Comments on: Parker Griffith can lose after all

By: Space Politics » Parker Griffith can lose – again

Space Politics » Parker Griffith can lose – again — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:44:12 +0000

[…] according to nearly-complete returns. The primary was a rematch of the 2010 Republican primary, when Brooks defeated Griffith, who won the seat in 2008 as a Democrat but switched parties in late 2009. The two candidates […]

By: Space Politics » Alabama GOP candidates express commercial space concerns

Space Politics » Alabama GOP candidates express commercial space concerns — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:56:08 +0000

[…] Democrats for NASA as one of the reasons for joining the Republicans. Griffith, though, lost in the GOP primary in June 2010 to Mo Brooks, who won the general election in […]

By: spec-impulse

spec-impulse — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:26:23 +0000

I think Mo Brooks has been quite a good servant of North Alabama and of the community’s aerospace industry. To take one quote and formulate an opinion of the man is so typical. Critical thinkers the lot of you.

By: Tim Cooper

Tim Cooper — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:53:33 +0000

‘concerns about having the private sector being in charge of unspecified â€œnational security informationâ€.’

Like the complete specifications (and how to build) the F-22, the software of the F-35, the optical design in Keyhole-and-later spysats, the formula for Radar Absorbent Material and processes for its production…

The only production “national security information” I can think of that isn’t offered to private industry on a classified and compartmentalized basis is nuclear weapon design–and that’s just the physics package.

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Sleep well in removing | Deep Sleep for Health — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:04:07 +0000

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By: GeeSpace

GeeSpace — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:14:28 +0000

Generally election results are based on many factors; a lot of a very local nature. Even with a local space industry, I doubt the “space” issue was a major factor in the primary.
But it’s nice to make certain assumptions that will “prove: or support your viewpoint.

By: Stephen C. Smith

Stephen C. Smith — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:51:13 +0000

G Clark wrote:

Another two-brain-cell loon, obviously unaware that the private sector launch companies send up highly classified, multi-billion-dollar national security payloads with monotonous regularity.

Hopefully they don’t let this bozo anywhere near the House space subcommittee, should he be elected in November.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:27:57 +0000

A Parker Lewis Can’t Lose reference? Well done.

By: amightywind

amightywind — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:13:08 +0000

There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide for party turncoats. A party purge is healthy.

“the GOP far right always ready to jump on the â€œnational securityâ€ bandwagon with few specificsâ€¦”

And it never fails to work…

By: Martijn Meijering

Martijn Meijering — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:05:13 +0000

Another two-brain-cell loon, obviously unaware that the private sector launch companies send up highly classified, multi-billion-dollar national security payloads with monotonous regularity.

And unaware that the Shuttle hasn’t been involved with national security missions since the eighties.