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Ray Bradbury is mad at President Obama, but it's not about the economy, the war or the plan to a construct a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. “He should be announcing that we should go back to the moon,” “I think our country is in need of a revolution,” Bradbury said. “There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people and for the people.” The native of Waukegan, Ill., has never been shy about expressing himself -- he described President Clinton with a word that rhymes...

He's 90 years old and sounds like a tea party member to me!

The stars run in their courses, in billions of galaxies, orbited by planets which are orbited by moons, and if they did not do so in ways which are predictable -- that is with many recurring similarities -- science would not exist. Predictability to some degree or other is the foundation of science. Those italics emphasize an extension of previous demands by science, which insisted on absolutes. Quantum physics took that down, and in the process angered Albert Einstein. But, still and all, even in the subatomic world one can safely play the odds. You cannot predict what any given...

The American Library Association, or ALA, has ignored a request by imprisoned Cuban counterparts to demand leader Fidel Castro release them, but the author of "Fahrenheit 451" responded after viewing evidence of court-ordered book burning. "I stand against any library or any librarian anywhere in the world being imprisoned or punished in any way for the books they circulate," Bradbury said. "I plead with Castro and his government to immediately take their hands off the independent librarians and release all those librarians in prison, and to send them back into Cuban culture to inform the people." .... In the case...

After giving a keynote speech this week at the American Library Association's annual convention, science fiction author Ray Bradbury joined a growing list of international writers and human rights activists in condemning the persecution of Cuba's Independent Library Project. The American Library Association, or ALA, has ignored a request by imprisoned Cuban counterparts to demand leader Fidel Castro release them, but the author of "Fahrenheit 451" responded after viewing evidence of court-ordered book burning. "I stand against any library or any librarian anywhere in the world being imprisoned or punished in any way for the books they circulate," Bradbury said....

The American author Ray Bradbury has demanded that Michael Moore return the title of his classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury, whose science-fiction tome Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1953, blasted Moore, whose politically explosive film Fahrenheit 9/11 opened in North America this weekend, for using the title without permission and asked for an apology and for the film's name to be changed. "It's not a nice thing he has done," Bradbury, 83, said. "My book is known all over the world and that title is my title." Bradbury said he wanted a public apology from director and author, who published...

LOS ANGELES - Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from filmmaker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel "Fahrenheit 451" without permission and wants the new documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" to be renamed. "He didn't ask my permission," Bradbury, 83, told The Associated Press on Friday. "That's not his novel, that's not his title, so he shouldn't have done it." The 1953 novel, widely considered Bradbury's masterpiece, portrays an ugly futuristic society in which firemen burn homes and libraries in order to destroy the books inside and keep people from thinking independently. "Fahrenheit 451" takes its title...

Summary: In viewing Earth, moon and Mars, few could or would ask to look ahead five hundred years. When presenting his views to the blue-ribbon Presidential Panel, author Ray Bradbury took on the challenge of imagining a moon base and a Mars' civilization. Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Spaceman Ray Bradbury is the author of classic works of science fiction such as, "The Martian Chronicles," "The Illustrated Man", "Fahrenheit 451", and "Something Wicked This Way Comes." He has published more than five hundred works, including short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and verse. Science fiction author, Raymond Bradbury. Beyond his...

<p>Author Ray Bradbury, who wrote the science fiction classic "The Martian Chronicles," says President Bush's announcement that he wants the United States to put an astronaut on Mars could have tremendous consequences centuries from now.</p> <p>Space exploration could open new worlds, just as European exploration 500 years ago led to the creation of the United States, Bradbury said.</p>

KGW poll: Smith's senate lead increases 10/30/2002 By JIM PARKER and VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff With less than a week until election day, it appears Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith has slightly increased his lead over Democratic opponent Bill Bradbury -- according to a new KGW poll of likely Oregon voters. Smith currently garners support from 56% of those surveyed, up from 52% just a week ago. Bradbury’s support has remained steady during this one-week period at 34%. Only 5% of voters remain undecided. Constitution Party candidate Lon Mabon garnered 2% of the vote, and Libertarian candidate Dan Fitzgerald had...

KGW poll: Smith's senate lead increases 10/30/2002 By JIM PARKER and VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff With less than a week until election day, it appears Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith has slightly increased his lead over Democratic opponent Bill Bradbury -- according to a new KGW poll of likely Oregon voters. Smith currently garners support from 56% of those surveyed, up from 52% just a week ago. Bradbury’s support has remained steady during this one-week period at 34%. Only 5% of voters remain undecided. Libertarian candidate Dan Fitzgerald garnered 2% of the vote, and Constitution Party candidate Lon Mabon had...

Bill Clinton will be visiting an old haunt when he returns to McArthur Court for a Halloween "get out the vote" rally. The former president will be the featured guest at Thursday's noon gathering, a fund-raiser for U.S. Senate candidate Bill Bradbury. The visit marks Clinton's second visit to Oregon this year on behalf of Bradbury, the Democratic secretary of state who is facing an uphill battle against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith. It also marks a reunion of sorts for Clinton, who greeted a boisterous crowd at the University of Oregon basketball arena 10 years ago this month...

KGW poll: Oregon voters support Smith, oppose Iraq war 10/21/2002 By JIM PARKER and VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith continues to maintain a powerful lead over Democratic opponent Bill Bradbury, according to a new KGW poll of likely Oregon voters. Although Bradbury has closed the gap slightly since KGW's last poll in September, Smith still holds an 18-point lead. In addition, Smith’s support for a war on Iraq doesn’t seem to be having an impact – even though our poll shows most Oregonians are opposed to the war movement. The poll conducted for Northwest NewsChannel 8...

I watched all three debates featuring the senatorial nominees in SD, MO, and OR Monday, as carried by C-SPAN. I can say without hesitation that the GOP candidates far outperformed their Democrat rivals. Thune and Talent were especially polished, sincere, and well-informed. Gordon Smith in OR proved that he may be the "second" Lincoln Chaffee. Smith is clearly a liberal Republican despite the 77 percent rating he sports from one of the "conservative" ratings organizations. Smith was a better debater than Democrat Bill Bradbury, but his views are similar to Bradbury on many fronts. Smith talked about how much he...

Smith - 45%Bradbury - 41%Undecided -16%Poll taken of 600 likely voters (4% margin of error) between Aug 15-18 2002, conducted by Grove Quirk Insight for Dem Senatorial Committee.