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10. they don't have a lock on stupid

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:09 PM

Feb 2015

More disturbingly, in 2012 a majority of Democrats (51 percent) could not correctly answer both that the Earth goes around the Sun and that this takes a year. Republicans fare a bit better, with only 38 percent failing to get both correct.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/02/25/most-democrats-dont-know-it-takes-a-year-for-the-earth-to-go-around-the-sun/

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Nevada Lawmaker Says Cancer Is A Fungus, Recommends Simply Washing It Out [View all] KamaAina Feb 2015 OP

There is a vast treasure trove of stupid in the GOP sides of state legislatures. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #1

they don't have a lock on stupid DrDan Feb 2015 #10

How incredibly idiotic... blue neen Feb 2015 #2

"which I believe is a fungus" jberryhill Feb 2015 #3

Well, by that logic, I'm entitled to believe she's a dunce KamaAina Feb 2015 #5

But do you have a cure? jberryhill Feb 2015 #7

Not for cancer, but I do for autism KamaAina Feb 2015 #12

SHE should be recieving her medical Diploma any day now from yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #4

The Woo is strong with this one... Archae Feb 2015 #6

Not many people know this yet, but Rex Feb 2015 #8

"A fungus" ????????? hifiguy Feb 2015 #9

I'm gonna wash that brain right out of my head. Rex Feb 2015 #13

Michele Fiore, that's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #15

Serling was on the right track, hifiguy Feb 2015 #16

and NIH is spending $2 million to research baking soda.. 4139 Feb 2015 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Skidmore Feb 2015 #18

The Dunces of Reaganland. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #20

There's an entire Confederacy of them. KamaAina Feb 2015 #23

Where is Sid? He ought to love this one. Downwinder Feb 2015 #21

I don't know. Why don't you ask Skinner? KamaAina Feb 2015 #24

Next up - the AMAZING cancer-fighting power of peach pit extract! hatrack Feb 2015 #25

I am listening to what is happening in the NV Legislature PumpkinAle Feb 2015 #29