SCOTT WALKER DODGES QUESTION ON
WHETHER HE BELIEVES IN EVOLUTION.
SCOTT WALKER DODGES QUESTION ON
WHETHER HE BELIEVES IN EVOLUTION.
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February 12th, 2015 at 10:55AM
To be fair, he later put out a tweet that clarified his opinion not one little bit.
February 12th, 2015 at 12:38PM
Alan: LOL.
February 13th, 2015 at 1:44AM
It’s perfectly legitimate for him to avoid the question. The question was a set up. Why was he even asked it at a foreign policy institute? He wasn’t in London to talk about evolution. He was there to talk about trade. Would you rather have him avoid an irrelevant question, or have someone lie about her role in Benghazi, or her Indian heritage, or his stand on gay marriage?
Besides the question made no sense. There are several theories of evolution. Which one was he supposed to believe in?
February 13th, 2015 at 7:59AM
@AYY
Walker is running for President. It’s quite important to find out how he deals with reality.
February 13th, 2015 at 11:49AM
I don’t really care whether he “believes” in evolution.
I do care whether he accepts that conclusions reached using the scientific method should guide university curriculum, and public policy on relevant matters (e.g. energy use and preparation for the possible consequences of those decisions, development of alternatives for combating antibiotic-resistant pathogens).
February 13th, 2015 at 12:09PM
Besides the question made no sense. There are several theories of evolution. Which one was he supposed to believe in?
An objection he was perfectly free to raise if he chose. Wasn’t he?
February 13th, 2015 at 12:23PM
Matt,
The HuffPost thinks it’s important to try to make Republican candidates look bad so they grab onto an isolated comment to do so.
In 2008 not too many people in the press thought it was worthwhile to find out how Obama would deal with reality. Not too many people in the press tried to find out how Al Gore and John Kerry dealt with reality. They could avoid questions all they wanted and the press didn’t harp on that.
Maybe the next time Hillary Clinton speaks at a foreign policy institute or on trade issues, someone can ask her where she stands on vaccinations. We’ll see if she avoids the question.
Contingent,
The point you made wasn’t the question asked to Walker. BTW, why should the federal government tell colleges what to teach? They tried it with K-12 through Common Core, and it’s a disaster.
Also I can’t speak for Scott Walker, but I’m fairly confident that he is not in favor of antibiotic resistant pathogens. But his questioner didn’t ask about that, maybe because it didn’t have anything to do with the trade issues Walker came to discuss.