Comment by Kris Feenstra on February 22, 2012 at 4:39pm

I can just feel the evil radiating off of her, even through the internet. then again, the internet itself is mostly the devil's tool, so maybe that's what I'm sensing.

People shouldn't write off teens as easily as they do. Ms. Ahlquist serves as a shining example of that which they are capable. People sometimes refer to the 'temerity of youth', but I think youth has less to do with it than we sometimes assume. In this particular case, we have a sixteen-year-old girl outclassing (by far) a middle-aged state representative.

Comment by mary bottoms on February 22, 2012 at 5:40pm

Yes, I'm proud of her courage. It has become so common for many fear-mongerers to demonize anyone who stands up for justice. Also, it's SAD that so many of her alleged peers have such a pitiful understanding of the English language. Terrible.

Lately it seems there's more official idiots who fear-monger. The Indiana state representative who took his daughter out of Girl Scouts because he believes the organization promotes feminism, communism, and Planned Parenthood.  In Georgia, the Crackers for Christ will try to take the whole state back to Tobacco Road.

 

Comment by Jason on February 22, 2012 at 6:54pm

Hopefully in 15- 20 years we will be addressing her as Congressman Ahlquist.... or Senator Ahlquist... or Secretary Ahlquist.    I hear many have donated to her college fund.  She's on the right path. 

Comment by Eoganacht on February 23, 2012 at 6:14am

This girl is just awesome. Her maturity and intelligence and just the way she carries herself is just amazing. She is going to go places. I'm wishing her the very best in whatever she does and whatever she achieves. We might even be looking at the next Hitchens.

Comment by Diego on February 23, 2012 at 8:14am

This girl... Is an Atheist Hero!

Comment by Jesus Christ on February 24, 2012 at 12:25am

And she's hot. Maybe it's time for a Second Cumming.

Comment by Elisha K. on February 27, 2012 at 12:42pm

This girl is just amazing. Eloquent, calm, reasonable and mature. Go Jessica. 

Also, @Jesus Christ...that is wholly inappropriate. Don't mean to be 'that girl' but c'mon. 

Comment by Danny Sanchez on March 8, 2012 at 11:02pm

She makes me feel like I was such a dumb ass when I was in High School. That girl is going places.

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