Except that, sometimes, loons like these can have real impact - recall the lack of federal dollars for stem cell research during the Republican years.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Dilip Deka <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world" <[email protected]> > > 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 <[email protected]> > > 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 <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > > >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > >> To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam > > from around the world" <[email protected]> > > >> 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 <[email protected]> > > >> 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 > > <[email protected]> > > >> 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" < > > >>> [email protected]> > > >> 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" > > >> <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I didn't get that, A. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:14 PM, > > "Alpana B. > > >> Sarangapani" < > > >>> [email protected]> > > >> 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" <[email protected]> > > >>> 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" < > > >>> [email protected]> > > >> 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" <[email protected]> > > >>> 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 > > >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>>>> assam mailing list > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>>> assam mailing list > > >>>>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>>>>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>> assam mailing list > > >>>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> assam mailing list > > >>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> assam mailing list > > >>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > > >>>> assam mailing list > > >>>> [email protected] > > >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > > >>> assam mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> assam mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
