Maybe so Dilip, but it looks terrible! While the world looks up to America's scientific might, we put these buffoons to represent us. It demonstrates a certain attitude, one that is eating American basic education out from the guts. Not good!
On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Think of the reason why the science committee gets such members. > To start with, science is not an attractive subject in USA. So, anything to > do with science gets lower ranking than say economy, finance, health,social > security etc. Thus, the science committee does not attract the star players. > The rejects who do not get selected to any other committee opt for the likes > of science committee.The common man does not care what rubbish the science > committee puts out or what the members utter in the name of science. The > importance of a committee is measured in terms of how many dollars it > influences. > Dilip > ======================================================================= > > --- On Tue, 11/13/12, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA >> To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" >> <assam@assamnet.org> >> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 9:42 PM >> If it is not theater of the absurd, I >> can't imagine what would be! >> Faat diya boxumoti paatale' lukaon! ( Please Mother earth, >> split asunder, so I can hide from this shame). >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:35 PM, amlan saha <a.s...@alumni.tufts.edu> >> wrote: >> >>> Ah, the ever amusing Science Committee, which counts >> among its members the >>> likes of >>> >>> - *Todd Akin* - "If it’s a >> legitimate rape, the female body has ways to >>> try to shut that whole thing down.” >>> - *Paul Broun* - “All that stuff I >> was taught about evolution and >>> embryology and the Big Bang Theory, >> all that is lies straight from the pit >>> of Hell,” >>> - *Roscoe Bartlett* - “There are >> very few pregnancies as a result of >>> rape, fortunately, and incest — >> compared to the usual abortion, what is the >>> percentage of abortions for rape? It >> is tiny. It is a tiny, tiny >>> percentage.” >>> - *Randy Neugebauer* - "join together >> in prayer to humbly seek fair >>> weather conditions” after several >> destructive tornadoes and droughts. >>> - *Dana Rohrabacher* - “We don’t >> know what those other cycles [of global >>> warming] were caused by in the past. >> Could be dinosaur flatulence, you >>> know, or who knows?” >>> - *Jim Sensenbrenner* - railed against >> "scientific fascism" and called >>> climate change research an >> "international conspiracy". >>> - *Sandy Adams* - voted in favor of a >> bill to teach theories that >>> contradict the theory of evolution. >>> >>> Rohrabacher and Sensenbrenner are now in the running to >> take the gavel of >>> the Committee in the 113th Congress! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> He is still a Congressman you know, lame duck as he >> is. But it is >>> appalling to see the pea-brained people that are in the >> Science >>> Subcommittee. It is a pathetic joke. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:02 PM, "Alpana B. >> Sarangapani" < >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I meant - if it were a hot topic, then!. : ) >>>>> >>>>>>>> I can see why Bobby Jindal is >> urging HIS people to “stop being the >>> stupid party” . >>>>> >>>>> What about him, in spite of being Rhodes >> Scholar being a gung-ho >>> supporter of the NRA? >>>>> >>>>> I thought Todd Akin lost. Can he still serve at >> a (any) Congressional >>> Committee? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:20 PM, "Chan Mahanta" >> <cmaha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I didn't get that, A. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:14 PM, "Alpana B. >> Sarangapani" < >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> But that would have made India's cases >> similar to that, stronger, >>> don't you think, C-da? : ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 2:58 PM, "Chan >> Mahanta" <cmaha...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Oh, darn A! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Looks like I had been losing sleep >> over nothing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But anyway, it was fun reading >> about it. Where else can we get such >>> interesting news from? I mean >>>>>>>> other than Missouri. Did you >> know our very own Todd Akin serves at >>> the Congressional Science Sub-committee? >>>>>>>> I can see why Bobby Jindal is >> urging HIS people to “stop being the >>> stupid party” . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Used to think that India had >> problems, you know? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 2:44 PM, >> "Alpana B. Sarangapani" < >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It has (or is) never been a hot >> topic even to think or discuss >>> about it, let alone be tensed about it. : ) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:29 PM, >> "Chan Mahanta" <cmaha...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Folks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am greatly relieved to >> share a terrific piece of news that many >>> of us Markhowas have been sweating under since November >> 6: That the leader >>> of the Secessionist movement from Texas is a real >> Gandhian, says "---We >>> walk in the same vein as Gandhi and those guys" >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> For more on it, look up: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Read more: >>> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83776.html#ixzz2C8161Xxo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Now my question to our >> friends from Texas is if they too are >>> equally relieved. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> cm :-) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> PS: I understand that Texas >> Governor 'Oops' Perry, once a >>> secessionist himself, will not back the new freedom >> seekers. >>>>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> assam mailing list >>>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> assam mailing list >>>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> assam mailing list >>>> assam@assamnet.org >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> assam mailing list >>> assam@assamnet.org >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> assam@assamnet.org >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
