Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly highlights another low-light from “The Anti-Science Party“:
“Real Time” host Bill Maher asked Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) a fairly straightforward question: “Do you believe in evolution?” Kingston not only said he rejects the foundation of modern biology, he explained it this way: “I believe I came from God, not from a monkey.” He added, “If it happened over millions and millions of years, there should be lots of fossil evidence.”
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Seriously, that’s what he said.
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Let’s pause to appreciate the fact that it’s the 21st century — and Jack Kingston is a 10-term congressman who helps oversee federal funding on the Food and Drug Administration.
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As part of the same discussion, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell tried to ask Kingston about the overuse of antibiotics. The far-right congressman had no idea how the question related to evolution…
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In the larger context, there’s a renewed push underway for the United States to value and appreciate science in the 21st century — our future depends on it. And while this push is underway, Republican leaders are more comfortable walking a bridge to the 18th century.
Video at the link, if you think he’s exaggerating.
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