In particular, the State Board of Education qualifies as my candidate for "dumber than a box of rocks."
“I reject the notion by the left of a constitutional separation of church and state,” said David Bradley, a conservative from Beaumont who works in real estate. “I have $1,000 for the charity of your choice if you can find it in the Constitution.”
Ahem. Mr. Bradley? Meet the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
For much much more, you can read a liveblog of the goings on at that meeting by the Texas Freedom Network. Be forewarned; it's nauseating.
Posted by Linkmeister at March 12, 2010 03:00 PM | TrackBackI think of them as venal, rather than merely stupid.
Posted by: Earl Cooley III at March 13, 2010 08:40 AMI dunno. Venal implies they're getting some recompense, doesn't it? I haven't seen any indication of that. There's certainly evidence of bitterness toward the liberal view of the world, though.
Posted by: Linkmeister at March 13, 2010 08:45 AM