Silliness in the Bitterroot

There is always an ample supply of silly (and slightly scary) rhetoric coming from the Root that provides me with hours of free entertainment, without tuning in to FauxNews. A couple of recent articles have been especially interesting (and alarming).

From 1/12/2010:

In a guest editorial, Dan Tomlinson asserts that global warming must be a hoax because... Ya, I could not determine how he came to this conclusion. The letter is an attack on scientists and the manufactured "hysteria surrounding 'human caused global warming.'" He finishes by throwing his hands up, citing scripture, and blaming human sin for the world's problems.

In a follow up...

Ornithologists harvest Mr. Tomlinson's brain, so that we can further our understanding of the crazed conservative religious loon. Family members consented because, quote: "He was finished with it anyway."

From 1/15/2010

In an article that must be read to appreciate the complete lunacy of an anarchical conservative group in the Root, a group of "extremely concerned Ravalli County citizens" presented a petition and questionnaire to county officials.

A couple of highlights from the questionnaire:

• To “absolutely prohibit” any governmental effort to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, including restrictions on the kinds of weapons a person can possess, including fully automatic or silenced weapons.

• Prohibiting mandatory vaccinations.

• Prohibiting entrance into the county by all employees of the federal Environmental Protection Agency., which the group says is not a Constitutional arm of the federal government. “Much of the so-called support for environmental regulations is based upon the dubious assumption that there is such a phenomenon as global warming, when, in fact, the majority of scientists globally agree that we are not experiencing global warming,” the questionnaire read.

• Requiring the sheriff to form and command a county militia composed of able-bodied citizens 18 and older. “Women must serve, but not in a combat capacity unless the men are in danger of being overrun. It is understood that it is the sheriff’s duty to supervise the training of the militia for a minimum of three weeks every year,” the questionnaire stated.

Members of the group are easily identifiable. Look for sickly men accessorized in holstered shotguns with optional silencer, railing against the EPA and the "manufactured global warming hoax", and trailed closely by meek women carrying extra loads of ammunition.

In a startling follow up...

Liberals and conservatives unite (see comments) in an impromptu gathering in downtown Hamilton, condemning the fringe conservative group, breaking into a spontaneous rendition of Kumbaya, and wishing death upon the Bitterrooter's common enemy: the wolf.