Comments on: NASA quietly had its mission statement changed http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:09:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: john enk http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-2/#comment-790612 john enk Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:09:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-790612 It seems it's easier for Bush to make changes and ask for permission later. How can we continue to allow such a limited person have such unlimited power? It seems it’s easier for Bush to make changes and ask for permission later.
How can we continue to allow such a limited person have such unlimited power?

]]> By: X-Tra Rant » Hide & Seek http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-686722 X-Tra Rant » Hide & Seek Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:58:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-686722 [...] The White House changed NASA’s mission statement. How? They removed “to understand and protect our home planet.” [...] [...] The White House changed NASA’s mission statement. How? They removed “to understand and protect our home planet.” [...]

]]> By: aidanfindlater.com » Blog Archive » NASA’s new mission statement http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-686434 aidanfindlater.com » Blog Archive » NASA’s new mission statement Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:34:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-686434 [...] As reported in the New York Times and Think Progress, NASA has changed their Mission Statement to remove “to understand and protect our home planet.” This was ostensibly done to align it to Bush’s goals for space exploration. Of course it has nothing to do with global warming. That’d just be silly. [...] [...] As reported in the New York Times and Think Progress, NASA has changed their Mission Statement to remove “to understand and protect our home planet.” This was ostensibly done to align it to Bush’s goals for space exploration. Of course it has nothing to do with global warming. That’d just be silly. [...]

]]> By: Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685845 Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:58:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685845 For some reason lately, I seem to encounter difficulty when copying & pasting links. I am an idiot and I deeply apologize. The correct link for the <a href="http://www.house.gov/science/committeeinfo/members/space/index.htm" rel="nofollow">House Space Committee</a>: http://www.house.gov/science/committeeinfo/members/space/index.htm For some reason lately, I seem to encounter difficulty when copying & pasting links. I am an idiot and I deeply apologize. The correct link for the House Space Committee: http://www.house.gov/science/committeeinfo/members/space/index.htm

]]> By: TR http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685835 TR Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:20:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685835 The best thing that we can do is that when the MSM ignores or underreports a story, we have to make sure that it doesn't. From what I can see, so far so good. As a community we can keep the story from getting swept under the rug, and help spread the word through online social networks and web sites like this one (and also more recently digg.com). BTW, great comments by katy. The best thing that we can do is that when the MSM ignores or underreports a story, we have to make sure that it doesn’t. From what I can see, so far so good.

As a community we can keep the story from getting swept under the rug, and help spread the word through online social networks and web sites like this one (and also more recently digg.com).

BTW, great comments by katy.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685732 katy Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:25:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685732 <em>If your representative is on the space committee, please call them up and ask how this nonsense is justifyable! Comment by Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu — July 23, 2006 @ 2:26 pm</em> sir, that link did not go to anything about a "space committee", but thank you for the story that it DID lead to: <em><strong>Cheney uses Middle East disaster as campaign issue for Republicans</strong> by John in DC - 7/22/2006 09:06:00 AM I swear, there is no carnage, no mayhem, no disaster that the Republicans won't try to turn around to their advantage. They ignore the Middle East, war erupts, they do nothing about it, and now Cheney is out there saying that this shows everyone should vote Republican. Uh huh. So, why not help Cheney out. What other great issues should the Republicans run on this fall? <strong>- Losing New Orleans - Ignoring North Korea - Botching Iraq - Doing nothing about high gas prices - Trying to privatize social security - Screwing Alzheimers and Parkinsons patients by vetoing stem cell research - Polluting the environment - Breaking the budget</strong> ... </em>http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/cheney-uses-middle-east-disaster-as.html If your representative is on the space committee, please call them up and ask how this nonsense is justifyable!
Comment by Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu — July 23, 2006 @ 2:26 pm

sir, that link did not go to anything about a “space committee”, but thank you for the story that it DID lead to:

Cheney uses Middle East disaster as campaign issue for Republicans
by John in DC – 7/22/2006 09:06:00 AM

I swear, there is no carnage, no mayhem, no disaster that the Republicans won’t try to turn around to their advantage. They ignore the Middle East, war erupts, they do nothing about it, and now Cheney is out there saying that this shows everyone should vote Republican. Uh huh.

So, why not help Cheney out. What other great issues should the Republicans run on this fall?

- Losing New Orleans
- Ignoring North Korea
- Botching Iraq
- Doing nothing about high gas prices
- Trying to privatize social security
- Screwing Alzheimers and Parkinsons patients by vetoing stem cell research
- Polluting the environment
- Breaking the budget
…
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/cheney-uses-middle-east-disaster-as.html

