Okay, it’s Arkansas again.  The state who has declared war on Texas for the title of Holy Crap It’s Crazzzy Here.

I need to be honest with you before I start to tell you this story and admit that in raising three boys, I often told them that the only thing that kept me from killing them from time to time was the nasty headlines.

Charlie Fuqua, an Arkansas Republican candidate for the state house, doesn’t mind nasty headlines.  At all.

He wrote a book.

The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21:

When my boys were little a wise friend once told me, “It’s okay to want to whack your kid upside the head.  It’s not okay to actually do it.”

Charlie.  For the love of all that spins on the realm of sanity, give it a break.  Back away from the edge, Charlie.

On his campaign blog, Fuqua highlights his service on the Children and Families Committee while a member of the Arkansas Legislature in 1997. He also describes liberals and Muslims as the “anti-Christ” and says he believes they are conspiring to create a “bloody revolution.”

Back away, Charlie.

Oh hell, jump.  The gene pool will thank you.

Thanks to Barbara and Norma for the heads up.