Obama praises India for crash-landing a flag on the moon

From this article, its hard to believe anyone could be so bigoted.

Funny, I'm not surprised at all.

Neither am I, trm.

Obama praises India for crash-landing a flag on the moon

Cool.

Roryanne knows exactly how to add words of wisdom and intelligentsia to a debate!

Can someone who starts a seed constantly break CoH and continue to post seeds and not have their articles deleted? How can this be solved? Anyone?

Ps India is 80% Hindu.

You find those WMDs yet??

@ tyler:

There is a difference between "placing" and "crashing" a flag on the moon.

AS far as "Super Computors", they're a bit behind the times:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2906865.stm

India began developing supercomputers in the late 1980s after being refused one by the US.

They have a hard time stopping over crowding on buses and trains causing "Crash Deaths".

The CCCP starved it's people while it amassed enough weapons to destroy this place 100 times over.

Besides, if they aimed for Washington and hit Philadelphia, would it really matter?

India is more worried about Pakistan.

I have Indian Friends.

They hate Pakistan!

And Tyler, stop trying to make yourself sound more knowledgable.

Tyler makes it look effortless. :-)

gee--I'm impressed. LMAO Someone has way too much time on their hands.

If the shoe fits...

I don't need someone to give me an opinion. Its a shame that you do.

I understand jokes, that's why I'm posting on this thread.

You're way too hard on yourself. I wouldn't call you a social outcast, just a little overly emotional. LOL

I am also a mature adult

False. One only needs to go to your profile and read your comments over the past week to see that this claim of yours is misleading.

I love that picture in #3.9 because it reminds me of the good old days when you could create pictures on an old fashioned typewriter. I know that it is easier on a computer, but it is just not as much fun.

You people, including myself at this point, are empowering this person (Rory) to continue her hate filled rants.

If you don't want to hear the rants, don't read the posts and ignore the author. After a while, she will see she is no longer getting the attention and move on.

This is exactly what we as Americans, free and independent, should be doing to all of these fear mongers. Change the channel.

There is no use in trying to use reason with people who are convinced otherwise and refuse to even see another point of view. Sadly, many of our politicians are following this same path.

Nothing personal.

You people, including myself at this point, are empowering this person (Rory) to continue her hate filled rants.

Let her keep going. A) she has the right, B) it is amazingly entertaining. The more she types, the more of a embarrassment she becomes. I love it. Sometimes it's fun to sit back and watch the train fly off the rails.

@Ironlung - True

No just for the Reagan legacy.

Ketchup as a vegetable.

Iran /Contra

Oh yeah, Bitburg.

Are you are under 35 years old, Roryanne?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup_as_a_vegetable

Are you over 18, Tyler Durden-330839?

Why are you so obsessed with people's ages?

I don't buy Heinz ketchup

Neither do I to include all Heinz products because I refuse to let one penny of my money go in the pockets of Scary Kerry and his wife Ms Heinz 57. Besides, their ketchup is runny. Hunts products are way better anyway.

Oh brother. India has 85% Hindu population and a very secular government system.

Brother, you started the article with "...and tells NASA, it is now relegated to muslim outreach."

now that their top priority is to advance muslims in space.

You make the statement, and show a comment, but you do not show any evidence that is the case. What are you talking about? What makes you think that NASA is relegated to muslim outreach? Because of a comment?

I read it, you are not trying to supply any information, just a bunch of inflamatory accusations. Whats the value of this article? Whats your point? I don't care who made the comments, why wouldn't you discuss in the article, the issue you are referring to? What does Arizona have to do with NASA?

Oh ok a fmr NASA chief said Obama is pandering to muslims. I get it, Obama hates america and loves muslims, informative article keep up the good work, very compelling arguments. The adios comment also nicely summarizes Obama's pandering to muslims, and definately deserves mention. My point is it doesn't sound like you want to discuss any issues, using evidence to back up your arguments. Sounds like you just want to incite an argument to me.

This is a bigoted statement:

now that their top priority is to advance muslims in space

Helping India is not "advancing Muslims in space"

It came out a while back that the head of NASA was being regulated to promote Muslim relations by Obama. I don't think it included launching them, but if a Muslim qualifies for the space program on an even playing field with other applicants, then by all means they should have the chance to go into space as long as it is mutually beneficial to the science and not a personal agenda. I doubt the head of NASA ever envisioned that with all of his knowledge and experience that he would be so disrespected in this manner. Let one of the many useless czars be the promoters and let NASA do what it does best, takingus into the future by reaching out to other worlds through advanced space technology.

