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edhopper

(33,484 posts) Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:04 PM Sep 2017

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Trump picks a climate change denying, nonscientist as head of NASA

https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-pick-nasa-head-controversy-gop-congressman-bridenstine/

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Trump picks a climate change denying, nonscientist as head of NASA (Original Post) edhopper Sep 2017 OP

trump picked him so why would we expect anyone qualified? chelsea0011 Sep 2017 #1

Yep, b/c Donald & Hillary, twinsies! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #2

He is going to destroy every edhopper Sep 2017 #3

His mission is to destroy - so he chooses his wrecking crew accordingly dalton99a Sep 2017 #4

What are the chances of the Senate crushing this disaster? (nm) Elwood P Dowd Sep 2017 #5

slim to none edhopper Sep 2017 #6

Elections have consequences Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #7

But Hillary was just as bad yo Calculating Sep 2017 #8

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

1. trump picked him so why would we expect anyone qualified?

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:06 PM

Sep 2017

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

2. Yep, b/c Donald & Hillary, twinsies!

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:09 PM

Sep 2017

edhopper

(33,484 posts)

3. He is going to destroy every

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:12 PM

Sep 2017

good Government Agency we have before he is through.

dalton99a

(81,404 posts)

4. His mission is to destroy - so he chooses his wrecking crew accordingly

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:16 PM

Sep 2017

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)

5. What are the chances of the Senate crushing this disaster? (nm)

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 03:22 PM

Sep 2017

edhopper

(33,484 posts)

6. slim to none

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 04:31 PM

Sep 2017

The big fight will be the racist he picked for chief scientist at the Dept of Agriculture.

Science denying racist birther Sam Clovis.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/politics/kfile-sam-clovis-on-the-radio/index.html

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

7. Elections have consequences

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 06:02 PM

Sep 2017

Thanks once again to the purists who stayed home...

Calculating

(2,955 posts)

8. But Hillary was just as bad yo

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 06:17 PM

Sep 2017

Gotta burn it all down to rebuild and stuff. At least that's what this Bernie or Buster I know said.

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