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•A candidate running for president in 2012 referred to higher education as “mind control” and “indoctrination.” He ran again in 2016. •A former Governor and 2012 presidential contender blamed the separation of church and state on Satan. He also sought to solve his state’s drought problem by asking its citizens to pray for rain. He ran again in 2016. •A 2012 presidential contender claimed, “there’s violence in Israel because Jesus is coming soon.” •A Georgia congressman claimed that evolution and the Big Bang Theory were “lies straight from the pit of Hell,” adding “Earth is about 9,000 years old and was created in six days, per the Bible.” He’s a physician, and a high-ranking member of the House Science Committee. •From another member of the House Science Committee: “Prehistoric climate change could have been caused by dinosaur flatulence.” •From the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: “Global warming isn’t real, God is in control of the world.” •A former Speaker of the House -- a born-again Christian, and convicted felon – declared, “One thing Americans seem to forget is that God wrote the Constitution.” •The Lt. Governor of a southern state claimed that Yoga may result in satanic possession. •A Southern senator claimed, “video games represent a bigger problem than guns, because video games affect people.” •A California state representative proudly stated: “Guns are used to defend our property and our families and our freedom, and they are absolutely essential to living the way God intended for us to live.” •Another California representative suggested that abortion was to blame for the state’s drought. •From a Texas representative: “The great flood is an example of climate change. And that certainly wasn’t because mankind overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy.” •An Oklahoma representative said: “Just because the Supreme Court rules on something doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s constitutional.” •From another Texas representative: “We know Al Qaeda has camps on the Mexican border. We have people that are trained to act Hispanic when they are radical Islamists.” •A South Carolina State representative, commenting on the Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage said, “The devil is taking control of this land and we’re not stopping him!
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Ian Gurvitz (WELCOME TO DUMBFUCKISTAN: The Dumbed-Down, Disinformed, Dysfunctional, Disunited States of America)