The race to the bottom (in Debates)

http://www.dailytech.com/Fearful+of+Evolution+Texas+GOP+Looks+to+Ban+Critical+Thinking+Education/article25070.htm

I did not took the time to dig futhers if there some error mistake in the article after all its the internet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkjewgF8GQ

They pray for rain. I pray for fire. Mine works because facepalming is the best way to communicate with beings of the Aether. ;)

Well, it makes sense - they're protecting their voter base access :)
I mean, most of the people have to be either uneducated, stupid or heavily indoctrinated to consistently vote Republican (other than the top x%, voting Republican is against one's own interest, but still elections are close).