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     Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1887 Registered: 03-2006 |
Anybody watch the Republican presidential candidates' debate? I did. That probably qualifies me as a bonafide political junkie. But anyway, I bring it up to point out that we, human beings that is, probably don't have anything to worry about. What a bunch of dorky, middle-aged, stuffed suits. Their newly crowned fave, Mitt Romney, despite having great hair, seems demonstrably dumb. He's an incredible pandererer, too, that changes positions every 20 seconds, apparently. And, Rudy seemed pretty neatly boxed in by some questions on social issues, like his stance on abortion and stem cell research. So, not to jinx anything, but if we can make it through the next, what, 20 mos., we might really turn a corner into a semi-sane world. It's possible, anyway. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 584 Registered: 08-2006 |
My favorite moment - and understand that by favorite I mean the moment when I had to breath deeply to keep myself from bursting into flames – was when McCain was asked if he believed in evolution. There was this pause and then a staccato if slightly resigned "yes". Like his mom asked him, "Johnny, were you doing something naughty in the bathroom?" The answer to the question "do you believe in evolution?" is a guffaw and then an exasperated "of course." Not "yes" as in "yes, that was me on that grainy security tape with my secretary." Or "yes, I gambled away all the rent money." Christ almighty. Then the whole crew was asked if anyone didn't believe in evolution. Three men raised their hands. THREE! It's just staggering to see three men IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE raise their hands to say they refute 150 years of painstaking scientific inquiry, and the one who's on the right side of reason and rational, intellegent thought respond like he was admitting to petty theft. Really, I can't f-ing believe it. Sam Brownback or whatever his name is would refute gravity if James Dobson told him to. And believe me, if there was anything in the Bible about Jesus flying, the whack jobs who make up 30 percent of this country would float some theory about Spontaneous Ecstatic Buoyancy or some horses--t. In a different age, an answer to the negative on last night's question about evolution would have qualified these guys for a seat on the la-la bus, not a trip to a presidential primary. We've devolved, gang. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 586 Registered: 08-2006 |
By the way, if anyone cares to watch the "evolution question" asked with their very own eyes (direct observation being essential to the scientific method – and, natch, anathema to the religious right), it's here: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/05/03 /who-doesnt-believe-in-evolution/ |