickly? You bastard. Why– you son of a bitch!

Ballmer: OK Mister Democracy, let’s take it on! The birds–

Stewart: Yes

Balmer: The Capitalist is going to try and get that windmill built.

Stewart: Sure

Ballmer: If you want it built, capitalist will get it built. If you want to protect the birds, the capitalist will stop trying to build that windmill. I talked to a guy who’s actually trying to build one of the largest wind farms in the world…

Stewart: Let me give you a different example… (deftly deflects to offshore labor).

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