Fred J. McCall wrote:
Morons of a feather, and all that...

Top posting, Freddy? How desperate are you?


"Eric Chomko" wrote:

:
:Jonathan wrote:
:
: I'm astonished that anyone here actually believes that
: President Bush's motivation is to save the world from
: an asteroid or other calamity by building colonies.
:
: This is a huge program designed to maintain
: our aerospace capabilities for future military
: needs, as they arise. This is a gigantic make-work
: program for the military industrial contractors.
:
:Unfortunately, to a degree, so was Apollo.

Wee what I mean? Loon to loon communication.

So there was no aspect of "beat the Russians" -space race- WRT to
Apollo? Freddy, surely you haven't gone brain-dead?

:
: If you think Bush and Cheney are moved by
: visions of grandiose space colonies that
: usher in a trekkian utopia....you need to
: aquaint yourself with this concept
:
:
:Again, despite that Bush/Cheney making their claim, you are right,
:there is a military aspect to it.

Oh? What military aspect would that be?

Going back to the moon to set up the first lunar base? Are you mad?

:Again, so was Apollo.

Oh? What military aspect would that be?

Having the first lunar landing is the de facto military superiority in
space. Freddy, did you miss the memo?

:
: We get nothing, at least they could've come
: up with a military industrial welfare program that
: also benefited society. But then they'd have
: to actually accomplish something, produce
: a product that mattered to us. With the Vision they
: don't have to create anything new or valuable
: for society, just repeat what's been done before.
: And watch society go ho-hum-been-there-done-that
: -who-cares. Which is just fine with them.
:
: As they don't care what we think about it.

That's because you're certifiable.

Be clear on who you are posting to, as you claim to have a
certification to being sane and stable.


:
:Use their money and make it the way we want, like Apollo.
:

Whose money do you think you're getting to use, Eric?

DOD and NASA along with NSF and others. Do you want to go to Mars or
not?

Oh, and you calling yourself a 'scientist' is absolute
misrepresentation.

No Freddy, sorry to burst your bubble. Your taken math and econ degrees
vs. my earned CompSci degrees beg to differ. I'l stand toe-to-toe with
you on any subject and have. You have no inherent superiority here,
never have.

Eric

P.S. Come to MD. Look me up. I will take take you to places in the
Smithsonian and DC in general you have never seen. Further, when done,
we will raise a glass and you will come back to this board touting me
as a friend and take back well over 50% of what you have stated about
me. That is a promise not a threat.

--
"I'll learn to work the saxophone.
I'll play just what I feel.
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel."
-- "Deacon Blues", Steely Dan