Comments on: More commentary (but little news) about China’s ASAT test

By: Ferris Valyn

Ferris Valyn — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:05:50 +0000

From Christopher Stone’s paper, on the 5th papargraph, he talkes about “The Clinton model”, and specifically from this sentence

Ms. Samson’s reverence for the “Clinton model” of space policy will just lead to what the “Clinton model” toward global Islamic fascism led to: thousands of Americans dead.

Not really what I would call strawman

By: Mike Puckett

Mike Puckett — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:27:51 +0000

And yet amazingly, no one even mentioned Clinton in this thread until you did Ferris.

Are you going somewhee with that strawman or did you just cut n’ paste the closest one you could find?

By: Ferris Valyn

Ferris Valyn — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:34:08 +0000

I suppose I shouldn’t be surpized that certain people, mainly on the right, will forever blame Clinton for any and all problems. It really is sickening.

By: Shubber Ali

Shubber Ali — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:33:02 +0000

G’day Jeff,

I’m sorry to see that what I blogged about on the space cynics most recently seems to have come to pass here. Don’t let the trolls destroy your otherwise very informative and useful blog.

Cheers,
Shubber

By: Henson

Henson — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:15:49 +0000

Some have overreacted to the Chinese ASAT test but most are wishfully underreacting, eating up whatever morsels China is handing out. China said that this test was not meant as a threat or to spark a new space weapons race. Oh really? They must be using some kind of weird reverse psychology that only diplomats understand. Or maybe they’re so rich now that they just build billion-dollar satellite-busting missiles for fun. Not to threaten anybody! Sorry to alarm!

By: Thomas Lee Elifritz

Thomas Lee Elifritz — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:29:59 +0000

Just having you guys post here is a pure pleasure.

Your words speak for themselves. Keep up the good work!

By: Mike Puckett

Mike Puckett — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:30:25 +0000

….as opposed to the left whoes main weapons are the triple cannons of demonization of their opponents, dumbing down the debate to the greatest extent possible and by projecting their innermost motives onto their opposition as the above poster has done.

I am sure TLE will be along shortly to prove my points far beyond any reasonable doubts.

By: MG

MG — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:28:31 +0000

Of course, the paleoliberal leftists are trying to make other things into national emergencies. They live and thrive on fear… it is themain weapon they use to gain power.

— anthropogenic climate change
— uninsured health care
— corporations
— Diebold
— etc, etc, et tired f’in cetera

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:05:06 +0000

Of course, the neolithic conservatives are trying to make this into a national emergency. They live and thrive on fear…it is the main weapon they use to retain power.