Stupid Or Subversive, You Be The Judge

Some days it's difficult to discern the difference between ignorant and wicked evil.

NASA's new mission: Building ties to Muslim world
By: Byron York 
Chief Political Correspondent

July 6, 2010

"When I became the NASA administrator, [Obama] charged me with three things," NASA head Charles Bolden said in a recent interview with the Middle Eastern news network al-Jazeera. "One, he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math; he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering."

Read more at the Washington Examiner:

More here from Bryan York,  in defense of formerly heroic Bolden.

You'd be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn't know that the "S" in NASA stands for "Space." Since the race to the moon in the 1960s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been one of the most storied agencies in the U.S. government. Now, under President Obama, its mission is changing -- and space isn't part of the story.

Me? I don't really care if the Muslim World feels good about itself -- or it's historic contribution to aviation.

_____________________

Updatery:
CB, over at Another Black Conservative, has a few choice words in his post: Houston, We Have A Problem:

For the life of me, I certainly cannot understand the need for the extra attention to the Muslim world. The Muslim world is still oppressing women, brutalizing people who exercise free speech and cannot get control of its own religious fanatics, yet making them feel good about their ancient contributions to math and science is suppose to be a priority for our space agency? It seems pretty clear to me that the Muslim world has a few more pressing matters that need attention then their self esteem.