May 25, 2010

welcome to the tea party

North Carolina Republicans are circulating court documents that suggest a far-right Tea-Party-backed congressional candidate claimed to be the Messiah, tried to raise his stepfather from the dead, believed God would drop a 1,000-mile high pyramid as the New Jerusalem on Greenland, and found the Ark of the Covenant in Arizona.

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  1. Deron Bauman on May 25th, 2010 at 9:34 am

    further:

    So, why would Connecticut Republicans push aside the war hero with a track record of winning congressional elections, in favor of an inexperienced candidate best known for helping run a controversial wrestling company?

  2. Michael Smith on May 25th, 2010 at 9:46 am

    Is the tea party about to swallow itself? Whe I first read this, I sure thought so. Or, am I giving the rest of the electorate too much credit; is there a chance they might elect these hacks?

  3. Deron Bauman on May 25th, 2010 at 9:50 am

    they sure are doing a good job of dividing themselves.

  4. Kelsey Parker on May 25th, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Aesthetics?

  5. Deron Bauman on May 25th, 2010 at 11:42 am

    yeah, at some point stupidity becomes beautiful. and through my particular lens, the choices we make — religious, political, familial, sexual — are primarily aesthetic choices, or manifest aesthetically. fuck, this is starting to sound serious.

    yep, aesthetics.

  6. Sheila Ryan on May 25th, 2010 at 11:59 am

    We see through the same lens, you and me.

  7. Deron Bauman on May 25th, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I thought so.

  8. Michael Smith on May 25th, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    It is a sort of dance of generalizations and falsehoods. A stringing together of beliefs that exploit and invent the new American values.

  9. Kathy Hilen-Smith on May 25th, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    I am really disappointed. I thought the Ark of the Covenant was at the Creation Museum. What the hell is it doing in Arizona?

  10. Michael Grant Smith on May 25th, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    Well, there’s the true Ark, of course, but then there’s all the true Ark’s helpers.

  11. Dave Vogt on May 26th, 2010 at 4:00 am

    Why aren’t there Jesus helpers at every mall in America, complete with disciples with anglicized names?

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