You want to talk straw men, I might remind you that I wasn't the one who ballooned a McCain viewpoint on bear studies into "anti-intellectualism in mainstream political rhetoric."
I might also point out in that context that you completely dismissed any idea that Proxmire's similar attacks had anything to do with a hostility toward science.
And Lee is right. You can't split pure research off into some category by itself while ignoring a hostility toward the applications of it. Go to any group of liberals and ask their opinions on chemical manufacturing, nuclear power, biotech, or genetic engineering. Mainstream Democratic politicians mostly keep their mouths shut on the subject.
I think the basic problem here is the subtle redefinition of "intellectual" as "someone who thinks what I do."
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Not even a good try.
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