Comments on: Congressman claims JSC employees support shutdown

By: vulture4

vulture4 — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:29:12 +0000

More seriously, I have definitely felt the atmosphere of political conservatism at JSC. I have met people who consistently blame Obama for the difficulties with SLS/Orion and assume a Republican president would provide the vast sums of money needed for Constellation. In reality the Obama administration has consistently requested more funding for NASA than Republicans in Congress have been willing to provide. Unfortunately most people today are unwilling to use critical thinking when it means questioning their own political biases.

By: vulture4

vulture4 — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:58:59 +0000

What? Civil servants being paid for not working? Wait a minute… why is that unusual?

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:11:21 +0000

NOT according to Rasmussen: Heads Up GOP: Rasmussen Has President Obamaâ€™s Approval Ratings Rising to 51% "As Republicans search for new ways to cave on their attempt to take the country hostage and call it winning, Rasmussen (pollster to the Republican stars) has President Obamaâ€™s approval rating on the rise at levels not seen since last spring. Obama currently has a 51% approval rating per Thursdayâ€™s Presidential tracking poll." And Gallop is saying that republicans are getting killed in the polls: Republican Party Favorability Sinks to Record Low - Falls 10 percentage points from September's 38% "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives engaged in a tense, government-shuttering budgetary standoff against a Democratic president and Senate, the Republican Party is now viewed favorably by 28% of Americans, down from 38% in September. This is the lowest favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992." blowing wind again....

By: DCSCA

DCSCA — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:56:57 +0000

There’s a delicious irony seeing NewSpace advocates whining about government space furloughs affecting their businesses and finances and even personal vacation plans. Seems NewSpacers hell-bent on wrecking government space ops need government space after all.

Biting the hand that feeds you isn’t very smart.

By: DCSCA

DCSCA — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:49:58 +0000

At the nat’l network level CBS’s Pelley and NBC’s Williams do make an effort to inject space related stories– msnaging editors carry weight. ABC’s Sawyer does not– m0re fluff from her. In fact, you’ll notice ABC usually incorporates an entertainment piece after the 12 minute block of hard news– [that’s the Disney management input BTW.] The fundamental constraint for all three i time– 22 minutes, tops– so a three minute package is a gift.

More interesting, Williams and Pelley come at space from different angles. Williams has a historic bent while Pelley, who covered space for a time, comes at it more from experience-kindled interest and contacts covering that beat. [There’s a touch of the Cronkit in him BTW.] Years ago, memoed internally to use HST imagery as wallpaper while end-crdits rolled on Friday-only broadcast feeds. No interest in the Rather/Brokaw era– neither of whom had much personal interest in spaceflight beyond what their job required them to have.

By: Coastal Ron

Coastal Ron — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:17:07 +0000

amightywind said:

“There will be hearings.”

On what? Congress’s lack of ability to send a funding bill to the President so he could either sign it or veto it?

Sometimes I wonder if you paid someone else to take your civics exam in school…

By: Justin Kugler

Justin Kugler — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:02:45 +0000

I have to agree with Mark to a limited extent on this one. As a GLBT ally, I’ve heard some horrifying stories about how openly gay employees are treated in some offices and I know that the previous center director was castigated in his own office by some employees for “defying God’s will” by supporting GLBT Awareness Month.

It may be a self-selecting echo chamber, but I don’t doubt that the JSC employees who would take the time to call Stockman also consider themselves Tea Party Republicans.

By: MrEarl

MrEarl — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:44:31 +0000

Well I’m a contractor for the National Archives and I’m out 8 days pay right now with no reinbursment and no end in sight. A pox on all of them.

By: guest

guest — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:19:50 +0000

NBC highlighted that one impact of the shut down on the public is the loss of a nine year old’s favorite website-NASA. If anyone has not noticed, NBC’s evening anchor, Brian Williams is a very pro-space supporter and most newscasts feature at least a brief NASA story.

By: Stephen C. Smith

Stephen C. Smith — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:19:24 +0000

We were going to take a vacation in November — to D.C., ironically — but decided to cancel because of the income I’ve lost this month.

I call, email and tweet Rep. Posey’s office but I know he doesn’t give a damn. He was one of the loonies who signed on to the letter urging that the government be shut down.

Fun fact … Five thousand KSC contract workers are without income now thanks to Posey. But most of them will probably vote for him because this is Tea Party Central. The same type of people who believe Stockman’s drivel.