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Conservative Ignorance

Date	Conservative	Subject	Location	Categories	Rank

11/29/11	Rick Perry	Government & Law	Saint Anselm’s College in New Hampshire
	Rick Perry gets voting age and general election date wrong in the same sentence "Those who are going to be over 21 on November 12th, I ask for your support. Those who wont be, just work hard. Because youre... counting on us."
10/22/11	Herman Cain	Constitution	The Brody File of CBN.com	Abortion
	Herman Cain answering reporter's question, saying he would sign amendment to outlaw abortions if president, which is not the way the system works. "Yes. Yes I feel that strongly about it. If we can get the necessary support and it comes to my desk Ill sign it. Thats all I can do. I will sign it."
10/12/11	Rick Perry	History	Economic Debate at Dartmouth College
	Rick Perry Gaffe- American Revolution Occurred in the 16th Century "Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid if that because theyd just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will."
03/30/11	Newt Gingrich	Religion	San Antonio, TX, Politico Magazine	Christians, Muslims & Religion
	Gingrich is completely ignorant of the definitions of secular atheists and radical Islamists. "I have two grandchildren Maggie is 11, Robert is 9. I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time they're my age they will be in a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists and with no understanding of what it once meant to be an American."
02/10/11	Glenn Beck	History
	Beck claims that the battle of the Alamo occurred during a war for Mexican Independence... Twice "Well, let's make sure we get it right. They were only fighting for Mexican Independence. Uh, that's the truth, but apparently, that's not good enough."
01/20/11	Rick Santorum	Biology	CNS Broadcast
	Santorum saying that there isn't a biologist in the world that doesn't believe that life begins at conception "Just about everything else in the world hes [Obama] willing to do -- have the government do -- but he [Obama] cant answer that basic question which is not a debatable issue at all. I dont think youll find a biologist in the world who will say that is not a human life."
01/06/11	Glenn Beck	Economics
	Glenn Beck believes his ice cream price raising is the same as when the government regulates something "Glenn Beck discussed how he went on vacation and his ice cream price went up a dollar. He then compares it to how the government made a regulation saying that you can't smoke inside public places and how they limited transfats. He failed to realize that this was economy and a choice of his ice cream maker to raise prices, not strictly the government."
01/06/11	Glenn Beck	Science & Technology
	Glenn Beck believes that scientists lied to him on purpose "Glenn Beck discussed how he doesn't believe scientists, all scientists, anymore because he believes that global warming was a farce. All scientists don't lie, and all scientists are in battle over who is right here. There's no lie, just no desire to learn the truth."
12/02/10	Glenn Beck	History
	Glenn Beck believes Octavian the last guy of the republic "Beck: Octavian Was The Last Guy Of The Republic Before It Went Into An Empire In Fact, Julius Caesar Was Perpetual Dictator Before Octavian Became Emperor."
12/01/10	Glenn Beck	History
	Glenn Beck believes section of Roman History was bloodless "BECK: The people of Rome had gone from being citizens of a republic to subjects of an emperor and it all happened without violence, without votes or without fanfare. In reality, Corey Brennan, a classics professor at Rutgers University and current visiting faculty member at the American Academy in Rome, told Media Matters, The triumviral period (from 15 March 44 BC down to Octavian's victory over Marc Antony at the battle of Actium in 31 BC) was one of the bloodiest and most deeply traumatizing in Rome's history."
12/01/10	Glenn Beck	History
	Glenn Beck believes everyone was free in the Roman Empire "BECK: It was a republic at first. There was freedom. Things went well. According to Peachin, the senatorial/equestrian elite of the Roman Republic had very nearly unlimited freedom, but most everyone else had freedom only in a mildly to severely circumscribed fashion. As evidence, he pointed to Rome's vast slave population."
12/01/10	Glenn Beck	History
	Glenn Beck believes Octavian refused to be called Caesar "BECK: Octavian's refused to be called Caesar. Remember, he was the adopted son of Caesar. No, he didn't want to be a dictator. No. Instead, he disguised himself, he was an autocratic ruler, he took the title of Princeps, which is first citizen. In reality, Octavian, in fact, took the name Caesar immediately upon word of his adoption, and kept it throughout."
11/09/10	Glenn Beck	Business		Business & Economy
	Glenn Beck doesn't understand 501(c)(3) groups "Glenn Beck says that 501(c)(3) groups advertise at will.This is not the case, in fact, they are banned by federal law from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office."
10/19/10	Christine O'Donnell	Constitution		Delaware & 2010 Delaware U.S. Senate Election
	Christine O'Donnell does not understand the first amendment or remember the 14th or 15th "Christine O'Donnell does not understand the first amendment or remember the 14th or 15th. When Chris Coons, her opponent, is trying to explain the first amendment declaration of the separation of church and state, she acts as though she has no idea that you could come to that conclusion from reading it. And, she is smug about it. Then, when she is questioned on the 14th and 15th amendment, she has to ask what they are because she hasn't memorized them."
