Scientific American has a short article up about the push to wedge creationism into public school science classrooms. The article is primarily just an informational piece to spread the word about what is going in various states, with Louisiana and Texas getting the highlights. But a hitting-the-nail-on-the-head quote is found at the very end:
… creationists have retooled their approach. This year’s buzzwords were “academic freedom” and “strengths and weaknesses”.
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It’s all part of a gradual rhetorical shift away from talking about creationism and intelligent design toward casting doubt on evolution, says Joshua Rosenau, spokesperson for the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif.
“They have this idea,” he says, “that it’s a zero-sum game, so anything you can do to knock evolution down actually promotes creationism without having to say the word.”
I didn’t like the article because there was nothing new in it except for Palin, and they weren’t quite accurate about her creationism. Whatever strange thing it is she believes, she hasn’t made any effort to stick it in the schools. She said she doesn’t want to put creationism in the curriculum. So I thought Scientific American was just playing party politics. They shouldn’t do that.
For an amusing read, the Tampa Tribune describes Palin as: “Ronda Storms of the Great White North.” That’s here: Marketing Genius By The GOP. Sarah’s quite a bit brighter than Ronda, but still, it’s a funny line.