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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 11:18 PM
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I think a President should attend the Pope's funeral but I note...
that he wasn't there for Stephen Jay Gould or Ernst Mayr...





Where the hell is their well deserved tribute! If you think the President (no matter who it is) should damn well show some respect for these giants let me know.
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 11:27 PM
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1. I guess the Pope is a bigger celeberty.
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 11:32 PM
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2. Well, let's face it...
...Dubya almost certainly doesn't even know who they are.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 11:34 PM
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3. They were scientists and intellectuals, capable of rational thought...
And, the way things have gone in the U.S., they might even be considered to be enemies of the state.

It is outrageous.
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