Kansans, dumbasses of the year...

Troubleshooter · 11-08-2005, 06:50 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11....ap/index.html

Kansas BOE rewrites definition of science
New standards question accuracy of evolutionary theory

Tuesday, November 8, 2005; Posted: 7:05 p.m. EST (00:05 GMT)

TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- At the risk of re-igniting the same heated nationwide debate it sparked six years ago, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public school science standards Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.

The 6-4 vote was a victory for "intelligent design" advocates who helped draft the standards. Intelligent design holds that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power.

Critics of the language charged that it was an attempt to inject God and creationism into public schools in violation of the separation of church and state.

All six of those who voted for the standards were Republicans. Two Republicans and two Democrats voted against them.

"This is a sad day. We're becoming a laughingstock of not only the nation, but of the world, and I hate that," said board member Janet Waugh, a Kansas City Democrat.

Happy Monkey · 11-08-2005, 06:57 PM

Upcoming graduating class:

lumberpoet · 11-08-2005, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

Intelligent design holds that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power.

lightning crashes
trees crack
flames erupt
man sees god

Elspode · 11-08-2005, 07:41 PM

I have to drive into Kansas every day to go to work. I can feel my IQ dropping already.

Idiots. Dumbasses. Conservative, Right Wing morons.

God is laughing hysterically at the total irony of it all.

Troubleshooter · 11-08-2005, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberpoet

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Hey pal, quoting me quoting someone quoting someone can earn you a stick in the eye.

lumberpoet · 11-08-2005, 08:24 PM

he calls me pal and threatens me
something vague about a stick
and my reply can only be,
"dont forget to eat a dick"

Troubleshooter · 11-08-2005, 09:37 PM

COCK! COCK! I say!

Seriously though, remember these knuckleheads? WELCOME TO THE CHRISTIAN EXODUS

Well, we found where they should end up.

richlevy · 11-08-2005, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

COCK! COCK! I say!

Seriously though, remember these knuckleheads? WELCOME TO THE CHRISTIAN EXODUS

Well, we found where they should end up.

So Libertarians want to take over one state and Christian fundamentalists want to take over another. What's next?

Elspode · 11-08-2005, 10:35 PM

Civil war?

Troubleshooter · 11-08-2005, 10:40 PM

One can hope.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-08-2005, 10:44 PM

C'mon Toto, there's no place like home.......anymore.

Griff · 11-09-2005, 05:45 AM

DOVER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Voters on Tuesday ousted a Pennsylvania local school board that promoted an "intelligent-design" alternative to teaching evolution, and elected a new slate of candidates who promised to remove the concept from science classes.

Let the pendulum swing.

Happy Monkey · 11-09-2005, 07:00 AM

You go Dover.

cowhead · 11-10-2005, 03:34 PM

yeah..Imagine living in this state.. gruesome I tellz ya gruesome.. anywhoo! hope everyone is well, I ought to be back around these parts sooner or later.. ah life! what a damn pain in the ass!

11-08-2005, 06:50 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Kansans, dumbasses of the year... http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11....ap/index.html Kansas BOE rewrites definition of science New standards question accuracy of evolutionary theory Tuesday, November 8, 2005; Posted: 7:05 p.m. EST (00:05 GMT) TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) -- At the risk of re-igniting the same heated nationwide debate it sparked six years ago, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public school science standards Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution. The 6-4 vote was a victory for "intelligent design" advocates who helped draft the standards. Intelligent design holds that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power. Critics of the language charged that it was an attempt to inject God and creationism into public schools in violation of the separation of church and state. All six of those who voted for the standards were Republicans. Two Republicans and two Democrats voted against them. "This is a sad day. We're becoming a laughingstock of not only the nation, but of the world, and I hate that," said board member Janet Waugh, a Kansas City Democrat. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-08-2005, 06:57 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Upcoming graduating class: __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-08-2005, 07:41 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I have to drive into Kansas every day to go to work. I can feel my IQ dropping already. Idiots. Dumbasses. Conservative, Right Wing morons. God is laughing hysterically at the total irony of it all. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-08-2005, 08:24 PM	#6
lumberpoet forsooth Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37	he calls me pal and threatens me something vague about a stick and my reply can only be, "dont forget to eat a dick" __________________ "Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest, lend less than thou owest". -William Shakespeare

11-08-2005, 09:37 PM	#7
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	COCK! COCK! I say! Seriously though, remember these knuckleheads? WELCOME TO THE CHRISTIAN EXODUS Well, we found where they should end up. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-08-2005, 10:35 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Civil war? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-08-2005, 10:40 PM	#10
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	One can hope. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-08-2005, 10:44 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	C'mon Toto, there's no place like home.......anymore. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-09-2005, 05:45 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	DOVER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Voters on Tuesday ousted a Pennsylvania local school board that promoted an "intelligent-design" alternative to teaching evolution, and elected a new slate of candidates who promised to remove the concept from science classes. Let the pendulum swing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-09-2005, 07:00 AM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	You go Dover. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-10-2005, 03:34 PM	#14
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	yeah..Imagine living in this state.. gruesome I tellz ya gruesome.. anywhoo! hope everyone is well, I ought to be back around these parts sooner or later.. ah life! what a damn pain in the ass! __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

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