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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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  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. 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.

  5. 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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  6. 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.