Three of the four major candidates for United States president have responded to America's Top 20 Presidential Science, Engineering, Technology, Health and Environmental Questions. The nonprofit advocacy group ScienceDebate.org has posted their responses online. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Jill Stein had all responded as of press time, and the group was awaiting responses from Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.
(Score: 2) by zocalo on Wednesday September 14 2016, @03:43PM
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday September 14 2016, @04:25PM
So she does mention it; she just doesn't pledge the exact platform you wanted.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by zocalo on Wednesday September 14 2016, @05:12PM
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday September 14 2016, @06:20PM
Yeah, but if you read Clinton's response carefully she's at no point promising to make the construction of new nuclear capacity part of her renewable energy plan.
What part of "...increase investment in the research, development and deployment of advanced nuclear power." is hard to follow?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Wednesday September 14 2016, @07:11PM
What part of "...increase investment in the research, development and deployment of advanced nuclear power." is hard to follow?
I imagine it is the part where it is Hillary Clinton saying it.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by zocalo on Wednesday September 14 2016, @07:24PM
It's standard fare for an election campaign; give vague statements that hopefully don't get anyone (and especially the NIMBYs and special interest groups) up in arms, but have enough wiggle room that people will read into it what they want to hear while allowing you to deliver much less - or nothing - and still claim to have ticked the box. The stuff that leaves almost no room for doubt; that's what they actually hope to do, everything else is a "nice to have" at best, or just a grab for votes.
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @07:41PM
Lame. Just lame. You point out a very specific point that she didn't say anything about it, to which you are proven absolutely incorrect. Now you're just embarrassing yourself trying to weasel out of being wrong.