Tag Archives: Evolution

Governor Jindal Defends Creationism in Public Schools

Posted on April 14, 2013 at 1:19 pm by Mr. Brink

In an interview with NBC’s Hoda Kotb at the ‘Education Nation’ event in New Orleans this past Friday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal defended his voucher program, which was deemed unconstitutional and now awaits the determination of the Louisiana Supreme Court. But he was … Continue reading →
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Republicans Are Dominating State Politics, Destroying Science

Posted on February 21, 2013 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column: Many of us are enjoying our post-election schadenfreude, observing as the Republican Party increasingly marginalizes itself, demographically and politically, and scrambles to cut a narrowing path to the White House while also attempting to shove the tea … Continue reading →
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Let The Pandering Begin

Posted on November 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

This is Marco Rubio speaking directly to the lunatic base of the Republican party. He clearly wants to get out ahead of the game of winning the hearts and minds of future primary voters. via ThinkProgress GQ: How old do … Continue reading →

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Do the Evolution

Posted on June 4, 2012 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

These poll results on evolution are both shocking and predictable. You know what this tells me? It tells me Americans will mostly believe any hooey that’s fed to them. And attitudes really haven’t changed that much over time. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Wedding Day

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Taylor Jones In other news, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has announced that he will sign the bill which mandates that teachers intentionally muddy the views of their pupils regarding evolution and climate change with junk science. You know, … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on October 24, 2011 at 11:47 am by Bob Cesca

“We got kooks running Washington, basically. Kooks are in charge of our government. You all can recognize a kook, but the media seems to not understand. Around two years ago, some guy in New Mexico claimed he was the messiah. … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:39 pm by Bob Cesca

“You go back to the Founding Fathers, as far as they were concerned, they’d already had the entire debate on creation-evolution. And you get Thomas Paine, who was the least religious Founding Father, saying you’ve got to teach creation science … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid

Posted on February 3, 2011 at 7:02 pm by Bob Cesca

If you recall, Bill O’Reilly suggested that the tides were a magical occurrence — the source of which is entirely mysterious. And now this: This is the creationist fallacy suggesting that “God is in the gaps.” In other words, anything … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:35 pm by Bob Cesca

“I’m sorry, I believe in evolution.” National Review’s Will Cain, who is a conservative, cock-blocking Rep. Jack Kingston’s denial of evolution on last night’s Bill Maher

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Beck's War on Darwin

Posted on August 20, 2010 at 1:37 pm by Bob Cesca

Here’s Glenn Beck and his morning zoo sidekicks repeating their theory that Charles Darwin is the father of modern racism. A few points on this. First, when discussing historical figures from 150 years ago in the context of race, it’s … Continue reading →

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