Seriously, this stuff where you guys ad lib the role of the environmentalist (edit: or "The Tea Party") has a name. 

[url=http://www.fallacyfiles.org/strawman.html]The Straw Man Fallacy.[/url]

But here's a visual aid for people that don't click links.

[img=http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/gty_clint_eastwood_rnc_chair_ll_120906_wblog.jpg]

Jussayin.