Do We Have A 'Silly Shit Politicians Say' Thread? If Not, Here We Are

**Dareus** · 2015-03-20 13:01

NH lawmaker bring abortion into debate over 4th-graders' bill Students' bill would have made red-tailed hawk state raptor

http://www.wmur.com/politics/nh-lawm...-bill/31900670

**chazzyphizzle** · 2015-03-20 13:04

that'd be kind of funny if it wasn't so soul-crushingly depressing

**Niiro** · 2015-03-20 13:32

Forget Schoolhouse Rock, those kids just got a crash course in how politics really works.

**Waraji** · 2015-03-20 15:39

If it wasn't apparent how much of a waste it is to pay these politicians their salary before, I hope its more clear now.

**enzan** · 2015-03-21 04:37

If only someone could get a number of those hawks to go after him and rip him to shreds.

**Tyrath** · 2015-03-23 13:25

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/g...from-religion/

Admin edit: Please follow the rules on article linking.

Comments like the bolded scare me that people like this are actually in charge of making laws.

**Moss** · 2015-03-23 16:13

I'm glad that's the bill he spent his time on, such an important issue

**Jaybar** · 2015-03-23 19:01

Every other sentence contradicts itself, it's so hard to believe it's not an Onion article.

**kuronosan** · 2015-03-23 21:45

Not freedom from religion? What an idiot.

**myreality** · 2015-03-28 00:56

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor...l?wpsrc=fol_tw

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Arizona Wants Doctors to Tell Patients that Abortions Can Be “Reversed”

This bill will also try to stop insurance companies to pay for the abortions.

**Meresgi** · 2015-03-28 17:25

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...our-data.shtml

Congressional Rep. John Carter Discovers Encryption; Worries It May One Day Be Used On Computers To Protect Your Data

**6souls** · 2015-04-01 12:47

This is Not an April Fools Joke
http://publicradio1.wpengine.netdna-...4/bachmann.jpg
https://www.facebook.com/teambachman...52764328972361

This is
https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/...57063623979009

**Ragnus** · 2015-04-01 13:12

http://bluenationreview.com/lawmaker...es=og.comments

**Tyrath** · 2015-04-01 13:20

Cringing so hard at both of those.

The rape guy obviously made an attempt at humor, but a horrible attempt. You're a lawmaker, it just makes you like idiotic as hell.

**Blubbartron** · 2015-04-01 15:08

I'll be honest, I laughed hard at that. Inappropriate, sure, but still funny.

**Byrthnoth** · 2015-04-01 16:54

I tried to skim that Bachmann tweet post and only made it to the word souls before I was fully repelled and gave up. If she had tweet-ized that, I still couldn't have read it.