White House denies NASA remark on Muslim outreach (Bolden thrown under the bus)

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Even 240 can't spin this turd. 

Notice KC, Blacken, Straw, Mons, Danny have not even made a token effort on this gem?

To believe Obama - you have to discredit Bolden, which is disgusting. 

Notice too that the same thing happened with Sestak with the job offer fiasco?   

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Bump for 240 - can you humor us and try to spin this turd for a laugh?   

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This Would Be a Waste Even If It Cost Nothing [Obama Wants $165M To Improve Higher Ed In Indonesia!]
National Review ^ | July 14th, 2010 | George Leef



This Would Be a Waste Even If It Cost Nothing July 14, 2010 By George Leef I read on the front page of the new (July 16) issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, in an article entitled “Obama Begins Rebuilding Academic Ties to Indonesia,” that “at the recent G-20 summit meeting . . . Mr. Obama announced that the United States would spend $165 million over the next five years on programs to help strengthen higher education in Indonesia through educational exchanges and university partnerships. The two countries will also hold a higher education summit next summer.”

OK — $165 million is now just pocket change in Washington, but I can’t see that this expenditure will do anything to make Indonesian higher education better, how it would make life better in Indonesia even if it did, or what this will do for Americans (other than those who will get to participate in the “education summit,” of course).


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Maybe today I can get an answer from one of the Obama cultists to spin or defend this. 

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NASA Chief Who Called Muslim Outreach 'Foremost' Job Heads to Saudi Arabia

Published October 01, 2010 | FoxNews.com

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The NASA chief who caused an uproar over the summer when he said outreach to the Muslim world might be his "foremost" priority has embarked on a trip this weekend to Saudi Arabia.

A NASA spokesman said the visit is part of a multicountry tour. Administrator Charles Bolden and a delegation of several other NASA officials arrive in Saudi Arabia on Friday following a trip to Prague. From the Middle East, they will head next to Nepal where Bolden will give a keynote address at a climate change conference.

Though Bolden's comments about Muslim outreach earlier raised concerns that the White House was squeezing him into an out-of-place diplomatic role, NASA spokesman John Yembrick said the trip "was not initiated" by either the White House or the State Department.

"This trip, including the visit to Saudi Arabia, is driven by specific, appropriate agency-level objectives," he said in an e-mail.

Bolden plans to attend an aerospace technology conference Saturday and a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the shuttle flight STS-51G, a U.S. flight that carried the first Muslim -- a member of Saudi royalty -- into space. Bolden also may hold a meeting with Saudi King Abdullah.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that "top" NASA officials had urged Bolden not to make the trip, but NASA had no comment when asked about the claim.

The White House in July tried to walk back Bolden's remarks after he told Al Jazeera about his diplomatic mission regarding Muslim nations. Bolden had said President Obama wanted him to help those countries "feel good" about their scientific contributions; critics said that while the outreach was worthwhile, it should not be a top priority for the space agency.

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at the time that Bolden probably misspoke and that space exploration is still NASA's top job.

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BUMP 

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BUMP & POLL

WHO IS MORE CREDIBLE?


BOLDEN

OR

OBAMA   

WHO DO WE THINK WAS LYING? 

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Obama says NASA needs a technological breakthrough (Obama wants to land on an asteroid)
MSNBC ^ | 7/7/2011 | msnbc



Answering a question in a Twitter town hall meeting Thursday, President Obama suggested spaceflight is stuck in the Apollo-era mode and said NASA needs a technological breakthrough to allow faster, longer spaceflight with a goal of getting astronauts to Mars.

"Frankly, I have been pushing NASA to revamp its vision," Obama said. "The shuttle did some extraordinary work in low orbit: experiments, the International Space Station, moving cargo. It was an extraordinary accomplishment and we're very proud of the work that it did. But now what we need is that next technological breakthrough.

"We’re still using the same models for space travel that we used with the Apollo program, 30, 40 years ago. And so what we've said is: Rather than keep on doing the same thing, let's invest in basic research around new technologies that can get us places faster, allow human spaceflight to last longer. And what you're seeing now is NASA, I think, redefining its mission.

"We've set a goal: Let's ultimately get to Mars," the president said while fielding questions from Twitter users about the economy and other subjects. "A good pit stop is an asteroid." He joked that a specific asteroid has not been chosen.


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Maybe if Obama was not focused on Muslim outreach from NASA and shutting down the space shuttle program, they could make more progress. 


Another Obama WTF! 

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Yeah, this guy is lying AE.      

Bump. 

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