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NASA Public-Affairs Appointee Resigns in Disgrace

Posted by jamie on from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.

belmolis writes "George C. Deutsch, who tried to muzzle top NASA climate scientist James Hansen and ordered NASA web designers to add the word 'theory' to every mention of the Big Bang, has resigned. The New York Times reports that NASA declines to discuss the reasons for his resignation, but that it came the same day that Texas A&M University, from which Deutsch claimed on his resume to have graduated, revealed that he had attended the university but did not complete his degree." The New York Times reports it today, but as of yesterday, it was the Times that had unquestioningly passed along the falsehood of Deutsch's graduation, and it was the blog Scientific Activist whose investigation revealed he'd left before graduating to work on the Bush reelection campaign. For more on the 24-year-old political appointee's interesting viewpoints, see World O' Crap; on Monday, we covered the anger over his attempts to squelch science -- something that, sadly, Jim Hansen has gotten used to.

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  1. Jim Henson spins in his grave by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    He never would have thought that he would be on the receiving end of a puppeteer's hand.

  2. Could be a win-win... by SnapShot · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could be a win-win situation. NASA has an opening for a job to be filled by a Republican crony. Michael Brown is unemployed. Looks like a natural fit! Give that man a call!

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    1. Re:Could be a win-win... by anothy · · Score: 4, Funny

      i hereby mod you "-1: Don't Give Them Any Ideas".

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  3. What you people don't understand.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ....is that he could have graduated from college in theory!

    1. Re:What you people don't understand.... by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

      And that's just one side's opinion. We have to present opinions from both sides for a fair and balanced viewpoint. A bunch of lefty darwinist university administrators have a theory that says that he doesn't have a degree, and a hard-working young man says he does. Who are you going to believe?

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  4. Heliocentrism by soshdin · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if Deutsch had a problem with heliocentrism. The idea that the earth goes around the sun is as much a theory as the Big Bang or evolution.

  5. Re:"He did a heckuva job!" by damsa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering that the Bush campaign won in 2004 with all sorts of problems. I'd say anyone working on that campaign is qualified for any PR positions in any company or government agency.

  6. Re:Good News and Bad News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    The increasing availability and ease of access of information is making it increasingly difficult to get away with lying.

    Hey, I'm doing fine so far.

    Love,
    George W.

  7. Resume by TheZax · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess he should have added the word theory after Texas A&M everywhere on his resume.

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  8. Re:The Big Bang by DreamerFi · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not the word "theory" you're looking for.

    Every time a Christian, Muslim or Jew speaks of anything to do with their religion, they must use the phrase "ancient tribal myth" in the same sentence.

  9. Re:Theory not a bad order by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Any scientist will tell you that of course it's a theory.

    The fact here is that some snotnose bush brat is telling scientist that they must explicitly state the obvious as part of a plan to diminish the value of science on impressionable young minds. If something logical and rational were presented factually, the flock might wander. So "theories" are for science, and facts are for the bible!

    "Penguins ain't natural, they was chemically man-made like The Incredible Hulk."
    "Anthony, how do you know this about the penguins?"
    "It's in the Bible."
    "It ain't in the Bible."
    "It's in the Bible wit' Noah! Noah didn't take no penguins wit' 'em on the ark, so therefore penguins ain't natural. Read your Bible. There's no mention of penguins whatsoever."
    "Okay."

    -- The State

  10. Re:The Big Bang by Hatta · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not the word "theory" you're looking for.

    Every time a Christian, Muslim or Jew speaks of anything to do with their religion, they must use the phrase "ancient tribal myth" in the same sentence.

    And from now on, replace "Jesus" with "Santa Claus for grownups"

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  11. Re:Good News and Bad News by brunson · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we should start referring to the New Testament as the "Theory of Jesus".
    That wouldn't piss anyone off at all.

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