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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 03:15 PM Mar 2014

TYT: Radical Christian Wins GOP Nomination For Congress



*A Republican candidate who believes that God dictates weather patterns and that tornadoes, autism and dementia are God's punishments for marriage equality and abortion access won the GOP nomination to challenge Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) in the Chicago-area 9th Congressional District. Susanne Atanus, of Niles, Ill., garnered 54 percent of the vote in her Tuesday win over David Earl Williams III...* Will this radical conservative Christian get enough votes in the general election? Are atheists blown away that she got the nomination? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
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TYT: Radical Christian Wins GOP Nomination For Congress (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2014 OP
Puritanical tyranny alcina Mar 2014 #1
Sounds like they elected someone who may be unelectable in the general election. drm604 Mar 2014 #2
Some day an army of people like her yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #3
George Carlin... "Why? Why? WHY Hoppy Mar 2014 #4
Yes, I DO believe this is what he was talking about FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #5

drm604

(16,230 posts)
2. Sounds like they elected someone who may be unelectable in the general election.
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 06:30 PM
Mar 2014

Let's hope that's the case.

yuiyoshida

(41,817 posts)
3. Some day an army of people like her
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 08:30 PM
Mar 2014

Will be running congress, voted in by ignorant people. I hope I am long gone before than, but I have a feeling it will be sooner than we think.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
4. George Carlin... "Why? Why? WHY
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 09:59 PM
Mar 2014

is it that people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place?"

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