It was hyperbole, anyway. The point was that the Republicans seem to have problems with scientific facts if those scientific facts contradict the Bible.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
A quote regarding the Soviet economy that can be applied to the Obama Administration.
- 29/08/2010 08:07:11 PM
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the Copernecian model bit was a tad exaggerated 
- 29/08/2010 08:28:41 PM
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- 29/08/2010 08:28:41 PM
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I wish I could believe the Democrats were only behaving "as" poorly.
- 29/08/2010 09:50:23 PM
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the sad thing is, I really don't think it has to be that way
- 29/08/2010 10:31:16 PM
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This is a classic mistake of the independent voter.
- 30/08/2010 12:35:33 AM
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You cannot seriously agree with the Republicans about extending the Bush tax cuts.
- 30/08/2010 09:07:59 AM
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I would target lowering the corporate rate and helping pass-through entities with cuts.
- 30/08/2010 02:52:55 PM
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How many companies actually pay that corporate tax rate, though?
- 30/08/2010 03:37:47 PM
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In reality, virtually no company in the US pays anywhere near the actual corporate tax rate.
- 31/08/2010 11:12:05 AM
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Where are you getting your "information"? *NM*
- 31/08/2010 04:24:47 PM
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Are you saying companies are actually paying 35% in corporate taxes?
- 31/08/2010 10:11:28 PM
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God help us if we ever end up at the OECD average!
- 31/08/2010 10:30:34 PM
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Which have corporate tax rates equal to or lower than that 35%.
- 01/09/2010 01:04:34 AM
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Absolutely not.
- 01/09/2010 04:13:24 AM
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The pot shouldn't call the kettle black
- 01/09/2010 10:10:42 AM
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We definitely need to slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
- 01/09/2010 01:58:23 PM
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So what you are saying is that for someone like you, it is all about how dishonest you think they ar
- 30/08/2010 03:17:27 PM
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It is true, I know no republicans personally who espouse a Copernican Model of the Universe
- 29/08/2010 10:16:38 PM
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The sun is the center of our solar system.
- 30/08/2010 12:42:34 AM
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For all of the talk about republican social issues even with a majority they didn't do much about it
- 29/08/2010 10:25:22 PM
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I have a strong dislike for Hilary Clinton.
- 29/08/2010 11:38:10 PM
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I find myself regretting that she didn't beat Obama in the primaries.
- 30/08/2010 12:30:28 AM
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Interesting comparison
- 30/08/2010 04:19:40 AM
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That's why I'm a Libertarian
- 30/08/2010 09:22:18 AM
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Strict libertarians are disliked for some of their own insane ideas.
- 31/08/2010 06:21:12 PM
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I don't know MUCH about politics - however..
- 30/08/2010 01:49:03 PM
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If Republicans focus more on the economy, we have our best chances.
- 31/08/2010 06:18:49 PM
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Actually, General Motors has made quite a turnaround, the company is actually making profit now.
- 31/08/2010 10:44:15 AM
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The Economist is being uncharacteristically optimistic on this point.
- 31/08/2010 06:17:51 PM
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