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33. The scientists I have met are greatly concerned with the world. Doctors too.

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:26 PM

Jan 2018

That is my point. Doctors connect so well all day long with patients that you assume that warmth and care can make it through the tv camera. I'm sure some of them would be good politicians. I just have talked to two doctors about the doctor's strike and they both thought the management of the strike did not do well with public relations. Sometimes when you put on a new hat it doesn't pan out so you cannot assume that brilliant science translates immediatly to policy and political life. Obviously the Mark Kelly's and Neil D. Tyson of the world can connect better than any politician. So Democrats need to vet. As they would with any candidate. And not just assume that a scientist with a good heart and brilliant mind is going to automatically appeal to the public.

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Let's have a actual scientist as candidate. [View all] BSdetect Jan 2018 OP

Or an engineer brokephibroke Jan 2018 #1

Herbert Hoover was a well-respected engineer. FSogol Jan 2018 #6

So was Jimmy Carter jberryhill Jan 2018 #38

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Doctors make terrible politicians. Except for Neil Degrass Tyson, they applegrove Jan 2018 #3

Do you mean physicians? Or PhD recipients GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #12

My experience is of medical doctors striking in Ontario a generation ago. applegrove Jan 2018 #19

Well then I would agree. GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #24

The scientists I have met are greatly concerned with the world. Doctors too. applegrove Jan 2018 #33

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He was great. Okay i take it back. What i meant was for such brilliant and applegrove Jan 2018 #34

Neil Degrass Tyson. haele Jan 2018 #4

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