Election 2008: So is Mike Gravel finished?

Too bad, he was right on just about all the issues, but he just never seemed like a viable candidate for some reason.

One question that seems to embarrass all Presidential candidates is the question on Evolution. Some refuse to recognize its existence as a legitimate theory and prefer to let religious beliefs dictate their political message. Others refuse to discuss or advocate for the views of atheists, merely because they represent a minority of voters.

In this video, Sen. Gravel discusses his thoughts on evolution, creationism, and ultimately, the inherent oppression associated with religion and its marriage to the state.

"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."

George Washington, 1790

This is an amazing exchange with some students at University of Miami. Too bad it's all sideways.

<param><param><param><param>Mike Gravel pwns from Eric Deutsch on Vimeo.

That was really awesome.

Well, he's on the money on a lot of stuff and he pwned that student good, but his lax attitude towards nuclear proliferation worries me.