Difference between revisions of "Liberal stupidity"
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==U.S. Congressional members== | ==U.S. Congressional members== | ||
====Gary Condit==== | ====Gary Condit==== | ||
| − | A democrat from California's 18th district (Modesto), Condit gained noteriety when he attempted to stonewall a police investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/07/condit.missing.intern/][http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/condit/profile.html]. Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/] | + | A democrat from California's 18th district (Modesto), Condit gained noteriety when he attempted to stonewall a police investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/07/condit.missing.intern/][http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/condit/profile.html]. Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/] |
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| + | ====Major Owens==== | ||
| + | A Democratic socialist from New York City, Owens stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the African slave trade more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the ecology and causing sharks to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped. This worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slave throw overboard. After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by ABC News, which reported the claim as "fact". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81fOuca8Oc&feature=related][http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1766][http://snoopzone.blogspot.com/2005/11/200000000.html] | ||
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[[Category:Liberal Traits]] | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
Revision as of 03:34, April 2, 2010
Liberal stupidity (based on Latin: stupēre or stupor; removal from sense or sensibility[1][2]) is statements, policies, or actions by adherents of liberalism which are authoritative in form, but the end of which is devoid of reality or common sense. A recent example is the incredible statement by Democrat Hank Johnson of Georgia, who feared the "capsizing" of Guam should the Navy relocate 8,000 personnel there[3].
U.S. Congressional members
Gary Condit
A democrat from California's 18th district (Modesto), Condit gained noteriety when he attempted to stonewall a police investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her[4][5]. Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002. [6]
Major Owens
A Democratic socialist from New York City, Owens stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the African slave trade more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the ecology and causing sharks to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped. This worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slave throw overboard. After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by ABC News, which reported the claim as "fact". [7][8][9]