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Bernardo de La Paz

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78. A little more about them:

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:10 PM

Oct 2012

Ralph M. Hall, chairman: at 89 years, the oldest serving member of Congress. Attended Texas Christian University, got Law degree at Southern Methodist University. Switched to Republican from D in 2004.

F. James Sensenbrenner: Global Warming Denier in chief and critic of Michelle Obama's posterior. Here's a gem of a quote: “We have to be forward-looking in how we explore space”.

Lamar S. Smith: Smith is a Christian Scientist. His wife, Elizabeth Lynn Schaefer, is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. I guess that he thinks that is a grand qualification for the Science Committee. "The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion."

Dana Rohrabacher: During a congressional hearing on climate change on February 8, 2007, Rohrabacher mused that previous warming cycles may have been caused by carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by "dinosaur flatulence."[59] On May 25, 2011, Rohrabacher expressed further skepticism regarding the existence of man-made global warming. However, he suggested that if it is an issue, a possible solution could be clear-cutting rain forests,

I could go on, but those are just the first four and haven't even got to Akin or Broun.

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Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA): Evolution, Big Bang �Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell� [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

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