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Spaceman-Turned-Politician Can Call Himself 'Astronaut' On Ballot

Posted by timothy on from the well-would-you-call-yourself-a-politician? dept.

New submitter si622test1 writes "A judge has determined that the ex-astronaut-turned-politician who was sued by California Republicans for putting 'astronaut' as his occupation while running for Congress will be allowed to do so, saying that Hernandez is an astronaut for 'more than the time spent riding a rocket.'"

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  1. I think of astronaut as a formal title by sandytaru · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's more than just an occupation. You can say "I used to be an accountant" but, like being a Senator or a Congressman or the President, you've earned that title for the rest of your life.

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    Occasionally living proof of the Ballmer peak.
  2. Re:Isn't that just nitpicking??? by pympdaddyc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think that's just nitpicking at a detail that's entirely irrelevant.

    Welcome to politics!

  3. Inadvertent Steisand Effect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Congrats, California GOP. If voters didn't know the Democratic candidate was a former astronaut, they certainly do now.