Clinton unveils science agenda on Sputnik anniversary
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton used today’s the 50th anniversary of the Soviets launch of the Sputnik satellite to unveil a science agenda that would include a presidential executive order allowing “ethical stem cell research’’ and banning political appointees from altering the scientific conclusions in government publications.
Clinton also called on a focus on alternative energy â€â€Å“ “We can call it energy 2.0’’ â€â€Å“ that would end the United State’s dependence on foreign oil.
Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, pledged that if elected she would have a science advisor in the White House who will report directly to the president.
Even before Clinton uttered a word of her speech, she came under attack from the Republican National Committee which pointed out she “is lecturing about math, even though she’s having trouble adding up the figures to pay for her own health care plan.’’
Clinton did not put a dollar figure on her entire package, but she has pledged to spend $50 billion on a Strategic Energy Fund to promote energy conservation and combat global warming.
The 59-year-old presidential candidate noted that the Soviet satellite that beat the United States in the first leg of the space race fascinated her as a little girl. She recalled doing her eighth science project on space medicine and in junior high applied to NASA on how to become an astronaut.
After Sputnik went up, sales of telescopes and binoculars went up, she said. There was a national fascination with math and science that needs to be revived once again.
Photo: Clinton greets members of the audience at the Carnegie Institution after her speech. Credit: Washington Bureau, Brian Tumulty.
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Sputnik started the race to space in which United Sates won. However, let’s not forget that sputnik was the first artificial satellite to be put in space.
Watch Sputnik’s historical launch video
http://www.snupped.com/sputnik
If Republican National Committee wants Republicans to be elected maybe they should take the high road and put forth their own ideas for scientific progress instead of making silly child-like statements.
If we in the U.S. don’t get our act together in regards to science we will become a 2nd world nation. We now have China and India as well as Russia as competition.
There was nothing wrong with that statement.
They could have added, “Clinton is spacy anyway.”
As for the rest of your comment, I agree.
Hilary Clinton stinks! God, if she is elected for president i will leave the country!
Hilary Clinton deserves to win after this speech. I would support her 100% with her campaign towards president. I am very pleased someone has spoken about problems on use of foriegn oil and on global warming. I am also very happy that we recogonized the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik. Even though the first satelitte was Russian, it still did mark humans first object successfully launch into space. Vote for HILARY CLINTON for PRESIDENT!!!
Yea but Patrick, no other country would want you.
I don’t know, Zak, the French might let Patrick in…
We here at Got Eyewash, LLC would like to know what is causing Patrick to dislike Hillary Clinton so much. You hate her enough to leave the country? Come on now. If she were a he, would you feel the same way about her (substitute him).
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wow quite of few negative comments on this anyways i quite like the little thing i read here (but that doesn’t matter because i cant vote im only 13) anyways i just wanted to say everyones entitled to their own opinion so dont go yelling at other people just because they dont like the same people things ect that you do they probably have reasons for disliking them just as good as the reasons you like them if you dont agree okay thats fine leave it at that no reason to get in an argument well anyways thats all i wanted to say until later bye
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