Bill Nye slams GOP Rep. on evolution Bill Nye slammed Rep. Paul Broun, (R-Ga.), for his comments about evolution, saying that Broun “is by any measure, unqualified to make decisions about science, space, and technology.” Broun, a member of the House Science Committee, had said in a recent speech that he believes theories about evolution…

Ark. GOPer: Slavery a “blessing in disguise” for black people Published on Salon.com Arkansas lawmaker Jon Hubbard has a new book out, called “Letters to the Editor: Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative,” in which he writes some jaw-droppingly racist things about black people. The Arkansas Times reports that in one excerpt, Hubbard writes of slavery:…