Comments on: Really slow on the uptake

By: Space Politics » No gaps here

Space Politics » No gaps here — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:32:47 +0000

[…] Meanwhile, in the “Parker vs. Parker” race to succeed Congressman Bud Cramer in Alabama’s 5th District, which includes Huntsville, Republican Wayne Parker and Democrat Parker Griffith each have op-eds in today’s Huntsville Times. Parker Griffith states that he is “ready to fight for our NASA, Missile Defense, Army and Intelligence jobs” and that, if elected, will align himself with conservative “Blue Dog Democrats” in the House “as I work for our NASA and defense programs.” Wayne Parker lashes out at ads that have claimed that he would cut funding for NASA and other popular programs in the area: “I do not support cutting jobs at Redstone Arsenal, NASA or TVA.” He also takes a moment to criticize the Democratic presidential candidate: “Obama has stated that he will cut tens of billions of dollars from ‘unproven’ missile defense systems and that he will not weaponize space. He has even proposed postponing NASA’s Constellation program by five years.” On that last point, it appears Wayne Parker is getting his information from that leading news source in northern Alabama, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. […]

By: Ross C. Taylor

Ross C. Taylor — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:28:28 +0000

Has Obama specified what he now plans to use to pay for his education plan? If not, then it is unfair to criticize the paper for not making sure Obama’s plans are in sync.

By: Ellegood

Ellegood — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:21:30 +0000

I don’t think this one was AP’s fault. Looks like sloppy reporting by the Star-Tribune.

By: Rand Simberg

Rand Simberg — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:38:39 +0000

It just shows that the AP gets entirely too much cred. The sooner it dies (as it is, as impoverished papers continue to fail to renew their overpriced subscriptions), the better.