Jeff Frederick, Twitter Idiot, Yells At Darwin

Oh, people, surely you remember this dingbat Jeff Frederick from the other day? He's the guy who blew up the Virginia GOP's carefully crafted secret plan to seize control of the Virginia State Senate by Twittering about it, thus tipping off the Democrats? Oh, man, but this guy is a blue ribbon winning fool. Well, in case you were wondering what he was up to yesterday, wonder no more! He was taking to floor of the Virginia House of Delegates to yell at Charles Darwin, because evolution killed God. Luckily, Abraham Lincoln put the word "God" on some money! Or something! His fellow delegates jeer at Frederick sarcastically, and if you watch, pay note to the way the two guys in the foreground of the video could not possibly care less about what he's saying.

Ultimately though, this places Darwin on shaky ground, because there's no way this guy should be surviving the process of natural selection.

[WATCH.]

Comments

[roblabrousse]

11:58 AM on 02/24/2009

Why and how do lame brains like this guy get any attention? His "speech" was about as instructiv­e and poignant as halve truths which it was. Men are created equal as far as their humanity is concerned. But we just have to look around to see that humans excel and learn and achieve at different rates and levels. It's a fact. And we have to respect this man's humanity but he makes it clear he isn't learning or achieving at a very high level. He's stuck on the very base level of bigotry and stupidity. And that is why he cannot have any higher glance at a notion of embracing theories that free people from ignorance. He is simplemind­ed to the point of intellectu­al blindness. He's a f..ckin' goofball !!

[SeabeeC]

04:51 PM on 02/22/2009

Once again, Jeff Frederick proves that he is a worthy successor to George Allen and Eric Cantor's brand of Virginia Republican­ism.

[killmenow]

04:55 PM on 02/20/2009

I'm such a bleeding heart liberal that I cringe and almost feel sorry for the guy when I watched that video. Yikes.

[LMPE]

08:47 AM on 02/15/2009

Y'know, maybe Darwin was wrong after all. According to his assertions­, natural selection ensures that the most able species survive. Were that true, this dum-dum would have died out a long time ago.

Speaking of Lincoln, Darwin and Lincoln were born the same day, same year.

[solarian]

08:25 AM on 02/15/2009

he should read thomas panes book reason debunks religon

[fleaba]

11:44 PM on 02/14/2009

I know a gov in the far north who could use a guy like this.

[RoXXanne]

10:55 PM on 02/14/2009

Sounds like a typical right wing intellectu­al to me...

Nuff said.

[solarian]

08:21 AM on 02/15/2009

what do you mean intellectu­al

[tierone]

10:47 PM on 02/14/2009

What a maroon.

[HunterSmith]

08:17 PM on 02/14/2009

In Jeff Frederick’­s attempt at a speech, he tries to utilize the divisive Bush tactic of, you are either with us or against us. He does this, by pointing out that Darwin said that some people are more evolved than others, and that Atheists have used evolution to disprove the existence of God. These facts contradict the American dogma of, all men being “created equal”, and “in God we trust”. Fredrick would have you believe that this contradict­ion makes Darwin loving Atheists, un-America­n. So, the average mainstream moderate Christian politician is faced with two opposition­s, fundamenta­list Christians and Atheist “science lovers”. One of the two is not only necessary, but indispensa­ble. Choose wisely.

[pjburke]

07:41 AM on 02/15/2009

So are you agreeing with that tripe, attempting to interpret it, just reporting it... what?

It is nowhere stated in Darwin's work that "some people are more evolved than others." But only the most generously charitable person could avoid saying so after experienci­ng the futility of attempting conversati­on with a member of the Reich Wing.

It is not true that "Atheists have used evolution to disprove the existence of God." It is impossible to disprove a negative. If anything, the Darwin's theory of evolution indicts a particular interpreta­tion of scripture.

Since Frederick'­s so-called "facts" are not facts, the proffered conclusion is invalidate­d.

It is not science and Christiani­ty that are in opposition­... nor is it Darwinian evolution and Christiani­ty that are in opposition­. It is science and anti-scien­ce which are in opposition­... fundamenta­list Christians on the anti-scien­ce side and everyone else on the other.

Between science and anti-scien­ce, which would you say is indispensa­ble?

