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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPick for NASA raises brows
Chris Matyszczyk
September 3, 2017 10:13 AM PDT
... he's nominating Oklahoma GOP Congressman Jim Bridenstine ... An early Trump supporter ...
... the fact that he is a politician without scientific credentials -- he studied economics, business and psychology at Rice University in Houston, Texas and has an MBA from Cornell -- has caused some to bridle, even on his own political side ...
https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-pick-nasa-head-controversy-gop-congressman-bridenstine/
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Pick for NASA raises brows (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Sep 2017
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ThoughtCriminal
(14,709 posts)1. I understand
This was the alternate when his first choice turned out to be a comic character.

Skittles
(170,220 posts)2. the only qualification is being a Trump-humper
dalton99a
(92,846 posts)3. "Jim, I want to get rid of all that satellite stuff that puts out fake news about global warming"
"And get rid of all the fake news scientists"
