NASA Gone Wild...

NASA chief tells employees to celebrate gay pride month

The Catholic News Agency reported this morning that National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s acting Chief Christopher J. Scolese sent an internal communication to all employees at the space agency directing them to organize and participate in Gay Pride Month celebrations.

On June 1st, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. In it, the President affirmed his commitment to “support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans.” He listed among these measures the enhancement of hate crimes laws, support for civil unions and Federal rights, outlawing workplace discrimination, ensuring adoption rights and ending the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy for homosexuals in the military service. The proclamation has even broader scope than the original one issued by President Clinton in 1999. Gay Pride Month proclamations were not issued during the presidency of George W. Bush. According to the CNA report, Mr. Scolese’s directive to the NASA staff stated in part:

“This month-long observance gives all of us an opportunity to appreciate the accomplishments of LGBT Americans and celebrate the many contributions members of the LGBT community make daily to the fabric of American life ...

“Take time to learn about the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans, and celebrate the diversity that has helped shape and strengthen NASA and our nation.”

OK...Gun Shy is baffled, so maybe I should ask the obvious question. What does someones sexual preferences, and what people do behind the closed doors of their bedrooms have to do with running a space agency? I am wondering if the NASA acting chief will now also assign a month to celebrate the contributions of heterosexuals (straight people) and focus on their sex lives, because it is just about as relevant in my opinion. Gun Shy is starting to wonder if all of the federal administrators drank some special kool aid at the Obama inauguration party, because the stuff that is coming out of Washington these days is so incredibly surreal. It is almost like Americans are now forced to look at everything through the reflection of a distorted fun house mirror. I can't help but wonder what will be the next edict issued by The Panderer in Chief. In a time when the long running shuttle program is winding down, and thousands will be losing their space industry jobs that are foundational when it comes to the local economy here in Central Florida, I would think that there are more urgent issues to be concerned about and to focus on. To me personally, this closely resembles the Nero Fiddled as Rome Burned effect. Here is another article from the net that might be just about as relevant to the day to day functioning and long term goals of the nations space program.

Hat tip to the Steve-o "unit"