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Scott Walker side steps foreign policy questions on UK trip

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eohrnberger said:
Agreed. Religion cannot be allowed into public policy. Kinda thought that was the entire point behind the separation of Church and State.

Of course that doesn't mean that a person of faith, or with faith, need be barred from holding office, nor that this person of faith would be any less capable while in office than a person not of faith. A point that some find rather confusing.
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You kinda thought terribly wrong. The separation was to keep the LAWS from being religious edicts, not religion out of public life. Do you know the capitol building used to host... church on Sundays?
 
MildSteel said:
My point is this, the Koch's represent a paradigm that enriches the wealthy while doing little to promote the interests of the middle and lower classes. Walker is a front man. I think that will be a hard sell, but not impossible.
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You really have no idea how the real world works do you?
 
MildSteel said:
My point is this, the Koch's represent a paradigm that enriches the wealthy while doing little to promote the interests of the middle and lower classes. Walker is a front man. I think that will be a hard sell, but not impossible.
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Oh for God's sake. Why don't you look for ways to enrich yourself, and benefit society rather than pissing, and moaning that others have more than you.
 
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jpn said:
Actually, I was not so much criticizing Scott Walker, but rather the political party he represents. In today's Republican party, you are not allowed to take science seriously and be a leading figure in the party.

What a sad state of affairs.

You have to tap dance around something as profound and fundamental as the theory of evolution.
You have to basically do the same with regards to global warming.

I mean, Jesus Christ, even the straight-forward policy of immunizing our children against disease caused the GOP to collapse into confused incoherence:

**Chris Christi questioned enforcing immunizations, then had to walk back his stupid statement.
**Rand Paul said he'd heard that immunizations caused "profound mental disorders."
**And who could forget Michele Bachmann claiming that immunizations might cause "mental retardation"?

Well, something sure seems to be causing "mental retardation" in Republicans. What is it, do you think? Is there a specific food they all share? Some kind of medication they all take? What could it be? It must be something.
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The moment you lib progressives started co opting science as a means to control the masses is the moment you destroyed its credibility.
 
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Grant said:
Aren't you the liberal who thinks evolution is a foreign policy issue?
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That's a great point. How is evolution a foreign policy issue?
 
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jpn said:
Think of what it would mean to belong to a political party where a softball question about one of the most basic and fundamental and settled theories in science is considered a "gotcha."

Wow. How sad.

Next up: Hey Jeb, what's 2 plus 2?
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What newspapers do you read?

Other than RvW what's an important SCOTUS case?


the list of idiocy goes on and on and on. dontcha know?
 
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j-mac said:
That's a great point. How is evolution a foreign policy issue?
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I suppose it is to some people. That may explain why American foreign policy, under this most liberal of US Presidents, is such a mess.
 
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VanceMack said:
So you are saying the man was invited to speak at an economic forum and they decided to use that as an excuse to ask him completely unrelated questions they would never ask of a liberal politician? In other words...Their press are scumbags too?

Where they 'frightened' by Obama's Christianity?
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The guy is doing the International waltz to show how presidential he is. He gets asked a simple question such that he would field on the campaign trail and he is thrown by it. If he isn't ready to campaign, the don't start campaigning. Granted its early, so its a spring training mistake, but it does show he isn't yet comfortable in his own skin and not his own man. He apparently needs a binky (campaign staff to tell him what to say since he is afraid to have opinions of his own.)

A faux pas for sure, but hardly a Sarah Palin style faux pas as there is no long term harm. This faux pas did not expose ignorance, it just exposed a lack of balls.
 
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He ducked the foreign policy questions, claiming protocol. Only the President should pronounce of FP abroad, and it wasn't his place to do so. That left them stumped for a question, so since it was London, and Darwin's 206th Birthday, they asked a question no British politician would hesitate to answer in thw affirmative. He didn't just duck, but dived for cover!
 
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Manc Skipper said:
He ducked the foreign policy questions, claiming protocol. Only the President should pronounce of FP abroad, and it wasn't his place to do so. That left them stumped for a question, so since it was London, and Darwin's 206th Birthday, they asked a question no British politician would hesitate to answer in thw affirmative. He didn't just duck, but dived for cover!
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Would you prefer he lied? Like said he was for Evolution, before he was against it? Or maybe state his position is "evolving on that front"? I know, he could say "If you like your evolution, you can keep your evolution". Would that have been more palatable for you?
 
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MrVicchio said:
Would you prefer he lied? Like said he was for Evolution, before he was against it? Or maybe state his position is "evolving on that front"? I know, he could say "If you like your evolution, you can keep your evolution". Would that have been more palatable for you?
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He didn't have to lie, just answer a simple question on science taught to British kids from eight years old.
 
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Manc Skipper said:
He didn't have to lie, just answer a simple question on science taught to British kids from eight years old.
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Nothing in politics, when liberals are involved are "simple" questions...
 
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MrVicchio said:
Would you prefer he lied? Like said he was for Evolution, before he was against it? Or maybe state his position is "evolving on that front"? I know, he could say "If you like your evolution, you can keep your evolution". Would that have been more palatable for you?
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I do not have a dog in the GOP fight. As far as I am concerned the lot of them are a tangled cluster****. Beyond that, Walker has zip chance of being the GOP and beyond that Walker has no even a glimmer of hope in becoming president. As an Independent voter Walker doesn't bother me in the least.

OK, got my position regarding Walker? Here's my response, Walker doesn't have a foreign policy idea, not one. None. Seriously, when asked foreign policy questions prior to his stumbling around in London Walker's response has been much like Palin's a few years ago. "Really big, really bold, boots on the ground".

