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longship

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17. Meh! All one has to do is listen to Republicans.
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:54 PM
Jul 2012

I am not talking about Rmoney, or anybody on the national stage. I am talking about the state legislatures where the Republicans are pushing legislation in the most insidiously overt religious sense.

In my home state of MI two legislators were silenced for using the word vagina on the floor. The bill they opposed was probably put forth in overtly religious rhetoric, as these things always are at the local level. The SOBs can't stop witnessing for their god.

No non-believer who cares about their freedoms would ever vote for these douche bags in the Republican party. Those of us who have been politically active for decades saw it happening decades ago.

The last Republican I voted for was Nancy Landon Kassebaum for US Senate (R-KS). I did so twice. And I was a county Democratic party officer. I would like to hear what she would say about today's lunatic Republicans.

I wouldn't vote for a Republican today to save my life.

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The Ayn Rand atheists are Republicans and Libertarians. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #1
No data. But I highly suspect... longship Jul 2012 #2
Pew Research said that only 6% of scientists identify with the right banned from Kos Jul 2012 #3
These are difficult questions longship Jul 2012 #11
Bushbot Edwina Rogers directs the Secular Coalition for America struggle4progress Jul 2012 #5
... SidDithers Jul 2012 #13
National Atheist Party seems to be a third party fringe group struggle4progress Jul 2012 #6
... SidDithers Jul 2012 #14
NAP? Haha, that's hilarious. joshcryer Jul 2012 #23
Obama’s atheist problem struggle4progress Jul 2012 #7
... SidDithers Jul 2012 #15
Meh! All one has to do is listen to Republicans. longship Jul 2012 #17
The human facility for self-deception is often in play, I think struggle4progress Jul 2012 #18
Yes, mea culpa! There is always the Ayn Rand cult longship Jul 2012 #21
Two to one democrat:republican in 2004 noamnety Jul 2012 #4
thank you! 67 - 31 for "us" banned from Kos Jul 2012 #8
I have not seen such a poll either RedCappedBandit Jul 2012 #9
Politics and Atheists salvorhardin Jul 2012 #10
Good data, but those graphs are a terrible representation...nt SidDithers Jul 2012 #12
You're welcome salvorhardin Jul 2012 #16
The bars show what percentage of each political affiliation is made up of religious traditions... SidDithers Jul 2012 #20
Excellent job with that graph Orangepeel Jul 2012 #22
If this is self-report data, it's worthless. longship Jul 2012 #19
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