George W. Bush proposed building a base on the moon. Obama cancelled it … to deny Bush a legacy achievement
Chiao suggested the decision to remove the Moon as a possible destination was driven by politics, rather than what might be best for the US space enterprise. “Frankly, it came down to us on the committee to not talk too much about the Moon, because there was no way this administration was going to go there, because it was W’s program,” he said. “Ok, that’s a pretty stupid reason not to go to the Moon. I’m hopeful with this election cycle that maybe the moon will be a possibility again.”
This is why we can’t have nice things… like moonbases.
Don’t you mean “Obama wanted to deny…a legacy achievement” ?
Yeah we can’t have moon bases because of childish, petulant moonbats!
Newest Enemy of ISIS : Kitty Cats
By Kevin Whiteman, October 6, 2016 :
“There have been some wild and wacky fatwas (religious edicts) issued by various Islamic clerics throughout the years, but the latest may prove to be cat-astrophic.
As reported by IraqiNews.com (of Manama, Bahrain) and Metro.com news (of London, United Kingdom), breeding cats is now strictly verboten within the Islamic Caliphate.
A religious council of “influential clerics and figures” belonging to the ISIS terrorist organization has just issued a fatwa against cats, on pain of flogging.
As reported, the council ordered the official ixnay on puddy tats because “they say the animals are against a jihadist’s ‘vision, ideology and beliefs.’”
For whatever bizarre reason, the Mosul-based de facto Council Against Cuteness has ruled against any indoor cat breeding.
And to show they mean what they say, “ISIS fighters have reportedly already started going door to door, hunting for little kittens.”
Not the first time ISIS has issued a fatwa in the name of Mohammed, as reported by Britain’s The Daily Mail, sky rats were previously targeted;
Earlier this year jihadis operating in the ‘Euphrates province’ in Iraq and Syria declared an embargo on the common practice of breeding of pigeons on rooftops, claiming the sight ‘reveals the genitals’ which is an idiom used to indicate dishonorable activity.
Local pigeon breeders were told they had one week to get rid of the pigeons or face public flogging.
Other examples of flaky fatwas and empty-headed edicts issued include;
The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment Ministry of the United Arab Emirates issued a fatwa in 2014 officially declaring that any Muslim astronaut who should happen to die in any future attempt to colonize the Moon or beyond will spend the rest of eternity in Hell.
The Saudi Arabian government’s all-powerful Council of Senior Scholars ruled that any and all women within the confines of the kingdom as much as even speaking to a male doctor, nurse or even a nutritionist without the Islamic definition of a male guardian being present.
During the days of the Egyptian nation being ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood, it was made official that any women who swam in the ocean would be considered guilty of adultery.
With the Arab word for “sea” being masculine, if and when sea water comes into contact with a married woman’s pelvic area, she is literally committing adultery.
According to the fatwa, the offending female has for all intents and purposes become an adulteress and deserving of punishment.
The standard Sharia Law punishment for adultery for a woman is to be slowly stoned to death.
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http://kevinwhiteman.com/newest-enemy-of-isis-kitty-cats
But cats are a favored creature and Islam. The Prophet himself was a cat person, and blessed all cats. One of Muhammad’s companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: “Father of the Kitten”) for his attachment to cats.
May the rats sent by Iblis eat all their grain, and let them go without bread.
“Islam teaches Muslims to treat cats well and that the cat is a creature to be cherished and loved. Mistreating a cat is regarded as a severe sin in Islam.”
Also, a moon base would cost money. And Obama (and Hillary) would rather spend that money on free tuition for able-bodied young adult students who don’t want to work their way through college. And/or, on free cell phones and welfare checks for ISIS Trojan Horses, aka “Syrian refugees.”
The Obama admin. was demonstratively-incapable of launching a properly-functioning e-commerce website for Obamacare. Why should we expect they could launch a moon-shot??
Let us hope that this man is remembered for the petty twerp that he is.
If this is the revenge of the nerds, I welcome our jock overlords.
Obama doesn’t want to steal the thunder from China’s stated intention of going to Mars by 2020 and building a moon base. America needs to humble herself and let other nations lead the way in space exploration.
1999… I watched that show! When I downloaded the first season for the family… they could’t even make it through he first episode. Being born in 1970 ruined me.
@ 5, Yeah free tuition for some shmuck to study gender studies, political science, art history, classics, etc..and be indoctrinated. I wish I could take off to another planet!
There’s nothing wrong with Art History or the Classics, taught properly they broaden the mind. I’d outlaw Communications, undergraduate Psychology and English as totally non-productive, right after hanging the various “minority” and “ethnic”-studies professors.
Communications is utterly useless. It’s a lot of indoctrination. It’s the study of everyday human interaction and real training in the media. You can go to your local public access station to get hands on training in television & film. Start a blog for journalism.