NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World

[red states rule]

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with Muslims?





NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.

Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA's orbit, Bolden said in an interview with Al Jazeera that strengthening those ties was among the top tasks President Obama assigned him. He said better interaction with the Muslim world would ultimately advance space travel.

"When I became the NASA administrator -- or before I became the NASA administrator -- he charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering," Bolden said in the interview.

The NASA administrator was in the Middle East last month marking the one-year anniversary since Obama delivered an address to Muslim nations in Cairo. Bolden spoke in June at the American University in Cairo -- in his interview with Al Jazeera, he described space travel as an international collaboration of which Muslim nations must be a part.

"It is a matter of trying to reach out and get the best of all worlds, if you will, and there is much to be gained by drawing in the contributions that are possible from the Muslim (nations)," he said. He held up the International Space Station as a model, praising the contributions there from the Russians and the Chinese.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/05/nasa-chief-frontier-better-relations-muslims/

[Gaffer]

What muslim contributions?

[Sweetchuck]

Well, since BO scrapped space exploration in his grand scheme to wreck the fucking country, he might as well use those resources to climb in bed with the enemy.

[red states rule]

What muslim contributions?

We have seen what Muslims can do with ajet airplane

Just think what they can do with a space shuttle

[Sweetchuck]

We have seen what Muslims can do with ajet airplane

Just think what they can do with a space shuttle

Good point, but let's be clear on something. I think we're referring to radical Islamic whackjobs, not mainstream Muslims - at least I am.

But considering mainstream Muslims have no problem opening a Wal Mart of a Mosque at ground zero on the 10th anniversary, I don't want to hear any bitching from those dickwads when people lump them all into one category.

Fuckum

[red states rule]

Good point, but let's be clear on something. I think we're referring to radical Islamic whackjobs, not mainstream Muslims - at least I am.

But considering mainstream Muslims have no problem opening a Wal Mart of a Mosque at ground zero on the 10th anniversary, I don't want to hear any bitching from those dickwads when people lump them all into one category.

Fuckum

The program would be cheaper. Muslim shuttle pilots would not be interested in learning how to land the shuttle - only taking off

[Sweetchuck]

Flying you mean, they weren't interested in taking off either.

Taking off and landing are fairly complicated processes. Unbelievably complicated.

[red states rule]

Flying you mean, they weren't interested in taking off either.

Taking off and landing are fairly complicated processes. Unbelievably complicated.

If you are going to fly, you have to take off first

[Sweetchuck]

If you are going to fly, you have to take off first

Right, but the whole scheme was to get fundamental training on just flying.

The terrorists didn't need to take off - or land, just fly the plane after hijacking it, which they did on 9/11.

[Psychoblues]

Right, but the whole scheme was to get fundamental training on just flying.

The terrorists didn't need to take off - or land, just fly the plane after hijacking it, which they did on 9/11.

You gotta be shittin' me?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?

:beer::salute::beer:

Psychoblues

[Sweetchuck]

You gotta be shittin' me?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?

:beer::salute::beer:

Psychoblues

I shit thee not.

Get out much?

[Abbey Marie]

Good point, but let's be clear on something. I think we're referring to radical Islamic whackjobs, not mainstream Muslims - at least I am.

But considering mainstream Muslims have no problem opening a Wal Mart of a Mosque at ground zero on the 10th anniversary, I don't want to hear any bitching from those dickwads when people lump them all into one category.

Fuckum

Chuck, I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :beer:

[Abbey Marie]

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with Muslims?

I was wondering why a liberal community activist like Prez Hussein would even consider funding NASA. Now we know why. I'm glad I got to visit the Kennedy Space Center twice while it was still a space agency. Now it's tainted.

Hog, your political correctness mantra would fit in quite well in this thread.

[Psychoblues]

Eat the shit. It is good. Just eat the shit and you will grow strong and healthy.

Ha!!!!!!!

