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Bush vs. Kerry on Science
chrisspurgeon writes "The science journal Nature put 15 questions to Senator Kerry and President Bush. Read the candidates' responses on topics such as stem cell research, greenhouse emissions, and manned spaceflight to Mars."
"Read the candidates' responses on topics such as stem cell research, greenhouse emissions, and manned spaceflight to Mars."
Part of me is loathe to RTA. From here outside of the USA, I imagine the dialog to be stupefying.
I hope I'm wrong. Meanwhile, I'll read other articles.
Mod parent up before he's modded down as a troll or flamebait.
I couldn't agree more. Plus I doubt very much that George W. actually reads the bible...it's handy to say that when you're campaining in the "bible belt"...but come on.
His views on science are so medieval you'd think he'd come lumbering out of the White House and throw rocks at the Sun saying "my god, what is that ball of fire! It will destroy us! God must be angry!".
No, I won't list specifics...that's why we have Google...do your own research.
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
10 ?"Hello World" life was simple then
some reasons why Bush isn't allowed to answer such questions by himself:
"Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life." --George W. Bush, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 2004
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004
"The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens -- she calls me, 'George W.' -- 'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway -- she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen." --George W. Bush, Bay Shore, New York, Mar. 11, 2004
The war in iraq was an attempt to distract the american public from the reeling recession.
A pure diversion tactic. If Karl Rove had knew that the ecomomy would have turned around this quickly, he would have advised Bush against this war. The rest is all fluff.
I am not negating the parent's statement but the reason for 'OK' was not purely 'lets steal that guys oil'.
You could, but you would be wrong. The problem was the US was attacked before Bush, but Clinton gets a pass.
USS Cole
First World Trade Center Bombing
Bombs at US embassies
Kobar Towers
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..."he looks French."
That's a pretty polite way of paraphrasing "Saddam-loving waffle boy might as well be a cheese-eating surrender monkey!"
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Science is a religion.
As to a scholar being president; been there, done that. Got a World War out of it (I know that's a broad sweeping generalization, but, since Everything That Happens During a President's Term is His Fault (TM)....). Woodrow Wilson.
Hitler was most definitely a devout catholic. His devotion to his own ego is not inconsistent with that. The holocaust was committed with the knowledge and cooperation of the Catholic church (which has since apologized to Israel for its involvement). The holocaust was a christian holocaust against the jews ... one of many throughout the centuries (though definitely the most dramatic).
Religious people, and Catholics in particular, will often go to great lengths to revise this particular tidbit of history, often trying to frame the Nazi phenomenon as an "athiestic" one (although almost none of the party leadership, and certainly not Hitler himself, were athiests, nor was their idealogy which was steeped in religious, germanic, and aryan myth).
Hilter had no devotion to anything but his own ego.
Okay, you've found one similarity between Bush and Hitler (his devotion to his ego). There are undoubtably others (such as their both being quite religious, but here I would argue that a) their religions differ and b) Bush is even more zealous in that respect than Hitler was). The similarity of rampent egotism also exists between Bush and Milosevic, and I still maintain that a comparison of Bush to Milosevic is more accurate and more illuminating of the consiquences of Bush's actions for America in the years to come, and more apropos in terms of scale and behavior.
In addition, Hitler appears to have been significantly more intelligent than Bush is. Milosevic may have been as well, but I believe the jury would arguably be out on that one, making the Bush/Milosevic comparison even more accurate, and the Bush/Hitler one less so.
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