Survey results, and a new question (or two)
The results are in on our first Question of the Week, and it's unanimous: 100 percent of respondents felt that "misleading and false statements about weapons of mass destruction leading to the deaths of civilians and American soldiers" were worse than "misleading answers about private sexual encounters between consenting adults."
And now, our second question: July 20, 1969: U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the surface of the moon. July 20, 2003: The U.S. space program is in trouble after the shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry in February. How important is space exploration to you?
Very important -- we need to restore the space program and make it a higher priority
Important, but -- exploring space is fine, but we have more important priorities such as disease, famine, and defense.
Not important -- we've been there, done that, and besides, lots of countries and private industry are in space these days anyway
Other, please specify
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Meanwhile, here's my opinion: I am appalled that the Associated Press, and subsequently many of its client news organizations, have reported today that John Glenn was the first human to orbit the earth. . That mistake was included in nearly every report I could find of today's commemoration in Dayton, Ohio, of the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
John Glenn was NOT the first human to orbit the earth. Do you know who was? If so, or if you'd like to guess, please use the comments section for this post to answer.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @4:18 PM
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