I am not convinced of that Dilip. Take the case of Todd Akin. Akin has been the unchallenged rep. of one of the most affluent area of St. Louis County for years and years. Such affluence do not come from know-nothings. Do his constituency not know of his views? They do. But they subscribe to them. Even after his 'rape' comments they voted for him overwhelmingly. So it is not as benign as it may seem. It does matter.
It was voters from outside Akin's usual constituency that finally ousted him. Someone I read characterized it as the Icarus syndrome, flying too close to the sun. On Nov 14, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > What saves our reputation is that the committee members do not represent the > USA in the international scientific community. The professors and graduate > students from universities and the researchers from the science industry > do.So, who cares what these committee members say - they are there to warm > the chairs our political system has put in D.C. > It'd help if there was a way to remove some of these chairs and put them in > the basement. > Dilip > =================================================================== > > --- On Wed, 11/14/12, 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: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 8:50 AM >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
