[Peace-discuss] Adler Planetarium responds to McCain

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Correct, neither mentioned that it was to replace the 40 year old Adler Planetarium's projector that gives all those free educational programs to Chgo's school kids. 
 
Hey have you noticed? My Repub friends and family complain about all the "negativity," and my Dems friends and family complain about all the lying.
 --Jenifer

--- On Thu, 10/9/08, Karen Medina <kmedina at illinois.edu> wrote:

From: Karen Medina <kmedina at illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Adler Planetarium responds to McCain
To: "peace discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 3:04 PM

YES!. Thanks for sharing the article.

But I'm pretty sure the quote in the article is wrong; When McCain
mentioned 
that Obama had approved the expensive projector in Chicago, McCain 
intentionally left out that it had anything to do with a planetarium. I'd
have to 
look for a transcript.

-karen medina

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:47:43 -0500
>From: "Robert Naiman" <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>  
>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Adler Planetarium responds to McCain  
>To: "peace discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>
>http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pressroom/pr/2008_10_08_AdlerStatement
_aboutdebate.pdf
>
>    STATEMENT ABOUT SENATOR JOHN McCAIN'S COMMENTS AT THE 
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
>    Last night, during the presidential debate in Nashville,
>Tennessee, Senator John McCain made the following statement:
>    McCain: "While we were working to eliminate these pork barrel
>earmarks he (Senator Obama) voted for nearly $1 billion in pork barrel
>earmark projects. Including $3 million for an overhead projector at a
>planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. My friends, do we need to spend that
>kind of money?"
>    To clarify, the Adler Planetarium requested federal support –
>which was not funded – to replace the projector in its historic Sky
>Theater, the first planetarium theater in the Western Hemisphere. The
>Adler's Zeiss Mark VI projector – not an overhead projector – is
the
>instrument that re-creates the night sky in a dome theater, the
>quintessential planetarium experience. The Adler's projector is nearly
>40 years old and is no longer supported with parts or service by the
>manufacturer. It is only the second planetarium projector in the
>Adler's 78 years of operation. Science literacy is an urgent issue in
>the United States. To remain competitive and ensure national security,
>it is vital that we educate and inspire the next generation of
>explorers to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and
>math.
>
>    Senator McCain's statements about the Adler Planetarium's
request
>for federal support do not accurately reflect the museum's legislative
>history or relationship with Senator Obama. The Adler has approached
>the Illinois Congressional delegation the last few years for federal
>assistance with various initiatives. These have included museum
>exhibitions, equipment and educational programs we offer to area
>schools, including the Chicago Public Schools. We have made requests
>to Senators Durbin and Obama, as well as to 6 area Congressmen from
>both political parties. We are grateful that all of the Members we
>have approached,including Senator Obama, have deemed our activities
>worthy of their support, and have made appropriations requests on our
>behalf, as they have for many worthy Illinois nonprofit organizations.
>
>    As a result of the hard work of our bipartisan congressional
>delegation, the Adler has been fortunate to receive a few federal
>appropriations the past couple of years. However, the Adler has never
>received an earmark as a result of Senator Obama's efforts. This is
>clearly evidenced by recent transparency laws implemented by the
>Congress, which have resulted in the names of all requesting Members
>being listed next to every earmark in the reports that accompany
>appropriations bills.
>    October 8, 2008
>
>
>-- 
>Robert Naiman
>Just Foreign Policy
>www.justforeignpolicy.org
>naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>
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>http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGZFrFxVg8A
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