Stuck on Stupid: Texans Believe The Flintstones a Documentary

Image from source, The Texas Tribune

OK, that's an oversimplification. But not by much. Thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link.

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Meet the Flintstones

Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

The differences in beliefs about evolution and the length of time that living things have existed on earth are reflected in the political and religious preference of our respondents, who were asked four questions about biological history and God. . .

Read more at: The Texas Tribune

Science is Cool: Ancestor of Humans Lived Before Dinosaurs

Image from source, Discovery Channel

If it is true--as creationists argue--that God put all those fossils and things there to "test our faith," he sure went overboard, didn't he? Anyway, thanks to Stupid Monkey Planet for the link to this story. I'm a sucker for sciencey stuff, and it has been far too long since I posted something.

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Early Human Relative Predates Dinosaurs

The world's first known tree-dwelling vertebrate has just been identified, according to a new study. The tiny, agile animal lived 30 million years before the first dinosaurs and was a distant relative of mammals, including humans. . .

Read more at: Discovery Channel

GOPosaurs: A Party Going Extinct

We liberals/progressives should be careful about crowing too loudly about the disintegration of (and high comedy from) the current Republican Party. That pendulum swings back eventually, and slices right through the other side. Still, it is difficult to contain the schadenfreude, having lived through the last eight years (and even prior to that, if you count the thrashing President Clinton endured).

When Republicans had power, they wielded it like a hammer. Tom DeLay even had that as a nickname. They played like they'd have power forever. And with Karl Rove in charge of the Great Republican Noise Machine, they probably believed that. Reality crashed through the Matrix-like alternate version Rove was building, and the party blew apart like shattered glass.

Hopefully, current Democratic Party leaders will learn lessons from that. As tempting as it would be to stomp on Republicans' necks like they did when in power, I hope the Democrats continue to wield power with a little less sadistic glee than the Republicans did. At the same time, I don't want to see capitulation when there is currently no need for it. It's a tricky balance.

As a graphic artist, what drew me to this clip is the morphing of the GOP elephant into a dinosaur. I absolutely love it. The video ain't bad either. . .