Re: Expelled...not bad....anyone?

On Apr 20, 8:20=A0pm, Weirdwolf <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 20, 6:08=A0pm, Weirdwolf <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >>> He's a comedian, right?
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> >> >> Ex-speech writer for Nixon and Ford as well.
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> >> > Like the man said, a comedian.
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> >> =A0I believe at one point his father was the cheif economic advisor
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> >> Nixon I believe,(I read nixons memoirs of the presidency recently). I
> >> knew nothing about the chap I was rather surprised to find that he
> >> was the boring economics teacher in Ferris Buellers day off. I then
> >> read some of his quotes on Woodward,Bernstein and "Deep Throat" if it
> >> wasn't so scary it would be hilarious.
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> > Well, if you had actually seen the film, you might realize his
> > background in politics was right in line with the point of the film.
> > Of course, if you wish to discount him on the basis of his education
> > and background, you should also throw in Al Gore as well.
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> I discounted him on neither of those things.It was purely an expression
> of surprise, I really did no nothing of this chap and it was interesting
> to me that I was reading about his father a little while ago.Have you
> read what he thought about Watergate?

I assume you mean Ben Stein's father? No, I don't really care about
what he thinks about Watergate as it makes little difference. Sorta
like asking what Bill Clinton's speechwriter's father thought about
Monica Lewinski.

> =A0HOWEVER his politics directly influences his view of science. This is
> never a good idea, Lysenkoism is the best example of a political
> viewpoint subverting the way science works with the only motivation
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> whether it fitted into the dogma of the communist party rather than the
> evidence.
> =A0An example of "best fit" I thought.:-)

Um...not quite, but hey if it works for you....:)

Ken