Louisiana keeps its record intact
Bobby Jindal, the colorful Bollywood impersonator masquerading as governor of Louisiana (and highly touted as John McCain’s running mate), is reportedly ready to sign a state law encouraging the teaching of creationism and banning any state funding for stem cell research.
Just in the nick of time.
Think of all the vast plans by Nobel Prize winners to conduct stem cell research in Louisiana, which will now have to be relocated to more sophisticated venues like West Virginia, Kentucky, Turkmenistan, and Zimbabwe.
As for the creationism provision in the new “law,” that surprised no one who is familiar with the Louisiana state legislature. Understandably, the teaching of evolution is often feared by primates who have yet to experience it.
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Just in case there’s any question, political satire in Louisiana became obsolete with Jindal’s election. In fact, there’s a rumor afoot that Louisiana is actually a cartoon. So far, this has yet to be disproved.
Steve Alber
Comment by Steve Alber — June 19, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
Toons! That would explain a lot. When Jindal was campaigning with McCain, it was hard not to see Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Comment by Al — June 19, 2008 @ 5:20 pm