TagsTagsThe polls are just closing in Alabama and Mississippi, so here's a thread to keep up on breaking news from "the most important race in our lifetime." -- Newt Gingrich
Republican Party, Election 2012, Alabama, Mississippi, Primaries, Religious Right
Public Policy Polling has some very depressing results to report in a survey of Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi. Not to put too fine a point on it, but a disturbingly large percentage of these voters are simply deranged. Majorities in both states believe that President Obama is a Muslim, ...
Poll, Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Alabama, Mississippi, Racism, Evolution, Bad Craziness
Fantastic news: the insanely misogynistic "personhood" bill has been defeated in Mississippi. But they're not giving up. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would've declared life begins at conception, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a ...
Abortion, Personhood, Religious Right, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Mississippi
Interesting development in the right wing war on women's rights: there are actually some religious groups beginning to get uncomfortable with the implications of the crazy far right agenda they've been supporting. Notably, the Mississippi Catholic Bishops: Religious Leaders Denounce Personhood Anti-Abortion Bill. This Tuesday, Mississippians will vote on Initiative ...
Abortion, Mississippi, catholic church, Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights, Personhood
A new survey from Public Policy Polling asked Republican primary voters in Mississippi if interracial marriage should be illegal. Forty-six percent answered yes, and 14 percent were unsure. This chart breaks the results down in terms of which candidate is preferred; it's very interesting that people who are fans of Mike Huckabee ...
Republican Party, GOP, Extremism, Bad Craziness, Mississippi, Racism
Possibly emboldened by the success of the stealth creationist bill signed into law in Louisiana by Gov. Bobby Jindal, Republican Rep. Gary Chism has introduced a bill to require an anti-evolution disclaimer in Mississippi textbooks: Mississippi’s Proposed Evolution Disclaimer. The proposal, if enacted, would require the State Board of Education ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, Mississippi