7/29/2019 Intellect Versus Conservatives
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Its a theory thats out there. Its got some gaps in it. In Texas
we teachboth creationism and evolution, because I figure youre
smart enough tofigure out which ones right. Governor Rick Perry
I support intelligent designputting all science on the table and
then
letting students decide(since) there is reasonable doubt on both
sides. Michele Bachmann
Well, then I'm going to say creationism is a science,
intelligent design is a
science. If you say my faith isn't a science, I'm going to say
yours isn't
Darwincannot explain the Origin of the SpeciesNor can Marx, and
nor
can Obama (sic). Rush Limbaugh
We found in 2007 that a whopping 68 percent of Republicans did
not
believe in evolution Frank Newport of the Gallup poll
Ever since that chemistry set in 3rd grade, we have appreciated
the value of alitmus test.
Suppose we were rating presidential politicians for brain power,
smarts,sophistication. "College education" or facsimile would go in
the plus column,while negatives would have to include such things
as "Bible creationism" and"wears overalls." (And to be clear,
bleating platitudes about both sides onlygives aid to the
creationist dream of having a leg to stand on.)
As we have noted time and again, the liberal position or
philosophy is a mark ofintelligence while conservatives are,
frankly speaking, not so bright. This wouldbe why leftist thought
and sentiment distill on major university campuses, whilethe
opposing view fares best in rural venues and trailer parks.
If such a correlation has long been suspected, today our
neighbors on the righthave mobilized to remove all doubt.
Having a democrat of the progressive persuasion in the White
House has beentoo much for some folks confounding to processors
that were hardly state-of-
the art to start with. To paraphrase the Commander-In-Chief,
idiots arefrustrated. Be it on the Internet, evening radio or out
at the fairgrounds, wevenever far to go to get a load of their
madcap manifesto, seething with hate andspelling errors.
For some blue-ribbon boneheadedness, you cant beat a news
network thatexists to serenade and reassure the right wing. FOX
clearly flunked geography;its not likely they fare any better in
science.
