Iowa's Dumbest Representative

let's not forget Alons' priceless comment last April (0.00 / 0)

diaried here by Mark Langgin:

http://www.bleedingheartland.c...

This bill represents a mainstream and responsible approach to developing a comprehensive plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  Yet, Republicans have taken an extreme position on this particular bill.  For example, during the committee meeting on the bill, Representative Duane Alons made a comparison between Iowa in 2007 and ancient Mayan cultures.  He argued that global warming would be good for Iowa.  He believes that ancient Mayans were giants - taller & stronger than modern men and women.  He argues they were giants (and this is a good thing) because of warm temperatures.  Ancient cyclical warming helped Mayans become giants!

Invite other Iowa political junkies to join us at Bleeding Heartland.

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by: desmoinesdem @ Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 02:33:42 AM UTC

hahahahahahaha (0.00 / 0)

That guy is a state representative!  Tens of thousands of people vote for him!

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by: Simon Stevenson @ Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 15:30:50 PM UTC

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Want to know the sad thing about it? (0.00 / 0)

In 2006, he ran unopposed and got 9700 votes. But that's the nature of that district...

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by: American007 @ Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 19:12:09 PM UTC

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