Comments on: John McCain: literally antiscience

By: Is Conservatism Less Compatible With Science Than Religion? « Camels With Hammers

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:06:24 +0000

[...] religious, but fewer than 10% are conservatives. John McCain, the leader of the Republican party, denigrated astronomy education by calling a star-projector for a planetarium “foolishness” and “an overhead [...]

By: That ‘Overhead Projector’ | Christopher Howell

That ‘Overhead Projector’ | Christopher Howell — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:00:17 +0000

[...] Discover magazine’s blog: A planetarium is hardly foolishness. They excite tens of thousands of [...]

By: Nobel prize winners endorse Obama | alanbrookland.com

Nobel prize winners endorse Obama | alanbrookland.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:45:33 +0000

[...] US election, all I have learnt is that Barack Obama pals around with terrorists, John McCain hates planeteria, Sarah Palin doesn’t know much about anything, but is a hockey mom so that’s ok and Joe [...]

By: Wonk Room » McCain On Science: ‘Blah, Blah, Blah,’ ‘Foolishness,’ ‘Waste Of Money’

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:16:22 +0000

[...] McCain described this multimillion-dollar instrument as an “overhead projector” and “foolishness.” [...]

By: Repost: McCain’s planetariophobia | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:30:40 +0000

[...] a little while back, John McCain made an ill-advised crack about planetaria (that’s the plural of planetarium), [...]

By: John McCain is stupid :: canspice.org

John McCain is stupid :: canspice.org — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:25:36 +0000

[...] not “overhead projectors.” Why do you continue to say they are? You’ve said this time and time and time again. But saying something wrong three times does not make it [...]

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:42:12 +0000

I was on vacation this past weekend and on our way through New Hampshire we saw a sign that said “planetarium” and, remembering this blog and McCain’s comments, I decided we had to go see a show, any show, just to show him. So we did. Protest through learning!