News of the mentaly challenged!

Ello All!
Well a couple of interesting news items this week.

The Texas Board of Education voted on Friday to remove the universe's age from the state's educational standards. As many of you are aware, Texas has been and is once more become the battleground for the anti-science agenda of the creationist movement.
I wonder if the state of Arizona will retract the theory of Gravity? Perhaps it is gods goodness that holds us to the earth? Oh wait, the earth is flat! Silly me! Perhaps I could get my age taken off my driver’s licenses? After all, it is only a theory that I was born on the first of January, I certainly don't remember it!
Ok, so now this is getting ridiculous!
Other decisions included specific language requiring scientific explanations on evolution to be "evaluated" by students and teachers. Chair of the Board Don McLeroy testified to the reason why that may be the case at the meeting:
"I disagree with these experts. Someone has got to stand up to experts."
Ahhh the "evil" experts! I understand now!
Just keep in mind that this will set the standards for children’s textbooks nation wide.

The second story is the announcement of Jenny McCarthy s new book "Healing and Preventing Autism". For you that are unaware, dear Miss McCarthy feel that her "mommy sense" told her that vaccines are causing Autism and that we should no longer vaccinate our children. In fact, to date she has shown exactly no evidence that her case is correct, while there is mountains of peer reviewed evidence showing the vaccines are safe. Don't believe me? Then please look up the studies for yourself! This is going to be in the news alot in future months as this seems to be heating up again. In fact the LA times just ran an article about how more and more parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids when they go to school, specifically because of the fear of autism. Its a bit scary that so many people can be duped without even looking at a shred of evidence. Doctors all over the US are bracing for a Measles epidemic coming out of California this summer.
Unrelated, there’s a measles alert in Pittsburgh. Terrific.

And to end at least end on a positive note: There is a news program titled "What would you do?" Usually pitting actors in situations to judge just how the public would react or not as the case would be. The previous one I saw had two actors playing a couple out on a first date. When the Woman got up to use the restroom the man overtly slipped some substance (Sugar) into the drink of the woman. AKA Date rape drug. There was the obvious reaction from the public.
Well the latest one places two gay actors into a New Jersey blue collar bar. As the evening progresses the reaction from the public even surprised me! People would go waaayyyyyy out of their way to isolate anyone who was not tolerant of the couple, no matter how affectionate they were. Completely blew my stereotype out of the water! You can see the episode here:
http://www.wimp.com/helpout/

So adieu until next time some insanity provokes me to writing, which perhaps might not be long at all..........

-Simon