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Nobel Prize Winning Physicist As Energy Secretary

bledri writes "Officials close to the Obama transition team say that Physics Nobel Laureate Steven Chu is the likely candidate for Energy Secretary. Some are worried that Chu is not politically savvy enough, but I'm hopeful that a scientist will base policy on evidence. Discuss among yourselves."

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  1. Re:Great! by GauteL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it wrong of me to find this troll absolutely hilarious?

  2. Re:Great! by Andr+T. · · Score: 4, Funny
    I respect Chu and I think he'll do a great job, but what you just said made me remember the Dilbert Principle:

    Leadership is nature's way of removing morons from the productive flow.

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    Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

  3. It's Frinktastic by DustyCase · · Score: 5, Funny

    An anonymous source says that Chu has solved the pickle matrix, and has made significant progress on the rebigulator. DOE should be a piece of cake.

  4. I'm worried... by CFBMoo1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obama has impressed me and I hope he keeps going. I am worried, I just know Rod Sterling is waiting to spring the gotcha on everybody and that Twilight Zone music will crank up.

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    ~~ Behold the flying cow with a rail gun! ~~
  5. Re:Jesus 2.0? by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How dare you imply that Jesus isn't a proud American! Do you think it was just a coincidence that King James wrote the Bible in english back in biblical times? You're obviously one of those Marxists, like Obama.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  6. Re:Terrible Idea by Throtex · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just because you can split the atom of a molecule doesn't mean you can lead the nation with a microphone.

  7. Re:Terrible Idea by Sockatume · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, she apparently played a pivotal role in the development of soft-serve ice-cream. In a world with runaway global warming, soft-serve would not be necessary. She was just protecting her time investment in that work.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  8. Re:Terrible Idea by HardCase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pfft, Al Gore got one of those by making a PowerPoint presentation. How tough can it be?

  9. Re:Terrible Idea by Dragonslicer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you have one? ;)

    I bet if I search my computers at home I could find a couple old PowerPoint presentations.