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In reply to the discussion: D’Oh! 1 in 4 Americans don’t know Earth circles Sun. [View all]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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We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang,
Rozlee
Feb 2014
#18
More than likely they think "public" is spelled that way...copied it off each other's signs...
CTyankee
Feb 2014
#33
The Earth does NOT revolve around the Sun. The Earth and the Sun both orbit the barycenter...
Ian David
Feb 2014
#28
Holy fucking chocolate-covered Jesus on a popcicle stick! Are people really that stupid?
CrackerJohn
Feb 2014
#45
100% of that extremely ignorant population of inbred "Flat Earthers" is Republican.
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2014
#55
The bottom quarter of American minds. I wonder what it is like to be them?
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2014
#60