Nothing gets an athiest's hemp panties in a wad more than the idea of a Bible anywhere but a church pew. Put one on the bedside table in a state park cabin, and that athiest is having to change said hemp panties.
That's exactly what happened in Georgia, where some tool freaked out because the Gideons were putting Bibles in cabins in state parks, free of charge. In his mind, a government owned library can stock a Bible, but a government owned cabin can't, so he used another tool: a lawyer. He threatened to sue, but Georgia's governor had the perfect response to him. To find out what happened, click right here.
Controversy is growing over a video of Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson
(GA) wondering aloud if the island of Guam will "tip over and capsize"
if too many U.S. Marines move there. Supporters say he was using dry
humor and speaking metaphorically, but critics believe the congressman
was serious, showing a lack of basic knowledge of earth science and
physics.
In the video (featured above), Johnson is asking questions of Commander
Robert Willard during a March 25, 2010 meeting of the Armed Services
Committee. During a discussion of relocating 8,000 Marines and their
families to the island, Johnson states "My fear is that the whole island
would be so overly populated that it would tip over and capsize."
Cmdr. Willard does his best to take the statement seriously, answering "We don't anticipate that."
Johnson later tried to clarify his remark in a written statement,
stating he was using a metaphor for the impact the Marines would have on
the island. Upon viewing the video, it is clear this is not the case.
After Johnson makes the "tip over" statement, he waits for Willard to
answer without clarifying. He then says "and also, things like the
environment," as he begins to discuss the ecological impact, so he
clearly is speaking of two different things.
It seems controversy and illogical statements follow Hank Johnson
around Washington. In 2009, he reacted to Joe Wilson's "You lie"
outburst at President Obama by saying "I guess we'll probably have folks
putting on white hoods and white uniforms again, and riding through the
countrysides intimidating people," a statement that garnered criticism
from both sides of the political aisle.
