Governor Rick Perry: The Anti-Science Guy.

I realize that this subject can potentially cross religious boundaries so I'll keep it as secular as possible to avoid violating anyone's beliefs.  Whether you're a strong Rick Perry supporter or not, this article is good for a few laughs about his perceptions of science.

As the front runner of the GOP for the upcoming presidential election, Perry continues to refute science to gain support from the Christian fundamentalist, hard-right conservative class of America.
For years, Governor Perry has attempted to inject creationism or intelligent design into Texas schools. This defies what the federal courts have already determined to be unconstitutional and is the only reason that biology and evolution is still being taught in Texas public schools today.

Governor Perry is responsible for assigning leadership for state administrative agencies.  For the Forensics Science Commission, Perry hand-picked former Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley.  Bradley happens to share many of Governor Perry's values and is concerned with maintaining the status quo of Perry's non-science approach to capital-punishment. With the latest developments in forensics and concerns of innocent inmates put to death in the state of Texas, Perry and his cabinet have ensured that historical cases of capital-punishment are nearly impossible to review.

Although, Governor Perry continues to make decisions that impact every Texans life, he does so without the influence of science. So how exactly does he make informed decisions on let's say, HPV inoculations, forensic evidence, global warming, etc...? My guess would be just enough to not sound completely ridiculous but to gain the hard-right support that he thinks will get him votes.


http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-09-16/point-austin-rick-perry-boy-scientist/

More food for thought:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-09-16/perry-the-executioner/