tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post4414926680850461689..comments2023-10-23T14:30:26.234-07:00Comments on Random Musings: "Kicking the can down the road"Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338682971485143332noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-57617219835169617822009-07-17T23:53:40.230-07:002009-07-17T23:53:40.230-07:00thanks for this great links
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__________...thanks for this great links <br /><br />thanks <br /><br /><br />___________________<br />victor<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-0-173189" rel="nofollow">For 3 Months Enjoy Free 28 Premium Movie Channels</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-27467750443764274852009-07-06T23:32:53.992-07:002009-07-06T23:32:53.992-07:00To be fair Zelph, even the dems have a share of re...To be fair Zelph, even the dems have a share of religious nutters out there. It's just their density is much lower here on the left. We also tend to have a larger share of the "new age" form of woowoo that is affecting many.Mercurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842995649811566812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-4888326658489688362009-07-06T22:43:06.026-07:002009-07-06T22:43:06.026-07:00Karen Johnson and Sylvia Allen also share a religi...Karen Johnson and Sylvia Allen also share a religion in common. Can you guess which one? To be fair, no all of them are kooks, but they have more than their share at the legislature. Oh, I'm sorry, was that politically incorrect? Right wingers are soooo touchy about political correctness.Zelphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983578751763682930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-35309438699132400662009-07-06T22:08:09.564-07:002009-07-06T22:08:09.564-07:00I'm a science nut, so I watch a lot of science...I'm a science nut, so I watch a lot of science blogs, as evidence from Pharyngula. As bad as it seems here in AZ for education, it's a horrendous mess in Texas. Should read this article "<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/mcleroy_is_down_could_texas_po.php" rel="nofollow">McLeroy is down; could Texas possibly consider an even greater wackaloon to replace him?</a>". <br />McLeroy is also a Young Earth Creationist, who was head of the Texas BOE. When Texas's english standards came up for review, they spent 2 1/2 years getting with experts and teachers to craft the best standards possible. Then 3 hours before a final vote on the standards, a whole new set are dropped in the boards lap and was told to vote on it. It still passed, and is bleeding mess. Their state lege just, barely, failed to confirm his reappointment so McLeroy is now out. So who does Perry nominate next? Dunbar, who thinks public education is "evil" and has home schooled her own children. Texas is important to the rest of the country on education, because they are such a large state that text book manufactures will sell the books that are ok in Tx in other states to reduce the cost of updating them to match their standards. Lowest common denominator tends to get the most published.Mercurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842995649811566812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-67344613570776194052009-07-06T21:49:22.357-07:002009-07-06T21:49:22.357-07:00Thanks for the compliment. It's nice to know ...Thanks for the compliment. It's nice to know my scribblings/ramblings are interesting to at least a few other folks.<br /><br />Funny you mention that "6000 year old" bit. In the Senate Republican caucus meeting today, Jack Harper was talking with Sylvia Allen. He was griping that the Arizona Guardian (who posted the video first) was doing "opposition research" for the Democrats by finding and posting that video.<br /><br />Apparently, he and Allen are such true believers (in whatever it is that they believe in) that they couldn't conceive of why anybody could be interested in Allen's statement, and could be interested for reasons other than partisan politics.<br /><br />Sylvia Allen looks like she is the perfect replacement for former Senator Karen Johnson - civil to speak to in person, but a total wingnut.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338682971485143332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-74874678929588472262009-07-06T21:18:38.475-07:002009-07-06T21:18:38.475-07:00Thanks for all your great work on watching these p...Thanks for all your great work on watching these proceedings. I've been watching this blog for a little while but haven't commented yet, but a piece of video has appeared in which Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) appears to believe the earth is only 6,000 years old and is thus arguing for support for uranium mining in the Grand Cannon. Seriously, just how stupid can people be?<br /><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/jebus_how_do_these_dingbats_ge.php" rel="nofollow">Story Link</a><br /><br />And people wonder why some don't value education. Congratulations Sen. Allen. You've now put us in running with Texas as a laughing stock of ignorance.<br /><br />(h/t to <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/" rel="nofollow">Pharyngula</a>)Mercurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842995649811566812noreply@blogger.com