Republican Strategist Noelle Nikpour has some interesting ideas about science

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Michelle Bachmann recalls the shot heard ’round the world in Concord…New Hampshire

Oh, c’mon! Everyone knows the shot heard round the world that sparked the American Revolution between the 17 Colonies and the Soviet troops happened when Major Enola Gay fired into the Oklahoma City exhaust poirt without using his targeting computer, which drove King Tut to declare war!

Yes, I hate to post another story about the stupid things that come out of politicians’ mouths so soon but I couldn’t pass this one up. Last time, I  justified because I was singling out Rand Paul’s illogical argument. In this one, I’m educating Ms. Bachmann’s historical myth.

As any American reader who has passed middle school almost certainly knows, Concord and Lexington are not in New Hampshire…and that the “shot heard ’round the world was in Massachusetts.”

I don’t know what troubles me more, that a sitting U.S. public official doesn’t know the first thing about one of the most basic historical facts concerning the Revolutionary War that is taught to literally just about every middle school student in this country, that she thought Concord and Lexington were in New Hampshire instead of Massachusetts…for some reason, or that she somehow got to the point where she was delivering the speech without anyone correcting her…or that she repeated the same error later that very speech!

To hear such ignorance of our country’s history come out of the mouth of a sitting Congresswomen is just disgraceful. This has got to be up there as one of the stupidest things to come out of a Tea Party candidate yet (and that says a lot)…at least until someone suggests that New Hampshire has the proud history of being the home of Plymouth Rock or that George Washington retreated across the Atlantic Ocean.

Wait, what?! She said the Plymouth thing too?! Son of a bitch!

Related articles

• Michele Bachmann Praises New Hampshire For Lexington, Concord, and Plymouth Rock (alan.com)
• Rep. Michele Bachmann Confuses New Hampshire With Massachusetts In Historical Speech (mediaite.com)
• Michele Bachmann Mangles Revolutionary History (huffingtonpost.com)
• Michele Bachmann Gets The American Revolution Wrong (outsidethebeltway.com)

Rep. Jack Kingston campaigning for dumbing man on Earth

There’s so much stupid in this clip, it makes my head hurt.

California anti-gay legislator Roy Ashburn comes out of the closet

Roy Ashburn has consistently voted against gay rights during his time in office. It turns out though that the whole time he was voting against his own interests:

Bobby Jindal: Amateur Liar

Which Colorado senator wins the Tin Foil Hat Award for the day?

That would be Colorado Sen. Dave Schultheis, who–and I shit you not–stating that HIV testing for pregnant moms rewards sexual promiscuity. Take a guess what political party he belongs to.

No really, take a guess.

That’s right, he belongs to the Republican Party? I know what you’re thinking. The Republican Party supports this anti-science lunatic? I’m as shocked as you are. [rolling eyes]

Democrats were outraged Wednesday morning when Republican state Sen. Dave Schultheis said he planned to vote against a bill to require HIV tests for pregnant women because the disease “stems from sexual promiscuity” and he didn’t think the Legislature should “remove the negative consequences that take place from poor behavior and unacceptable behavior.” The Colorado Springs lawmaker then proceeded to cast the lone vote against SB-179, which passed 32-1 and moves on to the House.

You can read the transcript by clicking the link above.