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FILE - Charles F. Bolden, Jr. enters the NASA Administrator's office to start his first day as the 12th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Friday, July 17, 2009 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) Washington - The White House is contradicting the NASA administrator’s claim that President Barack Obama assigned him to reach out to Muslims on science matters.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden recently told Al-Jazeera network that one of the charges Obama gave him was “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 engineering.”
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Some conservative activists criticized the remarks.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that such activities are not among Bolden’s assigned tasks. He said administration officials have spoken with NASA about the matter.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 05:40 PM Mordcha Zev Says:Report as Inappropriate
How stupid can you be Mr administrator? this was not meant to be told to the people... we are GOVERNMENT, we do what eva we like and just leave the smaller peoples out of it.
>> Obama.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 05:57 PM Joe Says:Report as Inappropriate
White house denies everything day and night, I don't believe anything they say..
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Jul 12, 2010 at 05:58 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Can you smell the putrid odor of sheker - LIES !!! There is no emes coming out of the Obama Administration of SHEKER. He was giving an interview on AL JAZEERA. LIAR. I will NEVER vote for a Democrat again.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 08:23 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
interesting how the asociate press leavs out that he said ''the most important task'' is to engage with the muslims
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Jul 12, 2010 at 08:56 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ How stupid can you be Mr administrator? this was not meant to be told to the people... we are GOVERNMENT, we do what eva we like and just leave the smaller peoples out of it.
>> Obama. ”
What's so difficult to understand? Administrater wanted to ridicule Obama, and make a stop to it.
Now let Obama try to fire him.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 09:30 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
Hmmm.... I do find it interesting that when Reagan saw the space program as a bridge to reach our enemy of that day (Russia), it was applauded by both liberals and conservatives alike. When the idea is brought up about our enemy of today (whether Obama really said it or not is another story), it is ridiculed.
It just goes to show that for so many, the facts are not even in important anymore. It is now all about doing anything to further their hatred of Obama and raise the advertising revenues of the infotainers on the radio and cable news shows. How pathetic.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 10:00 PM Similar to the Arabs Says:Report as Inappropriate
sounds like the Arabs...say one thing in arabic, and another in english...No one doubts what the truth is...what we need to consider is how to deal with a govt that thinks this was necessary and a good idea.
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Jul 12, 2010 at 11:16 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Does anyone remeber the jewish writer who used to say "if something is DENIED then you know it's true. If it ain't true they won't even deny it" !!!!!!!!!
How true
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Jul 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Hmmm.... I do find it interesting that when Reagan saw the space program as a bridge to reach our enemy of that day (Russia), it was applauded by both liberals and conservatives alike. When the idea is brought up about our enemy of today (whether Obama really said it or not is another story), it is ridiculed.
It just goes to show that for so many, the facts are not even in important anymore. It is now all about doing anything to further their hatred of Obama and raise the advertising revenues of the infotainers on the radio and cable news shows. How pathetic. ”
Your pathetic you still support obama the most liberal guy far left as you go bankrupting the country and weakening it wants to turn it to europe doesn't believe america is great and you like him. Wake up get your head out of the sand.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 12:03 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Were the countries Moslem when they contributed to science or Arab?
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Jul 13, 2010 at 12:27 AM Liberalism is a Disease!!! Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Hmmm.... I do find it interesting that when Reagan saw the space program as a bridge to reach our enemy of that day (Russia), it was applauded by both liberals and conservatives alike. When the idea is brought up about our enemy of today (whether Obama really said it or not is another story), it is ridiculed.
It just goes to show that for so many, the facts are not even in important anymore. It is now all about doing anything to further their hatred of Obama and raise the advertising revenues of the infotainers on the radio and cable news shows. How pathetic. ”
PMO, we were wondering where you were after all not enough people on this blog defend Obama.
There is no comparison about what Reagan had in mind for the space program (DEFENSE!) and what Obama wants to do (KISS UP TO THE YISHMAELIM FOR NO GOOD REASON!).
Please go back into that deep socialist progressive liberal hole of yours and continue the hibernation.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:31 AM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Hmmm.... I do find it interesting that when Reagan saw the space program as a bridge to reach our enemy of that day (Russia), it was applauded by both liberals and conservatives alike. When the idea is brought up about our enemy of today (whether Obama really said it or not is another story), it is ridiculed.
It just goes to show that for so many, the facts are not even in important anymore. It is now all about doing anything to further their hatred of Obama and raise the advertising revenues of the infotainers on the radio and cable news shows. How pathetic. ”
Reagan never said anything of the sort. NASA's mission is supposed to be to explore other worlds, not the Moslem world! But not according to Obama. And anyone who believes Gibbs's denial needs his head examined; why would Bolden make something like that up?
