McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists

[RedEarth]

Today is Darwin Day, commemorating the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and of the publishing of On the Origin of Species. The National Academy of Sciences, “the nation’s most prestigious scientific organization,” declares evolution “one of the strongest and most useful scientific theories we have.” President Bush’s science adviser John Marburger calls it “the cornerstone of modern biology.”

Yet, on February 23, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be the keynote speaker for the most prominent creationism advocacy group in the country. The Discovery Institute, a religious right think-tank, is well-known for its strong opposition to evolutionary biology and its advocacy for “intelligent design.” The institute’s main financial backer, savings and loan heir Howard Ahmanson, spent 20 years on the board of the Chalcedon Foundation, “a theocratic outfit that advocates the replacement of American civil law with biblical law.”

McCain has an ambiguous record on whether he supports intelligent design in the science curriculum. In 2005, he said it should be taught:

Daily Star: Should intelligent design be taught in schools?

McCain: I think that there has to be all points of view presented. But they’ve got to be thoroughly presented. So to say that you can only teach one line of thinking I don’t think is - or one belief on how people and the world was created - I think there’s nothing wrong with teaching different schools of thought.

Daily Star: Does it belong in science?

McCain: There’s enough scientists that believe it does. I’m not a scientist. This is something that I think all points of view should be presented.

But last year, he said the intelligent design theory should not be taught in the science classroom:

“I think Americans should be exposed to every point of view,” he said. “I happen to believe in evolution…I respect those who think the world was created in seven days. Should it be taught as a science class? Probably not.“

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/

[Jacobin]

1. Praise JAYZUS

John McCain is gonna rescue us all from them demonic Darwinist humanists things made by the debil.

That SOB has gone Bat Shit Fucking Crazy and I hope he flames out really really really soon

[tabasco]

2. McCain is going for the peope who would vote for Bush a third time.

I wonder how many there are.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. McCain has the Ideation of Capt. Ahab as far as appeasing to anything that will

give him a nomination ,against all reason.

[AlCzervik]

4. well there went the rest of the independents that might have voted for him.

[angstlessk]

5. If he does not choke on his words it is PROOF he is a POD PERSON

how very outrageous!

[donco6]

6. Someone needs to tell McCain . . .

that even KANSAS voted out the creationist fundie whackos on the State Board of Ed.

[Jim Warren]

7. Better n better

Excellent that Mac is moving toward the fundy fringe.

[stopbush]

8. McCain. Is anyone even listening to him anymore? A total sell-out.

[aquart]

9. Sometimes you sell your soul and get bupkis.

McCain should have read the fine print.

[Doctor_J]

10. He has turned into Alan Keyes

Once a great statesman and free-thinking leader, his legacy will be as a panderer to people who despise the real McCain.

[Warren DeMontague]

11. "all points of view"

Good grief. :crazy:

[durrrty libby]

12. There is no sewer in which he will not bathe n/t

[silverweb]

13. Idiot.

Back during the pre-2000 primary season, I remember telling a Republican family member that we could at least live with McCain but Bush would be a national disaster -- and that McCain was an honorable, honest, and decent man, even if a Republican.

Whatever respect I once had for him is long gone. He's nothing but a mealy-mouthed, pandering tool for the neocons now.

[CoffeeCat]

14. Chameleon...party of one...your table is ready.

John McCain can morph himself into ANY THANG, in order to cull votes. From now
on, we shall refer to John as "Chameleon boy".

In the 2000 Republican primary, he shape shifted himself into a moderate who
was disgusted with W's dirty politics--which insulted McCain's own. Then,
in the 04 campaign, McCain did a wild impression of a remora, sucking krill
off of Junior's arms.

Now, McCain has evolved into a Fundie nutjob who believes that dinosaurs
should be called "Jesus horses".

All hail chameleon McCain...what will he turn into next?

[Liberal In Texas]

15. So, flat-earthers just have another point of view?

Not just dead wrong?

[Quixote1818]

16. McCain is self destructing. nt

[frogcycle]

17. gawd what a political slime nt