..... in the United States, the greatest country in the world,

Actually... even though I love my country and I'm glad I live here, we are not the greatest. Unless you mean that in a personal metaphysical way.

http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/04/20/america-were-not-1/

I too love my country, and I'm also glad to live here. However, we need to get off our high horse and quite thinking we are better than the rest of world. Country's don't hate us because of our freedoms they dislike us because of our arrogance, and the elites (corporate or political) who think they can do what they want in other countries. You don't see another country's military based stationed in the U.S., but you'll find many U.S. military bases around the world.

Also, why shouldn't the President show respect to a foreign leader in THEIR country. It doesn't make our president weak, or look like an ass. We shouldn't hold every other country as @!$%# stuck to the bottom of America's expensive shoe.

Also, why shouldn't the President show respect to a foreign leader in THEIR country

He should show respect but he should not act like any foreign leader is above him. Our President is EQUAL to all foreign leaders. Their respect should be shown as mutual.

All you're doing is repeating what you heard Obama say during his Magical Apology Tour.

There goes your assumption again. I didn't see his apology speech, so how am I repeating something I didn't hear? We are not the only nation on this damn planet.

And Polka you're right they should be treated as equals.

These are my own opinions and observations from reading news articles, international news, etc.
People are coming here to have opportunities, does it mean they hate us? Who knows, we would have to ask every single person. It could be the free market and trade agreements that has led them to come here for jobs, because farmers and other industries couldn't compete in the market.

We need to deconstruct why other nations don't like us, but I'm pretty sure it's not our freedoms, but our policies.

That's your opinion of American and American citizens. I stated mine.

Obama believes what you believe. Strange he ran for POTUS at all, though isn't it?

Opinions are opinions, facts are facts. My link leads to facts, but when tea baggers are having a back-slappin' party speaking in concrete realities is pointless.

We are however the only nation with people breaking our laws to get in.

For example... that statement is another lie.

It's obvious here that someone sits around with there head stuck in the Fox News sand and needs to come up for air more.

liberals use the teabagger word

I'm sorry, I clearly meant dirt bagger.

I deserve it all liberals??? haha That cracks me up. I live right in the middle of enemy territory.... that would be conservative city USA. I've never heard more whining and complaining from a group of people that don't want to give anything for anyone or anything to help or improve themselves, their families, their communities... nothing!

One example: I'm involved in the recycle program our city started. We are the only ones with the container as far as you can see up and down are area for blocks and blocks. My neighbors all complain that they were going to have to pay $5 a month to participate in the program. Whine whine whine. I told them I was happy to do something to support my city and to assist in starting new jobs for our community. That is just one example, there are many more. They want the local roads, bridges, shops, etc... all fixed up, plants planted, city areas mowed and picked up... but won't give a dang thing toward taxes or donations - or get off their lazy no good asses to volunteer. They sit at home, criticize their neighbors, point at liberals and say everything is there fault and they do nothing. The party of nothing, the party of no.

Give me a break. Liberals "I deserve it all for free" That's just the opposite. Conservatives are the ones that think they are entitled - they have the elitist attitudes. They are the ones that expect everything for nothing. They are dragging our communities, our cities and our Country down.

Still a lot of hot air and not facing my facts or your lies:

We are however the only nation with people breaking our laws to get in

Too bad boyfriend Beck continues to lie to his enamored minions.

When bleeding heart 'I deserve it ALL for free" liberals use the teabagger one, they've already lost the debate

No weird hypocrisy here.

Still not addressing your lie: We are however the only nation with people breaking our laws to get in. Still trumping us all with mature come backs....

Well, at least we agree that India's main concern is their own people and not trying to appear like a superpower.

We should not be a "superpower", we should be an exceptional republic that values freedom and equality. Anything less is deserving of an apology. India's problems are not our own, and we should not concern ourselves with their cultural or economic troubles.

They should also round up all the damned cows and put them out to pasture somewhere instead of letting them roam the streets. They are a nuisance given free rein to disrupt traffic and forage in the market places unabated. I understand that they are sacred to the Indians, but have they never heard the expression "worship from afar"?

I'm a huge fan of the American Space program, and I consider the astronauts to be American heroes.

Apparently not, or you'd know that this mission was conducted in conjunction with NASA. Obama was congratulating India for their part in a joint mission between the two countries space programs.

