I know that birds evolved from reptiles, but I don’t think I can name any of the scientists who contributed to that discovery.
if you start to enact policy and election rhetoric based on that discovery, I would suggest you become able to.
So you are expecting all politicians - both sides of the aisle - to be able to cite specific scientists with whom they agree when discussing a particular subject? Either side of the aisle? Let me know how that goes…
if you don’t want stupid gotcha questions
don’t make stupid pandering statements
It was a stupid "gotcha" question, designed to do nothing more than make the intellectual elite (as you have self-identified) feel good about themselves. The real question is how a candidate's beliefs will affect the policies they push for, and I'd bet you would agree with Perry policy for the most part. Several other candidates, including Romney, pushed the "all of the above" idea, that includes more drilling, coal, nuclear, etc. I would have preferred questions to stay on the reality side of the issue, and try to divine how much a regard for the environment will inform the candidates' decisions.
the science is – is not settled on this. The idea that we would put Americans’ economy at – at – at jeopardy based on scientific theory that’s not settled yet, to me, is just – is nonsense.
So, he’s promoting settled scientific theory as the benchmark for sensible action.
Fine. So then, back to that evolution question, governor…
Its stunning how good they are at not even giving a shit. I mean, if thats me, I would be like “OH SHIT I DID NOT STUDY FOR THIS QUESTION!” and have an “OH SHIT IM FUCKED” look on my face.
Perry just smiles and immediately starts talking.
awesome
His response to the execution question was telling, I thought, and very Palinesque.
“You can’t blink…”
bro I am well aware of the huge gulf between the way things should be and the way things ARE.
That said, I do hope that we elect a leader who has crossed as much as that gulf as possible. Like maybe huntsman. I don’t know enough about him to say that for sure, but I am HOPEful
So you are expecting all politicians - both sides of the aisle - to be able to cite specific scientists with whom they agree when discussing a particular subject? Either side of the aisle? Let me know how that goes…
what do you mean?
got a youtube link? the bit I just saw seemed fine to me.
His response to the execution question was telling, I thought, and very Palinesque.
“You can’t blink…”
if you don’t want stupid gotcha questions
don’t make stupid pandering statements
well there is that…
It was mentioned that it would make an awesome drinking game to have to take a drink every time he says “American’s economy in jeopardy” with bonus shots for over the top words such as “monstrous” (see question 2 answers a & c).
I will support perry every time he makes fun of spending too much.
cuz he is right! the science is settled, federal government is broke!
I will even allow the use of “monstrous” when referring to our debt, or spending levels. =)
It was mentioned that it would make an awesome drinking game to have to take a drink every time he says “American’s economy in jeopardy” with bonus shots for over the top words such as “monstrous” (see question 2 answers a & c).
we can dream, can’t we?
Its stunning how good they are at not even giving a shit. I mean, if thats me, I would be like “OH SHIT I DID NOT STUDY FOR THIS QUESTION!” and have an “OH SHIT IM FUCKED” look on my face.
Perry just smiles and immediately starts talking.
awesome
he started talking - but not very well. he reminded me of the beauty contestant who tried to answer a question about American education by talking about starving children in Africa and repeatedly using the phrase “such as…” . They were both painful to watch. You would think that he would have been prepared for that question. I’m sure it was difficult for the other “contestants” as they tried to hide their smiles.
Williams: “Your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times,” NBC’s Brian Williams told Perry as the conservative audience broke into cheers and applause. “Have you struggled to sleep at night with the idea that any one of those might have been innocent?”
Perry: “No, sir, I’ve never struggled with that at all,” Perry flatly stated. “In the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our children, you kill a police officer, you’re involved with another crime and you kill one of our citizens, you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas, and that is you will be executed.”
If you’re not the least bit concerned about whether or not you may be presiding over the execution of an innocent man, given all that we know about the history of the justice system, you either don’t give a shit about executing an innocent person, or you’re not thinking very hard, or both.
Sort of like when Palin was asked if she had any reservations or concerns about her capacity to serve as vice president, or putting her family through the wringer of a bruising national election.
“Nope!”
sadly they may be the answers they have to give, even if it is not true, to get elected.
Huxley first proposed it when Archeopteryx was discovered in the Solenhoffen formation.
Modern coelurosaur evolutionary hypothesis come From John Ostrom with the discovery of Deinonychus - the first know raptor.
Alan Fedduccia and Larry Martin still hold out for an earlier archosaur evolutionary hypothesis.
Just so you know now.
Aldous or Julian?
Anyway, thanks, I’ll remember every detail of that the next time I find myself questioned about it during a presidential debate. If I mispronounce “coelurosaur,” will that cost me votes or just endear me to the public?
sigh — Thomas Henry Huxley - often known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” after his debate with Samuel Wilberforce , the Bishop of Oxford. Seriously, the history and philosophy of evolutionary science through the 1800s to early 1900s is a fascinating study. Great characters, wild debates, the great western dinosaur wars - I can recommend you a few books if you are interested. Fun stuff.
If you want to save yourself embarrassment, just say birds were descended from raptors - everyone will think you are cool and current, since everyone knows what a raptor is.
I was being facetious. They were related, though.
EDIT TO ADD: I mean Julian and Aldous, not just Archeopteryx and Daffy Duck.
Unless youre a cladist then birds are dinosaurs.
Also did you see the news yesterday about the newest homonid fossil? Pretty cool bit the newspaper today pisses me off, big headline says “missing link?” Holy shit that makes my blood boil! We need to erase that phrase/idea from peoples minds. I propose more biology classes for everyone.