Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell challenged comedian Bill Maher on evolution more than a decade ago, wondering aloud about why monkeys haven't evolved into humans.
Maher showed the brief segment from his 1990s era show "Politically Incorrect" tonight on his HBO show "Real Time." In the Oct. 15, 1998 clip which you can watch below, O'Donnell argued with Maher and his guests.
"Evolution is a myth," O'Donnell said as the others piped up incredulously. She repeated herself, then added:
Living up on his promise from last week to show a clip each Friday, Maher presented the old footage. O'Donnell, a devout Catholic, was a frequent guest on Maher's show and also appeared regularly on television to push social conservatism.
Thanks to that early work, O'Donnell has a long trail of video that's surfaced in her race against Democrat Chris Coons for the open seat in Delaware. The most often cited is her 1996 MTV campaign against masturbation. TPM rounded up her greatest hits -- from complaining about AIDS funding to suggesting President Clinton plotted to murder Vince Foster -- in one handy video clip. Just today, a new clip surfaced of O'Donnell suggesting in 2003 she wanted to prevent people from having sex.
Kudos to Think Progress for clipping the video again this week.Read more at tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
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