In 2012, America landed an adorable robot on Mars, found oxygen around one of Saturn’s icy moons, and discovered a headless ladybug in Montana, among countless other achievements. A great year for science, right? That depends on whether you’re watching the 2012 election. This year, candidates for Congress are actively denying climate change, slashing science funding, and even disputing basic facts of human anatomy.
The 9 Most Anti-Science Candidates in America: Because stupid is as stupid does…and when you’re appealing to the lowest common intellectual and moral denominator, you REALLY have to bring the stupid.
Perkins: Lena Dunham’s ‘Disgusting’ Obama Ad ‘Takes Politics to a New Low’: When the Right does it, they’re just appealing to women. When the Left does it, it’s the worst sort of sinful licentious imaginable.
Romney Now Claims ‘Federal Government And FEMA’ Should Help In Disaster Relief: Which Mitt Romney are we dealing with here?
Todd Akin Sought to Narrow the Definition of Child Abuse: Is there a depth to which this troll will not sink? As if I need to answer that….
New Details Discredit Fox News Reports On Benghazi Attacks: Fair and balanced and always wrong.
Michael Brown Should Really Just Go Away: It would be difficult to find a Romney surrogate/apologist more ignorant, craven, and intellectually dishonest than Michael “Heckuva job, Brownie!!” Brown.
McCain: Obama Response To Libya Attack Is Worse Than Watergate: It’s late in the election, your man’s behind, and it’s time to break out the heavy artillery: lies, deception, hyperbole, and character assassination. Because it’s not about the country; it’s about winning.
Akin: ‘People Understand the Threat that Claire McCaskill and Barack Obama Pose to our Country’: Right; as if loons like Todd Akin are the cure for what ails us.
Speaker At Romney Event Promotes Obama Phone Myth: Is it REALLY a lie if you can convince the American Sheeple that it’s the truth?
How not to politicize a natural disaster: NEVER pass up an opportunity to smear your opponent…even if you have to trample on the suffering and devastation of your fellow Americans to do it. Remember, winning isn’t everything; it’s the ONLY thing.
Romney Airs Ad In Florida Linking Obama To Latin American Dictators: Throw enough lies against the wall and something’s bound to stick, right?
Staver: Planned Parenthood’s ‘Death Agenda’ is Destroying America: Is it just me, or does the Rabid Religious Right feel lost without something to blame the destruction of America on?
Bush’s FEMA Director Insists Obama Could Have Benefited Politically By Delaying Hurricane Response: Uh, no; Republicans are the ones willing to lie, cheat, and steal.