]]> By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685630 Gregor Samsa Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:00:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685630 <i>Once again, you attack Crichton, and not his data, analysis and graphs. Comment by Jason M. Hendler — July 23, 2006 @ 10:14 am </i> I am not attacking Crichton. I am highlighting his lack of proper credentials to issue any serious statement concerning global warming. Once again, you fail to understand the importance of having professional qualifications on a particular field of expertise and choose Crichton's uneducated opinion over the concensus in the scientific community -all of whom have the proper credentials. <i>Urbanization does raise air temperature, since grass, trees and moist soil aren’t able to evaporate water to cool the air.</i> And who is responsible for urbanisation? Angels? Extraterrestrials? Even in this argument you choose to pursue, the cause of raising temperatures are humans. <i>BTW, where are all those hurricanes you guys predicted?</i> "you guys"? I though you were talking to me. Or are you responding to the voices in your head? But since you bring it up, there is growing evidence that hurricanes are, indeed, getting stronger -although it is not conclusive. Check this link: <a href="http://www.pewclimate.org/hurricanes.cfm" rel="nofollow">Hurricanes and Global Warming - Q&A</a> <i>If the world is undergoing a global temp increase, why haven’t the hurricans been pouring in this year? The best you could muster is weeklong heatwave over middle America.</i> So far, what scientists (you know, those who know what they are talking about) say is that global warming may have an impact on the frequency and strength of the hurricanes. That is a hypothesis that is being tested by gathering evidence. Nobody as far as I know made a hard prediction on this issue. If you have links of a climate scientist making a prediction like that, please provide them. Once again, you attack Crichton, and not his data, analysis and graphs.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler — July 23, 2006 @ 10:14 am

I am not attacking Crichton. I am highlighting his lack of proper credentials to issue any serious statement concerning global warming.

Once again, you fail to understand the importance of having professional qualifications on a particular field of expertise and choose Crichton’s uneducated opinion over the concensus in the scientific community -all of whom have the proper credentials.

Urbanization does raise air temperature, since grass, trees and moist soil aren’t able to evaporate water to cool the air.

And who is responsible for urbanisation? Angels? Extraterrestrials?

Even in this argument you choose to pursue, the cause of raising temperatures are humans.

BTW, where are all those hurricanes you guys predicted?

“you guys”? I though you were talking to me. Or are you responding to the voices in your head?

But since you bring it up, there is growing evidence that hurricanes are, indeed, getting stronger -although it is not conclusive. Check this link: Hurricanes and Global Warming – Q&A

If the world is undergoing a global temp increase, why haven’t the hurricans been pouring in this year? The best you could muster is weeklong heatwave over middle America.

So far, what scientists (you know, those who know what they are talking about) say is that global warming may have an impact on the frequency and strength of the hurricanes. That is a hypothesis that is being tested by gathering evidence.

Nobody as far as I know made a hard prediction on this issue. If you have links of a climate scientist making a prediction like that, please provide them.

]]> By: Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685518 Capt. Jean-Luc Pikachu Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:26:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685518 If your representative is on the <a href="http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/cheney-uses-middle-east-disaster-as.html" rel="nofollow">space committee</a>, <em>please</em> call them up and ask how this nonsense is justifyable! If your representative is on the space committee, please call them up and ask how this nonsense is justifyable!

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685498 WaltTheMan Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:08:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685498 #42 - Jason M. Hendler, Read the reference, global warming is the source of this movement. Unprecidented numbers of tornados in the northeast USA have the same origin. #42 – Jason M. Hendler,
Read the reference, global warming is the source of this movement. Unprecidented numbers of tornados in the northeast USA have the same origin.

]]> By: Jason M. Hendler http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685484 Jason M. Hendler Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:57:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685484 #41, Walt, Ah, just what I thought - no global warming. #41, Walt,

Ah, just what I thought – no global warming.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685377 WaltTheMan Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:22:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685377 #39 - Jason M. Hendler, The jetstream is <a href="http://www.mdgreens.org/montgomery/blog/2006/05/26/648/" rel="nofollow"><strong>moving north this summer</strong></a>, cutting down on the mixing of cold and hot air just above the equator. The trend will lead to fewer cyclone-like disturbances (Excluding tornadoes which will become more common.) but will extend the deserts of the world significantly. #39 – Jason M. Hendler,
The jetstream is moving north this summer, cutting down on the mixing of cold and hot air just above the equator. The trend will lead to fewer cyclone-like disturbances (Excluding tornadoes which will become more common.) but will extend the deserts of the world significantly.

]]> By: seweezee http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685369 seweezee Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:44:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685369 If we as citizens ever collectively come to our senses and do a massive task of housecleaning to restore our national luster and international standing, the job will be overwhelming.No agency, no policy can be overlooked, including NASA. If we as citizens ever collectively come to our senses and do a massive task of housecleaning to restore our national luster and international standing, the job will be overwhelming.No agency, no policy can be overlooked, including NASA.

]]> By: Jason M. Hendler http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685364 Jason M. Hendler Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:14:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685364 #31, gregor, Once again, you attack Crichton, and not his data, analysis and graphs. Urbanization does raise air temperature, since grass, trees and moist soil aren't able to evaporate water to cool the air. BTW, where are all those hurricanes you guys predicted? If the world is undergoing a global temp increase, why haven't the hurricans been pouring in this year? The best you could muster is weeklong heatwave over middle America. #38, LDPUSA, Well, if we are assigning blame for bad things that happen during a presidential administration on the president, then I can assign the first WTC bombing, two embassy bombings, USS Cole bombing by Al Qieda, all on Clinton, who did NOTHING, but fire Tomahawk missles at one "training camp", allowing Osama to get away and cause 9/11. #31, gregor,

Once again, you attack Crichton, and not his data, analysis and graphs. Urbanization does raise air temperature, since grass, trees and moist soil aren’t able to evaporate water to cool the air.

