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edhopper

(37,052 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:59 PM Jan 2014

Hey, 60 Minutes, remember when the early Space Program had only success? [View all]

I remember when Walter Cronkite reported how marvelously error free NASA was and how we should shut it down if they made any mistakes.
I am also sure Thomas Edison found the perfect light bulb the first time out.
Let's ignore the Faux style hatchet job you did on Clean Tech.
Do you think something that might be essential to the very survival of Mankind might be worth pursuing, even if every step is not successful?
Do you understand how progress happens at all?

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Hey, 60 Minutes, remember when the early Space Program had only success? [View all] edhopper Jan 2014 OP

Gus Grissom. nt. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #1

Does this help? edhopper Jan 2014 #2

oops. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #4

And long before that the Vanguard Satellite launch failure in Dec. 1957. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #5

60 minutes has lost all credibility - they now do hit pieces and Amazon infomercials AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #6

They did an hatchet job edhopper Jan 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #8

Well they did do an entire report on clean energy edhopper Jan 2014 #9