Pluto Demoted, Bush Blamed

Astronomers voted for a sweeping reclassification of the solar system. Pluto was demoted to the status of a “dwarf planet.” In the new solar system as defined by the International Astronomical Union, there are eight planets instead of nine.

The demotion of Pluto was seized on by the Democratic National Committee as another Bush Administration failure. “Not since the days of Herbert Hoover has our solar system had only eight planets,” said Howard Dean, DNC Chairman. “Bush has wrecked the economy, mismanaged the war on terror and, now, he’s lost an entire planet. Is there no end to the bungling of the worst president any country has ever had?”

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) asserted that the humiliation of the downgrading of the only planet discovered by an American was due to Bush’s diplomatic ineptitude. “I would have worked closely with our European allies to build the kind of international coalition necessary to avert tragedies like this,” Kerry proclaimed.

Dean urged voters to elect Democrats lest “they wake up one morning to discover that the Supreme Court has been reduced to eight members, baseball teams limited to eight players, and cats have only eight lives.”

This set of proposed New York Times headlines shows us the world through the lense of "Pluto Demorion Crisis" with the same feeling, understanding, and insight as the TImes does on any other issue and during any other crisis, national or otherwise.

Growing disparity among planets raises moral questions

Big Astronomy doesn't want you to know that big planets are getting bigger and small planets are getting smaller

Class struggle in Solar System

Pluto & Me: Michael Moore stands with the little guy

Lack of federal funding leads to downsizing of Solar System

Small planets helpless against competition

Pluto decision sends shockwaves to neighboring solar systems

Freezing temperatures, vacuum, darkness gave Pluto no chance

Most "dwarfs" will not survive harsh winter

Republicans deny aid to Pluto amidst growing concerns for the future of trans-Neptunian objects

Observatory Director: Pluto's orbit "eccentric and absolutely unacceptable"

Mothers: Our children will grow up with only 8 planets
More causes for depression in middle-class families

Poll: Most Americans think that black holes are discriminated against

Experts blame Pluto fiasco on lack of tolerance, call for "more diversity"

Pluto ruling angers dwarves, midgets

Class action "dwarf tossing" lawsuit filed

Insider: 'big-planetism' rampant at national observatories

Whistleblower uncovers bias towards smaller, 'female' planets

Minority planets routinely left out in the cold

Republicans shrug off glass ceiling for dwarfs, asteroids

Is astronomy racist? Scholars and activists debate

Astronomer: US policies may have squandered Earth's gravitational pull

Community leaders on sympathy orbit: 'we're all dwarfs now!'

Sean Penn: We are 'hated' on other planets

Little planet that could survived abuse by astronomers as a child

ACLU: demotion of Pluto 'unconstitutional' and 'hate speech' towards size-challenged objects

Earth-centric policies discriminate against possible non-carbon based life

Cindy Sheehan mourns Pluto tragedy: "I want to meet with Chief Astronomer and look him in the eye"

French author: Earth's claim to 'intelligent life' is Earth-centric, provincial

Muslim protesters burn local planetarium "just in case"

McCain to grant planetary status to asteroids if elected: "They take orbits that big planets won't take"

Democrats: Pluto ousting 'a disgrace'

Al Gore demands recount of Pluto's body mass

NASA: Bush knew about Pluto's insufficient gravity

Order to 'out' Pluto may have come from Rove

Hugo Chavez pledges to send oil to Pluto

Pluto demotion to a 'dwarf' leaves North Korean leader uncertain about own future

Iran President defends Pluto, threatens to retaliate against Israel

Hezbollah claims rockets can now reach Pluto

Hamas leaders to appeal to UN as soon as they find out what Pluto is

Astronomers angry at Times for disclosing plans to oust Pluto

courtesy of http://www.thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=811

It is a plot by text book publishers to sell more text books.

No new planets in many moons. I forgot 1890? Bush's ties with big business.

Or from the other side of brain.

Check the vote European scientist jealous of American achievements vote out Pluto to spite America.

Micky had a fight with Pluto and pulled some strings.

What is the connection from all these groups.

The Stone Cutters!

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