We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang, (Reply #18)

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Rozlee (2,529 posts)

18. We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang,

embryology and evolution are 'straight from the pits of hell.' (Rep. Paul Broun, R. Ga.) And he's a doctor! How can we expect our electorate to be well-informed if our leaders are batshit-crazy? Not a single politician down here in Texas will breathe that he believes in evolution if he wants to win an election in any Republican office. So, there goes one entire party and its members that can be consigned to the 19th century for the foreseeable future.

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
D’Oh! 1 in 4 Americans don’t know Earth circles Sun. [View all]	another_liberal	Feb 2014	OP
wonder if those same people are members of the flat earth society	niyad	Feb 2014	#1
Tea Party members as well . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#3
We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang,	Rozlee	Feb 2014	#18
What's really bad is, Broun used to be pro-choice, and even a Democrat	FrodosPet	Feb 2014	#61
So either he's posturing for political expediency or he went to the Dark Side.	Rozlee	Feb 2014	#69
He's posturing for the rubes in his district. He's a longtime conman.	Tom Ripley	Feb 2014	#71
These are the same people who believe in trickle-down economics.	mwb970	Feb 2014	#59
From Russia, with attitude	pscot	Feb 2014	#2
You have to admit, though . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#5
The Russians are sore at us	pscot	Feb 2014	#12
Exactly as many . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#13
Seems most of them think it revolves around their azzhole.	southerncrone	Feb 2014	#27
We'll that explains everything.	liberalmuse	Feb 2014	#4
What really got to me was the other revelation about evolution	Beachwood	Feb 2014	#6
No one should be allowed . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#9
It is a frightening statistic.	hrmjustin	Feb 2014	#44
We're fucked.	ForgoTheConsequence	Feb 2014	#7
25% the same 25% that think government is too big and needs to die	DainBramaged	Feb 2014	#8
"No PUBIC Option"!?	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#23
I thought it was a Freudian slip, but apparently...	William Seger	Feb 2014	#32
More than likely they think "public" is spelled that way...copied it off each other's signs...	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#33
I dunno; "no pubic option" does seem to be on their agenda (n/t)	William Seger	Feb 2014	#37
that would require a little ingenuity...	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#39
Or they are protesting against sex changes...	awoke_in_2003	Feb 2014	#41
of that 25%, I would like to know how many voted for a republican...	olddad56	Feb 2014	#10
Face-Palm Head-Wall-Bang	benld74	Feb 2014	#11
Unfortunately it did not give the age	sadoldgirl	Feb 2014	#14
1 in 100 would be understandable...	TRoN33	Feb 2014	#15
Home Skool'n!	SoapBox	Feb 2014	#16
not so fast	Psephos	Feb 2014	#36
I think that depends on WHY they are home schooled	BlueStreak	Feb 2014	#53
Yes, most of them fall into the "hippies and libertarians" group.	Psephos	Feb 2014	#72
I'm not sure about "most of"	BlueStreak	Feb 2014	#73
You're lucky	fasttense	Feb 2014	#63
I wonder how many of those 26% know things like...	Lobo27	Feb 2014	#17
This one bears reposting	Warpy	Feb 2014	#19
+1	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#30
To be fair	Nolimit	Feb 2014	#20
Wouldn't that be 2 in 3?	whopis01	Feb 2014	#47
Correct.	Nolimit	Feb 2014	#49
Doing their best to keep the populace ignorant.	elleng	Feb 2014	#21
1 in 4 amurkans vote repiglican't	MyNameGoesHere	Feb 2014	#22
questions from table 7-8	valerief	Feb 2014	#24
I hate this question	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#31
I'll bet a male wrote that question. They love their explosions. nt	valerief	Feb 2014	#34
We sure do	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#35
Ha! Proof! nt	valerief	Feb 2014	#38
Ignorance is so much easier than learning.	southerncrone	Feb 2014	#25
Or, might be more STEM propoganda...	jtuck004	Feb 2014	#26
The Earth does NOT revolve around the Sun. The Earth and the Sun both orbit the barycenter...	Ian David	Feb 2014	#28
Well that will be true in about 8 minutes or so at least. n/t	whopis01	Feb 2014	#48
Yep. This is what we're dealing with folks.	Phlem	Feb 2014	#29
Dogs and cats, living together...	TeeYiYi	Feb 2014	#40
Not surprising	NastyRiffraff	Feb 2014	#42
Yep	AikidoSoul	Feb 2014	#43
Holy fucking chocolate-covered Jesus on a popcicle stick! Are people really that stupid?	CrackerJohn	Feb 2014	#45
Today is Gallileo's birthday.	cloudbase	Feb 2014	#46
The hard 25%	Moral Compass	Feb 2014	#50
The researchers were too kind . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#62
25% of Americans are barely sentient enough to tie their shoes.	Frank Cannon	Feb 2014	#65
1 in 4 Americans???	TroglodyteScholar	Feb 2014	#51
Is that an example of Biblical math?	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#54
I didn't know the GOP was down to only 25%. Great news!	Kennah	Feb 2014	#52
100% of that extremely ignorant population of inbred "Flat Earthers" is Republican.	blkmusclmachine	Feb 2014	#55
The earth doesn't circle the sun.	Kablooie	Feb 2014	#56
The thing to remember,	kentauros	Feb 2014	#57
Huh, what?	MrScorpio	Feb 2014	#58
The bottom quarter of American minds. I wonder what it is like to be them?	Exultant Democracy	Feb 2014	#60
Damn!	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#64
Caesar believes those people are idiots.	randome	Feb 2014	#66
Bill Maher says 18%	Loaded Liberal Dem	Feb 2014	#67
I find that 48 percent is somewhat encouraging	damnedifIknow	Feb 2014	#68
And note the Crazification Factor...	Grins	Feb 2014	#70

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