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Obama tasks NASA with building Muslim self-esteem (not satire)
Powerlineblog.com ^ | 07/05/2010 | Paul Mirengoff

Posted on 07/05/2010 7:15:02 AM PDT by OldDeckHand

In the video below, Charles Bolden, head of NASA, tells Al Jazeera that the "foremost" task President Obama has given him is "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering." Thus, NASA's primary mission is no longer to enhance American science and engineering or to explore space, but to boost the self-esteem of "predominantly Muslim nations."

Exploring space didn't even make the top three things Obama wants Bolden to accomplish. The other two are "re-inspire children to want to get into science and math" and "expand our international relationships,"

This is more evidence, if any were needed, of Obama's lack of interest in American achievement or, indeed, American greatness. He seems to believe we've achieved enough (or perhaps too much) and that the trick now is to make nations that have achieved little for centuries feel like we couldn't have done it without them (in the video, Bolden goes on to talk about how much NASA owes the Russians and the Japanese).

(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bolden; charlesbolden; finalfrontier; islam; jihadinorbit; jihadinspace; nasa; obama
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The incompetence of Barack Obama and his administration is at times, breathtaking.
1 posted on 07/05/2010 7:15:04 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: OldDeckHand

I saw this video the other day. Unbelievable.


2 posted on 07/05/2010 7:15:56 AM PDT by devane617 (VOTE THEM OUT! ALL OF THEM!)
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To: OldDeckHand

Bacon haters in space.


3 posted on 07/05/2010 7:16:57 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Communism has arrived in Washington)
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To: OldDeckHand

Their problem is not a lack of self-esteem. It’s a lack of respect for others.


4 posted on 07/05/2010 7:17:32 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: OldDeckHand

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/obamas-new-mission-for-nasa-reach-out-to-muslim-world-97785979.html


5 posted on 07/05/2010 7:19:55 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: OldDeckHand
Surely this is some kind of sick joke and if it is not then I have a simple question....

WHY IN GOD'S NAME IS THIS POS PRESIDENT NOT BEING FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE??!!

6 posted on 07/05/2010 7:19:59 AM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE)
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To: All

This president must be removed from office.
How do we start?

Razmataz


7 posted on 07/05/2010 7:20:24 AM PDT by Razmataz
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To: OldDeckHand

I think Americans are getting tired of this President and his dislike for this country. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit, after the November elections, if he and his appointees, were removed from office. We need another McCarthy era.


8 posted on 07/05/2010 7:21:19 AM PDT by RC2
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To: OldDeckHand
I watched the first two minutes.

I feel sick to my stomach.

9 posted on 07/05/2010 7:22:02 AM PDT by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: OldDeckHand
Another sad day for America. It will help quite a bit, though, when 0 leaves office. ;-)

The November elections should be excellent. I think an ad built around this exact issue would be quite effective in motivating people against the Dems.

10 posted on 07/05/2010 7:22:22 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.)
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To: Razmataz

The November election will go a long way in neutering Obama, but getting him out in 2012 will be the desired ending.


11 posted on 07/05/2010 7:22:41 AM PDT by devane617 (VOTE THEM OUT! ALL OF THEM!)
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To: RC2
Barky proves again that he likes Muslims...
12 posted on 07/05/2010 7:23:12 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: OldDeckHand

Maybe NASA could help the Iranians improve their ICBM technology.


13 posted on 07/05/2010 7:24:03 AM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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To: OldDeckHand
“to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering.”

Those never were contributions from Islam. Those contributions came from civilizations conquered by the Muslims (eg Ptolemaic Alexandria). The intrinsic oppression of Islam inevitably choked the lives out of those civilizations and the scientific "contributions " stopped.

14 posted on 07/05/2010 7:24:40 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Razmataz

“How do we start?”

We’ve already started, Raz. Normal, everyday people are gathering on a regular basis in small groups to become politically active and compare notes. The whole Tea Party movement is nothing more than concerned citizens from all walks of like who just can’t take getting pummeled anymore.

The November elections will be telling, assuming that Skippy and Company don’t pre-nullify them with some trumped up national emergency that results in martial law.


15 posted on 07/05/2010 7:25:05 AM PDT by Tigerized (pursuingliberty.com)
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To: OldDeckHand

Absolutely NUTS! This should have NOTHING to do with NASA!

Bombard the White House (and all of our representatives, Senators) with emails.


16 posted on 07/05/2010 7:25:35 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: OldDeckHand

Good gawd.


17 posted on 07/05/2010 7:26:56 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: OldDeckHand

Is there any doubt that race and Islam are at the top of Obama’s stack at all times?


18 posted on 07/05/2010 7:27:04 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: expatguy; Razmataz
1. We need people in the House to draft articles of impeachment, based on cause (treason, bribery, high crimes & misdemeanors). We don't have enough people who would step up to be the managers.

2. We then need enough votes in the House to pass the articles - 2/3, as I recall. We don't those votes, and probably won't even after the next elections.

3. If it were to pass, we then need the Senate to convict by majority. We don't have those votes, and probably won't even after the next elections.

19 posted on 07/05/2010 7:27:10 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: OldDeckHand

Is it just me, or does Bolden look like a “morph” between Barack Obama and Eric Holder?


20 posted on 07/05/2010 7:28:15 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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