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Mars - Should U.S. spend money to go there? POLL
The Desert Sun ^
| January 19, 2003
| Desert Sun Newspaper
Posted on 01/19/2004 7:34:49 PM PST by BJungNan
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:43:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Certainly won't be hard to influence this one. The Desert Sun, by the way, is running an editorial cartoon accompanying this poll that shows President Bush as a little boy riding a rocket to mars, dollars pouring out the back of the rocket.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedesertsun.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freep; mars
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:34:50 PM PST
by
BJungNan
To: BJungNan; Carry_Okie; forester; sasquatch; B4Ranch; SierraWasp; hedgetrimmer; knews_hound; ...
Short list.
If this is taxes with reprsentation
Give me taxes without representation
I much prefer a tax on tea!
Instead of everything else.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:38:44 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
To: Normal4me; RightWhale; demlosers; Prof Engineer; BlazingArizona; ThreePuttinDude; Brett66; ...
Time to freep this poll!!!
Space Ping! This is the space ping list! Let me know if you want on or off this list!
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:40:40 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: farmfriend
No, thank you.
I'd rather have a tax cut.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:41:28 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: BJungNan
Freeped and a bump to the top.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:41:40 PM PST
by
kingu
(Remember: Politicians and members of the press are going to read what you write today.)
To: KevinDavis
It sure won't be hard to move the numbers. I think I see them moving already.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:41:40 PM PST
by
BJungNan
To: BJungNan
Isn't this the Palm Spring area .. if so .. it's mostly retired people and they could care less about the space program.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:42:59 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
("America is the GREATEST NATION on the face of the earth")
To: BJungNan
Is there cheese on Mars? If not, I see no point in wasting those dollars when they could be much better spent where we actually live.
To: CyberAnt
No, Palm Springs is not mostly retired, although people do retire here. There is a large population of gays (the second San Francisco some say) and many working people. Also quite a few celebrities call it their second (third, fourth) home.
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:47:24 PM PST
by
BJungNan
To: BJungNan
|
Sun Poll
|
Should the United States spend money exploring Mars?
 |
44.7% |
| Yes |
|
55.3% |
| No |
Total Votes: 123
|
To: KevinDavis
FReeped and bumped!Should the United States spend money exploring Mars?
Yes 47.3%
No 52.7%
Total Votes: 131
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:59:39 PM PST
by
Momaw Nadon
(Goals for 2004: Re-elect President Bush, over 60 Republicans in the Senate, and a Republican House.)
To: harbinger of doom
Certainly, we don't want any future astronauts buying tacos from the Martians when we get there... Wait! No Taco Stand on Mars you say?!
Gosh, I guess it was spent here on Earth then...
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posted on
01/19/2004 7:59:43 PM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: BJungNan
Bumped and Freeped.
13
posted on
01/19/2004 8:02:08 PM PST
by
Brett66
To: BJungNan
Bumped and Freeped.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:02:35 PM PST
by
Brett66
To: *FREEP!
FReeped and bumped.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:03:59 PM PST
by
anymouse
To: BJungNan
Should the United States spend money exploring Mars?
48.9%
Yes
51.1%
No
Total Votes: 139
If there is an important, National Security reason we need to beat the world to Mars, the President ought to tell us straight. Otherwise that money is needed here.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:04:34 PM PST
by
ETERNAL WARMING
(SHUT THE DOOR IN 2004! VOTE TANCREDO!)
To: harbinger of doom
wasting those dollars when they could be much better spent where we actually live. Don't see a lot of greenbacks falling off the Mars lander. If they sent the money to Mars you'd expect to see the money on Mars.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:17:43 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
If there is an important, National Security reason we need to beat the world to Mars, the President ought to tell us straight. Otherwise that money is needed here.We spend a ton here. I think we can find money to do a few other things too. The spin off from the effort will bring great advances in our standard of living, our technologies that will more than offset the cost.
Read Krauthammer's current column and you will change your opinion on this issue. It very clearly points up what a good move this is for our space program, a very good change of direction.
Now go the poll and VOTE YES! If for no other reason than to support President Bush against his detractors.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:18:44 PM PST
by
BJungNan
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Every dollar spent on research is a dollar not spent on giving an illegal alien free abortions or welfare.
Besides, we get many, many benefits from the space program.
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posted on
01/19/2004 8:21:46 PM PST
by
LaraCroft
(If the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, do the stupid get stupider?)
To: RightWhale
What's the currency up there again?
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