I figgered out what's wrong with everything. Here it is in a nutshell.

[Jackpine Radical]

I’ll tell you what’s ruining America. Smart people. They’re what’s causing all our problems. Just think for a minute. Well, OK, “think” is a little much. Turn on your hate juices and let your guts churn for a minute or two here. Who dreamed up this global warming stuff? Right. Smart people. Goddam scientists and whatnot. There would be no global warming nonsense if it weren’t for those busybody smart people.

And the health care mess. That’s totally the fault of the smart people. I mean, if all those smart people hadn’t gotten involved, there wouldn’t be any health care to speak of in the first place, let alone a government trying to shove it down our throats. You cut yourself, you chew some leaves and paste them over the cut, right? Don’t need some complicated government program for that.

Teaching evolution? Special rights for homosexuals? Separation of Church and State? Right. Smart people again. You’re starting to get the picture, aren’t you?

Here are the steps you can take to help fight smart people.

First, home school your kids. In addition, if you use the Bible as your only textbook, you can pretty much guarantee your kids will never turn into Smart People.

Second, try to help other people avoid turning their kids into Smart People. Always vote against school referendums, and vote for the most conservative candidates for the local school board.

Third, always remember that rich people and corporations are your friends. They, too, want to keep the government from interfering in your life and trying to better your conditions. That is one reason why private schools are best for all children: They are run by corporations, and they are specially designed to prevent their students from turning into Smart People.

A daily dose of at least two hours of Rush Limbaugh will help you avoid becoming a Smart Person, particularly if you add at least a weekly dose of Glenn Beck.

You must always be on guard against being infected by Smart thinking.

Here is a quick little test you can take to keep tabs on yourself. Just circle the number from 1 to 5 depending on how much you agree or disagree:

1) Fox News is fair and balanced. Disagree..1..2..3..4..5..Agree
2) God wants Ted Cruz to be President. Disagree..1..2..3..4..5..Agree
3) In the old days, people rode dinosaurs. Disagree..1..2..3..4..5..Agree

Add up the numbers you circled. Any score less than 12 means that you are in danger of catching Smartness and need to listen to Gordon Liddy in addition to Rush. If your score gets as low as 10, you should immediately contact your sponsor in the Tea Party and arrange to receive an immediate infusion of irrational rage.

[Scootaloo]

1. The best part is...

This means I can believe with all of my heart that people used to ride dinosaurs, and STILL be a smart guy!

Win-win!

[christx30]

16. The problem is that

if we ever have gay marriage in this country, it will bring about Nazis riding dinosaurs. It'd happen in like 10 minutes. It's in Revelations, people!!

[Old and In the Way]

2. bloody brilliant.

Somewhere, somehow this ought to go viral.

[KoKo]

3. I think there's THAT..What YOU Say...but More than That...Money & Power.

We can't compete against that with the Supreme Court that we have..and the Think Tanks against us who have both MONEY and POWER for Decades.

We are a "Lost Cause" no matter how "Mighty Mouse" we "here" want to make us. WE ARE or WERE ALWAYS....Cannon Fodder for the Far Right.

Whatever... If you think differently...then reply.

I'm seeing a COLLAPSE. Dems don't want a Left and they can't get their ACT TOGETHER to be anything but Repugs.

I still await the "GRAND BARGAIN." And, how this will be "GOOD for Democrats!"

[Jackpine Radical]

6. You're singing to the choir, KoKo.

This little essay is just an expression of my frustration with the idiot followers of the psychopathic wealthy, not a serious broadside at the real cause of our problems. I just got one too many denier emails from a wingnut of my acquaintance & this came spewing out.

[KoKo]

10. I loved youre Essay! K&R...Truly! It's interesting and ring of truth

for those who want to understand and dig deeper.
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[dcmfox]

11. Can I steal this brilliant rant?

Lol, I love making the rightwing heads explode.

[Jackpine Radical]

22. Put it to good use.

[Enthusiast]

20. Thank you for your service.

[The2ndWheel]

4. You think you're just joking around

The material progress of the human species does play a large part in global warming, and all related issues to it. Smart people did sort of get us here. Not maliciously, in most cases, but here nonetheless.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

18. everyone wants the conveniences of modern life--post industrial, "first world" conveniences

And "lifestyle"

Problem is, 21century conveniences are really hard on the planet.

Overcrowding is hard on the planet and on people. Individually and at the social level.

Put both together-- increasing numbers of people all over the globe, all aspiring to survive...or maintain their status, and we are clearly too much to sustain.

[Scuba]

5. Oh sure, blame me!

[spanone]

7. k&r...

[Fuddnik]

8. It's all Third-Way Manny's fault.

Smarty pants!!!

[Curmudgeoness]

9. It's people like you who are the problem.

Just kidding!

Great post. You appear to be one of those damned Smart People.

[Rebellious Republican]

12. JP you always kill me with an inane sense of reality and a grasp for the obvious....

However, many are to blind to see it.

[stage left]

13. Thanks a lot, smart people.

Can I get extra points if I think Paul Ryan actually knows anything about budgets? Can I share this? My sister would love it as much as I do.

[Jackpine Radical]

23. Share away.

[Paka]

14. I enjoyed that. Thanks.

[lastlib]

15. X-L-N-T! (I recall reading something like this in the '80s.....

...the line I remember was, "People voted for Ronald Reagan BECAUSE he had the alpha waves of a turnip, not IN SPITE of it...&quot

. . . .

I think you nailed it here. The GOPee and their corporate masters don't want educated, intelligent, thinking people who are harder to control. They want the mindless, low-alpha-wave set that can be manipulated and controlled for their purposes.

Fourth step to take: Keep your TV set tuned to the Kardashians and the Duggars. It will literally suck the smart right out of anything within a 1000-yard radius. Bring your neighbors along, and get them exposed, too!

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Too far gone, my score it three

[BlancheSplanchnik]

19. tee hee!

[B Calm]

21. Great Post K&R

[FarCenter]

24. It's true, of course. Most people don't like change, but smart people change things.