You probably heard about the terrible waste of money where the National Science Foundation threw three million dollars at some stupid scientists who ran shrimp on a treadmill, we bet. It was big news in 2008, and kept on being huge news. Sen. Tom Coburn
"it does not take a mental giant to understand that the health of marine organisms and the safety of the seafood we eat are closely related."
Whatever level of mental abilities it requires, GOP congresscritters don't have it.
What about the millions Obama spends on teleprompters? Or the billions playing golf? Or the trillions he spends on matches to burn the Constitution? Forbes. You used to be a serious magazine*. ___________________________________ * No, you never were.
Time to get upset about this was when one of our great anti-intellectuals, William Proxmire, was giving out his Golden Fleece Awards, based on a similar level of understanding. Proxmire was lauded for his "courage," as if it has ever required courage in America to ridicule science. Then when one of the recipients sued him, courageous Proxmire hid behind his Congressional immunity.
House republicans are just jealous because it turns out the shrimp are actually smarter than they are- none of them could manage to last more than 30 seconds on a treadmill without falling on their ass.
"it does not take a mental giant to understand that the health of marine organisms and the safety of the seafood we eat are closely related." Um - I think you've just perfectly described Congress. It SHOULDN'T take a mental giant, and yet, somehow, it does. Because, you know, they "aren't scientists" except when they're deciding whether or not the ladies can haz abortion and diagnosing brain death via video.
Actually the biggest waste of taxpayer money is the House Science Committee.
Not only was this good science, but we have now trained an entire army of super-shrimp ready to fight off the coming terrorist lobster invasion.
Forbes Magazine: Redefining "Capitalist Tool" since 1917.
There is a great Orwellian plot not to silence conservatives, but to wait for the day that conservatives to say something worth hearing.
Red Lobster libel!!
"it does not take a mental giant to understand that the health of marine organisms and the safety of the seafood we eat are closely related."
Whatever level of mental abilities it requires, GOP congresscritters don't have it.
Damn Obama and his uppity science guys
What about the millions Obama spends on teleprompters? Or the billions playing golf? Or the trillions he spends on matches to burn the Constitution? Forbes. You used to be a serious magazine*. ___________________________________ * No, you never were.
Time to get upset about this was when one of our great anti-intellectuals, William Proxmire, was giving out his Golden Fleece Awards, based on a similar level of understanding. Proxmire was lauded for his "courage," as if it has ever required courage in America to ridicule science. Then when one of the recipients sued him, courageous Proxmire hid behind his Congressional immunity.
Is it relevant that Proxmire was a Democrat?
Now, why can't we be as bold and prolific liars as Congressional Republicans?
Oh yeah, because they'd sue us.
House republicans are just jealous because it turns out the shrimp are actually smarter than they are- none of them could manage to last more than 30 seconds on a treadmill without falling on their ass.
"it does not take a mental giant to understand that the health of marine organisms and the safety of the seafood we eat are closely related." Um - I think you've just perfectly described Congress. It SHOULDN'T take a mental giant, and yet, somehow, it does. Because, you know, they "aren't scientists" except when they're deciding whether or not the ladies can haz abortion and diagnosing brain death via video.
But if we don't keep building tanks and planes, how will our manufacturing retain the knowledge to build tanks and planes?
Will the last one out of the Enlightenment remember to switch it off?
Mike Huckabee is not going to be happy when he hears about the swimming pool filled with cocktail sauce
Did they do a version where the little shrimp roll coal in little tiny pick up trucks?