Slog - Comments on The Science of Obama http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama No less than 61 Nobel Laureates in Science have Endorsed Obama: A group of 61 Nobel Laureates have gotten together to endorse Barack Obama for President... This is the largest number of Nobel Laureates to ever endorse a candidate for office, more than endorsed either Gore or Kerry. (Kerry had 48 total.) That is a remarkable statement. Reason is on the side of reason.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:43 -0800 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:21:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Vince Nothing says more clearly what is at stake in this election.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150379 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:20:32 -0800 Comment by LDP in Cincinnati But would any of these pointy-headed elitists know his way around a hockey rink? Would you want to have a beer with any of them?

]]> LDP in Cincinnati http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150383 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:25:29 -0800 Comment by duh But being educated is elitist.

]]> duh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150414 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:51:22 -0800 Comment by PC Big. Yawn. YES WE KNOW he's smart. YES WE KNOW our Democratic policies are SMART and right and true and VIRTUOUS. How about let's lkeep telling ourselves how smart we are for the next 45 days, wow that will really help win the election won't it? Why don't we write about how Obama is actually smarter than:

1. Adlai Stevenson
2. Hubert Humphrey
3. Dukakis
4. Gore
5. Kerry.

Wow, okay we got it. He's smart, smart people endorse him, and this shows we're smart too!

Woo fucking hoo.

Problem is you need the votes of the people who are less educated who aren't already in love with him etc.

So celebrating how smart we all are doesn't mean jack shit. In fact it's pretty clear this kind of lordly snobbery is counterproductive.

NPR today:

"New polls show the presidential race tightening. A Washington Post/ABC News poll has Obama leading by single digits. But an NPR poll shows that McCain is leading by two points."
Ayup that 9 pointer poll the other day was clearly an outlyer.

It doesn't matter how fucking smart Obama is if he can't win enough voters to win.

You smart enough to grok that?

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150433 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150433 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:04:17 -0800 Comment by Andrew Obama just lost the election with that endorsement. He may as well have been endorsed by some pedophile group.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150434 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:04:54 -0800 Comment by Seattle Exile Democracy is not on the side of reason.

]]> Seattle Exile http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150463 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:26:48 -0800 Comment by aggiemudphud What?! Smart white academics support the Democratic candidate?! In other shocking news: Water is wet! Fire is hot!

On a more serious note @2 some of these guys are fun to have a beer with. One of them in fact regularly buys beer for my MD/PhD program.

]]> aggiemudphud http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_science_of_obama#c1150546 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:21:56 -0800