Creationist-Cum-McCarthy Supporter OUSTED by TX Republicans!

[RainDog]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/creationist-cum-mccarthy-booster_rejected_by_texas_republicans.php

via TPM:

The top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of Education, who rejects evolution and has pushed for a revisionist right-wing U.S. history curriculum, is on the way out, after a moderate candidate defeated him in a tight primary last week.

Among the highlights of McLeroy's time on the board are:

*In 2008, he objected to including Chinese literature in English classes: "ou really don't want Chinese books with a bunch of crazy Chinese words in them. Why should you take a child's time trying to learn a word that they'll never ever use again?" He conceded some terms, such as "chow mein," might be useful, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

*He said during a 2008 debate over science standards: "Is understanding of evolution 'vital' to the understanding of biology? No."

*Last year he instructed curriculum writers to "read the latest on McCarthy -- he was basically vindicated."

(more at the link above)

:woohoo:

not that the guy replacing him represents me in any way, but at least he got this pond-scum sucking idiot out of office. There may be hope for Texas yet.

[sakabatou]

1. What a backwards monster

[neverforget]

2. He's a proud member of the ignorant American Taliban.

I hope he crawls back into whatever cave he came out of.

[NavyMom]

3. I held my nose and voted rethug just to get rid of this idiot, the other

good point is he is not the only right wing nut that lost in the primary. It appears cooler heads will be part of the board even if a new rethug is voted onto the board and maybe one democrat has a chance to become a member.

[RainDog]

5. THANK YOU!!!

because your vote helps people all over this nation.

really, our kids should not have to deal with some nutcase's religious beliefs in their science textbooks.

the other guy sounds sane so that's a start!!

[Warren DeMontague]

4. "Is understanding of evolution 'vital' to the understanding of biology?"

Um, Yes.

[anonymous171]

6. He wasn't vindicated but he certainly wasn't as bad as hollywood potrays him as.

Seriously, he was just your typical asshole senator who liked to grandstand. That is all he was.

[RainDog]

7. he cost people their livilihoods with his grandstanding

he was a piece of shit.

probably part of the propaganda campaign coming off of operation paperclip and Gehlen's lies to the U.S. to keep himself alive after WWII.

Lots of fucked up history in that time that doesn't get reported.

[monmouth]

8. Isn't he the guy who has no children in the school system?...n/t

[BurtWorm]

9. What do you know, Texas Republicans aren't all evil!

:applause: