MN Repub House primary winner: Dinosaurs alive in 11th century, women genetically subservient to men

[muriel_volestrangler]

In 1993, after returning to his corn and soybeans farm outside the small town of Norseland, Quist bucked his party by challenging the incumbent Republican governor, Arne Carlson, for the gubernatorial nomination. Quist stayed true to his roots. He called for mandatory AIDS testing as a prerequisite for obtaining a marriage license. And more than a decade before it emerged as a national issue, he campaigned against the advent of same-sex marriage in the Minnesota, running ads in which a priest marries two men, "Mike" and "Steve," and pronounces them "man and man."

In one memorable interview, Quist told a Minnesota* reporter he believed women were "genetically predisposed" to be subservient to men, pointing to, among other things, the behavior of wild animals.
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(Republican) Carlson, who went on to beat Quist by 20 points, is still sore. "Wonderful, wonderful guy—one of the great intellectuals of the 21st century," he deadpanned when asked about Quist recently. "He'll do a lot to improve the IQ of Congress. If we can get a Bachmann-Quist team together, they could probably take over the world. Talk about a dynamic duo!"
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One section asks this leading question: "Did dinosaurs and people live at the same time, and why do so many recently discovered ancient art works accurately picture dinosaurs?" The answer is a resounding "yes." "The only reasonable explanation for the stegosaurus carved in stone on the wall of the Cambodian temple is that the artist had either seen a stegosaur or had seen other art works of a stegosaur," Quist writes. "Either way, people and stegosaurs were living at the same time."

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/allen-quist-michele-bachmann-campaign

As Charles Pierce says: "Quist is a former ally of The Girl With The Faraway Eyes so that, if he's elected, the voices in his head never will be lonely, and will have the voices in someone else's head to talk to."

[Scuba]

1. Good grief.

[and-justice-for-all]

2. WOW, that guy is a mental mess..

and he won?! that is just fucked up.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Interesting logic. I must conclude that people rode dragons circa 1970.

How else can one explain the depictions of flying dragons being ridden by women wearing chain mail butt-floss and pasties in the 70's?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Another Republican Tea Party winner!!!

[Quantess]

5. He's a LOSER in my book.

We've got a strong undercurrent of stupid in the USA, only getting stupider.

[Dustin DeWinde]

6. the gop nominates madmen

But who is crazier, the teabagger madmen or the GOP establishment
who think they can control these lunatics?

[LeftishBrit]

7. Ugh.

Sometimes I do wonder about the possible survival of dinosaurs though - after all, what else but a dinosaur could vote for a reactionary like Quist?

[WestSeattle2]

8. Gotta love Arne Carlson. Geez, only the certifiably insane will stand

with current republican members of Congress. That's quite an accomplishment for the Tea Party and their Ice Queen from the North.

I'm sure Bishop Romney and his acolyte will happily stand next to and support this rising star in their party. That would be quite a compelling photo op:

Bishop Romney, his acolyte, Quist and Bachmann.

Let's see what we can do to make that happen.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I remember back when Quist ran against Carlson in the GOP primary.

He was nuts then, and I'm sure he hasn't improved with age. We called him and his fanboys "Quistians."

[WestSeattle2]

10. "Quistians'.....LOL! That one almost made me giggle.