Political candidate says something stupid and she's not American?!

[CleanShavenJesus]

Stephanie Banister could be Australia’s answer to Sarah Palin.

Banister, who is contesting the Queensland seat of Rankin for the anti-immigration party One Nation, has drawn unkind comparisons with former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin over her excruciating-to-watch gaffes.

The Australian election candidate referred to Islam as a country and claimed Jews followed the teachings of Jesus Christ during an embarrassing interview broadcast on Channel 7 on Wednesday.

“I don’t oppose Islam as a country but I do feel their laws should not be welcome here in Australia,” Banister said during the one-on-one interview in her backyard.

She also confused the Koran and halal food with “haram.”

This howler came later in the interview: “Jews aren’t under haram. They have their own religion which follows Jesus Christ,” Banister said, explaining the reason she opposes halal food — which she also referred to as haram — and not kosher food.

Her performance was cringe-worthy and for some Twitter users, downright frightening.

But the 27-year-old mother-of-two may have bigger problems than the huge gaps in her knowledge of Islam and Judaism.

She is facing criminal charges after allegedly plastering anti-Muslim stickers on Nestle products in a Brisbane supermarket saying “halal food funds terrorism.”

If convicted, Banister will be disqualified from the Sept. 7 election against … well, she doesn’t actually know the names of the candidates she is running against.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/...-a-country

[Captain Colostomy]

Maybe she emigrated? Hell, I can imagine the Tea Party endorsing her. Australia used to be an American colony, after all.

What a boob.

[Something completely different]

Every country has a moron like that.

The state I live in had a conservative representative who proposed a state bill which would have required all non catholics to pay a "special tax", the income of which would have been used "to preserve the cultural catholic heritage and structures of a traditionaly catholic state"

[Minimalist]

Sorry, guys. You lose.

Sure. You can all find one total fucking asshole to trot out but you can not compare to the sheer tidal wave of stupid fucking tea-bagging shitheads that America has produced.









The US is winning the race to stupid. Deal with it.

[Captain Colostomy]

Fuck, as long as we're number one in something...

[Anomalocaris]

The US is winning the race to stupid. Deal with it.

Yes, American exceptionalism will never die.

[Minimalist]

You got that right!

[CleanShavenJesus]

Fuck, as long as we're number one in something...

Yeah! We lost the number one obesity spot to Mexico, we need something to cling on to until we claim it back.

[Minimalist]

Twinkies are back on the shelves.

[Captain Colostomy]

If you athiest bastards would get over yourselves long enough to support church bake sales, we could regain the lardass crown.

Viva Los people-o's de Mexico!