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She doesn't want to state that she believes in creationism. She dances around the topic, doing the whole "schools should be able to teach what they think is right at the local level" two-step. Video included. (She also has no idea what Marxism actually is; she just parrots the republibertarian "it's about raising taxes and keeping the death tax" talking point.)
As is noted in the link above, creationism is RELIGIOUS in origin. The First Amendment, which we've already shown she doesn't understand, forbids the government from doing anything that gives preference to one religion over another (or over any religion at all).
ETA: Video of the exchange in which O'Donnell asks, "That's in the First Amendment?" Have your context. Also, note that she does That Thing Libertarians Do, which is talk down and act all "I'm the reasonable one here, you're the wackaloon" while saying the most utterly outrageous shit.
This dovetails neatly with a post I read earlier by Mike the Mad Biologist, about Movement Conservatives. He quotes extensively from Terrence at Republic of T and Thomas at Yes Means Yes, but these are his own words. His concluding paragraph.
What O'Donnell does in the video linked above, and in every interview she's given since winning the primary, is dissemble. It's the only thing she can do, because if she gave a straight answer, people would see her for the Christianist she is. And I fervently hope that a majority of my fellow citizens wouldn't vote for a Christianist who wants to take us back to 1810.
The opposite is too frightening to contemplate. It makes me want to take my chances with a "failed" multikulti country.
PS: Hey Angie, Thilo called. He wants his Islamophobia back.
As is noted in the link above, creationism is RELIGIOUS in origin. The First Amendment, which we've already shown she doesn't understand, forbids the government from doing anything that gives preference to one religion over another (or over any religion at all).
ETA: Video of the exchange in which O'Donnell asks, "That's in the First Amendment?" Have your context. Also, note that she does That Thing Libertarians Do, which is talk down and act all "I'm the reasonable one here, you're the wackaloon" while saying the most utterly outrageous shit.
This dovetails neatly with a post I read earlier by Mike the Mad Biologist, about Movement Conservatives. He quotes extensively from Terrence at Republic of T and Thomas at Yes Means Yes, but these are his own words. His concluding paragraph.
Everything I learned about movement conservatives I learned from creationists (and the union between the two sets is rather large...): they can't admit what they really believe, so they dissemble around it. Teaching the controversy and so forth.
What O'Donnell does in the video linked above, and in every interview she's given since winning the primary, is dissemble. It's the only thing she can do, because if she gave a straight answer, people would see her for the Christianist she is. And I fervently hope that a majority of my fellow citizens wouldn't vote for a Christianist who wants to take us back to 1810.
The opposite is too frightening to contemplate. It makes me want to take my chances with a "failed" multikulti country.
PS: Hey Angie, Thilo called. He wants his Islamophobia back.
