Posted on 08/08/2005 6:50:27 AM PDT by The_Victor
glad someone has answered her menopausal blather.
The PC movement has infected NASA with disastrous results.
She should be concerned with getting back to earth in one piece.
Good post.
Too little, too late I fear. But you hit the nail right on the head this time. How terribly crude of you.
Yikes! Depending how things go tomorrow, this may come off as callous. LOL
I will continue to pray for all of them.
On another note, tomorrow's landing will be at 5:07 a.m. EST. I am going to set the VCR tonight.
The authors are engaging in a bit of hyperbole. The shuttle is hardly falling apart around Col. Collins. I am confident that the reentry will go fine.
"platitudinous claptrap" - what a great phrase, and a perfect description.
That was one heckuva smackdown. But warranted, nonetheless.
I find it difficult to believe that a space shuttle commander could be such a shallow, emotional ignoramus. My guess is that she has her eye on future career opportunities as an enviro/feminist darling on the lecture circuit.
Look to see her on the covers of MS., People, McCalls, etc.
Not to mention the talk-show circuit.
I think she was specifically referring to deforestation, which might be remedied by planting some trees. So the author's asking does she want to pump oil back in the ground is a misdirection. And yes the atmospheric layer is rather thin whether viewed from space or just contemplating how thin the atmosphere becomes even at altitudes we can climb to. I'd need more detail on what erosion she was observing before commenting. But is it really necessary to attack an astronaut or anyone for observing the Earth is relatively small with a potentially fragile environment? I'm not sure all conservatives favor pollution as a matter of principle. I don't.
...and I bet the shuttle blows big holes in the ozone layer, so she should just shut up. Bolivian Rosewood makes beautiful furniture.
Ms Collins little speech failed to put in a plug for global warming. Sounded as though it was written by the "greens".
The space program would be far better off if the astronauts would refrain from politically correct commentary. "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," says significantly more than Col. Collins PC speech.
She was observing the Grand Canyon when she opened her pie hole.
Just fly the spaceship - don't lecture me about your environmental whacko stuff.
The greens of this country have done more damage than they have helped. The fires in California were a prime example. The forests were not allowed to be touched - the underbrush and dead trees were a disaster just waiting to happen.
And .. while Daschle supported the whackos - he secretly changed legislation in his own home state to allow for clearcutting - which helps to prevent forest fires.
Will there be a reporter who will challenge her on her ridiculous statements? I sure hope so. With all the fervor and incredulity of a White House correspondent, she should be pressed until she admits that she didn't really know what she was talking about. Let's face it, she lied!
Face it, NASA is heavy into PC these days. Isn't Ms Collins the first woman shuttle commander. Was she the best qualified OR were one or more male candidates passed over in order to place a "babe" in the drivers seat?? Personally, I'm of the opinion women should remain in the kitchen baking chocolete chip cookies.
Also, at the time of the Columbia disaster, I believe it was disclosed that NASA had altered TPS (thermal protection system)features to comply with "greenie" desires...changes which resulted in Columbia flying with less than the best TPS. I wonder what the vaporization of Columbia debris did for the environment?
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