The Republican War on Rationality
October 18, 2008
Today’s science question:
Q: What happens when irresistible facts meet an unmovable wingnut?
A: This is what happens. Be sure to read the comments field. Twenty-four-karat comedy gold.
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October 18, 2008 at 5:50 pm
LOL!
October 18, 2008 at 7:28 pm
[...] post I have been attacked by many well-known bastions of anti-American socialism like Daily KOS, The Opinion Mill, and Cookinglight.com. My only regret is that my mistake gave these ideologues fodder for their [...]
October 18, 2008 at 7:42 pm
That’s the authoritative voice of conservatism speaking, folks.
October 19, 2008 at 12:15 am
How would you know, you bastion of anti-American socialism?
October 20, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Are you sure this guy is serious? I read some of his other posts, and it sounds a lot like satire…and when you read them in that context, they’re kind of funny …
October 20, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I’ve come to think it probably is brilliant deadpan satire. But then you hear Bob Grant and Sean Hannity and you realize the real thing is indistinguishable from satire.
October 24, 2008 at 7:01 pm
[...] it was The Opinion Mill, Cooking Light.com, Demwit, and Daily KOS. I had made a simple mistake confusing the Ohio state [...]