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YouTube - Creationist Crap : Slinging Mud on Bradley Byrne

"A candidate for Alabama governor is fighting back against an ad that accuses him of supporting evolution and believing the Bible is "only partially true." Bradley Byrne says the ad is filled with "despicable lies:" "As a Christian and as a public servant, I have never wavered in my belief that this world and everything in it is a masterpiece created by the hands of God," Byrne said. "As a member of the Alabama Board of Education, the record clearly shows that I fought to ensure the teaching of creationism in our school text books."

Alabama Governor Candidate Bradley Byrne Attacked for Believing in Evolution
Some fun facts about Alabama

"Alabama is a state in which 90 percent of its citizens profess belief in God and an overwhelming majority believe that the world was created in a single act some 10,000 years ago.

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Religion in Alabama "Alabama state law requires that sex education classes must emphasize abstinence until marriage, even though over 82,000 teenagers in Alabama are already sexually active. Alabama has among the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis of any state in the union. Alabama is one of 7 states prohibiting any positive depiction of homosexuality in schools, and in fact, schools must emphasize that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense under state law '

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Alabama is rated the 45th Smartest state just above:

Alaska
California
Mississippi
Nevada
Arizona

Smartest State 2006-2007

[soydaykam]

That and with Palin spouting nonsense about this being a Christian nation I think we should let a few states secede.

[Vomekayafboke]

That and with Palin spouting nonsense about this being a Christian nation I think we should let a few states secede.

It would be interesting to hear why some of those states perform so poorly. Alaska spends the highest per capita in education out of the 50 states, while Arizona spends the second least. Alabama fits in at 27th; California 16; Mississippi 41; Nevada 44.


Teachers per capita - from highest to least

Alaska 4
Mississippi 14
Alabama 25
Arizona 40
California 43
Nevada 48

GDP per Capita - from highest to least

Alaska 4
California 12
Nevada 15
Arizona 37
Alabama 45
Mississippi 51

StateMaster - US Statistics, State Comparisons

[casinobonuscxz]

That and with Palin spouting nonsense about this being a Christian nation I think we should let a few states secede.

I'm sure her Jewish fans love it when she says that.

[OpVJokl8]

It would be interesting to hear why some of those states perform so poorly. Alaska spends the highest per capita in education out of the 50 states, while Arizona spends the second least. Alabama fits in at 27th; California 16; Mississippi 41; Nevada 44.

Wel,, how many people in Alaska are related to Sarah Palin? Or Levi Johnston?

[Toossehew]

I wonder if Alaska's figures are affected by large numbers of indigenous people who are frequently poor and in hard to serve areas?

[Peterli]

I wonder if Alaska's figures are affected by large numbers of indigenous people who are frequently poor and in hard to serve areas?

That might have something to do with it. Here's an article I found online:

"Rural lawmakers are railing and legislators from both parties say the issue has festered for far too long. Gov. Sean Parnell says he's working on a solution."

The state now operates a two-pronged system to pay for costly new schools and renovations that Bush legislators say gives unfair advantage to urban districts like Anchorage.

Most of the Bush schools that need repair or replacement are seriously overcrowded, with double the students they are meant for, according to state education officials, a situation that the governor and four Bush legislators including Herron saw first-hand during a Feb. 11 trip."

"THE LAWSUIT

The court case at issue, Kasayulie v. Alaska, began in 1997 when a group of rural parents and school districts sued the state. They claimed that the state's method of financing school construction discriminated against rural students. The case was later amended to add a second claim over how the state turned a school land trust into a monetary trust, without ever putting a value on the land that was originally set aside for schools.

The Kasayulie case was reminiscent of the Molly Hootch case, the groundbreaking 1970s lawsuit that challenged the state's rural boarding school system and led to construction of dozens of village schools, some of them now among the ones in need of repair or replacement.

In the decade leading up the Kasayulie suit, the Legislature neglected to consistently fund grants for rural school construction, while regularly providing funds under a different method for urban districts, according to Howard Trickey, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers. Trickey made his comments in recent testimony before the House budget panel on education at the request of Herron."

Bush schools wait years for upgrades, facilities: Rural Alaska | adn.com

[ArraryTauTDew]

the Molly Hootch case Molly Hootch? I listened to them a lot in high school. When did they leave Jacksonville for Alaska?

[Blelidupgerie]

Longtime Intelligent Design turd blossom Mark Souder is the latest on the list of right wing hypocrites.

[feqlmwtuqx]

Longtime Intelligent Design turd blossom Mark Souder is the latest on the list of right wing hypocrites.

No WAY. He was one of my best sources on the Republican side when I was a reporter on Capitol Hill. Of course, so were Mark Sanford and Mark Foley. So maybe there was some sort of curse associated with being interviewed by me. Or maybe they're all just dirtbags no matter what. Hard to tell.

[Tam04xa]

I often wish I had enough money to hire people to follow some of these jokers around for a solid month. IMHO their ranks would be thinned by about 50%.

[Info-phone]

No WAY. He was one of my best sources on the Republican side when I was a reporter on Capitol Hill. Of course, so were Mark Sanford and Mark Foley. So maybe there was some sort of curse associated with being interviewed by me. Or maybe they're all just dirtbags no matter what. Hard to tell.

It comes as no surprise that guys who can't keep it in their pants are the same ones who can't keep their mouths shut. No self control.

[Attarderb]

Is comes as no surprise that guys who can't keep it in their pants are the same ones who can't keep their mouths shut. No self control.

Yes, that is an excellent point. I should probably go back to my old Congressional guide book and start IDing the next likely candidate for a sex scandal.