When a political party sells radical ideas as normal,
builds it’s movement around enmity toward all difference, sells white, Christian
victimhood without any irony, feeds on fear and greed with reckless abandon, rejects
modern science and thrives on absurd conspiracy theories, it’s little wonder
they draw the interest of a odd cornucopia of lunatics. And thus one shouldn’t
be too surprised to learn that a recent loser of a GOP primary, Timothy Ray
Murray has claimed his opponent is a robotic avatar of the real incumbent,
Frank Lucas (R-OK), and that he will thus contest the result he lost 82.8 to
5.2 percent (Daily
Kos).
Murray contends that Lucas was executed three years
ago and that the robot-look-alike has been sitting in his place ever since.
Given the reality that some might then pull up an old playground retort, Murray
decided to quell any fears he himself is a body double: “I, Timothy Ray Murray,
am a human, born in Oklahoma, and obtained and continue to fully meet the
requirements to serve as U.S. Representative when honored to so. I will never
use a look alike to replace my (The Office’s) message to you or to anyone else,
as both the other Republican Challengers have.”