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I think thats kind of not smart or dopey thinking. what do you think? how can you claim to be a reformist and talk about creationism? >> im not sure that bobby jindal is talking about creationism very much in the statements he made to politico. >> he hasnt stopped. >> he hasnt stopped yet. again, this is very early days. im not trying to make excuses for him. i think that theres a -- in any way. im pro-science, i think we need to be credible reform party, you should embrace climate change and pr...

I think that theres a -- in any way. im pro-science, i think we need to be credible reform party, you should embrace climate change and propose solutions to them. theres no question about that. but, you know, i think there is going to be -- this is where some of the cleavages will come among various strains of reformism. howard pointed to one, the question of immigration. some like jeb bush will be on the relatively liberal side of creationism. maybe bobby engine dal will be on creationism. beca...

Republican party you will need to embrace the reality of things like climate change. theres no question about that. but, you know, i think there is going to be -- this is where some of the cleavages will come among various strains of reformism. howard pointed to one, the question of immigration. some like jeb bush will be on the liberal side of creationism. because bobby jindal is a minority, he almost visually carries an inclusiveness that some of the other more white, standard brand caucasian ...

Doctors really want them to study this creationism as premed. do they want them to take organic chemistry or this other thing, this religious thing, john heilemann? are they serious? do they really want the doctors they go to not to believe in science? its one thing to believe in your religion, which i do, but to go transfer some biblical scripture into science and try to use it for a different purpose than it was meant. its meant for spiritual and moral leadership, not meant for scientific inqu...

Simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys. now, thats a good southern populist statement by a southern conservative bobby jindal, john heilemann, but you will notice he doesnt give an inch on the cultural stuff like weve got to teach creationism in our public schools. his idea of compromise, stay out there on the far right on the cultural stuff, im sure abortion rights and same-sex, but move in on the rich guy stuff. >> well, yeah. look, i mean, im not sure weve got yet a comprehen...

Slate wrote about the louisiana science education act of 2008 and its implications by saying the act allows so-called supplemental textbooks and other instructional materials to be brought into classrooms to support the open and objective discussion of certain scientific theories including, of course, evolution. as educators who have heard such coded language before quickly realizeed, the act was intended to promote creationism as science. it seems to me that everybody understanding -- my dad, w...

Cyst throu sift through some of. this lori robertson and edward-isaac dovere. coming up, you might not know -- you might not know his views on evolution or rather creationism, and hes not alone. hes not at all alone in the halls of congress. >> heres our framework. lower tax rates 20%. we forgo about 1 preside$1.4 tr >> were going to hear from team romney next. then a little bit later, how your choice of barbecue sauce says a whole heck of a lot about who youd pick for president. we travel to ...

Whether theres real global warming has not been determined. >> has not been determined. burckle is in good company by the way. mitt romney agrees. lets listen. >> my view is that we dont know whats causing climate change on this planet, and the idea of spending trillions of dollars to try and reduce co2 emissions is not the right course for us. >> at least he admits theres climate change. thats progress in that crowd. exhibit b, evolution. who could forget rick perry on the campaign trail explai...

That whether or not there is real global warming has not been determined. >> good company. mitt romney agrees. lets listen. >> my view is that we dont know whats causing climate change on this planet and the idea spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce the co2 emissions is not the right course for us. >> at least he is admit there is a change. evolution, who can forget rick perry on the campaign trail explaining how they sort of teach evolution in texas. lets listen. >> you ...

We turn to both religion and science to understand where were going and neither has all the answers. when we have both, then we have a chance to get at most of the answers. but if we have one or the other, were going to have massive gaps in our understanding of the whole universe. >> quick question to you on steves point about creationism. i understand that you can believe in god and the science of evolution. can you specifically believe in creationism and darwin? >> no. >> quick answer. quick q...