Comments on: Republican Rep. Thomas A. Anderson of New Mexico is an Idiot

By: ABQWestside

ABQWestside — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:15:32 +0000

Hey Guys! Is still still support out there for the defeat of Tom Anderson?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:21:36 +0000

Mariano, yes, I’ve read the bill. Brad, I don’t blame you. You may prefer to shift your efforts to Mariano!

By: Mariano

Mariano — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:20:01 +0000

Has anyone actually read the bill or is it being reported as if we were Washington politicians who have to pass the bill in order to find out what is in the bill?
Get the info, read the (very short) bill:

http://www.examiner.com/christian-apologetics-in-albuquerque/on-creationist-anti-science-and-anti-evolution-new-mexico-legislation-house-bi

By: Brad Feaker

Brad Feaker — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:54:56 +0000

@Stephanie, @ Greg

Thanks for the info…but I choose NOT to interact with his type anymore – sounds like you guys have it covered anyway.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:36:47 +0000

The only reason the ‘troll’ is here is so that people can respond. He is a classic exemplar of what a lot of people actually think, so, it is appropriate to hear it and then make the counter argument! He’ll come back with the same old arguments and on a given thread but will eventually melt down. Sometimes the steam coming out of his ears fogs up his glasses and he loses the path and falls off a cliff. That’s when I start deleting his comments (believe me, you do not see all of it). There’s no reason to delete his comments, tough, as long as he is making actual arguments no matter how obviously baseless and misguided. The fact that they are baseless and misguided, AND typical of tebagging philosophy is rather convenient.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:47:43 +0000

Brad, he’s a semi-permanent installation under many, many names. He’s addicted. He’s not going away. The only way to get rid of him would be to ban him as PZ did.

But it is pretty much pointless to engage with him. Pointing him to actual footage of an event he continually misrepresents did nothing to slow him down.

By: Brad Feaker

Brad Feaker — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:41:47 +0000

Hey guys – don’t feed the troll. Let him rant without response until he goes back to whatever Tea Bagger web site he gets all his ideas from.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:18:13 +0000

Umm Johnson, if you’re serious you might want to take a class or two to figure out how economics and government work… Sounds like you consider Fox News a suitable source of education on government

Also, why do you read a science blog without any apparent openness to the thoughts described by the author? Seems kind of like masturbatory to write a long comment meant only to attack and not persuade the author. You could probably better spend the time and calories elsewhere.

HDMW-er for life,
Rob

PS I do understand the hypocrisy of attacking your attacking Greg through attacking you. I just thought you could use the question for some self-reflection.

(Oh and, PS = post scriptum…)

By: David Warden

David Warden — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:59:05 +0000

Anderson is a well-known wack job of a republican. I have had several “conversations” with him-he is a repuke in the best Palin/Bachman tradition. I hate to admit he is an ex-Naval officer-I am ex Navy enlisted-but even the Navy makes errors on who they admit to OTC! This guy is what we called “an Officer and a gentleman by an act of Congress”. I don’t know if the man is bright enough to realize this “Law” that he proposes will not pass. He doesn’t even know what a scientific “theory” is-listen to has comment on the clip! He needs defeated next election-check out his do-nothing record in Santa Fe.

By: eye lift guide

eye lift guide — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:58:38 +0000

Thomas Anderson is a former naval officer, we can assume that has some sort of education. I have no problem with school teachers on climate change.