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To: Brumar89 who wrote (994125)	1/15/2017 2:38:00 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	2 Recommendations Recommended By bentway Stock Puppy Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1584048

The vast majority of science is apolitical......I agree there are research projects paid for by political interests seeking results that favor those interests. Sadly, some get their wishes....but the results of such a study become suspect as soon as the sponsor's name is revealed....

To: Brumar89 who wrote (994125)	1/15/2017 10:51:57 PM
From: Stock Puppy	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 Mick Mørmøny TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584048

Re: Scientists & Politics Here is a good read from 2014, whether you're left or right. Two weeks after US voters installed a Republican majority in the Senate and expanded the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) made its own political statement: it named a former Democratic member of Congress as its new chief. ... click link to continue reading this opinion piece. Link is from Nature, a highly respected journal. nature.com Since the article mentioned AAAS, a very left leaning science organization, I looked up some discussions on them. This blog is particularly interesting. Just in case somebody comes up with that old argument about how republicans/conservatives are somehow biased against science because of their religion: gallup.com The belief in ghosts: liberals-42% moderates-35% conservatives-25% Kinda puts a huge hole in that argument. Note that it's been said that Ms. Clinton gets advice from Eleanor Roosevelt...