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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:06 PM Original message |
Oklahoma Legislature Rushing to Pass Bill to silence Richard Dawkins' campus talk on evolution |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why are there colleges in red states? |
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mckara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. So Smaller States Can Have Football Teams |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. The stupid. It BURNS. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I've put in for a transfer |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
49. Good Luck! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
50. Crossing my fingers for you! No one should have to suffer THAT much. |
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Best_man23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
61. I really wish stupid would hurt |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. An invited speaker has to share the views of a majority of OK citizens? |
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the other one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Banned for "intolerance" |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. as the Republicans prove each and every day, it does... |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. It's a resolution to express "disapproval" - they can't Ban him |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. well, good point -- it *won't* physically "ban" him... |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
62. yes while banks continue to fail-their values are showing |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #62 |
76. They'd rush in to save their Bible and their U.S. flag. |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
74. Yes. In order to squelch cognitive dissonance and other |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Pathetic! |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. They aren't banning him. It's a resolution |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Thanks for the update, OKNancy! Pass along any others...! |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. Afraid of the Truth? Awww... So He Uses Censorship |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. What the hell would give them the right to ban anyone from speaking at a university? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm just surprised OU would invite him in the first place... |
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demoborn47 (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Oklahoma |
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jb5150 (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. A law??? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 03:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
51. Not to stop him. They can't. To express disapproval. Put another way, they are wasting |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. Thanks for clarifying! |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is another version of book burning. Happy karma. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
53. Not quite. He still gets to give the speech. It's a very similar mentality, though, constrained |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. I live in Oklahoma |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
56. Oklahoma, the armpit of Texas. |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. More like the asshole of Missouri |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Is their faith so weak, so much of a shell, so easily trampled |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
58. That is the motivation of all religious bullies... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
65. yes ... |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. I can't stand Dawkins -- but a resolution against him is stupid. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
77. Is it his grasp of the facts that you hate? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Someone can be correct and still be an asshole (nt) |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. Keep em stupid so you can control them |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. Academice freedom should be observed. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have a feeling that Dean Bell and Dr.Matthews will tell the Oklahoma... |
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theblasmo (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I signed this... |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. What a Moron |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
52. Respectfully, believing in God does not require believing in a 7 day, evolution-free creation. God |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. Does this mean ixnay on the first amendment? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. Would these same jokers pass a resolutions against a speaker from the Klan? |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Apperantly the state of Oklahoma is trying to out stupid the South |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. Just what are they afraid of? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. I guess they have nothing better to do? |
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FLyellowdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
32. Just when I think we're making progress... |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. Gotta call it as I see it: Richard Dawkins is the conservatives' Rick Warren. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. hmm religion vs science is = to religion versus rights of human beings? hardly think so |
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Eryemil (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. This. n|t |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. When atheists start pressuring governments to ban religious speakers, I'll agree |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
57. right, because a campus lecture |
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spamlet2002 (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. how unfortunate |
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NancyBotwin (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. Wait, doesn't that make them intolerant? |
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edc (407 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. Proposition 8 |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. Never miss a chance to |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
39. Nobody riles up the fundies like Dawkins! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
40. Get-R-Dumb. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
42. Good- if it works, more people will be curious about his books. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. Fucking morons. Scared of the truth. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
45. How dare anyone trifle with the followers of ancient Bronze Age superstitions! n/t |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
46. House Bill 1015 seems to be a rather silly little resolution, expressing the displeasure |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
47. That would be highly unconstitutional, and I hope Dawkins defies it. (nt) |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
48. They'll just make more people curious to see him. |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
54. And...intolerance of dumbass Xtian Oklahomians is a bad thing??? n/t |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
55. UPDATE: Dawkins lecture draws thousands at OU |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. This was a most profound question from Dawkins, and why would people like Thomsen |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
72. Thank you for the update! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #55 |
80. Did anyone here see the lecture? (nt) |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
63. K&R |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
64. "Cultural diversity" is expressed in "The God Delusion" and evolution ...!!! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Cultural Diversity in the Bible means kill anyone who looks different than you |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. The most violent book ever written --- making rule by male gender "normal." |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yep - gives a pass for genocide, but death for boys kissing |
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Veruca Salt (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
66. So, as I understand it... they want to ban freedom of speech. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
68. And once again its STUPID FUNDIE TRICKS!!!! |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
70. Just when you think Republicans can't get any dumber they do something like this. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
75. We're not going to get back to world leadership while there is so much mental illness |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
78. "intolerance for cultural diversity and diversity of thinking" |
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