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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiology Major Bobby Jindal Pleads Ignorance on Evolution and Climate Science
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he cant be expected to know about climate science because he is not a scientist. Same for Florida Governor Rick Scott (R), Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
But what happens when a highly educated guy who did study science in college wants to run for national office in a party that increasingly stands against facts and science? In the case of Louisiana Governor and perennial presidential wannabee Bobby Jindal (R), you act dumb and make tortuous statements.
How dumb?
At a breakfast organized by The Christian Monitor, Jindal was introduced as a biology major, Rhodes Scholar, and former President of the University of Louisiana System. Naturally, at one point HuffPosts Howard Fineman said, I want to ask a couple of science questions.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/18/3568580/jindal-climate-science-evolution/
Asshat.
underpants
(182,613 posts)They just aren't. You don't really have a shot at a VP spot either because Louisiana isn't up for grabs. Could you provide a nice offset to the visuals? Yeah but their base just isn't going to like you. Lastly, not counting chickens here but, from campaign infrastructure to ..... oh let's cut to it- your party is going to need a miracle to win a national election in the near future. More of a miracle than you getting on the ticket.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)say they're not racists, but actually voting for him for Prez, not gonna happen.