Clinton: Branson my last chance to go into space

Associated Press ^ | April 26, 2012

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's childhood aspiration of becoming an astronaut was dashed by NASA, but she may not be giving up on the dream of reaching the heavens.

Clinton welcomed the British billionaire Richard Branson to a State Department conference on global investment on Thursday by saying she was "excited he's here because many, many, many years ago, I wanted to be an astronaut, and I think he may be my last chance to live out that particular dream."

[Rummyfan]

Please - send her into space!

[BenLurkin]

Can't understand why NASA turned her down..who wouldn't want to spend four days in a phone booth sized space capsule with this...?

[Gertie]

Goodie goodie goodie and when she goes I can think of a whole lot of people who should go with her.

[Charles Martel]

There was a Simpsons episode where a handful of survivors departed Earth in one spaceship - and all the undesirables were loaded onto a second ship... and launched into the sun.

[KarlInOhio]

Those pants just dare you to look into the gates of Hell.

[chris37]

Please go, and do not ever return.

[Steely Tom]

This is where we're headed.

We'll get to do something if some powerful politician (or a member of their family) wants to do it.

We'll get the cure for some disease if some powerful politician (or a member of their family) suffers from that disease.

We'll get to fulfill one of our dreams if some powerful politician (or a member of their family) shares that same dream.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I’ll contribute to the cost of her ticket if Branson will promise to leave her there.

[spawn44]

Now I know the reason she’s so SPACED OUT. If she does go for a ride make it ONE WAY AND TAKE BILL WITH YOU.

[stylecouncilor]

LOL!

[GraceG]

Well the dumb NAG only has herself to blame for this fact because she and Hill Billy did a LOT to damage NASA and then the Obammy admin really crapped on it....

[battlegearboat]

Branson wouldn’t have her in space but might offer her one of his old balloon rides.

[dfwgator]

[Talisker]

I’ll contribute to the cost of her ticket if Branson will promise to leave her there.

I was going to say the same thing - we should take up a collection.

Except that, if you were a member of the Galactic ET community and Earth sent you Hillary, wouldn't you treat that as an act of war? I sure would.

[SJSAMPLE]

We should take up a collection.

[Venturer]

Hillary may not be an astronaut, but she is definitely a Space Cadet.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Exactly. Bang zoom her to the moon and take Pelosi with her and let real Americans, let sane people take their jobs instead. This woman is an absolute fraud. She’s a freakin’ lawyer who worships Marxism and has no business whatsover in foreign policy.

She reminds me of the Despot of New York city Mike Bloomberg making Janette Sadik-Khan transportation commisioner which has been a disaster from day one.

Why? Because the woman is a lawyer who rides a bike, has absolutely no qualifications whatsoever running a million streets of traffic. A taxi driver born in Kabul in this country 3 weeks could literally do a better job.

WTF is it with politicians and lawyers anyway? Does graduating with a law degree and passing the bar qualify someone nowdays as “all knowing”? Not where I’m from. Traffic is the worst it’s ever been in NYC and Iran and the middle east is but all set to start nuclear WW3. Good going Hillary. Good going Barack. Your SOS is as effective as a child.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Just fly away Hillary!...

[Paladin2]

Cliton and Huma want to join the In Orbit Club?