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TrogL

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28. Walker was just interviewed on CBC's "As it happens"
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:10 PM
Nov 2016

He sounded half ways reasonable until he was unable to list an agency that wasn't politicized.

He also explained away the loss of NASA's satellite imagery with "NOAA has satellites too".

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3864045/trump-adviser-wants-to-cut-nasa-climate-change-research-calls-it-politicized-science-1.3864051

Not to worry - I'm sure he'll come around. He's moderating his positions, don't you know? hatrack Nov 2016 #1
So Trump fears what the data would show. Pholus Nov 2016 #2
That, in itself, is politicized science. TheBlackAdder Nov 2016 #16
Astronomer Phil Plait Agrees kebob Nov 2016 #33
I'm sure the Stupid-Fuck-Elect will generate his own data and research paper, worthy of a "No-sell Prize." InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #51
Remember: Mother Nature is a b****, and she ALWAYS has the last word. DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #3
Well remember what Mar a Lago means greymattermom Nov 2016 #4
Trump doesn't give a shit. He'll be dead before it sinks & his kids will sell it to some sap first! TheBlackAdder Nov 2016 #17
Hurry up Lord. TeamPooka Nov 2016 #39
They should research his head bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #5
Maybe he'll be generous and will his brain to science ailsagirl Nov 2016 #30
Isn't the act of policing politicized science retrowire Nov 2016 #6
Science is Conservatively Incorrect JHB Nov 2016 #7
That's a very good framing of the issue, including or esp. "Conservatively Incorrect". . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2016 #36
that will show climate change, won't it? Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #8
Hey, his master used a bigly word yesterday mountain grammy Nov 2016 #9
Lunatics are in charge of our government jimlup Nov 2016 #10
Scrap the research? lake loon Nov 2016 #11
Need to reach out to the EU for help with this now. harun Nov 2016 #12
Politicized Science? Punx Nov 2016 #13
Half of climatologists dispute human activity? WTF is this asshat reading? Only Breitbart?! Roland99 Nov 2016 #14
Don't let Bob Walker cut the cake. He thinks .006% is half. tclambert Nov 2016 #23
Politicized science? A crackdown? How Orwellian Augiedog Nov 2016 #15
Truly mdbl Nov 2016 #18
NY Times, Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun Botany Nov 2016 #19
Yet more officially-enforced dumbing down of America SpankMe Nov 2016 #20
And so it begins hibbing Nov 2016 #21
And their degree doesn't have to be in climatology or even meteorology LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2016 #24
CFCs were like aggressive cancer. joshcryer Nov 2016 #26
Move it to agencies less political than NASA? Please tell me who that is. tclambert Nov 2016 #22
They will not move the money needed to do the work n2doc Nov 2016 #38
Obama should sell it off to a private consortium before leaving office bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #25
The Navy will keep the important stuff. joshcryer Nov 2016 #27
Walker was just interviewed on CBC's "As it happens" TrogL Nov 2016 #28
Thanks for that - he was caught in a direct lie muriel_volestrangler Nov 2016 #32
What about politicized religions? mdbl Nov 2016 #29
Rodeo clown. mahina Nov 2016 #34
Why doesn't he just nuke the country while he's at it? ailsagirl Nov 2016 #31
Reminds me of the push for Lysenkoism in the USSR. baldguy Nov 2016 #35
No need? As if observing earth from space didn't work. Oh, yeah, it works against PaveTheEarth. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2016 #37
I think this is a dangerous move by the Republicans. Also rladdi Nov 2016 #40
thats why republicans are better then fine with trump, they can do what they wish & he's unfit. Sunlei Nov 2016 #42
man sits in a tower and reads 'fake news' & fox lies for many years, all he knows is birther crap Sunlei Nov 2016 #41
This is how we "make America great again?" Towlie Nov 2016 #43
He'll also eliminate all money from NSF and NOAA Climate research. briv1016 Nov 2016 #44
I for one welcome our cockroach overlords. hay rick Nov 2016 #45
Guess he don't know too much about the boomerang effect either nolabels Nov 2016 #46
Will Trump really have the authority to do that? potone Nov 2016 #47
A Republican Congress will be right behind him muriel_volestrangler Nov 2016 #48
Conservatives conserve nothing Martin Eden Nov 2016 #49
Headlines like this are just "journalists" conveyor-belting Trump framing and language Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2016 #50
The media will whimper and kiss his ass saying this is good stuff! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #52
Trump has so many mental issues, it's getting difficult to determine the predominate one RKP5637 Nov 2016 #53
Sad they accept the term "politicized science" bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #54
Why does he single out the NOAA as being non-politicized? TrogL Nov 2016 #55
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