Posted on 07/29/2004 7:45:56 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion
29 July 2004: NASA Ordered to Pull Kerry Photos Offline Update: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has told NASA to remove all images of Kerry's visit to KSC from all NASA web sites - immediately - due to Hatch Act concerns. These images have now been removed.
(Excerpt) Read more at spaceref.com ...
Too late. The horse is out of the barn. Pun intended.
they can't get 'em off of thousands of hard drives worldwide though! And those NASA photos are nice, high-res images, too!
Too late. You can't un-ring a bell.
Thank God. I hope this adolescent reaction on Kerry's part bites him square on the Clymer.
Once the pictures were doctored with the bunny ears, the Kerry people knew they F'd up...BIG TIME! This is even worse than Dukakis in a tank.
The thing that bugs me about this is that the "Republican attack machine" had nothing to do with the release.
Their idiotic PR is being smeared on their opposition as an attack.
Muhahahaha, the "sheeple" DO know better now. Our friend, the internet, has given us the power to post, and post, and POST these subversive photos - with BUNNY EARS!
Kerry can go **** himself and the Edwards he rode in on; I'm looking at the photos RIGHT NOW.
No, no this is great news. Why did Kerry go to NASA in the first place? Duh, a photo-op! Now, he is having to remove his own photos and pretend like he was never there.
Who will be the first to cry CENSORSHIP?? Mr. Robbins? Ms. Goldberg? Mr. Moore? Anyone?
Anyone?
Hello?
One presumes you meant ''the horse's ass''.
That is funny.
Was there supposed to be something in your post? I don't see anything, not even an "X".
"Hatch Act" as in Orrin? What's this Act?
I just love this stuff.
I have been laughing every day since these photos can out. We can all look forward to the talking head shows after the election where Kerry campaigners are discussing what went wrong.
And when that day comes I want everyone to get a mental picture. This is one good example.
Hatch act basically prevents employees from campaigning on govt time...
http://www.osc.gov/hatchact.htm
http://www.osc.gov/hatchact.htm
"The Hatch Act restricts the political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government, District of Columbia government and some state and local employees who work in connection with federally funded programs. In 1993, Congress passed legislation that significantly amended the Hatch Act as it applies to federal and D.C. employees (5 U.S.C. §§ 7321-7326). (These amendments did not change the provisions that apply to state and local employees. 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501- 1508.) Under the amendments most federal and D.C. employees are now permitted to take an active part in political management and political campaigns. A small group of federal employees are subject to greater restrictions and continue to be prohibited from engaging in partisan political management and partisan political campaigns."
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