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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 02:51 PM Original message |
NASA has become a transition problem for Obama; Administrator Griffin not cooperating, obstructing |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hey Griffin -- You're Fired |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Deleted sub-thread |
tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. At the very least |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Griffin is doing exactly what the GOP hired him to do: harm NASA in any way possible. (nt) |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. GRIFFIN JUST ANOTHER BOOSH ANTI-SCIENCE MOLE |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Send him to Mars with *. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Mike Griffin is Tom Delay's man. |
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liam_laddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Your comment sounds about right |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. Griffin is an asshole, but |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Fire his ass. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. We had to expect a few bumps in the road. |
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lolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. They just don't get it, do they? |
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420inTN (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Technically, Obama's not the boss until mid-january |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. But it's also true that the current "boss" |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. I am reminded of that Bush loyalist US Attorney who refuses to step down as is |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Cover up - why else would they obstruct the transition? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Oh, that's very simple. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. That's assuming, of course, that all the money going to NASA is... |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Not to mention faith-based quality control... |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Griffin was an SDI guy. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. My sister in law works for NASA |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Gee, a Bush appointed a$$hole running a Fed program. Who's surprised? |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. Why has he not been fired yet? |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I believe it will happen shortly after Jan 20th. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
45. ya got that right. nt |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
48. Correction: ON Janurary 20th, noon, Griffin is fired. (nt) |
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architect359 (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Delete post |
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antimatter98 (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Send Griffin out the airlock. n/t |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. Sounds to me as if Griffin has the problem, not President Elect Obama. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Griffin was chosen because: (1) he's a global warming denier; (2) he wants NASA to |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. NASA Administrator Muzzles Employees From Speaking Openly With Obama Agency Review Team |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. Griffin was red-faced after his heated conversation with Lori Garver? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. Article proves this guy is Bush/Cheney Redux: |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Sounds like he's hiding something - wonder what it is? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Yep, the man doth protest too much. |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. fascists... |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
54. What do you expect from a global warming denier: |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. nasawatch.com: "Mike: everyone seems to have gotten the message - except you. It is time to go." |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. yeah! the sonofabitch is going to be fired! |
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ragemage (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. Of course there are alternatives... |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Nice. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. "SRB" = Solid Rocket Booster, "LEO" = Low Earth Orbit.... and "BRTs" |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. Just when we had success with robotic missions B*sh switched focus |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. And don't forget that to PAY for those more expensive manned |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Exactly it was just a sham to pay the players the admin wanted. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. Strange collection of 5 Masters degrees for Mike Griffin? |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. We need to invest more in spaceflight and manned missions... |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. With the way this economy is going, NASA should be worried about staying afloat |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. you implying that NASA's scientists and engineers aren't part of the country? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Another person who believes NASA's budget is huge.. yawn (nt) |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
49. Looks like Cheney's guy he won't be a "team player." Byee. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
50. Cutting NASA or even manned flights is shortsighted at best. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
51. What an ass. Griffin will be history in a few weeks. |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
52. Fire his ass!!! |
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