10/19/10	Christine O'Donnell	Other		Delaware & 2010 Delaware U.S. Senate Election
	Christine O'Donnell is unfamiliar with the first amendment "Christine O'Donnel displays her ignorance of the First Amendment in a debate with Coons by saying Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state? and That's in the First Amendment?"
10/19/10	Sarah Palin	General	Palin's Twitter
	Palin Endorses Raese In Pennsylvania -- But He's From West Virginia "Pennsylvania:makes sense 2 send GOP 2 DC 2 avoid PA economic disaster that will occur under Obama/Pelosi Cap & Tax scheme; workers need Raese."
09/21/10	Glenn Beck	Government & Law
	Glenn Beck claims that one group or the other "wins" "Beck says We win unless they take control. We win unless there is a seizure of power. And they are already seizing the power No one wins."
09/21/10	The Blaze	Math		Business & Economy
	Deficit miscalulation "As deficits soar, U.S. commits $50 million for 'clean-burning stoves.' The implication, of course, is that it's irresponsible for us to spend such an extravagant amount on stupid stoves while the deficit spirals out of control, and in his lead paragraph, Seidl points out that the current deficit is about $1.3 trillion.Do the math, and you'll see that $50 million is (rounded up) 0.004 percent of the deficit."
09/21/10	The Blaze	Math		Business & Economy
	Deficit miscalulation "The deficit is over $13 trillion [sic], and a fierce debate rages over extending Bush-era tax cuts. But despite domestic spending trouble, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is expected today to announce a $50 million commitment to providing clean-burning stoves to Africa, Asia, and South America.That's right, there is a fierce debate raging over the Bush tax cuts, because extending all of them -- including for the wealthiest Americans as conservatives want to do -- will increase the deficit by about $4 trillion over the next decade."
09/21/10	Sharron Angle	Economics		Health & Welfare
	Sharron Angle beleives that a free market could solve the problem of pre-existing conditions "Nevada Republican Senatorial candidate Sharron Angle suggested on Monday that she'd prefer free-market remedies to a legislative mandate that insurance companies be required to cover people with pre-existing conditions."
09/20/10	Glenn Beck	General
	Glenn Beck misreads Alinsky to link teachers to Satan "In an absurd monologue attacking President Obama and those affiliated with him as radicals, Glenn Beck again singled out Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, which he described as being recommended for our teachers and our students by the National Educational Association (NEA). There is no recommendation that the book be read by students. NEA's other book recommendations are similarly targeted to the group's members as they discuss dealing with introverts and strategies for dealing with obstacles to change within an organization."
08/24/10	Glenn Beck	Religion		Religion
	NYC Islamic center's location is a symbol for "substitution of one religion by the other" "Beck suggests NYC Islamic center's location is a symbol for substitution of one religion by the other"
08/17/10	Sean Hannity	Government & Law
	doesn't understand how presidency works "Hannity says the president consistently ... goes against the will of the American people. If the president did only what the people wanted nothing would get done."
06/23/10	Glenn Beck	Government & Law		BP Gulf Oil Spill
	Jones Act "Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Charles Djou, both Republicans, have said that the 1920 Jones Act is standing in the way of foreign ships that could otherwise assist in the cleanup and that Obama could waive its requirements but hasnt.But thats false. No waiver has been needed. The Jones Act requires goods carried between U.S. ports to be shipped aboard U.S.-flagged vessels built in the U.S. and owned by American citizens. The law doesnt apply to ships operating far from the U.S. coastline, skimming oil or performing other such chores and not hauling cargo from one American port to another.In the case of the BP oil spill, the Jones Act hasnt prevented several foreign-flagged ships from delivering resources and skimming oil. And the administration says its prepared to expedite requests for waivers, should any be needed."
06/14/10	Sarah Palin	Grammar	Hannity
	Palin uses the faux-word 'refudiate' on Hannity "they could refudiate what it is that this group is saying."
06/07/10	Glenn Beck	History
	People who erase history "Progressives have done everything they can to erase history, and we're working feverishly to restore it"
06/07/10	Glenn Beck	Government & Law
	Saying you won't get a Ph.D. if you write something pro-george washington "Beck: If you try to get a Ph.D. and write something pro-George Washington, you won't get it"
03/07/10	Lamar Alexander	Other
	Doesn't know how student loans work "Alexander claims applying for student loans is comparable to standing in line at the DMV when in fact it is nothing of the sort."
01/05/10	O'Reilly Factor	Science & Technology
	Bill O'Reilly claims that you can't explain why the tides go in and out "OReilly: Yeah, see, the water the tide comes in and it goes out, Mr. Silverman. It always goes in...Silverman: Maybe its Thor up on Mount Olympus whos making the tides go in and out...OReilly: No no, but you cant explain that... you cant explain it..."
11/14/09	Sarah Palin	Government & Law	Page 344 of Going Rogue:
	In her book "Going Rogue" Palin attacks a "Democrat lawmaker" who's actually a Republican "In Juneau, one Democrat lawmaker complained that I wasn't as sparky as before and that Piper and I no longer brought around bagels like we used to. The few times I hustled out of the state to attend, for instance, a fund-raiser for kids with special needs, my Juneau critics said that they were being abandoned."
