Burnt Orange Report has one of the best stories I’ve seen in a while.
It’s not surprising that the earth doesn’t move for Warren Chisum, and maybe it’s not surprising that he blames a Jewish conspiracy for it.
Still, it’s enough to set the world a-spinning that the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the most powerful committee in the House, distributed to legislators a memo pitching crazed wingers who believe the earth stands still — doesn’t spin on its axis or revolve around the Sun — that Copernicus was part of a Jewish conspiracy to undermine the Old Testament. That would be the same Old Testament that was written by the folks Chisum’s friends say are conspiring to undermine it.
Chisum has no problem believing that GOP interests revolve around the pocketbooks of its wealthy contributors. And that’s why he wants to take dollars stolen from middle class Texans in higher tuition, double-taxed highways, underpaid teachers, sick kids and teachers and cut property taxes for those who own a lot of property — businesses and the very, very wealthy.
Jewish Conspiracy Theory
Luddite Belief
Evil Evolutionists
NASA Faking Space travel
John Hagee is a Liberal
Fundamentalism is liberal
String Theory is Kabbalism
What will get him in the most trouble in Texas?
Criticizing John Hagee.
I’m wanting to believe it’s a hoax, but I’m actually convinced this is real. And a Texas Lege Member seems to think it’s credible.
Hmmmm…I wonder if this has anything to do with Carol Pankau’s concern over Daylight Savings Time.
That is spectacular.
Chisum has since repudiated the loony anti-Jewish parts of the website and memo he circulated. No mention of the loony anti-science parts.
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-chisum_15tex.ART.State.Edition1.2063416.html
And if I may put my 8th grader hat on for a moment, I do love an arch-conservative elected whose name is so tantalyzingly close to “jism.”