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In reply to the discussion: House committee to hold hearing on asteroid threat [View all]KansDem
(28,498 posts)22. How long before they bring up Benghazi?
Any bets?
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Most of the feasible deflection strategies would make lousy weapons, so no. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#28
It's one of the standard anti-space lines that gets bandied around DU. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#37
Read a book or two and come back when you've got some education on the topic. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#26
I'm sure someone said exactly the same thing about the levees in New Orleans.
wickerwoman
Feb 2013
#13
Hah! Obama got the asteroids and meteoroids to do this just to further his agenda...
Ian David
Feb 2013
#5
The "House Science Committee" is an oxymoron, like "military intelligence" or "conservative thinker"
KamaAina
Feb 2013
#11
The House SST Committee should first hold a hearing that explores why many of them do not respect...
xocet
Feb 2013
#14
10 of the full committee of 39 members are either from Texas or Oklahoma so it is not just you. n/t
xocet
Feb 2013
#41
It's more about the absolute certainy that these *will* do something worse eventually
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#30
Obviously we need to send Kirok into the temple and make the blue flame come out
One_Life_To_Give
Feb 2013
#23