NASA

NASA is quite the political football for Freepers. I suppose this makes some sense, as it's got big defense spending, but also useless research, and cold war, and American exceptionalism. That explains why they continue to try to use NASA as a political bludgeon against Obama - it may not be too convincing to non-Freepers, but it sure is a tonic for the troops!

So, Freepers respond to the final Space Shuttle launch (A program canceled by Bush, btw)

olezip knows liberals hate space exploration:

We are all witnesses to the end of space exploration. The government has too many obligations for interest payments on borrowed money, entitlement programs, supporting the UN, and irresponsible wars. Countries that we want to emulate like Cuba and Kenya have no space programs.

kabar noticed the head of NASA is black, and knows what that means!

Charles Bolden, Obama's pick as head of NASA, will lead the way. If we can have an affirmative action President, why can't we have one for NASA?

maine-iac7 knows NASA is all Muslim now:

The Messiah ordered NASA to reroute the funds to 'mostly Muslim countries' in order to train Muslim youth in rocket/space sciences. It's only fair, ya know. (The biggest chunk is going to Indonesia.There is no money being 'saved' - indeed, I suspicion that money and even MORE is going to the Muslims -

cruise_missile agrees Obama has ended NASA:

Their prime directive isn't space it's this:
لقاء مع صوفيا في اخر اخبار روتانا الحين - منتدى أوز لقاء مع صوفيا في اخر اخبار روتانا الحين ســـتـــار أوز ... الشات

Google Translates this as: "Interview with Sofia in the last time Rotana News - Oz Forum meeting with Sofia in the last time Star News Rotana"

Smokin' Joe blames entitlements for NASA's failure.

The big 'L' liberal/budding New Left howl back in the bad old days of the Apollo missions was "Why are we spending all that money in space when we have problems right here on Earth?"

Well, Space was cut back and trillions diverted to the 'Great Society', subsidizing poor people, providing housing 'projects', programs which morphed into section 8 and welfare-as-we-know-it.

We got taxed either way, but frankly, I know where I would rather have had my tax dollars go, as 'inefficient' as NASA was back then.