I think just prior to London Walker's handlers told him to avoid foreign policy questions at all costs because it has been quite obvious that he has less of a grasp of foreign policy than a box of Little Debbie Snack Cakes.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
I do not have a dog in the GOP fight. As far as I am concerned the lot of them are a tangled cluster****. Beyond that, Walker has zip chance of being the GOP and beyond that Walker has no even a glimmer of hope in becoming president. As an Independent voter Walker doesn't bother me in the least.

OK, got my position regarding Walker? Here's my response, Walker doesn't have a foreign policy idea, not one. None. Seriously, when asked foreign policy questions prior to his stumbling around in London Walker's response has been much like Palin's a few years ago. "Really big, really bold, boots on the ground".

I think just prior to London Walker's handlers told him to avoid foreign policy questions at all costs because it has been quite obvious that he has less of a grasp of foreign policy than a box of Little Debbie Snack Cakes.
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You asked for evidence of Walkers achievements, and you ran from the thread, now you've returned when that's a page or two back, how interesting.
 
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MrVicchio said:
You asked for evidence of Walkers achievements, and you ran from the thread, now you've returned when that's a page or two back, how interesting.
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Nope. You cut and pasted Walker public relations generated crap. I wasn't going to divert the thread to respond. I won't do it here, but if you want to do discuss it on another thread start one.

Back to the OP and to my response to your statement in the previous post, Walker can't respond to foreign policy questions or he hasn't been able to thus far and he damn sure couldn't do it in London.
 
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j-mac said:
The moment you lib progressives started co opting science as a means to control the masses is the moment you destroyed its credibility.
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Liberals co-opted television, radio, and the internet?
 
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j-mac said:
Nothing in politics, when liberals are involved are "simple" questions...
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They are simple, but the American right finds them impossibly complex as they have to consider their idiot voters back home, even if they happen to know the correct answer.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
Nope. You cut and pasted Walker public relations generated crap. I wasn't going to divert the thread to respond. I won't do it here, but if you want to do discuss it on another thread start one.

Back to the OP and to my response to your statement in the previous post, Walker can't respond to foreign policy questions or he hasn't been able to thus far and he damn sure couldn't do it in London.
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Fair enough, a white flag if ever I saw one, then I shall, refuse to respond to you seeing as that wasn't from Walkers people thus you didn't bother to read thus you ADMIT you are merely a basher and truth, matters little to you. Ergo, you don't merit further responses. Good day Risky.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
Nope. You cut and pasted Walker public relations generated crap. I wasn't going to divert the thread to respond. I won't do it here, but if you want to do discuss it on another thread start one.

Back to the OP and to my response to your statement in the previous post, Walker can't respond to foreign policy questions or he hasn't been able to thus far and he damn sure couldn't do it in London.
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So you believe Charles Darwin relates to foreign policy? It seems the Liberals have decided what the major issue in the next presidential election will be.
 
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Grant said:
So you believe Charles Darwin relates to foreign policy? It seems the Liberals have decided what the major issue in the next presidential election will be.
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For me it comes down to the candidate that I find best represents what I'd like to see for America. Neither ruling party has warranted my support for quite sometime. It is why I am an Independent. For the most part I don't see a hell of a lot of difference between either party in the White House. Campaign issues are quickly tossed aside once the election is won.
 
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upsideguy said:
The guy is doing the International waltz to show how presidential he is. He gets asked a simple question such that he would field on the campaign trail and he is thrown by it. If he isn't ready to campaign, the don't start campaigning. Granted its early, so its a spring training mistake, but it does show he isn't yet comfortable in his own skin and not his own man. He apparently needs a binky (campaign staff to tell him what to say since he is afraid to have opinions of his own.)

A faux pas for sure, but hardly a Sarah Palin style faux pas as there is no long term harm. This faux pas did not expose ignorance, it just exposed a lack of balls.
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If I invite you to my house for spaghetti dinner and then try to sell you Amway once I got you here, that would be a pretty douchey thing to do. What they did was a pretty douchey thing to do.
 
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j-mac said:
Nothing in politics, when liberals are involved are "simple" questions...
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Yep, those liberals sure have a knack for asking those piercing questions; you know, the ones that make you really think, like "Do you believe in evolution?" or "What newspapers do you read?" Those questions could put anyone into a cold sweat.
 
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VanceMack said:
If I invite you to my house for spaghetti dinner and then try to sell you Amway once I got you here, that would be a pretty douchey thing to do. What they did was a pretty douchey thing to do.
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He is an American politician going to London to hawk is wares. It was a political event for him and he got asked a question he would be asked on the campaign. Face it, he showed he was not yet ready for prime time, but, it is only spring training, metaphorically speaking.

I've had Amway pitched to me three times in my life, only once did I not see it coming. But, if I am seeking a new business opportunity and someone pitches Amway, I am fair game.

If he is going to further his presidential candidacy in a foreign country, where they will not see him again, any question is fair game. Walker's London trip is part of his testing of the Presidential waters. He stuck his toe in the water and it was bitten by a minnow. Wait until the sharks get to him.
 
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upsideguy said:
He is an American politician going to London to hawk is wares. It was a political event for him and he got asked a question he would be asked on the campaign. Face it, he showed he was not yet ready for prime time, but, it is only spring training, metaphorically speaking.

I've had Amway pitched to me three times in my life, only once did I not see it coming. But, if I am seeking a new business opportunity and someone pitches Amway, I am fair game.

If he is going to further his presidential candidacy in a foreign country, where they will not see him again, any question is fair game. Walker's London trip is part of his testing of the Presidential waters. He stuck his toe in the water and it was bitten by a minnow. Wait until the sharks get to him.
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How did his commerce speech go?
 
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