How Stupid Has the GOP Made America?

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder discuss a recent article by Alternet’s Amanda Marcotte that details five ways the GOP is trying to dumb down the future of the United States.

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[DonSSanders]

Clarifying terms:  The opposite of Conservative is Progressive.  The opposite of Liberal is Selfish. Looking forward with a positive open heart...that would be terrible!

[starscreamdakmo]

one the first things they did was make sure that the national reform association was forgotten about

[markl]

Where's that guy from the past who's going to save the Eloi from the Morlocks?

[NoPitBullLeftBehind]

As I was watching this and was hearing the states that wanted to cut education I realized the majority of the states they listed have voted for a Republican president since 1960's.
Oklahoma-
Voted Republican for president since 1968.
43rd Best state
47th Health Care
39th Education
34th Economy
39th Infrastructure
25th Opportunity
32nd Fiscal Stability
41st Crime & Corrections
42nd Environmental Protection
8th Highest Poverty
Median income- $26, 472
Minimum wage
18th Most dependant on Federal assistance (19th resident, 23rd state)

Mississippi-
Voted Republican for president since 1980
48th Best state
50th Health Care
46th Education
48th Economy
45th Infrastructure
44nd Opportunity
44nd Fiscal Stability
26th Crime & Corrections
11th Environmental Protection
1st Highest Poverty
Median income- $23, 121
Minimum wage
3rd Most dependant on Federal assistance (6th resident, 4th state)

Kansas-
Voted Republican for president since 1968.
22nd Best state
33rd Health Care
15th Education
36th Economy
7th Infrastructure
16th Opportunity
35th Fiscal Stability
32nd Crime & Corrections
8th Environmental Protection
Median income- $30, 146
Minimum wage
50th Most dependant on Federal assistance (38th resident, 48th state)

South Dakota-
Voted Republican for president since 1968.
20th Best state
32nd Health Care
18th Education
27th Economy
16th Infrastructure
34th Opportunity
3rd Fiscal Stability
40th Crime & Corrections
2nd Environmental Protection
Median income- $29, 611
20th Most dependant on Federal assistance (23rd resident, 17th state)

[mikefromwa]

Kansas is tied with Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama in a race to the bottom.

[Lionfish]

Remember, this is mainly happening in the Hillbilly states, not the blue states. I have a problem w/the Democrats & Democrats & Republicans agree on economics & foreign policy, but on this issue, there's no equivalent between the Democrats & Republicans just as there's no equivalence in religious beliefs & political affiliation between North American & European Muslims (Who tend to be more liberal & less religious.) & 3rd World Muslims (Who are more conservative.)

[mathiasmorqubus]

If they don't want government money to educate them at the very least can we build a fence around them!

[claypoole]

Thats is an educational issue. One that has been championed by the Democrats, setting minimal stamdards of mediocrity through Common Core. Even the students are starting to rebel against these marginalizing measures. When this happens, you know you have a problem. Minimal government entanglements are needed, not full on regulation.

[WillaLamour]

Hahahahaha!! Well none of this could happen if people weren't voting for it ...

[across]

According to Republicans AP History doesn't have enough jingoism.