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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate Confirms Climate Change Denier To Lead NASA
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bridenstine-nasa-confirmation_us_5ad8aab7e4b03c426dac081cSenate Confirms Climate Change Denier To Lead NASA
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) will take over control of the space agency after seven-month standoff.
By Chris D'Angelo
WASHINGTON The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a former Navy pilot with no scientific credentials and who doesnt believe humans are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, to lead NASA.
Bridenstine will become the first elected official to hold the NASA administrator job. He joins a Cabinet already loaded with people who question the near-universal scientific consensus that climate change is real and that human activity is the primary cause.
The final vote ― which was 50-49 along party lines ― came one day after the Senate narrowly advanced Bridenstines nomination, thanks to an about-face from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and a key vote from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Rubio, who in September told Politico that he worried about Bridenstines nomination could be devastating for the space program, said in a statement Wednesday that he decided to support the nominee in order to avoid a gaping leadership void at NASA.
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Bridenstine will become the first elected official to hold the NASA administrator job. He joins a Cabinet already loaded with people who question the near-universal scientific consensus that climate change is real and that human activity is the primary cause.
The final vote ― which was 50-49 along party lines ― came one day after the Senate narrowly advanced Bridenstines nomination, thanks to an about-face from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and a key vote from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Rubio, who in September told Politico that he worried about Bridenstines nomination could be devastating for the space program, said in a statement Wednesday that he decided to support the nominee in order to avoid a gaping leadership void at NASA.
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Senate Confirms Climate Change Denier To Lead NASA (Original Post)
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2018
OP
You don't need no science to be the boss of rocket scientists and astronomers and astronauts
dalton99a
Apr 2018
#2
Bridenstone seems to be either completely incompetent or a semi-skilled thief
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2018
#5
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)1. Stupid fuckers. nt
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)2. You don't need no science to be the boss of rocket scientists and astronomers and astronauts
Farmer-Rick
(10,202 posts)3. Just what we need faith based space program.
Will they replace fuel with prayers? Will only Christians be allowed at the physics and space labs?
My father use to work for NASA. He was an atheist and the leader of a team to signal the first US satellite. I'm sure he would have been appalled by this idiot.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)4. Oh, yay, another Okie Republican in Washington.
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Bernardo de La Paz
(49,032 posts)5. Bridenstone seems to be either completely incompetent or a semi-skilled thief
The former Navy Reserve pilot previously served as executive director of the Air and Space Museum & Planetarium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During his tenure, the nonprofit suffered financial losses, and an investigation by the Project On Government Oversight found that Bridenstine used the nonprofits resources to benefit a company he co-owned, according to a report from The Daily Beast this week.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,590 posts)6. There's still "a gaping leadership void" at NASA.
After this administration is over (oh-please-oh-please!), our country will be in the scientific Dark Ages.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)7. We have returned to the Dark Ages in less than two years
Congratulations America, you win the Stupid Award.