"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.... The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." -- James Madison
When Fascism comes to America, "wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross," if you even notice it at all... don't say you weren't warned.
Listen here as Bill O'Reilly barely lets Richard Dawkins speak. O'Reilly spews endless bullshit about why Christianity and religion are the only reason morals exist and lists absurd points he claims are facts. My favorite part is when he claims most horrific genocides were committed by Atheists and lists Hitler, Mao, and Stalin as examples. (Some examples of his "facts".) Dawkins "mustache" response was brilliant.
I would give a lot to see this man as commander and chief. I hope to 'science' he at least gets on as VP with someone. An Obama/Kucinich ticket would be music to my disenfranchised ears.
Student: Many schools in Arkansas are failing to teach students about evolution according to the educational standards of our state. Since it is against these standards to teach creationism, how would you go about helping our state educate students more sufficiently for this?
Huckabee: Are you saying some students are not getting exposure to the various theories of creation?
Student (stunned): No, of evol … well, of evolution specifically. It’s a biological study that should be educated [taught], but is generally not.
Moderator: Schools are dodging Darwinism? Is that what you … ?
Student: Yes.
Huckabee: I’m not familiar that they’re dodging it. Maybe they are. But I think schools also ought to be fair to all views. Because, frankly, Darwinism is not an established scientific fact. It is a theory of evolution, that’s why it’s called the theory of evolution. And I think that what I’d be concerned with is that it should be taught as one of the views that’s held by people. But it’s not the only view that’s held. And any time you teach one thing as that it’s the only thing, then I think that has a real problem to it.
(http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/rncse_content/vol25/8118_is_evolution_arkansas39s_h_12_30_1899.asp)
"Mike, there is no such thing as "an established scientific fact." A theory is as good as you can get in science. Anyone who wants to be the leader of the free world, better know that or he's too ignorant of science for the job. And if you do know it, you've just proved yourself a liar."
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IANAEB (I am not an evolutionary biologist) but as I understand it, the Theory of Evolution cannot ever be proven in totality. However, independently individual tenets of evolution are provable in so far as they are observable.
Consider:
But you know, all of that taken together in no way supports or validates the general Theory of Evolution. In no way. God says."
(http://politics.reddit.com/info/62226/comments/)
I really don't want any of these borderline demented Republicans leading this nation... I could handle Ron Paul but the rest are scary.