Obama doesn't need anyone bashing from others. His words and deeds are enough to show his allegiance is not with the country he's supposed to be the president of.

Well, thank you Senator McCarthy. Now that you've reported your findings on President Obama, is there anyone else whose loyalty to this nation you and the House Un-American Activities Committee would care to call into question?

His words and deeds are enough to show his allegiance is not with the country he's supposed to be the president of.

I've heard it all now. Irrational hatred is corrosive to the soul.

anyone else whose loyalty to this nation you and the House Un-American Activities Committee would care to call into question?

Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Rush Limbaugh, Barbara Boxer... JMHO, you asked.

I know it's hard for you to accept, but Obama not only disappointed those who didn't vote for him, the consensus among those who did believe in the hope and change, are also dissapointed.

Yes, we are; disappointed that he and the Democrats in congress caved to so many Republican demands in the name of compromise rather than actually enacting the progressive agenda for which he was elected. Obama was elected on a groundswell of support by young, liberal voters but he has governed as a right-leaning moderate.

I did know the mission was basically NASA's, but apparently Obama didn't know or as usual, didn't want to give NASA any credit.

No, not "basically NASA's". A joint mission. NASA provided one of the 11 payloads for the mission. The IRSO carried out the mission. They did the heavy lifting on this one, and he credited them as appropriate.

He just wants them to reach out to muslims.

I can't even type that without it sounding insane.

That's because you're parroting a talking point which is insane. Bob Jacobs, NASA's assistant administrator for public affairs, has already said publicly that Bolden was speaking about NASA's priorities for outreach, not for their overall mission which remains one of science, aeronautics, and space exploration.

When you find a US president, other than Carter who is the biggest anti-semite on the planet, who has been less concerned with America than any other country, WHILE he is POTUS, get back to me.

http://whatthe@!$%#hasobamadonesofar.com/

Seems like he's been fairly concerned with America to me.

Rush is, unfortunately, on sometimes for about 10 minutes as I leave work. I don't get him much (thank goodness), but from what he says, he has 3 priorities: 1- Rush Limbaugh; 2- Rush Limbaugh; 3- the Hard right Republican party. Nothing else, including the USA, counts for him.

the consensus among those who did believe in the hope and change, are also dissapointed.

I'm glad you now proclaim to speak for everyone. Again, you confuse opinion with fact.

I call in to question the loyalty of the Republican party who have done absolutely nothing for the last (nearly) two years to help this country because their top priority was getting re-elected.

The Republicans spent their time in the minority filibustering everything. 18% of all filibusters in the last 90 years took place in just the last 3 years.

4 years but why be factual. 2 of those years under a Republican president.

Roryanne:

The Dems did have control until last Tuesday. But the election in which they took the majority was 2006. So, as trm2008, 4 years not 6. And 2 of those years under a Republican president with veto power, while not having anything close to a veto-proof majority.

The Republicans, when they were in power prior to the changeover of January 2007, had a Republican president who for 6 years had only picked up his veto pen once. The remaining 11 bills Bush vetoed during his time in office happened after the Democrats took power.

And you still haven't addressed the Republican's record level of filibusters since the 2006 elections... again, 18% of all filibusters in the last 90 years have been done in the past 3 years, by Republicans, since they became the minority party.

I view it as merely a bad choice of wording.

I wouldn't call you a racist. Not my style. I just personally think you're reading more into his comment than is warranted. So we agree to disagree...

Actually, I did get that. I simply don't agree with your assessment of Obama's attitude.

Not as bad as Bush II.

At least I felt safe when Bush II was president, he would never of bowed to a Saudi king, Obama is a joke

Not safe to foreigners thanks to Bush's wars of aggression. Not safe to Americans either thanks to his attacks on our civil liberties.

Wars of aggression , HAHAHAAAA I suppose he should have just said "OH WELL" when 911 happened, He took the initiative to stop terrorism,and you fault him ..typical liberal.

He should have done something to stop it. He ignored it, then invaded Afghanistan and only succeeded in destroying their government and not destroying the enemies that actually destroyed the World Trade Center.

The middle east has been fighting for decades , there will never be peace there - I can imagine it now, they would twiddle their thumbs after a week of non-violence, then they would go blow something up..he took the fight to the terrorists ..not vice versa

No he didn't. Bush II is a terrorist, a war criminal and a monster. He sent thousands of American troops to die in the Afghan wastelands and for nothing. Al-Qaeda is still out there.

