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Obama Cites Science and Tech in Win Speech

After winning reelection, President Obama noted the importance of science and technology to the country. Steve Mirsky pulled pertinent clips from the speech














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Clips from President Obama’s post-election speech:

“We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers, a country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation, with all the good jobs and new businesses that follow. We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet...

“We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America open to the dreams of…the furniture worker's child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president. That's the future we hope for.”

[The above text is a transcript of this podcast.]


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  1. 1. econman 12:10 PM 11/8/12

    We got the right guy to TALK about it. Too bad we didn't get the right guy to DO something about it.

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  2. 2. eco-steve 08:43 PM 11/26/12

    To survive the forthcoming ressource crisis, climate change, pollution crunch and biodiversity loss, the USA needs very astute politicians who are scientifically literate. Unfortunately many US politicians have never surpassed the superstitious stage of religiosity founded on assumptions made thousands of years ago by societies of goat-herders. Galilieo and Brno revealed the true nature os the so-called religious leaders.

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