No offense, but KU-who?

[triadruid]

Much more important news article that you won't see in the media today, I'll wager:
Rep. Monique Davis interrupts, insults atheist activist Rob Sherman last week:

Davis: I don’t know what you have against God, but some of us don’t have much against him. We look forward to him and his blessings. And it’s really a tragedy -- it’s tragic -- when a person who is engaged in anything related to God, they want to fight. They want to fight prayer in school.

I don’t see you (Sherman) fighting guns in school. You know?

I’m trying to understand the philosophy that you want to spread in the state of Illinois. This is the Land of Lincoln. This is the Land of Lincoln where people believe in God, where people believe in protecting their children.… What you have to spew and spread is extremely dangerous, it’s dangerous--

Sherman: What’s dangerous, ma’am?

Davis: It’s dangerous to the progression of this state. And it’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists! Now you will go to court to fight kids to have the opportunity to be quiet for a minute. But damn if you’ll go to [court] to fight for them to keep guns out of their hands. I am fed up! Get out of that seat!

Sherman: Thank you for sharing your perspective with me, and I’m sure that if this matter does go to court---

Davis: You have no right to be here! We believe in something. You believe in destroying! You believe in destroying what this state was built upon.

Bonus points because she's a Democrat... (and from Barack Obama's outspoken UCC church) *rolls eyes*

::edit:: Rob Sherman's website, with some borderline-racist commentary (why is it that the third parties can only find wackos to run for office?). Rep. Davis' home e-mail, since her office e-mail seems to be down now...

Comments

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Jeeeesus Murphy.

What's a real shame is so many "Christians" giving Christianity a Bad Name.

Plegh.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Funny, my own first words were: Jesus Christ!

I found it weirdly appropriate...

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

There are fanatics even among the Christians...not that this will come as a surprise to many...

Just found this elsewhere and thought it appropriate.

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

[gamera-spinning.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I caught that. Speaking as an atheist, I find Davis' intolerent behavior not only incexcusable, but reprehensible.

[dramaticaddict.livejournal.com]

hmm, intolerant behaviour? and she dares to call herself a Christian? wow what an idiot

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what I find more reprehensible: her ignorant words, or the media's complete lack of coverage.

However, at least one person on another list has sent it to Keith Olbermann, among other media outlets. Maybe that will help...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

WOW. It's dangerous even to know your philosophy exists! Fuck education! Awesome. I'm impressed. And horrified. All at the same time.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

In other news, did you actually order that print?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Didn't yet, and will probably have to do so from home, unless you can walk me through her processes from here.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I can pick it up. I was thinking of ordering something else from her anyway. :)

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Then you don't even want to *hear* about the commentary from many of the folks in my AutoCAD class re: the presence or absence of "In God We Trust" on the new dollar coins.

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

[gamera-spinning.livejournal.com]

Re: Countdown with Keith Olbermann

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Olbermann rocks my socks.