Obama sure isn't doing anything about them,he's cradling the Muslim values and bowing to kings,

Bush a terrorist that's just plain ludicrous , are you a communist ?

Are you a re-register?

Our president bowing to anyone is absurd but what about Reagan? I thought he bowed to the Japanese Emperor.

He was just checking his shoelaces

war of aggression? The only time I ever heard that before Bush was president was a long time ago on a show where the woman who said it was toothless and smoked a cornpipe!

I don't know what you are talking about. Speaking the truth about the unjust wars of neo-imperialism in Iraq and Afghanistan is mainly done by liberals and we have our teeth intact.

A "re-register" is someone who has previously been registered on newsvine, banned, and who then registers under a new name.

Please note, I'm not saying you are, I'm just defining the term used in trm2008's question that you didn't understand.

No I have never been on here under a different screen name, and politics get me fired up if you think something I have said is deemed ban worthy I Apologize, All I said Is Obama is the worst president and added IMHO

jokerswild

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. Though I would be interested to have you go through every president in this country's history and explain how Obama qualifies as the worst after a mere two years in office. I think there may be one or two others who are more deserving of that title.

I can't remember the news source but it stated Obama had the worst approval rating of any president in history, the recent elections should magnify how the people feel about him and his agenda.

Well, if I may, I would simply point out that worst approval rating is not equivalent to worst president in terms of performance. One assesses public sentiment at a particular point in time, the other has to do with accomplishments. I think the jury is still out on what Obama will be able to accomplish while he holds office.

Jokerswild1:

Presidential approval ratings were introduced in the 1930s under FDR. They're a relatively new invention, so "the worst approval rating of any president in history" represents a rather short history.

More to the point, though, Obama does not have the worst approval rating in that period. Neither in terms of his lowest overall approval rating (41%. The worst recorded was 22% under Truman) nor in terms of his average approval rating (53%. The worst recorded was 45.4% again under Truman).

Maybe they said in recent history - wonder what Truman did ?

anyway I wasn't around when Truman was President .I hope for the sake of this country Obama does do something that leaves a legacy that he accomplished something .

Obama was the first African American president. Maybe that is not good enough for some people but it was good enough for the majority.

Maybe they said in recent history - wonder what Truman did ?

Take your pick, really... there were a number of scandals under his administration, from senior officials (including Mrs. Truman) taking fur coats and deep freezers for favors to Sen. McCarthy starting a witch-hunt through his administration on baseless charges that it had been infiltrated by the Soviets. He also championed civil rights against opposition from Southern Democrats of that era, including desegregating the armed forces through an executive order. All of these combined to make him very unpopular in his time.

anyway I wasn't around when Truman was President .I hope for the sake of this country Obama does do something that leaves a legacy that he accomplished something .

I'd say he has: http://whatthe@!$%#hasobamadonesofar.com/

The question is, how much of his legacy will Republicans leave intact when they have stated their top priorities are dismantling the legislation that passed under the Democratic-majority congress and seeing Obama defeated in 2012?

I clicked on your link for what he has done - it had a 404 error message - pretty much sums it up.

Jokerswild1:

I don't know what site you went to, but the site I linked to was not showing a 404 message when I posted it nor is it showing one now. I suppose some of us are just on the wrong page when it comes to what Obama has done. And you're right, that does pretty much sum it up.

Jokerswild1:

I'm sorry, that was an uncharitable response that you probably didn't deserve. I think I'm getting far too jaded with politics; I expect replies like that to be people literally pretending not to see sources that contradict their beliefs anymore. But I think I just realized what actually happened in this case. By any chance, do you have the profanity filter turned on for this site? The URL I linked to contains profanity in the text of the link itself, and the filter tried to convert it to "@!$%#" in order to censor it. There's apparently a "PG-rated" alternative link to the site at http://whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com/

can't remember the news source but it stated Obama had the worst approval rating of any president in history,

Bull @!$%#. Obama's approval rating is about the same as Reagan's at this point in his presidency, and higher than a lot of other presidents'.

http://people-press.org/report/668/

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/presidential-approval-tracker.htm

Some people like Big Time Wrestling, too, for the cultural aspects.

See there's the witty I was talking about - well played Roryanne

Oh witty as heck, considering how many agree with me.

Bruce Willis wasn't there, so we're not interested lol