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Onion | New Breeding Program Aimed At Keeping Moderate Republicans From Going Extinct:

WASHINGTON--Saying the now critically endangered species of politician is at high risk for complete extinction within the next 10 years, Beltway-area conservationists announced plans Monday for a new captive breeding program designed to save moderate Republicans.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Mon Feb 13th, 2012 at 04:57:00 PM EST

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What do you get when you mate and extreme Republican with an extreme Democrat? Ron Paul?

The problem with tea party Republicans is not a lack of breeding - its a lack of an education...

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Mon Feb 13th, 2012 at 07:46:26 PM EST
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Only a multi-generation Mendelian experiment can provide insight into the answer.
You've obviously never been to the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and/or Arkansas. I can testify, from direct, multi-year, personal experience the Virulent Stupidity Gene is rampant in the west part of North Carolina AND the lack of education is considered a positive condition, devotedly to be wished.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Mon Feb 13th, 2012 at 08:02:26 PM EST
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I've actually hitch hiked as far as North Carolina - in 1973 - which was as far as I felt safe with my long hair and beard. I seem to remember acquiring a mock Nixon re-election poster which asked "Why change Dicks in the middle of a screw: Vote Nixon in '72" and listened to Neil Young in a loft where some students had kindly put me up.

Index of Frank's Diaries

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Mon Feb 13th, 2012 at 09:57:42 PM EST
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ATinNM:

West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and/or Arkansas.

you left out texas and missouri. any reason?

The power of knowledge is in mortal combat with the knowledge of power. It really is that simple... That's the Edenic apple we are all munching on.

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Feb 14th, 2012 at 04:44:39 AM EST
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I was being nice. Otherwise I'd have had to include Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and ... I'm sorry to say ... New Mexico.

Large swatches of the central plains and inter-mountain west need professional help:

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Tue Feb 14th, 2012 at 12:07:17 PM EST
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elitist snob!

The power of knowledge is in mortal combat with the knowledge of power. It really is that simple... That's the Edenic apple we are all munching on.

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Feb 14th, 2012 at 03:19:26 PM EST
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