Coming up on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann:" Atheists are a danger to children...

[Rhiannon12866]

What?! Obviously, Keith is going to rip this assertion apart, but where in the hell did this come from?!x(

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Here?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x115998

[Rhiannon12866]

3. The story hasn't come on yet, but I'll bet that this is it.

Yikes! Thanks for catching this. I missed it, and checked that forum just today... x(

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. I'm surprised you haven't heard about this yet.

This thread has the details:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=168215&mesg_id=168215

Essentially, a (Democratic!) State Senator in Illinois said the above when an atheist attempted to speak in the legislature against a bill providing $1 million to a church program.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I try to remain plugged in, but spent today watching the hearings...

Thank you for keeping me informed. *sigh* :-(

[and-justice-for-all]

12. I sent that bitch a what-for too..

and she has the never to call herself a Dem, I told her see is more like a Fascist Republican and need to change her party affiliation and she has obviously never read the Constitution.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Also, she is obviously not a student of history,

regarding her references to Lincoln...:eyes:

If you didn't hear Keith Olbermann's tirade when he called her the "Worst Person in the World," you'll appreciate his take on this... He really nailed it, and her.:grr:

Today's Worst Person in the World: Rep. Monique Davis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T35_vQms4Ck

[goddess40]

5. Notice how they let her spew her crap and cut of the atheist

Why the person in charge didn't immediately cut her off is beyond me.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Obviously, this is pure crap. The leading story in the news today was how the ultra-religious

cultists, polygamists in Texas, had abused children. This is just insane... x(

[Rhiannon12866]

7. It's next up on "Countdown..." Guess I should check in with KOEB. :-)

Leave it to Keith Olbermann to catch all the crap, and call the "Worst People in the World" on it...

[Rhiannon12866]

8. State Representative Monique Davis, Democrat-Illinois, "The Worst Person In The World!"

:applause:

[varkam]

9. He named her?

Huzzah!

:yourock:

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Absolutely! She was last night's "Worst Person in the World!"

And he preceded this by quite a tirade and called on her to step down! Yay, Keith! I knew we could count on him...:woohoo:

on edit: Found it!:applause:

Today's Worst Person in the World: Rep. Monique Davis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T35_vQms4Ck

[progressoid]

11. Wow, Way to go Kieth

I bet he gets some fun hatemail from that one!

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I've often worried that he'd get hate mail, and pulled from MSNBC, from the scathing criticism

that he's given Bush*, but his program is the highest rated on MSNBC, so he can get away with saying pretty much what he wants. Dan Abrams, who's now his boss and follows him at 9pm, has expressed much the same sentiments regarding Bush*.:-)

I'm thinking that his audience is mainly comprised of progressives like us, looking for something in the MSM that expresses our views, but you're right about possible hate mail. We should probably write in, as well, supporting what he said last night. He was absolutely right in what he said, no matter what your religious persuasion, and deserves support for doing a courageous and amazing job, given today's political climate... :D

[YankeyMCC]

15. She appologized

I learned of it here: http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2008/04/representative-davis-apology.html

Here's the link to the news: http://www.wbbm780.com/Lawmaker-Apologizes-For-Comments-Against-Atheist/1980701

[Lost-in-FL]

16. Like that song...

"It's too late to apologize... too late... ee, ee..."

[Synnical]

17. She apologized to Rob?

Well, she owes all of "US" an apology, as well. I'd like to see it writing.

And just to point out the obvious, atheism is not and has no philosophy.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Keith mentioned this tonight on his show, said she apologized,

said she was upset about another issue that she was dealing with, so she took it out on him...:eyes:

[Synnical]

19. Atheists are a convenient target, that's the issue

Having "bad" days, well, we all have them.

I'm feeling way too liberal and forgiving right now.

Stop it, Cindy, Stop it!

[moggie]

20. Not enough

She could have apologised the same day, but no, it took days of criticism, and being named "worst person in the world", to convince her that a notpology would be a good idea. But her tirade didn't come from nowhere: clearly she views atheists in a very negative way, and I doubt whether she's changed her mind about that. The issue will blow over for now, but hopefully atheist voters won't forget. And what about the other people present, who seemed to agree with her? No apologies from them, presumably.

[southpaw]

21. Apologized for letting her true feelings show?

Whatever... She can still kiss my ass.

Here's hoping the voters of her district replace her at the next opportunity!

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Keith called for her to step down.

She really made an ass of herself, and he said so. I guess, in the interest of accuracy, he had to mention her apology. But I agree, too little, too late...:eyes: