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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 09:35 AM Jun 2012

Romney & The Fire-Breathing Dinosaurs

"...is it possible that a fire-breathing animal really existed? Today some scientists are saying yes. They have found large chambers in certain dinosaur skulls... The large skull chambers could have contained special chemical-producing glands. When the animal forced the chemicals out of its mouth or nose, these substances may have combined and produced fire and smoke... Dinosaurs and humans were definitely on earth at the same time and may have even lived side by side within the past few thousand years" --- from Bob Jones University Press biology textbook Life Science 3rd. Edition (2007). Used widely in Christian schools that would receive dramatically increased funding under Mitt Romney's education plan, BJU's biology, history, English, and religion textbooks have been rejected by the University of California for course credit.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/26/1103241/-Humans-and-Fire-Breathing-Dinosaurs-Romney-Education-Plan-Would-Fund-Bizarre-K-12-Curriculum

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Romney & The Fire-Breathing Dinosaurs (Original Post) kpete Jun 2012 OP
...sigh... Volaris Jun 2012 #1
There are simply no words in the English language LibertyLover Jun 2012 #2

Volaris

(10,272 posts)
1. ...sigh...
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:42 AM
Jun 2012

I had a smart Republican tell me once that the reason that he was opposed to School Vouchers was because
"Why in the hell would I want to be a party to "communising" my right to a PRIVATE education? If I take Public Money for my education, then the Public gets to have a say in what I learn, and how I learn it, and if I wanted that, well, that's what PUBLIC EDUCATION is for."

Then I bought him a beer.=)

Yes, they want PUBLIC MONEY for this, and then they will bitch because there are better engineers in India and China, and Europe will find the cures for Cancer, HIV, etc..., (and make a mint off of it).

Fire-Breathing Dragons...

"paging Dr. Miller, Dr. Ken Miller...Please report to the Republican National Convention..."

LibertyLover

(4,788 posts)
2. There are simply no words in the English language
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:52 AM
Jun 2012

that are descriptive enough to communicate how I feel reading this. "What total, unmittigated crap." probably comes close.

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