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Monday, March 16, 2009

Politics Local Wingnuts Haven't Gotten the Memo

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:53 PM

0b6d/1237239714-globalcooling.jpg Michael Steele—the laugh-a-minute head of the RNC—attempted to advance the "global cooling" meme today. But it appears that the local nutters at the Washington Values Alliance haven't gotten the memo about the GOP's newest faith-based, reality-averse talking point. WAVA is asking folks to vote for the one issue they feel is most important and "global warming" is on the list along with "global cooling." Right now "global warming" is tied with with "defense of marriage" at 20.2% each; "global cooling" is only the top issue for 0.4% of WAVA gang. (Current poll results here.)

More worrisome for the "God, Family, Country" kids at WAVA (was "Kinder, Küche, Kirche" taken?): more of the respondents to its poll are concerned about illegal immigration (24.6%) and parental consent for abortion (23%) than are worried about defending the institution of marriage from people who want to, um, get married (20.2%). (Aren't people who don't want to get married a bigger threat? Or people who want to get divorced?) This probably wasn't the result the Washington Values Alliance wanted when it posted this poll alongside info about its "Stand Up for Marriage" rally this Thursday in Olympia.

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Well there ain't much point to incest if your kid can abort the baby now is there. That's just common sense.

Posted by kinaidos on March 16, 2009 at 3:06 PM

wow thanks dan savag i thought nate silver was a wiz with numbers but you really know how to break it down fo rthe lay man

Posted by Go away! 'Batin'! on March 16, 2009 at 3:08 PM

Just another example of how misguided these idiots are. Everybody knows global warming doesn't exist.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty on March 16, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Last time God and I hung out, she told me she said "stewards", not "rapists".

Posted by Will in Seattle on March 16, 2009 at 4:35 PM

From one of the handful that'll get the "Kinder, Küche, Kirche" reference - hahahaha!

Posted by MarkyMark on March 16, 2009 at 6:16 PM

FYI, I just checked out the site and they've removed Global Warming from the choices and, apparently, all the votes for Global Warming.

Looks like #3 was right. Global Warming doesn't exist. At least not on WAVA's website.

Posted by Colin on March 17, 2009 at 7:27 AM