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Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
It didn't matter in the 2012 elections... I just thought this was a good example
The interviewer obviously was asking him a gotcha questions and frankly, were I Rubio I'd have been insulted by it. He should have just ended the interview at that point rather than dance around the question in a pathetic attempt to not offend anyone. He just ended up looking like a fool.
It's only a gotcha question if you are an idiot. If you know the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, then you answer the question, "It's 4.5 billion years old." Done.
But Rubio is an idiot, and the reporter knows it. Rubio is so cowardly he is afraid to offend stupid people.
I appreciate it when idiot cowards are exposed as such. That is exactly what the media is supposed to do.
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There was no reason for the question to be asked at all. It was childish and meant to insult the man's religion as well as make fun of conservatives in general. Personally, I think Rubio is a smart enough guy to know it's more than ten thousand years old.
His answer sounded like your typical politician, attempting to not upset his base, not someone who actually believes in creationism. It's a bit sad that his base consists of enough people who believe the earth is 6,000 years old that he felt the need to pander to them.
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
why would anyone normal trust someone that ignorant with those other issues?
His answer sounded like your typical politician, attempting to not upset his base, not someone who actually believes in creationism. It's a bit sad that his base consists of enough people who believe the earth is 6,000 years old that he felt the need to pander to them.
Maybe God created the earth six thousand years ago and then created the illusion that it is billions of years old.
Always did have a sense of humor, that One!
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
It didn't matter in the 2012 elections... I just thought this was a good example
You check out the Science and Technology thread. Some of our 'Conservative' regulars are telling us that evolution is a Marxist plot.
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
why would anyone normal trust someone that ignorant with those other issues?
why not, you trust Obama and all the idiot Democrats in your party..
my gawd, with all the important things to frikken worry over in this country
Typical political BS.
He knows he won't get the republican nomination if he shows that he believes that the earth is 4.5 billion years old. He wants president, so he said a middle-ground statement.
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
Some questions separate the wheat from the chaff.
A faith-based politician is going to pursue faith-based policy, facts and evidence be damned.
A reality-based politician versed in things like math, logical reasoning, evaluating ideas based on evidence, and so on will probably apply those principles in his approach to policy.
"How old is the Earth" is one of those questions. If Rubio isn't qualified to comment on the age of the earth because he's not a scientist, he's not going to be particularly useful on economic matters either because, newsflash, he's not a fucking economist, either. So the relevant question is whether he has a working brain in his head. And so far that's looking questionable.
why would anyone normal trust someone that ignorant with those other issues?
why not, you trust Obama and all the idiot Democrats in your party..
my gawd, with all the important things to frikken worry over in this country
Those that deny reality in one sphere will deny it in others. The GOP has demonstrated in the last two decades a disdain and willfull ignorance of science. So why should we trust people that tolerate such foolishness in that sphere with our economic well being. We all remember 2008.
Maybe God created the earth six thousand years ago and then created the illusion that it is billions of years old.
Always did have a sense of humor, that One!
That theory is even more absurd.
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
It is the quality of education our children will receive that is most important.
Yea, who cares about the debt, unemployment, wars and the growth of government? It's how old you think the earth might be that's REALLY important....
why would anyone normal trust someone that ignorant with those other issues?
why not, you trust Obama and all the idiot Democrats in your party..
my gawd, with all the important things to frikken worry over in this country
Rubio was dancing around the question because he doesn't want to offend the fundies. One thing I have to agree with is that the Republican Party doesn't need any more fundies running for office. They are going to destroy the party with their idiocies about creationism and abortion.
