Christine O'Donnell In '98: 'Why Aren't Monkeys Still Evolving Into Humans?'

[kpete]

ANSWER: its the other way around Christine - DUH...



http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/christine-odonnell-flashback-evolution-is-a-myth.php?ref=fpa

[onager]

1. Wisecrack that made me LOL yesterday...

From the Jalopnik website (geared to car nuts, lousy pun intended):

"...(he) learned a valuable lesson about the human race: namely, that we might be better off nuking the whole lot and starting over again with something that's not based on monkeys."

http://jalopnik.com/5633031/the-guy-seemed-nice-enough

[pipi_k]

2. Nuking the whole lot sounds good, but...

I still think starting with monkeys is OK as long as we don't allow them to "evolve" into us again.

:7

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. In case anyone is curious...

In case anyone is curious about the answer to Ms. O'Donell's question...

Humans and chimps diverged from a common ancestor millions of years ago. Humans and chimps have "evolved" the same amount in that time insofar as it would not be shocking if chimp DNA was a s far from our common ancestor as human DNA is.

Since the humans and chimpanzee lines diverged the human line developed dozens or hundreds (or thousands) of large brained hand-having bipeds any one of which could have easily reached "humanness", a trait that may be best defined as a hominid species the appearance of which coincides with a mass-extinction comparable to a huge asteroid impact. (Clever enough to eat all the other large animals and dramatically change the ecosystem.)

Of all those other proto-humans not a single one survived, because "we" killed them. "We" being one group from Ethiopia that rose from a bottle-necked population of only ten thousand to sweep around the world exterminating all the other versions. (Most recently, neanderthal man.)

All monkeys (sic) who reach any level of competitive similarity to humans would be weeded out by humans, and have been.

[Hosnon]

12. We're number one! We're number one!

Whenever I'm feeling down I remind myself that I am the descendent of the best of the best.

[Johonny]

4. It is funnier if you link it to this Faux news article

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/25/america-losing-science-brainpower-advantage/

America elects people who's science understanding is such they think questions like "Why Aren't Monkeys Still Evolving Into Humans" is something not well handled by the theory of evolution and can seriously claim there is more evidence for creationism than evolution so it needs to be taught in schools. When of course anyone that understands the theory of evolution knows exactly what the answer is, and why the question represents a false dilemma.

At the same time you have America's businesses saying we need a highly educated work force or we can't compete globally for jobs.

[Pathwalker]

5. I take it she never met George "W" Bush.

aka Chimpy

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. well., I'll be a monkeys uncle

:rofl:


How does she manage to maintain such ignorance , when informaton is so damn available?



A friend told me recently that her dumb ass niece told her that the spanish speaking Mexicans should go back to Spain

[Bitwit1234]

7. Gee O'Donnel you missed the point ..the monkeys

are still evolving...in to republicans. Can't you just tell they are by listening to them talk and reason.

[Scurrilous]

8. LOL

:thumbsup:

[old mark]

9. They are - we call them "republicans"...(It's OK, Christine - have some cocoa

and go back to sleep.)



mark

[jmondine]

10. Wow... there are at least half a dozen things wrong with that statement

[bullwinkle428]

11. Someone forgot to tell her about Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

13. They're evolving into even higher life forms. Want proof Chrissie?

None of them would vote for you.

[felix_numinous]

14. Global warming and war doesn't upset these Christians

but love and monkeys set them off. :wtf:

[Arugula Latte]

15. So many idiots frame evolution as monkeys turning into people.

In reality, monkeys, apes and humans all had common ancestors, but one never morphed into the other. But of course these morAns don't care about facts or science in the slightest.

[Hepburn]

16. Yep...and here is proof....

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_p64gWSK-Jug/SL2VA-heiXI/AAAAAAAAAH4/TA9BadYPKLY/s400/Bush+Monkey.jpg :evilgrin: