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Sam Harris Nails Palin
Uh.... Sort of.
Unlike our token atheist (who is in the midst of a major hitting slump), this atheist is dead on the money regarding Palin and (more importantly) the sorry state of US politics: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160080 Highly recommended. A sampling: Quote:
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how funny. I could seriously see the two trying to evangelize to each other, but anything more than that...notsomuch.
I've gotta say, though, for one of the world's leading secular atheists, Sam is pretty hot. He can try to convert me. I'm okay with that. |
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Hmmm. I see what he is trying to say but going from people wanting someone who they can relate to and feel comfortable with to the notion that this is an anti-intellectual anti-education impulse is a big leap, and not one supported by the overwhelming evidence. I'm sorry, but no one gets to be a Senator or a Governor if they are stupid and uneducated. Palin may not be the greatest mind our country has to offer and I'm not arguing she has an Obama like intellect. But when someone argues that she is nothing more than a sideline reporter who somehow stumbled into a VP candidacy they marginalize themself with me. Is he seriously arguing that Republicans want stupid people leading them? That is maybe the dumbest thing, or the most disingenous, I have heard a pundit say in a while. No doubt that flatters the world view of some on the left but it is not a serious thing to say.
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Jessie Ventura Sorry, couldn't resist. The characterization has to be put in context. Nobody is saying she is literally "stupid and uneducated" in the same way that you would describe one of your neighbors or co-workers. But her interviews thus far have illustrated that she is shockingly ill-prepared to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
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I disagree with his thesis that what they do is more important than pilots. Harris appears to be part of the arrogant entrenched media believing traditional views of government.
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