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Wow, just wow. That is all I could think while watching that. Neil deGrasse Tyson is such a great orator. It wouldn't surprise me if he becomes President some d

Wow, just wow. That is all I could think while watching that. Neil deGrasse Tyson is such a great orator. It wouldn't surprise me if he becomes President some day.

nollidge 15y ago
He's stated explicitly before that he has no interest in politics whatsoever.
- sjtgraham 15y ago
  He sounds pretty fired up about this issue, which is one of the main reasons why people get into politics.
  - tricolon 15y ago
    He has stated explicitly that he sees himself as an educator. I agree with him. Politicians are, after all, people. Educating people is the best way to change how people think.
  - nollidge 15y ago
    From the horse's mouth: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2011/08/21/if-i-were-president http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2011/08/21/if-i-... I agree with him. Politicians are a reflection of the electorate. One can have even more of a positive impact by educating and energizing the electorate than as one lone politician.
  - njharman 15y ago
    > He sounds pretty fired up about this issue, which is one of the main reasons why people get into politics. Am I the only so jaded to think that's comically naive? At least at the State+ level people (successfully) get into politics for power and money, period.
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- rbanffy 15y ago
  And that's one of the reasons politics are so messed up. I wouldn't envy him if he ever decided to enter this shark tank, but I would support him with all my energy. Which isn't much - I don't even live in the US. But the world could use one or two ethical politicians for a change.
warpspeed 15y ago
I'd pay to watch a debate between him and Rick Santorum.
- rbanffy 15y ago
  Me too, as long as Santorum doesn't get paid. Or maybe I would. If he had more money, the Republican candidacy becomes even more confusing and the others will have to spend more time and money fighting each other than fighting Obama. If I had a huge amount of money, I'd donate it to Ron Paul, just for the fun of it. From time to time he says some surprisingly reasonable things.
  - larrydag 15y ago
    Ron Paul would defund all of NASA. Just saying.
    - rbanffy 15y ago
      Only if he wins.
- bithive123 15y ago
  That would be like Obama having a debate with Sarah Palin. Why should Tyson waste his time?
jamesbritt 15y ago
It wouldn't surprise me if he becomes President some day. He's not a practicing theist, so his chances are about zero. http://anamericanatheist.org/interviews/interview-with-neil-degrasse-tyson/ http://anamericanatheist.org/interviews/interview-with-neil-...

Wow, just wow. That is all I could think while watching that. Neil deGrasse Tyson is such a great orator. It wouldn't surprise me if he becomes President some day.

nollidge 15y ago

He's stated explicitly before that he has no interest in politics whatsoever.

sjtgraham 15y ago
He sounds pretty fired up about this issue, which is one of the main reasons why people get into politics.
- tricolon 15y ago
  He has stated explicitly that he sees himself as an educator. I agree with him. Politicians are, after all, people. Educating people is the best way to change how people think.
- nollidge 15y ago
  From the horse's mouth: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2011/08/21/if-i-were-president http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2011/08/21/if-i-... I agree with him. Politicians are a reflection of the electorate. One can have even more of a positive impact by educating and energizing the electorate than as one lone politician.
- njharman 15y ago
  > He sounds pretty fired up about this issue, which is one of the main reasons why people get into politics. Am I the only so jaded to think that's comically naive? At least at the State+ level people (successfully) get into politics for power and money, period.
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rbanffy 15y ago
And that's one of the reasons politics are so messed up. I wouldn't envy him if he ever decided to enter this shark tank, but I would support him with all my energy. Which isn't much - I don't even live in the US. But the world could use one or two ethical politicians for a change.

warpspeed 15y ago

I'd pay to watch a debate between him and Rick Santorum.

rbanffy 15y ago
Me too, as long as Santorum doesn't get paid. Or maybe I would. If he had more money, the Republican candidacy becomes even more confusing and the others will have to spend more time and money fighting each other than fighting Obama. If I had a huge amount of money, I'd donate it to Ron Paul, just for the fun of it. From time to time he says some surprisingly reasonable things.
- larrydag 15y ago
  Ron Paul would defund all of NASA. Just saying.
  - rbanffy 15y ago
    Only if he wins.
bithive123 15y ago
That would be like Obama having a debate with Sarah Palin. Why should Tyson waste his time?

jamesbritt 15y ago

It wouldn't surprise me if he becomes President some day. He's not a practicing theist, so his chances are about zero. http://anamericanatheist.org/interviews/interview-with-neil-degrasse-tyson/ http://anamericanatheist.org/interviews/interview-with-neil-...