Anti-vax hysteria of a different, possibly even stupider kind

Shorter Louie Gohmert: "Hey, I want to get in on the anti-vaccination bandwagon that Jenny McCarthy and Andrew Wakefield are riding on, and I know just how to do it"!

Just for comparison's sake, this video seems to be more...er...coherent.

Georgia on my mind (just not for a good reason)

This data from the NCSE website is more than a bit disturbing, to say the least:

A new poll (PDF) of Georgia voters suggests that creationism is popular in the state. Asked "Would you say you believe more in creationism or evolution," 53% of respondents preferred creationism, 29% preferred evolution, and 18% were not sure.

I guessed I really shouldn't be surprised, since this is the bible belt we're talking about: I hardly expected the numbers to be the reverse. But 53% to 29%? Really? In 2013?

On the other hand, this is a state where people like Paul Broun get elected without so much as token opposition. An object lesson in the failure of congressional politics on the local level, I guess, but that's what happens when you let the terminally uninformed get their hands on elected office so easily. In a district that includes the University of Georgia, no less.