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On Oct 5, 8:59 pm, Boater wrote:
An Open Letter to the American People
August 23, 2008
This year's presidential election is among the most significant in our
nation's history. The country urgently
needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional
strengths in science and technology and
who can harness those strengths to address many of our greatest
problems: energy, disease, climate change,
security, and economic competitiveness.
We are convinced that Senator Barack Obama is such a leader, and we urge
you to join us in supporting him.
***During the administration of George W. Bush, vital parts of our
country's scientific enterprise have been
damaged by stagnant or declining federal support. The government's
scientific advisory process has been
distorted by political considerations. As a result, our once dominant
position in the scientific world has been
shaken and our prosperity has been placed at risk. We have lost time
critical for the development of new
ways to provide energy, treat disease, reverse climate change,
strengthen our security, and improve our
economy.***
We have watched Senator Obama's approach to these issues with
admiration. We especially applaud his
emphasis during the campaign on the power of science and technology to
enhance our nation's
competitiveness. In particular, we support the measures he plans to take
– through new initiatives in
education and training, expanded research funding, an unbiased process
for obtaining scientific advice, and
an appropriate balance of basic and applied research – to meet the
nation's and the world's most urgent needs.
Senator Obama understands that Presidential leadership and federal
investments in science and technology
are crucial elements in successful governance of the world's leading
country. We hope you will join us as we
work together to ensure his election in November.

Signed,

Alexei Abrikosov Physics 2003
Roger Guillemin Medicine 1977
Peter Agre Chemistry 2003
John L. Hall Physics 2005
Sidney Altman Chemistry 1989
Leland H. Hartwell Medicine 2001
Philip W. Anderson Physics 1977
Dudley Herschbach Chemistry 1986
Richard Axel Medicine 2004
Roald Hoffmann Chemistry 1981
David Baltimore Medicine 1975
H. Robert Horvitz Medicine 2002
Baruj Benacerraf Medicine 1980
Louis Ignarro Medicine 1998
Paul Berg Chemistry 1980
Eric R. Kandel Medicine 2000
J. Michael Bishop Medicine 1989
Walter Kohn Chemistry 1998
N. Bloembergen Physics 1981
Roger Kornberg Chemistry 2006
Michael S. Brown Medicine 1985
Leon M. Lederman Physics 1988
Linda B. Buck Medicine 2004
Craig C. Mello Medicine 2006
Mario R. Capecchi Medicine 2007
Marshall Nirenberg Medicine 1968
Stanley Cohen Medicine 1986
Douglas D. Osheroff Physics 1996
Leon Cooper Physics 1972
Stanley B. Prusiner Medicine 1997
James W. Cronin Physics
1980 Norman F. Ramsey Physics 1989
Robert F. Curl Chemistry 1996
Robert Richardson Physics 1996
Johann Diesenhofer Chemistry 1988
Burton Richter Physics 1976
John B. Fenn Chemistry 2002
Sherwood Rowland Chemistry 1995
Edmond H. Fischer Medicine 1992
Oliver Smithies Medicine 2007
Val Fitch Physics 1980
Richard R Schrock Chemistry 2005
Jerome I. Friedman Physics 1990
Joseph H. Taylor Jr. Physics 1993
Riccardo Giacconi Physics 2002
E. Donnall Thomas Medicine 1990
Walter Gilbert Chemistry 1980
Charles H. Townes Physics 1964
Alfred G. Gilman Medicine 1994
Daniel C.Tsui Physics 1998
Donald A. Glaser Physics 1960
Harold Varmus Medicine 1989
Sheldon L. Glashow Physics 1979
James D. Watson Medicine 1962
Joseph Goldstein Medicine 1985
Eric Wieschaus Medicine 1995
Paul Greengard Medicine 2000
Frank Wilczek Physics 2004
David Gross Physics 2004
Robert W. Wilson Physics 1978
Robert H. Grubbs Chemistry 2005

Most dems, being unable to think for themselves will happily do as
they are told. I have known many brilliant physicists including Dirac
(OK, I talked to him at a party) and although they may be brilliant at
physics, I wouldnt trust many of them to be able to tie their own
shoes. Unfortunately, many "brilliant" people are sorta
"idiot savants" brilliant in a narrow field and incompetent at life in
general. Harry is obviously awestruck at Nobel Prize winning in the
same way that most Dems feel that celebs somehow have some special
knowledge of politics. Quite frankly, I find this sort of thing to be
the same as celebrity worship, which is all we can expect from Dems.

Well, to get down to your level, even Homer Simpson supports Barack Obama.

I'm not comfortable "predicting" an Obama victory, because I think white
racism will rear its ugly head on election day, but...I think there is a
better than even chance Obama will win a close election in the electoral
college and perhaps win the popular vote, too.

Harry, you are late playing the race card. Obama has been playing that
card every chance he can for the past years. Kind of like getting his
excuses lined up before he fails.

BTW, a rather large portfolio of McCain/Keating Five material is about
ready to go, and will be released if the McCain campaign continues down
its road of entirely negative campaigning. It's not pretty.

Go for it.