Kansas votes on State Board of Education - hopes to join 21st Cent.

[Mabus]

For those of you who are interested in the Kansas State Board of Education race because of last year's vote on the state's new "science" standards, here's what is going on.

The 1st District is the only race that required a Democratic primary. The other races were all for the GOP nominee of their respective districts, the moderate (non-ID wingnuts) are winning in two of them. But don't lose heart, the winners of the GOP primaries will each face a strong Democratic candidate in November. Another factor in our favor is that several of the moderate candidates have vowed to support the Dem if they lose their race tonight.

Here are how the races are currently shaping up. (results from http://www2.ljworld.com/elections/2006/aug/01/ and http://www.kssos.org/ent/kssos_ent.html#0182)



1st District :woohoo:

Janet Waugh is up for re-election. She was one of the four votes against the Intelligent Design agenda. Her opponent, Jesse Hall complained that Waugh spent too much of her time on the board complaining about already settled matters, like Intelligent Design. :eyes: He was also backed by members of the religious right. He was outed as a stealth Dem candidate a few weeks ago.

Much to everyone's relief it looks like Waugh will advance to the November election!

183 out of 190 (96.3%) precincts reporting statewide

* Jesse L. Hall (D) 3165 votes
* Janet Waugh (D) 5912 votes

3rd District :cry:

Harry McDonald is running against wingnut John Bacon and it doesn't look like he is going to make it. Bacon voted for ID.

Precincts Reporting: 298 of 300
R-John W. Bacon 10148 49 %
R-Harry E. McDonald III 8269 40 %
R-David A Oliphant 2146 10 %


5th District :woohoo:

Connie "evolution is a fairy tale" Morris, a complete wingnut amd embarrassment for the state of Kansas is losing her primary battle to former teacher and moderate Sally Cauble. It was a Republican primary and finally the GOP stepped up and looks like they have decided to knock Morris off the pedestal she's been sitting on.

433 out of 609 (71.1%) precincts reporting statewide

* Tim Cruz (R) 0 votes
* Sally Cauble (R) 8852 votes
* Connie Morris (R) 7627 votes

7th District :cry:

Donna Viola is running against Kenneth Willard, one of the 6-4 ID majority. Right now Willard is ahead. :cry:

Precincts Reporting: 401 of 463
R-M.T. Liggett 1721 9 %
R-Donna Viola 6980 37 %
R-Ken R. Willard 10133 54 %


9th District :woohoo:

Jana Shaver and Brad Patzer are running for a seat vacated by one of those 6-4 wingnuts named Iris Van Meter. Van Meter ran and won as stealth RWingnut candidate in 2004. Shaver was the candidate that most Dems hoped would win because she's a moderate.

R-Brad Patzer 8870 42 %
R-Jana Shaver 12182 58 %


The good news is that the moderate GOP candidates have vowed to support the Democratic nominees in November if they lost their race.

Several moderate Republican candidates have vowed, if they lose Tuesday, to support the Democratic primary winners in November. With the campaign enlivened by a crowded field of 16 candidates contending for five seats — four held by conservatives who voted for the new science standards last year — a shift of two seats could overturn the current 6-to-4 majority. The four-year terms are staggered so that only half the 10-member board is up for election each two years. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/us/01evolution.html?ex=1155096000&en=36b3c1f849eff0e2&ei=5065&partner=MYWAY

[Robbien]

1. Thank you so much

I've just spent the last half hour trying to figure out who was who and if the wingnuts were ahead or not. Thanks for your breakdown because the other reports out there got very confusing.

[Mabus]

2. I live here and it gets confusing

We're fighting back as hard as we can. Our biggest victory so far is the Connie Morris race. She refers to evolution as a fairy tale. I'm so glad to see that she's lost her race.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Kansas returns to sanity!!!!!

The local TV stations in KC are reporting this morning that the conservatives are no longer a majority on the state board!!

:woohoo:m :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[evlbstrd]

4. Hooray!

After November, I may cross the state line again!

[chat_noir]

5. check out these web pages...

http://www.liberalconspiracynetwork.com/kansasmorons/state_board_district.htm

Unnatural Selection: The strange redemption of Connie Morris, high school slut turned Kansas State Board of Education anti-evolutionist. - The Pitch

[chat_noir]

6. Music video salute!

New York Dolls - "Dance Like A Monkey"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjVtJzTSuPw

Enjoy!!

[chat_noir]

7. James Dobson prepares to spank Kansas voters

Guest Post by Morbo

James Dobson's Focus on the Family is very upset because evolution opponents losing their majority on the Kansas Board of Education this week. The FOF "news" service ran an interesting story about the election. It is full of lies. Let's parse it, shall we?

Advocates of accurate science standards in public schools are looking for answers after a defeat in the Kansas primaries. The state board of education lost a conservative majority. That almost certainly means standards that currently allow open discussion about the pros and cons of evolution will be rolled back.

"Accurate science standards"? What planet do you people live on? Kansas' standards were an embarrassment and roundly condemned by the scientific community. And if you're looking for answers, try this one: People in Kansas, having tried ignorance, are ready to move on to something else.

A misleading propaganda campaign was apparently too hard to overcome.

Nope. If anyone ran a "misleading propaganda campaign," it was your side, Jimbo. This time Kansans did not fall for it. I know that annoys you.

The Kansas science standards were supposed to be the gold standard, according to proponents of Intelligent Design (ID), written without bias and with no religious entanglements. That made it all the more frustrating when the pro-ID majority was voted out of office. Robert Crowther of the Discovery Institute said they were up against a vicious smear campaign.

"Groups such as Kansas Citizens for Science were blatantly misinterpreting and misrepresenting what the science standards were," he told Family News in Focus. Candidates were often referred to as "intellectually challenged" and "religiously motivated." The loss, coupled with a highly publicized defeat in Pennsylvania in 2005, has Crowther worried about a domino effect.

"We could see the ACLU and other such liberal groups threatening lawsuits in other districts," he said, "where teachers may be questioning Darwinism."

Gold standard! How about the "rusty, filth-covered, hole-ridden aluminum standard"? Kansas Citizens for Science spoke the truth. Your candidates are on a religious crusade to deny children accurate information about evolution because you believe it conflicts with your cramped and narrow interpretation of the Bible. As for a domino effect, yes, that's what those of us who support sound science education want. Your crackpot ideas will be relegated to the dustbin of history eventually. "Liberal groups" are just aiding in that natural, ahem, evolution.

But many people still think the Kansas model is still the way to go. Del Tackett, a senior vice president at Focus on the Family, said time is no friend of evolutionists. "It's going to be very difficult for them to hold on to that notion," he said, "in the face of evidence that continues to support the opposite perspective."

Wrongo. Your side has no credible evidence. Meanwhile, real scientists continue to study and learn more and more exciting things every day. (Check out this cool example)

We will not straddle our children with your mythology and lies. Your neo-creationist "intelligent design" has already been debunked, and this is why you will be crushed. No matter what some people believe, science marches on. This means that, unless you manage to implement the same type of raw government force that brought Lysenkoism to Stalin's Soviet Union, your ideas will never be taken seriously.

In short, Jim, you guys are dinosaurs. Deal with it.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8126.html

[bperci108]

8. What can I say but:

:applause:

:yourock:

:woohoo:


Perhaps we're returning to sanity here in KS.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. James Dobson is a fruitcake

:)