"Screw the Buddhists and kill the Muslims... And put that in the minutes"

[Ian David]

Calling all religious outrage merchants! Fifteen more minutes of fame, now available:

In his latest appeal to the Republican base, Duncan Hunter has named Dr. Henry Jordan as his South Carolina campaign co-chair. This Henry Jordan:

COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 16, 1997 12:25 p.m. EDT) -- A state Board of Education member, talking Tuesday about displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools, had a ready suggestion for groups who might object to it.

"Screw the Buddhists and kill the Muslims," Dr. Henry Jordan said during the board's finance and legislative committee meeting. "And put that in the minutes," he added.

The remarks made Tuesday were expunged from the written minutes, but were recorded on tape. The (Columbia) State obtained the tape under the Freedom of Information Act.

Jordan, a surgeon who failed in a bid to get the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1994, said Thursday he thought the meeting was over and members were engaged in private conversation.

Finally, an opportunity for the right wing's professional plaintiffs and peddlers of faith-based outrage to influence one of their own campaigns.

Cue the crickets.

More:
http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/94901944/637


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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Amoebic Design Creationism

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Now, I know many of you are wondering just who Dr. Henry Jordan is exactly. For one, he's the founder of the South Carolina chapter of the Christian Coalition. But, really, bios are a little dry sometimes. Let's get to know Dr. Henry in his own words:

"I think everything ought to be taught ... and let people decide for themselves. There is no science to support trans-species changes, in other words, a monkey becoming a man," the Republican said in an interview this week with The Associated Press.


It makes one wonder how this man got to be a doctor. You have to admire his egalitarian approach to teaching, though I really think the school years would have to lengthened to teach "everything". I've got an idea: how about we just stick with teaching science in science class, eh Dr. Henry? I mean, we could teach astrology in physics or phrenology in biology, but that would take some of the academic shine off of the disciplines, wouldn't it? By the way, there is plenty of science to support trans-species change. Just because no Creationist has ever seen a howler monkey transform into a third-rate political hack doesn't disprove evolution. In Dr. Jordan's case, though, it may disprove the value of an education in medicine.

"A bunch of amoebas didn't get together and design all this," Jordan said, referring to the human body. "We'd be operating on people ... looking at their hearts, their liver and their lungs, I'd tell the techs, 'Can you believe those little amoebas figured all this out?'


Seriously, did the good doctor get his medical degree from a correspondence course? There is a multitude of intelligent, well-learned religious folks in the United States, which makes me believe that Dr. Jordan is acting dumb just to impress a certain constituency. I've never heard the Amoebic Design corollary of Creationism; I wonder if Dr. Jordan has some sort of pamphlet I can read? I'm sure Fox News will do a weekend expose: Single-Cell Controversy: The Debate Over Amoebic Design.

"I mean you've got to be stupid to believe in evolution, I mean, really," he said.

More:
http://www.haloscan.com/tb/robzellers/114728719603440728/

[EFerrari]

1. As a Californian, I apologize for Duncan Hunter.

It hasn't been proved that he isn't an alien and we're still hoping.

[frylock]

13. as a resident of california's 52nd cd..

I'd also like to issue an apology.

[Deep13]

2. "I mean you've got to be stupid to believe in evolution..."

How come those with the dimmest spark of understanding are the ones most likely to call others stupid?

[unpossibles]

8. as Bill Hicks once said, "how come the people who don't believe in evolution...

...look like they haven't evolved? Looks like evolution doesn't believe in you either.

[Forkboy]

15. "we want our thumbs!"

[Flarney]

3. As a South Carolinian, I apologize for Henry Jordan n/t

[eviltwin2525]

4. Evidence for inter-species change....

Oh, look, there's a howler monkey "evolving" right now....oops, he missed and DEvolved into Henry Jordan. Better luck next time, little fella.

[T Wolf]

5. Totally disgusting that

"Jordan said Thursday he thought the meeting was over and members were engaged in private conversation."

As if it is OK to say something like this in a private conversation. If he does not have the courage to state it openly, then he does not belong in any position of power or influence.

But, this kind of behavior is typical of the pukes - the party of no responsibility.

[MnFats]

6. so will this guy be forced to resign? or, with a shrug of the shoulders..

...will they simply let this go?
it's obviously one of the most outrageous statements of late...
here's hoping Stephanie Miller will slice and dice him...

[gratuitous]

9. I'm sure William Donohue is on the horn right now

Calling all his media pets and demanding time to excoriate the ignorance and religious bigotry of Dr. Jordan, and wanting to know why Duncan Hunter is so insensitive as to hire such a person for his campaign staff.

Oooh listen! Crickets.

[SCantiGOP]

12. This was 10 years ago

He did end up resigning or not being re-appointed, can't remember which.

[rodeodance]

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[Warpy]

10. He's pandering to people he thinks are REALLY REALLY stupid

You can't get through pre med spouting this rubbish, let alone medical school. They would have insisted he switch to business courses sometime in the first semester.

In other words, he knows better. He's lying and he knows he's lying but he thinks everyone around him is so stupid they're going to buy the whole business.

[Tyo]

11. I've seen a picture of this loser

And if he's the one who's going to be doing the actual screwing of the Buddhists and the killing of the Muslims, then I'm becoming a Muslim. The alternative is too horrible to contemplate.

[Jacobin]

14. LMAO

dammit you come clean up my keyboard this instant!! No warning, no warning at all!!

:rofl: