A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA

New York Times ^ | February 8, 2006 | Andrew C. Revkin

[MurryMom]

George C. Deutsch, the young presidential appointee at NASA who told public affairs workers to limit reporters' access to a top climate scientist and told a Web designer to add the word "theory" at every mention of the Big Bang, resigned yesterday, agency officials said.

Mr. Deutsch's resignation came on the same day that officials at Texas A&M University confirmed that he did not graduate from there, as his résumé on file at the agency asserted.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Do you insist *all* theories be clearly labeled as such?

No, just the ones pertaining to the origins of the universe.

Seems a reasonable enough concession, considering how many wars have been fought over this sort of thing.

[clawrence3]

Thanks for your note and link.

[clawrence3]

Both links come back "Could not find the requested document in the cache" - sorry.

[demkicker]

Do you think he'll get 3 bogus purple hearts for it?

ROTFLMAO!

[MurryMom]

Your question should be directed to the NYTimes ombudsman. My post merely quoted the NYTTimes directly without changing the writer's words.

You don't have any proof that the college dropout Republican Party hack was not a presidential appointee, do you?

[clawrence3]

Actually, JaneAustin's post#107 noted that Deutsch is NOT on the list of presidential appointments: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/indexC-E.html

More "proof" than you've submitted he WAS.

[MurryMom]

Both links come back "Could not find the requested document in the cache" - sorry.

Ditto.

[Dominic Harr]

No, just the ones pertaining to the origins of the universe.

*All*?

So you insist that every mention of 'creationism' actually be 'Creation Theory', then?

Somehow, I don't believe you do . . .

Which would suggest a double standard. Which is why people object to the selective use of the word.

It's a standard tactic from way, way back for dishonest folks: insist the word 'theory' be appended to anything they don't believe in.

[mnehring]

You don't have any proof that the college dropout Republican Party hack was not a presidential appointee, do you?

Actually, yes.. Presidential Appointee lists are public domain and he isn't listed... If you track back the link to his name and Presidential Appointee, it started in the Blogs, not in legit news sources or government appointee lists.. none of which also point out his grandfather was a legend at NASA and seems a much more logical way for him to get the job at NASA.
Presidential Appointees
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/nominations/indexC-E.html

[DJ MacWoW]

The live link in 206 works. And remember that according to liberals, it's the smear that counts, not fact.

[kylaka]

Not to mention, that Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar dropout. Little buggers always seem to leave that last word out.

[notigar]

"Skank"? Is that necessary?

[scratcher]

Link works just fine and George Deutsch is not on the list. These liberals are getting very desperate. They know they are a dying breed.

[clawrence3]

How about this Deutsch press release - any WORDS he used that you disapprove of?

http://universe.nasa.gov/press/2005/051005f.html

[antiRepublicrat]

Please show us any evidence that the President even knew about this kid's position.

Presidential appointee. As Hopper says, "First rule of leadership: everything is your fault."

[DJ MacWoW]

These liberals are getting very desperate. They know they are a dying breed.

Especially after yesterdays performance at the King funeral and trying to derail spying on Al Qaida. America is getting to see exactly what they are.

[Freedom is eternally right]

I learned that George Deutsch never graduated from Texas A&M, and the last record of him was from June 9, 2004, when he withdrew.

He wrote a column for the Battalion that is dated August 3, 2004, so he was still considered a student at that time.

[clawrence3]

LOL - ain't that the truth?! Even for PRIOR Presidential appointees on your watch.

[DJ MacWoW]

Presidential appointee.

No. he's not. Check the link in post 206.

[clawrence3]

Did you find anything about Deutsch graduating from college and then 2 years later dropping out of the Texas A&M School of Journalism?