tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post5229367229141886622..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: Ladies and gentlemen, the 44th President of the United States of AmericaMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-40876793780503815172009-01-21T19:49:00.000-08:002009-01-21T19:49:00.000-08:00We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil...<I>We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.</I><BR/><BR/>What? Nothing with nuclear fission?<BR/><BR/>That doesn't count as "restoring science."Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-62759772958616682012009-01-21T06:36:00.000-08:002009-01-21T06:36:00.000-08:00other Anonymous: Actually, Taft used the word in 1...other Anonymous: Actually, Taft used the word in 1909: <A HREF="http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres43.html" REL="nofollow">"The progress which the negro has made in the last fifty years, from slavery, when its statistics are reviewed, is marvelous..."</A> although that's a rather different context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-11746531085069739542009-01-20T20:39:00.000-08:002009-01-20T20:39:00.000-08:00"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews a..."We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers."<BR/><BR/>There's the first time an inauguration speech awknowledged the atheists and agnostics. Hearing the word "science" in there was great too.Chris Wellonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075264129097520330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-9114792567582013462009-01-20T16:37:00.000-08:002009-01-20T16:37:00.000-08:00I believe Barak Obama is the first US President wh...I believe Barak Obama is the first US President who mentioned the word "statistics" in an Inaugural Address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-87872836452941719362009-01-20T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-20T14:09:00.000-08:00But will the "roads and bridges" that 'we' build, ...But will the "roads and bridges" that 'we' build, have Eulerian paths?Sean Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996947122054737906noreply@blogger.com