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Jul 13, 2010 at 06:32 AM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Were the countries Moslem when they contributed to science or Arab? ”
The Arabs never contributed anything to science. Some of the people they occupied managed to do some science, despite the Arabs' diligently burning any book they laid their hands on that wasn't Moslem.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:37 AM Uri Says:Report as Inappropriate
I think the Space program is good for muslims, they worship the moon god allah look at their symbol a moon crescent. Bundle them all up and send them all to the moon,lol
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Jul 13, 2010 at 08:56 AM esq Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Hmmm.... I do find it interesting that when Reagan saw the space program as a bridge to reach our enemy of that day (Russia), it was applauded by both liberals and conservatives alike. When the idea is brought up about our enemy of today (whether Obama really said it or not is another story), it is ridiculed.
It just goes to show that for so many, the facts are not even in important anymore. It is now all about doing anything to further their hatred of Obama and raise the advertising revenues of the infotainers on the radio and cable news shows. How pathetic. ”
The russians didnt blow up the wtc and they didnt put cells of killers to live among us to learn to kill uis better. they had their own agenda for sure, but in those days gentlemen ruled the world. Gorby and reagan were not like obama and osama. The obama and osamsas of the world hate the uSA. Reagan loved it. big dofference.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 02:02 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Can you smell the putrid odor of sheker - LIES !!! There is no emes coming out of the Obama Administration of SHEKER. He was giving an interview on AL JAZEERA. LIAR. I will NEVER vote for a Democrat again. ”
I stopped after voting for Clinton a second time.
What a waste of my vote.
Either side suck but the liberal democrats are ruining this country.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 05:40 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Your pathetic you still support obama the most liberal guy far left as you go bankrupting the country and weakening it wants to turn it to europe doesn't believe america is great and you like him. Wake up get your head out of the sand. ”
Actually.... I don't want Obama as President. I'm a Conservative. I believe his economic agenda is disastrous for this country.
Just because I don't believe in ridiculous, tabloid sound-bytes of the "infotainment" community, doesn't mean that I am "pro-Obama".... it means I am educated enough to know when something is factually true, and when it is made up purely to whip-up the ignorant masses in order to get ratings.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 05:47 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ PMO, we were wondering where you were after all not enough people on this blog defend Obama.
There is no comparison about what Reagan had in mind for the space program (DEFENSE!) and what Obama wants to do (KISS UP TO THE YISHMAELIM FOR NO GOOD REASON!).
Please go back into that deep socialist progressive liberal hole of yours and continue the hibernation. ”
I was starting to miss you too. I actually thought I was going to have to start listening to Rush Limbaugh or Glen Beck to find out what the ignorant folks who are fooled into believe the "infotainment" nonsense as opposed to REAL Conservative principles and facts. Now that you're here, I won't need to waste my time. I can get all the lies and slander from you.
As for the comparison to Reagan, it certainly is valid. Reagan, being the great leader that he was (and the last of the true Conservatives in higher office), understood that science and discovery opened an avenue for peace that nothing else could. You insult his intelligence and his political prowess on the international stage by saying otherwise. Reagan had it right then, and his principles should be followed to this day. It is too bad that genuine Conservatism has been abandoned for the ignorant rantings of TV and radio characters. I'm sorry to say, but there is more to it then just calling someone a socialist, or a nazi, or ending every sentence with a wink and "you betcha!".
The people who call themselves "conservatives" these days are an embarrassment to everything W.F.Buckley, Nixon and Reagan fought for!
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Jul 13, 2010 at 05:56 PM PMO Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The russians didnt blow up the wtc and they didnt put cells of killers to live among us to learn to kill uis better. they had their own agenda for sure, but in those days gentlemen ruled the world. Gorby and reagan were not like obama and osama. The obama and osamsas of the world hate the uSA. Reagan loved it. big dofference. ”
Russians were gentlemen? What sort of revisionist, European, liberal text book are you reading! For decades there was imminent fear of a Russian nuclear attack on US soil. For decades there were Russian spies in our government and in our military industry. If not for "Gorby" and Reagan eventually coming together, we would have been to war with the Russians LONG before we'd ever even heard of Osama Bin Laden.
As for "hating" the USA, that is about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Nobody with better than an 8th grade education thinks Obama "hates" the USA. He is most definitely an ultra-liberal. He is most definitely contributing to the economic collapse of our country (but no worse than Bush was). He is most definitely pushing an agenda that I am firmly against. However, I don't believe for one second that he "hates" the USA. He just has a flawed philosophy.
Isn't it interesting how people have always said the same thing about Ted Kennedy, but in the end we find out that he and Ronald Reagan had the utmost respect for each other and were close friends.
Back then, it was OK to respect a liberal and still vehemently and vocally disagree with him on FACT. I still do.