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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:51:21 +0000

[…] a month ago Daily Kos published a poll on space spending performed by polling firm Research 2000, that had some interesting results, including that […]

By: Jim Hillhouse

Jim Hillhouse — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:11:43 +0000

This poll should have been prefaced by the following questions, rounded to the nearest $1B where appropriate, a negative answer to any would result in disqualification:

1) What is the total FY 2011 Proposed Budget?

2) What is the total discretionary spending in the above mentioned budget?

3) What is the total non-discretionary spending in the above mentioned budget?

4) What is the total deficit in the above mentioned budget?

5) What is the proposed amount of NASA’s budget?

6) What percentage of the FY 2011 proposed budget is for NASA?
a) 10%
b) 1%
c) < 0.5%
d) None of the above

Answers at the bottom…

I would hazard to guess that most here, an educated audience if there ever was one, never mind the voters polled by Kos, would be unable to answer more than 1 question on the phone, without Google. I would be shocked if any voter could answer all 6 on the phone.

These polls have about as much meaning as Rasmussen's Daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

1) $3.8T ($3.84T)
2) $1.4T ($895B Sec./$520B Non-Sec.)
3) $2.2T ($2.16T)
4) $1.3T ($1.276T)
5) $19B
6) c

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By: Stephen C. Smith

Stephen C. Smith — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:17:34 +0000

Rick Boozer wrote:

Note to everyone else. Do you notice how Gary is still avoiding addressing Fredâ€™s points?

Rick, Gary Church is a troll. He insults and smears people to get attention for himself. Many of us have taken the pledge not to read or respond to his posts, no matter how offensive or outrageous they are.

A troll wants attention. When you don’t read or respond to his posts, you deny him the attention he so desperately craves. Ignore him, and he loses.

By: Gary Church

Gary Church — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:06:23 +0000

Yes everybody, look, look how Rick is humiliating Gary!
Grow up.
If by Fred’s “points” you mean those dollar figures? I brought up some dollar figures no one would touch; the 1.03 TRILLION dollar defense budget.

Nasa employees are taking their pieces of paper down off the wall Rick, because the DOD will not give up a number so small to them, .03 trillion dollars, they would not even miss it. In fact, they LOST quite a bit of money if my memory serves. Cannot even find it.
I am not on your team of lying con artists playing the space tourist fantasy football game.

By: DCSCA

DCSCA — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:05:14 +0000

Americans have opposed more spending on anything and everything by the government throughout its history.

By: Rick Boozer

Rick Boozer — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:56:29 +0000

Note to everyone else. Do you notice how Gary is still avoiding addressing Fred’s points?

By: Gary Church

Gary Church — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:48:02 +0000

Oh, and you gave the show away by calling me an Ares worshiper; I am not. I never said much about Ares except that if it does not work, find something that does.That just shows you are indeed a space clown (wannabe) taking sides.

By: Gary Church

Gary Church — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:42:19 +0000

“I have a Masterâ€™s degree in astrophysics and am currently working on my PhD in the same field.”

You are a space clown wannabe, just like the rest of them…with a masters degree. Wow. Go impress someone else with you piece of paper on the wall. A couple thousand people are losing their jobs with similar pieces of paper.

“unsubstantiated blather”

What does that mean? Is that Astrophysicist talk?

By: Rick Boozer

Rick Boozer — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:17:37 +0000

You are arrogant, surly, insulting, condescending, lyingâ€¦..I could go on and on but, what would be the point?
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Since you claim I’m a liar, I will make ONE more comment to your Ares worshiping self. You mention real conversation? How can real conversation be had with someone who won’t address the specific relevant issues raised? All you do is state opinion without stating any verifiable facts to back it up. How can you expect ANYONE (even those on your side of this issue) to take you seriously when you don’t back up what you say with concrete evidence? The only LIAR here is you when you said you had “information that could not be refuted”, especially when you have yet to address each and every one of the FACTS that Fred put forward in refutation to you.
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You call me a “space clown wannabee”? Click my name on this post and you’ll find out something different. I have a Master’s degree in astrophysics and am currently working on my PhD in the same field. I have a feeling that you are probably one of the least credentialed people among the regulars on this blog. No scientist would spout the kind of unsubstantiated blather that you do, not if he wanted to stay a scientist.