Discussion: Scott Walker When Asked About Evolution: 'I'm Going To Punt On That'

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I’m not surprised that Walker would answer in that matter, I’ve got a pet rock that’s way more smarter than Walker!

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Don’t think that response will be acceptable to GOP primary voters in Tennessee,Mississippi and Louisiana:

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That’s pretty chicken-shit of you Scott. Whatsamatter? Afraid of the Christofascists declaring you an infidel? I would dearly love to see the smug smirk backhanded off of Governor Walker’s face.

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Shoot, this one’s a snap. You just say you experimented with evolution in college but it was a mistake.

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Profile in courage, GOP style.

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I think that’s a pretty smart move on Scott’s part. Like with Obama holding back on gay marriage, why would Walker want to commit himself now to something as inflammatory as evolution?

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In normal times, this would disqualify him from office by his sheer timidity. These are not normal times.

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One does not “believe” in evolution any more than one “believes” in stellar nucleosynthesis. These are facts. This is belief:

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After all these years of intelligent, thoughtful government by a highly educated man with considerable foresight who grasped complexity and was wise beyond his years, it will be sooooo refreshing to be governed by a college dropout anti-intellectual bonehead. Like a breath of fresh air, I tell you. I can hardly wait.

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“That’s a question a politician shouldn’t be involved in one way or another.”

I see. So this is their new line of defense against these questions? That any time science gives religious fanatics a sad it means that the issue is now about religion, not science, and shouldn’t be an issue a politician or the gov’t gets involved in because something something separation of church and state?

These people don’t worship Jesus. They worship ignorance.

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Got to love the modern Republican Party:

Evolution? Punt
Global Warming? I’m not a scientist
Abortifacients? Mifepristone (or RU-486) is a synthetic, steroidal antiprogestogen and antiglucocorticoid drug. It is a 19-norsteroid with substitutions at positions C11 and C17 (17β-hydroxy-11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)estra-4,9-dien-3-one), which antagonizes cortisol action competitively at the receptor level.[1]

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People said that about Millard Fillmore too and look how that worked out… for the Whigs!

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When asked about gravity, Walker said “I’m going to punt on that.”

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There was an issue they talked about in the Iowa circle jerk last week - I’m afraid I can’t recall what the discussion was regarding - but Walker’s spokesperson pointed out how he was living up to a campaign promise by not having a position on some critical and divisive matter. He’s afraid to piss off his base, yet he knows if he opens his mouth, everyone with half a brain will see he’s full of shit. Courage.

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Why punt? It’s not like they can vote for or against you anyway.

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Ta-dump-pish

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Here’s something I encountered earlier today regarding this moron: https://marquetteeducator.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/an-open-letter-to-governor-walker/

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I think Walker worships ignorant people who worship Jesus, because there lies the path to the nomination.

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Speaking of deflated balls…

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