Obama rocked Darwin...
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Thu Feb-12-09 10:44 PM
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...now THAT'S change I can believe in!
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| Nevernose
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Thu Feb-12-09 10:48 PM
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| 1. What's that about? What did I miss? n/t |
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Thu Feb-12-09 10:50 PM
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| 2. He gave his Lincoln speech tonight, but also reminded everyone that ... |
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Edited on Thu Feb-12-09 10:51 PM by Robeson
...today was the birthday of Charles Darwin, and how important science is. When's the last time we've had a president stress Charles Darwin? Awesome.
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:01 PM
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| 3. I didn't think I'd live to see that! |
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Black president? Maybe.
President talking about Darwin? I figured not in my lifetime.
I'm gonna have to go find a replay, and thanks for the heads up. I've had a shitty day, and just knowing that Obama name-dropped Darwin makes it all better :)
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:02 PM
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| 4. I never knew Darwin was so persona non grata |
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Edited on Thu Feb-12-09 11:26 PM by Cha
in the political realm. I studied him in high school.
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:20 PM
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In a good school district, so the default for evolution for science teachers was "just don't mention it one way or the other." Nevada was the same way when I moved (though they teach evolution in Nevada these days, at least).
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:14 PM
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| 5. I had a good feeling, when I voted for the son of a Cultural Anthropologist.... |
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:22 PM
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| 7. Whether a son believed it, |
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and whether a politician would speak it remained questionable. I'm so proud :)
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:32 PM
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| 8. Darwin was also outspoken against slavery after his return voyage on Beagle... |
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He was against using science to prop up such an unnatural,evil enterprise.
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Thu Feb-12-09 11:57 PM
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| 9. Darwin observed that humans ARE animals, Lincoln warned that they ARE not... |
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If you know what I mean...
:patriot:
And yeah, nice touch Mr. President!
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Fri Feb-13-09 08:27 AM
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| 10. I was very happy to hear it. |
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An intelligent president!
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