06/17/09	Michele Bachmann	Government & Law		Laws & Crime
	Bachmann demonstrates ignorance on the US Census & constitution "Michele Bachmann, showing ignorance of both the 2010 census form and the law, said I know for my family the only question we will be answering is how many people are in our home...We won't be answering any information beyond that, because the Constitution doesn't require any information beyond that. While previous census included detailed questions, this year everyone will answer a few basic questions. And IT'S THE LAW!"
06/09/09	Pat Robertson	Biology	The 700 Club	LGBT & Gay Rights
	Robertson states that being gay is a choice and not something you are born with "I am not at all persuaded that so-called homosexuals are homosexuals because of biological problems. There may be a very few, but there are so many that have been made homosexuals because of a coach or a guidance counselor or some other male figure who has abused them and they think there's something wrong with their sexuality."
04/29/09	Michele Bachmann	History		Business & Economy
	Bachmann blamed Hoot-Smalley Act on Roosevelt when it was signed into law by Herbert Hoover "Michele Bachmann got her facts wrong again in attributing the Hoot-Smalley Act and the Great Depression to Roosevelt: FDR applied just the opposite formula, the Hoot-Smalley Act, which was a tremendous burden on tariff barriers . In fact when Franklin Roosevelt took office, unemployment was already about 25% and the Hoot-Smalley Act had been signed into law by President Herbert Hoover."
04/28/09	Michele Bachmann	History
	Bachmann stated a previous swine flu outbreak occurred during the wrong presidential administration "Bachmann, in a poor attempt to attack Democrats, stated that a previous swine flu outbreak occurred during the Carter administration when in fact it happened when Gerald Ford was President."
04/26/09	Joe Barton	Other
	Practically denies plate tectonics "Barton interrupts Dr. Chu during his explanation of plate tectonics and the presence of oil in Alaska and later claims that he stumped him on Barton's YouTube channel"
04/21/09	Joe Barton	Science & Technology
	Barton implies that wind energy is a finite resource and utilizing wind energy would "slow the winds down." "Joe Barton implied in a rambling statement that wind was a finite resource and that utilizing wind energy would slow the winds down."
04/21/09	Joe Barton	Science & Technology
	Barton implied that utilizing wind energy would impact global warming and "cause the temperature to go up." "Joe Barton implied in a rambling statement that wind [is] God's way of balancing heat and that utilizing wind energy would impact global warming and cause the temperature to go up."
04/21/09	John Boehner	Science & Technology
	John Boehner mischaracterizes CO2 as a carcinogen and that it cannot be harmful to the environment "John Boehner displayed his ignorance about the climate change debate when he told George Stephanopoulo, George, the idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, youve got carbon dioxide ."
03/09/09	Glenn Beck	Government & Law
	Glenn Beck claims that answering the census makes you a slave to the government "Beck: 3/5ths compromise was a good thing, but answering Census question will increase slavery to Washington master"
11/05/08	Sarah Palin	Geography
	Palin did not know that Africa was a continent or what countries were in NAFTA "A Fox News reporter revealed that Sarah Palin, in preparing for the VP debate, didn't know that Africa was a continent and what countries were in NAFTA."
10/20/08	Sarah Palin	Government & Law
	Palin overstates the power and role of the Vice President with the US Senate "When asked by a student what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously replied: Theyre in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes."
09/30/08	Sarah Palin
	Palin was a journalism major in college, but in her Katie Couric interview, she could not name one specific news source that she reads. "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years."
09/30/08	Sarah Palin	Other
	When asked she could not [or refused to] name a specific newspaper or magazine she reads "Asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Palin - a journalism major in college - could not name one publication. I've read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media, she said. When Couric responded, What, specifically? , Plain said, Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years. Can you name a few? I have a vast variety of source where we get our news,"
09/25/08	Sarah Palin	Geography
	Palin gives a rambling & convoluted response to a question about Russia "Palin gave a rambling & convoluted response to a question about Russia during an interview showing her ignorance of the subject."
09/18/08	Sarah Palin
	Palin gave a rambling, clumsy, convoluted response to a question about energy, her supposed area of expertise.
09/12/08	Sarah Palin
	Palin Links Iraq to Sept. 11 In Talk to Troops in Alaska "Speaking to troops deploying to Iraq, who even Bush eventually admitted had nothing to do with 9/11, she said, defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."
09/11/08	Sarah Palin
	When Charles Gibson asked "what insight into Russian actions does the proximity of the state give you?" Palin replied, "they’re our next door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
09/11/08	Sarah Palin
	When interviewed, she was unable to explain Bush's foreign policy principles commonly called the "Bush Doctrine."
09/08/08	Sarah Palin
	She incorrectly believed privately owned Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were run by the government and said they "Got too big and too expensive to the taxpayers."
09/01/08	Sarah Palin	History
	Incorrectly thought the Pledge of Allegiance was written by our founding fathers (it was written in 1892) "Palin incorrectly thought the Pledge of Allegiance was written by our founding fathers (it was written in 1892)."

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