Archive for August 29th, 2008
E1
by Matt on Aug.29, 2008 at 14:08 CDT, under hospolitics
My hospital just activated emergency staffing due to Hurricane Gustav. I’m “E1″, which means “first shift” of the disaster.
What this means is that I’ll be blogging to you live from the hospital as I sleepover Monday night and work Tuesday. Fun.
Sarah Palin’s a creationist
by Matt on Aug.29, 2008 at 11:10 CDT, under politics, pseudoscience
In case you’ve been living without internet, tv, radio, or telephones up until now, you’ve no doubt heard about first-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s selection as McCain’s VEEP. It’s hard to find details on where she stands on various subjects as she’s a relative unknown in the national circuit. However, the good folks at Afarensis did a little investigating back in 2006 when she was running for governor.
What they found, unfortunately, is that the potential vice president is a tried and true creationist:
“Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both.”
Sarah, I’ll support teaching creationism in public school science classes the day you support teaching evolutionary biology in Sunday school classes.
I stand firm that creationists aren’t fit to hold any position higher than assistant manager at Burger King; especially not a position a heartbeat away from President of the United States (Note: I don’t even want to know McCain’s position on this).
