We already know that Rep. Dave Brat is an Ayn Randian, far-right extremist, who even Virginia’s leading conservative blog calls the Commonwealth’s “most useless Congressman.” But pair him with Rep. Marsha Blackburn (who Brat calls a “national conservative treasure”) and you’ve gone completely off the deep end. A few highlights from Blackburn’s illustrious career include:
- “In 2015, Blackburn shared her belief that the world has been cooling instead of warming. She stated, ‘I think we’ve cooled almost 1 degree (F).'” (Cuckoo! Cuckoo!)
- “Blackburn also rejects the theory of evolution.” (Ditto!)
- She “claimed there was an “absence of evidence that could justify the continued research into embryonic stem cells.” (WRONG!)
- “In 2013, she was chosen to manage debate on a bill promoted by House Republicans which would criminalize all abortions after 22 weeks’ gestation, with limited exceptions for rape or incest.” (Hmmmm.)
- “When pressed by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on the claim that [the Affordable Care Act] included ‘death panels’ for the elderly, she would not reject this assertion, despite the fact that, according to the Christian Science Monitor, it had been ‘…widely debunked by fact-checking journalism organizations’.” (Sarah Palin-level wacko!)
- She “was instrumental in making the 2012 Republican platform reach new levels of anti-LGBT sentiment.” (Bigot, but of course!)
- Also there’s Marsha Blackburn Wants To Know If Boston Bombers Had Obamaphones, Because That’s An Awesome Question and Blackburn Dons Clown Shoes, Joins the Obama Birther Cause and Marsha Blackburn opposes gun control because of ‘hammers’ and ‘hatchets’ and Rep. Blackburn: “We’re Not Going To Cry ‘Emergency’ Every Time We Have A Katrina” and…we could go on all day. (Did I mention she’s NUTS???)
Bottom line: Blackburn’s as crazy and worthless in Congress as Dave Brat is, so it’s not at all surprising they’re teaming up this coming Saturday. Oh, and if you live in the 7th CD, please do us all a big favor and vote for Eileen Bedell on November 8, not for Virginia’s “most useless Congressman.” Your state and country thank you! 🙂
