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I'm also guessing he thinks gravity and germs are BS too. sakabatou Oct 2012 #1
If he does think germs are BS, he should lose his medical license. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #7
There are several MD congressmen from Georgia -- and they all are just as backwards/ignorant. Hoyt Oct 2012 #20
Med school doesn't educate you pscot Oct 2012 #94
Where did you go to med school? volstork Oct 2012 #103
Here's what Michigan State University proposes for undergrads pscot Oct 2012 #108
Good post. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #122
My doc is the same. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #126
Not mine. Tracer Oct 2012 #129
You have to pass Biology to get into med school. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #131
But apparently you can pass it without understanding it pscot Oct 2012 #134
He's a physician with an MD and a BSc in chemistry. Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #9
that's even worse. barbtries Oct 2012 #27
He ain't much of a physician. His practice is "housecalls only" and is based from his home address. Erose999 Oct 2012 #32
sounds like some "school" needs to lose its accreditation central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #33
A physician who rejects evolution, and a chemist who rejects basic geology, muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #50
Did he get either from a grown-up school? (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #76
These are the Republicans on the Science Committee atreides1 Oct 2012 #59
A little more about them: Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #78
I'm speechless..... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #115
That's my primary question as well! Plucketeer Oct 2012 #143
pre-Scopes? More like pre-Enlightenment! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #145
Dana Rohrabacher has certainly benefited from modern chemistry DBoon Oct 2012 #117
How very frightening Scairp Oct 2012 #125
People like this clown are proof that evolution not only works but Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #2
K&R airplaneman Oct 2012 #15
Evolution is not a teleology. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #91
The stupid people multiply faster. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #98
Evolution has no direction. boppers Oct 2012 #116
"Are we not men!" DBoon Oct 2012 #118
What qualifications does one require to serve on the House Science Committee? Bosonic Oct 2012 #3
You sacrifice one sheep a month to the weather gods... n/t jtuck004 Oct 2012 #13
There are no required qualifications to sit on any Congressional Committee...... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #29
Same qualifications as the Intelligence committee Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #44
It's that old "Fair and ballanced" Antis must have equal time. /nt TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #97
What. An. Idiot. Raster Oct 2012 #4
They refuse to produce evidence TrogL Oct 2012 #38
It's all a matter of faith... Raster Oct 2012 #42
And religious faith is nothing more and nothing less FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #56
Knowing what to think Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #61
This, this, this. Daemonaquila Oct 2012 #67
religious faith = "truthiness" DBoon Oct 2012 #119
Bravo! hifiguy Oct 2012 #89
I think these will be my new defacto7 Oct 2012 #107
+1 sarcasmo Oct 2012 #81
Well, ok then, mr. crazy cuckoo pants Politicub Oct 2012 #5
Oh my goodness. What a powerfully stupid person. reflection Oct 2012 #6
we have relatives that we visit in Georgia - if you read the newspapers there, Native Oct 2012 #8
The "Athens Banner Herald" is really just arrest reports and skin pics of sorority girls. Not much Erose999 Oct 2012 #35
So true, ABH is only fit for the bottom of bird cages. bench scientist Oct 2012 #163
Its unsuited even for that purpose. Better newspapers can be had for free, LOL. Erose999 Oct 2012 #164
Really now, rvt1000rr Oct 2012 #10
Immaculate conception Politicalboi Oct 2012 #11
words fail.... mike_c Oct 2012 #12
Is that old devil down in Georgia again??? lunasun Oct 2012 #14
Why is those that profess to know the Bible/thoughts of God Smilo Oct 2012 #16
Well, Mr. Broun... jmowreader Oct 2012 #74
He's captured the racist, uneducated vote in Georgia with such BS. Hoyt Oct 2012 #17
Broun's ignorance is stunning. With his total lack of understanding about science, it is the ladjf Oct 2012 #18
Of COURSE he's on the Science Committee... truebrit71 Oct 2012 #19
What amazes me is that there are otherwise intelligent people that vote for asshats like this. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #21
How do all of these anti-science nutbag teabaggers get on the congressional science committees? bulloney Oct 2012 #22
Prehistoric Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #64
Religion is rearing its ugly head again. JRLeft Oct 2012 #23
+1 sarcasmo Oct 2012 #82
And ugly it is! defacto7 Oct 2012 #109
Of course he also believes that Noah rode to church on a dinosaur. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #24
And that dinosaur was towing an ark full of two of every animal in the world! NICO9000 Oct 2012 #39
How insects and other invertebrates survived is what always boggled my mind. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #41
Satan's creatures. Same for the bugs. Also neatly solves the... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #100
There wouldn't have been much of a reason to take crocs or snakes on the Ark... jmowreader Oct 2012 #160
Must protect Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #60
How can people Delphinus Oct 2012 #25
Because they ARE NOT that uneducated. They simply want YOU & ME... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #101
damn barbtries Oct 2012 #26
This man combines two atributes that together are a very dangerous combination: ladjf Oct 2012 #28
Ignorance and arrogance usually go together! LongTomH Oct 2012 #46
Brouns a fucking creep. Never seen him on the streets of his supposed "hometown". His House office Erose999 Oct 2012 #30
Hartwell, GA cordelia Oct 2012 #106
"Broun serves on the House Science Committee" arcane1 Oct 2012 #31
Let me guess: he's a fundie tea bagger or... Javaman Oct 2012 #34
I wish the whole world could know about this NICO9000 Oct 2012 #36
Hate to break it to him formercia Oct 2012 #37
Perhaps 5 supernova's contributed to the gas and dust cloud... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #102
Sounds like a pretty fresh start, with no decay left to detect. Loudly Oct 2012 #127
IOW a clean slate pscot Oct 2012 #136
Yes, at least 5 Big Bangs formercia Oct 2012 #137