:beer::salute::beer:

Psychoblues

[Sweetchuck]

Chuck, I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :beer:

Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs. Robinson?

:laugh2:

Honestly, I try to be a good citizen. A good human being. I believe in your individual rights, I respect your freedoms, preferences, etc. All I ask is the same in return and I dare anyone to argue with me that the opening of this mosque - the timing, the location isn't insensitive to me, to my country, to the people who died in that tragedy and their family and friends....

I'm infuriated. I really am.

[Abbey Marie]

Eat the shit. It is good. Just eat the shit and you will grow strong and healthy.

Ha!!!!!!!

:beer::salute::beer:

Psychoblues

Uh, you selling it? :laugh2:

[red states rule]

Uh, you selling it? :laugh2:

He is selling it since he bought it Abbey

http://scottoncapecod.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/obamashamwowwf.png

[SpidermanTUba]

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with Muslims?

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with the Soviets?
http://history.nasa.gov/apollo/images/apsoy1.gif

[HogTrash]

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with Muslims?Maybe Nasa has plans to put a new Death-Ray Satelite in orbit? :boom2::ali:


I was wondering why a liberal community activist like Prez Hussein would even consider funding NASA. Now we know why. I'm glad I got to visit the Kennedy Space Center twice while it was still a space agency. Now it's tainted.

Hog, your political correctness mantra would fit in quite well in this thread.Actually, my "political correctness mantra" fits quite well into most threads. :salute:

But all this one needed was a little Hog Humor. :thumb:

[jon_forward]

I have on question?? when does Arabic become available as a language in school? If DA is hellbent on ruining this once great nation he may as while finish the job.

[Kathianne]

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/07/026682.php


OBAMA TASKS NASA WITH BUILDING MUSLIM SELF-ESTEEM
July 4, 2010 Posted by Paul at 7:53 PM

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).

Behind the bravado of the Muslim world there may well lie an inferiority complex. If so, Obama is a fool if he believes we can help Muslims overcome that complex by having the head of the agency that symbolizes our technical superiority make patronizing statements about ancient Muslim contributions to science.


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http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/07/corruption-alert-for-nasa-head-who-hearts-al-jazerra.html


Corruption Alert For NASA Head Who Hearts al Jazerra

If you had any doubts whether or not NASA head Charles Bolden, who claims to be "very excited" about being on al Jazeera in this video and states: h/t Instapundit

One of the Foremost Tasks Obama Gave Me was to Make Muslims “Feel Good” About Themselves…

... is an Obama appointee, take a look at this. Corruption - check. Appeasement - check. He must be an Obama guy!

Charles Bolden, the first African American to head NASA, is under fire for wanting to cancel a $10 million biofuels project. Supporters of this project include his deputy, Lori Carver. Bolden is being investigated by the NASA inspector general because he consulted on the project's merits with Marathon Oil, where he served on the board of directors and still holds up to $1 million in company stock. Marathon Oil has competing biofuels technology under development, which some suggest is the reason Bolden quashed the project. Bolden's actions in light of his relationship to Marathon Oil triggered the investigation. This is not looking good for a man with a storied career. Links at site.

[red states rule]

What the hell does NASA have to do with fixing relations with the Soviets?
http://history.nasa.gov/apollo/images/apsoy1.gif

Maybe Obama has this dream of transforming NASA into a real live set of Star Trek. You know, have your quota of races on the bridge and thru the crew

Or perhaps like every other department in the Federal governemnt - it is all about hope and change. Screw what results they get with the hope and change policies - it is all about the worthy intentions of the nations first black President

[HogTrash]

Maybe Obama has this dream of transforming NASA into a real live set of Star Trek. You know, have your quota of races on the bridge and thru the crew

Or perhaps like every other department in the Federal governemnt - it is all about hope and change. Screw what results they get with the hope and change policies - it is all about the worthy intentions of the nations first black PresidentObama's only dream is of destroying America and rebuilding it into his perfect marxist utopia.