10 Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress: 1st up FL's version of Sharron Angle- Rep. Sandra Adams

[Shallah Kali]

Meet Congresswoman-Elect Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious Extremist
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/meet-congresswoman-elect-sandy-adams-conspiracy-theorist-religious-extremist


As a legislator and candidate Sandy Adams has embraced the agenda of the Religious Right. Adams voted to enact burdensome waiting periods and tougher parental notice laws for young women seeking abortions, and voted in favor of forcing women to have ultrasound tests before terminating their pregnancy, which the Governor ultimately vetoed for placing “an inappropriate burden on women seeking to terminate a pregnancy.” During the GOP primary she was endorsed by militantly anti-choice groups such as the Republican National Coalition for Life and the American Conservative Union. Moreover, she is on-record opposing stem-cell research and boasts that she “fought against this type of research funding in the Florida House of Representatives.”

She is also an avowed opponent of teaching evolution, and voted in favor of a bill that calls on teachers to “teach theories that contradict the theory of evolution.” Adams herself does not believe evolution and says that Christians should reject evolution in favor of “the biblical terms of how we came about.” When asked “by a caller in a telephone town hall meeting whether she believed in evolution…Adams replied, ‘I’m Christian. What else do you want to know?’” Adams also supports Florida’s unsuccessful private school vouchers program and wants the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools.

Like Sharron Angle, Sandy Adams floats the baseless conspiracy theory that Islamic, or Sharia, law is thriving in Muslim communities in Michigan and in danger of spreading throughout Michigan and the United States:

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Furthermore, she backs Republican Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap for America,” which calls for the privatization of Social Security and Medicare. According to Florida Today, Adams “wants to cut government spending, but couldn’t cite one area to cut; wants to repeal health care reform, but offered no alternative; and is willing to look at privatizing Medicare, something that should alarm seniors.” Adams was also the chief sponsor of a state constitutional amendment that would stop Florida from cooperating with the recently passed health care reform law by barring mandatory insurance coverage.

Adams on Extremist Cities in Michigan under Sharia Law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbPvo978eC0&feature=player_embedded

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[ixion]

1. Okay, here's the meme that needs squelching: These people ARE NOT 'conservative'

they are, in fact, extremists, and should not be allowed to walk around calling themselves 'conservative' or 'moderate' or anything vaguely normal.

These people are insane, in short.

[DrDan]

2. Sandy Adams beat my rep - Suzanne Kosmas - one hell of a good person

we are sick about it