This is why the Republican party fracturing; idiots like this one LeftinOH Oct 2012 #40
So Much for that Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences job... Blue State Bandit Oct 2012 #43
Obviously the Big Bang does not conflict with the biblical creation myth. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #92
I thought the Big Bang theory has actual science behind it. mwooldri Oct 2012 #123
Big Bang SamKnause Oct 2012 #45
if dr. church had a conversation with him, it would literally blow his mind newspeak Oct 2012 #140
This man has no business being on the Health sciences committe and should be removed. kimbutgar Oct 2012 #47
I wonder if realizes that gravity is just a theory too. nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #48
he needs to be taken off of that committeeq SemperEadem Oct 2012 #49
Kick him off, here's the info on the committee with his name listed Sunlei Oct 2012 #53
On the SCIENCE Committee? For reals the Republicans put him there with Akin? Gosh. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #51
It's a test! Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #52
Pandering to the ignorant. He knows exactly what he's doing. It's all a facade. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #54
Too bad Gagarin happened 12 April 1961 Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #55
Ha... Yes... defacto7 Oct 2012 #110
Science for uber-christian schools: Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #57
ROFL! Try this, Science 4 Christian Schools! longship Oct 2012 #73
Come on over to the house, kids! We're gonna have an electricity party! Mopar151 Oct 2012 #130
Some of the funny reviews from amazon. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #141
HOW do these 'types' of people get voted into office?!?!? benld74 Oct 2012 #58
Their constituents are threatened with eternity in Hell if they don't vote for these types FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #66
A Scientific Plot Axiomat Oct 2012 #62
Wait a minute - he's an MD? mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2012 #63
Too bad the Kodiak bear he shot,killed,stuffed,mounted didnt get a shot a HIM! benld74 Oct 2012 #65
How can we get this person OFF the house science committee? Ash_F Oct 2012 #68
I don't need a savior. Never have. Never will. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #69
Ever notice the ones who are complete bastards are the ones that are frantic about being "saved"? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #70
Pray for me, Dr. Broun, Republican on the Science Committee Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #71
Descended from Neanderthals donqpublic Oct 2012 #72
And Christians rvt1000rr Oct 2012 #75
Robot Devil............. kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #77
I'm having a moment. Follow me, here ... Akoto Oct 2012 #79
These nutty wingers want to take us back to the dark ages. American Taliban. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #80
Speaking of Lying and Going To Hell itssimplestupid Oct 2012 #83
Too bad they can never channel that righteous indignation into, oh, I don't know. raouldukelives Oct 2012 #84
"...clothing the naked..." RC Oct 2012 #113
KRAAAAAAAAAAAA-ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #85
Today's mainstream GOP. They're not just nuts - they're dangerous. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #86
Putting 'Doctor' Broun in perspective coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #87
Rep. Paul Broun is a doctor? Botany Oct 2012 #88
Jesus H. Christ! I have shoes with higher IQ's than this idiot. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #93
in the late 70s or early 80s somebody won a nobel prize for showing that the White Noise ...... Botany Oct 2012 #105
The 4 degree Kelvin background radiation? Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #121
I live in one of the bluest towns in GA and Broun is my congressman. CottonBear Oct 2012 #135
Crude Oil? My science course said they formed Chert, see: AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2012 #144
it has been years but I think some of those "critters" had a bead of oil in them ....... Botany Oct 2012 #152
There is a hilltop here that is Chert and the Natives used it for arrowheads. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2012 #157
The Big Bang Theory is not straight from the pits of anything KamaAina Oct 2012 #90
A science test for Christian students... dobleremolque Oct 2012 #95
What an auspicious entrance to DU! Welcome. Loudly Oct 2012 #128
This guy is on the science commitee? This should be a damed joke but it's not! Third Doctor Oct 2012 #96
And the Lord saith The Wizard Oct 2012 #99
Did the Devil spread those lies when he showed up for the fiddle contest? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #104
It all comes down to this.... defacto7 Oct 2012 #111
Well, I know Big Bang Theory exists because I watch it on Thursdays. 24601 Oct 2012 #112
They disdain government, and they care for neither the methods nor the conclusions of science.... xocet Oct 2012 #114
Just plain fuck'n nutso. SoapBox Oct 2012 #120
Big Bang SamKnause Oct 2012 #124
Yes, and these cave dwellers are not content to sit in the darkness drinking their stupid soup... Raster Oct 2012 #133
Evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory are taught in Catholic schools jsr Oct 2012 #132
The American Taliban. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #138
reality check: most "religious" people accept evolution Nine Oct 2012 #139
Lewis Black on creationism: Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #142
Unreal!! & the afirmations from the audience...a bunch of nutters!! hue Oct 2012 #146
Don't let this one go unchallenged. Shiningthrough Oct 2012 #147
What is wrong with a country that gives medical degrees to people who are bat**** crazy? spiderpig Oct 2012 #148
Good grief. okasha Oct 2012 #149
Obvious, BOEHNER does not take science very seriously to appoint these clowns. bad judgment! CarmanK Oct 2012 #150
sadly ironic Trenton Oct 2012 #151
Bible ????? rebuke Oct 2012 #153
Nice! Well said. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #154
Welcome to DU. Great post. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #155
I am an immigrant and a naturalized US citizen... JackN415 Oct 2012 #156
Paul Broun has joined the Dumbfuck delegation 47of74 Oct 2012 #158
Rudoplh no longer part of the gene pool spike91nz Oct 2012 #159
Off the subject: Is orange the new color of the GOP? jmowreader Oct 2012 #161
As a Georgian, I wouldn't think this district could elect such an idiot, but.. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #162
Idiot! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #165
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