Comments for Marty's blog http://martyhackl.net/blog "When you're finished changing, you're finished." Ben Franklin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Andy Griffith plays Sarah Palin in “A Face in the Crowd” by Marilyn Jones http://martyhackl.net/blog/2008/10/05/andy-griffith-plays-sarah-palin-in-a-face-in-the-crowd/#comment-760 Marilyn Jones Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:03:03 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/blog/?p=1416#comment-760 I just googled "Sarah Palin" + "A Face in the Crowd" to see if anyone else had noticed the similarity. Hooray! YOU did! And we aren't the only ones, either. Here's the article that got me checking: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chez-pazienza/the-meta-metamorphosis-of_b_137509.html I just googled “Sarah Palin” + “A Face in the Crowd” to see if anyone else had noticed the similarity. Hooray! YOU did! And we aren’t the only ones, either.

Here’s the article that got me checking:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chez-pazienza/the-meta-metamorphosis-of_b_137509.html

]]> Comment on Intelliphobia by Susan Chambless http://martyhackl.net/blog/2008/04/22/intelliphobia/#comment-394 Susan Chambless Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:07:50 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/blog/?p=146#comment-394 And to think I made up the word -- June or so. Must be in the air, although I found an Internet reference to "Intelliphobic" from 2001. I cannot agree more. I just don't get why people are so suspicious of intelligence and an intellectual approach to life, and particularly to complex pursuits like being executive of the United States. It just seems evident to me that intelligence and a thoughtful, nuanced, long-term approach to problems has got to be better than a "shoot-at-the-hip" approach. But then, I am intelliphilic. Susan And to think I made up the word — June or so. Must be in the air, although I found an Internet reference to “Intelliphobic” from 2001.

I cannot agree more. I just don’t get why people are so suspicious of intelligence and an intellectual approach to life, and particularly to complex pursuits like being executive of the United States. It just seems evident to me that intelligence and a thoughtful, nuanced, long-term approach to problems has got to be better than a “shoot-at-the-hip” approach.

But then, I am intelliphilic.

Susan

]]> Comment on Sarah Palin: Creationism as Science? by Martin http://martyhackl.net/blog/2008/08/31/sarah-palin-creationism-as-science/#comment-389 Martin Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:39:33 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/blog/?p=980#comment-389 So, I'm no fan of Sarah Palin, but your blog entry is factually incorrect. Your quote is from a Boston Globe article in 2008, but the newspaper was quoting an Alaskan newspaper article that was reporting on a debate in which Ms. Palin made the 'teach both' quote. That was in 2006. She retracted the statement the next day saying that creationism should be allowed to be discussed/debated if it came up, but not taught. Your blog entry made it seem as if Palin told the gloge this year that creationism should be taught. Not true. So, I’m no fan of Sarah Palin, but your blog entry is factually incorrect. Your quote is from a Boston Globe article in 2008, but the newspaper was quoting an Alaskan newspaper article that was reporting on a debate in which Ms. Palin made the ‘teach both’ quote. That was in 2006. She retracted the statement the next day saying that creationism should be allowed to be discussed/debated if it came up, but not taught.
Your blog entry made it seem as if Palin told the gloge this year that creationism should be taught. Not true.

]]> Comment on Sarah Palin: Creationism as Science? by Holly http://martyhackl.net/blog/2008/08/31/sarah-palin-creationism-as-science/#comment-382 Holly Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:11:33 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/blog/?p=980#comment-382 What religion's or culture's creation story does she want taught? Most cultures or religions have their own creation story. America is a melting pot, right? What religion’s or culture’s creation story does she want taught? Most cultures or religions have their own creation story. America is a melting pot, right?

]]> Comment on Sarah Palin: Creationism as Science? by Cal.Short http://martyhackl.net/blog/2008/08/31/sarah-palin-creationism-as-science/#comment-323 Cal.Short Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:28:54 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/blog/?p=980#comment-323 "Information"... yeah, that is funny. It is fine to tell kids about ID/Creationism, if one is explaining why it is wrong. That would be like explaining how people once thought the earth was flat. However, teaching it as a seriously current alternative is to elevate the arbitrary to be equivalent with the scientific. Then it's deuces wild. “Information”… yeah, that is funny.

It is fine to tell kids about ID/Creationism, if one is explaining why it is wrong. That would be like explaining how people once thought the earth was flat.

However, teaching it as a seriously current alternative is to elevate the arbitrary to be equivalent with the scientific. Then it’s deuces wild.

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