Posted on 08/27/2012 8:13:02 AM PDT by Inconvenient Truthteller
Take a look around key committees of the House and you'll find a governing body stocked with crackpots whose views on major issues are as removed from reality as Missour's Representative Todd Akin's take on the sperm-killing powers of a woman who's been raped.
On matters of basic science and peer-reviewed knowledge, from evolution to climate change to elementary fiscal math, many Republicans in power cling to a level of ignorance that would get their ears boxed even in a medieval classroom. Congress incubates and insulates these knuckle-draggers.
Let's take a quick tour of the crazies in the House. Their war on critical thinking explains a lot about why the United States is laughed at on the global stage, and why no real solutions to our problems emerge from that broken legislative body.
We're currently experiencing the worst drought in 60 years, a siege of wildfires, and the hottest temperatures since records were kept. But to Republicans in Congress, it's all a big hoax....
Jack Kingston of Georgia, a 20-year veteran of the House, is an evolution denier, apparently because he can't see the indent where his ancestors' monkey tail used to be....
A handful of Republicans have tried to fight the know-nothings. "I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming," said Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor, during his ill-fated run for his party's presidential nomination. "Call me crazy."
And in an on-air plea for sanity, Joe Scarborough, the former G.O.P. congressman and MSNBC host, said, "I'm just tired of the Republican Party being the stupid party." I feel for him. But don't expect the reality chorus to grow. For if intelligence were contagious, his party would be giving out vaccines for it.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com ...
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Did you send this from inside his house?
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IBTZ
ROTFLMAO!
That cat looks so cute with that little mouse butt and tail hanging out of his mouth....
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Now that there’s funny....
Is that you,Al?
The quality of troll around here just isn't what it used to be.
Hey, dummy, I'm late to my ping, but I know you're still lurking and reading the thread. Here in VA we had a couple of heat waves, got past 'em, and for the last few weeks it's been BELOW normal temps! Actually chilly at times! What does this MEEEEEAN?
IATZ
My pleasure, friend.
Yes. With that posting history, I’m surprised that he or she lasted this long.
The Kenyan’s little minions are getting desperate....
Oh, how I love it!
Indeed, they are.
They’re not even sure that they can cheat enough to re-elect the usurper.
That’s a whole lotta cheatin’!
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feh...
I wax poetic whenever I think of dining on the hearts of the children of Free Republic trolls.
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