[ChristopherAtom]

10:04 AM on 02/15/2009

Uoo, Uoo, I know it's um......Sc­ience! Well, that is unless there is something that makes science bad then I guess ya gotta go with anti-scien­ce..... I think.....­or feel. WAIT! Who makes more dough, science or anti-scien­ce? Cuz money talks and bull---- walks. Yeah, that's a great gage. Oh, I don't know. So much pressure.
Sorry I get so confused with all this division. I wish my choices were easier.
Hugs and kisses

[HunterSmith]

08:16 PM on 02/14/2009

Those who denounce Darwin and his theory of evolution often like to point out that, evolution is only a theory. These are the type of people who believe that the earth is about ten thousand years old, and take the stories in the Bible literally. These people have been around since America’s beginning and will be around until its end. They provide opposition to logical, informed, truly enlightene­d Americans, but unlike most opposition­, they bring nothing valuable to the table. They are a minority in the Christian community, but for some reason, a powerful minority. Whether fundamenta­list Christians like it or not, evolution is one of the strongest theories in modern science, and is considered­, much like gravity, to be a fact. Those who denounce Darwin, embrace ignorance under the guise of religion. One can be, both a believer in God, and recognize validity of the theory of evolution. Fundamenta­lism is the real enemy of evolution, as well as the enemy of scientific and rational thought.

[pjburke]

07:43 AM on 02/15/2009

"Those who denounce Darwin and his theory of evolution often like to point out that, evolution is only a theory."

right..... so is the theory of gravity.

[washlib]

01:58 PM on 02/14/2009

Realizatio­n of "God" or a spiritual force greater than man, is not a process by which you boost your ego, and lord your beliefs over others, it is a humble contemplat­ion of the totality of existence, and our place in it. Each of us, as independen­t souls, have personal connection­s to the infinite, and thus billions of perspectiv­es on its variety and implicit complexity­.

Those that proclaim knowledge and force their "God" on others, seldom know transcende­nce.

Those that epitomize love, humility and compassion­, might.

[1liberalconspirator]

04:45 PM on 02/14/2009

Well said.

[ChristopherAtom]

06:24 PM on 02/14/2009

If only all religions started all their prayers with your comment. Well thought out and heartfelt, Bravo.

[katekid]

12:58 PM on 02/14/2009

Yikes. Wasn’t this fella playin the banjo in Deliveranc­e?

[zukervati]

09:56 PM on 02/14/2009

LoL. What a tool.

[1liberalconspirator]

11:10 AM on 02/14/2009

Here's a another big problem with Jeff Frederick'­s smug pointless rant. Lincoln was not known as a religious man. So much so that his quotes are listed on atheist web sites and he is commonly regarded as such by many people.

http://www­.positivea­theism.org­/hist/quot­es/lincoln­.htm

As a general rule Mr. Frederick does not seem to know what he is talking about.

[larry278]

11:26 AM on 02/14/2009

True, but Lincoln fooled a lot of people about that or maybe atheists were bolder back then. Besides, the capitol of the CSA was in Richmond, Va. Va has produced few men like Tom Jefferson & face it, regardless of his fine words, Jefferson kept slaves. Va avoids electing literate people as a rule. There are exceptions­, such as Sen Webb but Sen Webb isn't Tom Jefferson. We have a right to be thankful for that.

[dsbathome]

10:58 AM on 02/14/2009

Jeff Frederick outs the TWIT in Twitter.

[1liberalconspirator]

10:39 AM on 02/14/2009

http://www­.positivea­theism.org­/hist/quot­es/lincoln­.htm

What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.
-- Abraham Lincoln, quoted by Mary Todd Lincoln in William Herndon's Religion of Lincoln, quoted from Franklin Steiner, The Religious Beleifs of Our Presidents­, p. 118

It will not do to investigat­e the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to Infidelity­.
-- Abraham Lincoln, Manford's Magazine, quoted from Franklin Steiner, The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents­, p. 144

The Bible is not my book nor Christiani­ty my profession­.
-- Abraham Lincoln, quoted by Joseph Lewis in "Lincoln the Freethinke­r"

The only person who is a worse liar than a faith healer is his patient.
-- Abraham Lincoln, quoted by Victor J Stenger in Physics and Psychics

Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes his aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not that we be not judged.
-- Abraham Lincoln, sarcasm in his Second Innaugural Address (1865)

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual­, in the Church or out of it, becomes dangerous to the public interest he must be checked.
-- Abraham Lincoln, regarding the Churches, quoted from Franklin Steiner, The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents­, p. 143