BTW, where are all those hurricanes you guys predicted? If the world is undergoing a global temp increase, why haven’t the hurricans been pouring in this year? The best you could muster is weeklong heatwave over middle America.

#38, LDPUSA,

Well, if we are assigning blame for bad things that happen during a presidential administration on the president, then I can assign the first WTC bombing, two embassy bombings, USS Cole bombing by Al Qieda, all on Clinton, who did NOTHING, but fire Tomahawk missles at one “training camp”, allowing Osama to get away and cause 9/11.

]]> By: The Liberal Democratic Party of the USA http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685358 The Liberal Democratic Party of the USA Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:37:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685358 The Bush administration secret diplomacy with the Taliban before July 2001 provoked the 9-11 attacks. As for NASA, the REPUBLIKLAN Party does not have a good record on sending astronauts to space with 2 shuttles destroyed and 14 astronauts dead under their watch. The Republiklan party does not appear to like science and math because it puts the lie to alot of their economic and social policy. It appears unfortunate that we have to wait until the Republiklan party destroys America similar to what it did in 1929. The Bush administration secret diplomacy with the Taliban before July 2001 provoked the 9-11 attacks.

As for NASA, the REPUBLIKLAN Party does not have a good record on sending astronauts to space with 2 shuttles destroyed and 14 astronauts dead under their watch.

The Republiklan party does not appear to like science and math because it puts the lie to alot of their economic and social policy.

It appears unfortunate that we have to wait until the Republiklan party destroys America similar to what it did in 1929.

]]> By: the fly-man http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685349 the fly-man Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:06:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685349 I see this a ruse. It's a huge budget icon in most taxpayer's mind and if you get people thinking that the economy is ok and the war is something we can afford, we must make sacrifices so let's cut dream projects. Like protecting our planet, really, isn't that a silly notion? The military's presence in space is perpetual so that part of the budget will stay, but hey, to be able to afford more wars we'll just have to stick to the destruction part, the earth will heal itself, right? It's just like their bogus budget projection slight if hand. I see this a ruse. It’s a huge budget icon in most taxpayer’s mind and if you get people thinking that the economy is ok and the war is something we can afford, we must make sacrifices so let’s cut dream projects. Like protecting our planet, really, isn’t that a silly notion? The military’s presence in space is perpetual so that part of the budget will stay, but hey, to be able to afford more wars we’ll just have to stick to the destruction part, the earth will heal itself, right? It’s just like their bogus budget projection slight if hand.

]]> By: Morgan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685270 Morgan Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:57:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685270 Good post!! Good post!!

]]> By: The Great Society :: White House Deletes “Protect Our Home Planet” from NASA Mission Statement :: July :: 2006 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685221 The Great Society :: White House Deletes “Protect Our Home Planet” from NASA Mission Statement :: July :: 2006 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:41:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685221 [...] This is just simply ridiculous but no surprise coming from the Bush White House. Apparently, the Bush administration deleted the phrase “to understand and protect our home planet” from the mission statement of NASA last February. [...] [...] This is just simply ridiculous but no surprise coming from the Bush White House. Apparently, the Bush administration deleted the phrase “to understand and protect our home planet” from the mission statement of NASA last February. [...]

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685176 katy Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:04:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685176 Understanding jason et al: <em><strong>Franks Luntz’s handbook for the GOP</strong>- How to frame going to war to the public in a post 9/11 America…</em> <a href="http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/live/node/3548" rel="nofollow">the full version here</a>… you can download the PDF for bathroom reading… <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&client=safari&rls=en-us&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=COMMUNICATING+THE+PRINCIPLES+OF+PREVENTION+%26+PROTECTION+IN+THE+WAR+ON+TERROR&spell=1" rel="nofollow">more links at google</a>... Understanding jason et al:

Franks Luntz’s handbook for the GOP- How to frame going to war to the public in a post 9/11 America…
the full version here… you can download the PDF for bathroom reading…
more links at google…

]]> By: Willy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-685120 Willy Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:19:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-685120 It is truly unbelievable that we currently have the most anti-humanitarian president ever. Profits are everything. It is truly unbelievable that we currently have the most anti-humanitarian president ever. Profits are everything.

]]> By: unbelievable http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-684896 unbelievable Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:06:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/22/nasa-quietly-had-its-mission-statement-changed/#comment-684896 I read on a reputable Science News website this past Spring that NASA is also planning to send a bomb the size of a school bus to the moon to break off a big chunk of it to check for water... I'm guessing just in case the Rapture doesn't happen this decade? I read on a reputable Science News website this past Spring that NASA is also planning to send a bomb the size of a school bus to the moon to break off a big chunk of it to check for water… I’m guessing just in case the Rapture doesn’t happen this decade?

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