Mark Whittington continues (embarrassingly) to do self-therapy on line about his imaginary “Internet Rocketeers Club.”
I guess it’s cheaper than a real therapist. Though it doesn’t seem to be working, as the uncited delusions about this non-existent and nebulous organization persist.
I suppose the only requirement for joining the Internet Rocketeer Club is to have a blog that expresses an opinion not authorized by Administrator Griffin.
The biggest mistake is to assume that all space bloggers share a homogeneous opinion on anything, and that they can all be written off as kooks just because one blogger might have a kooky take on a particular issue. The most important thing is to keep the rational debates on space policy and technical solutions going strong, to provide our leadership with thoroughly-vetted options for which direction to take our space efforts.
I was puzzled by this post until I realized, Rand is being a little humor impaired.
I’m not sure what Rand’s beef with Mark is, but it’s an interesting dynamic.
The only offensive thing about Mark is his atrocious spelling and plain old lack of attention to detail, often leading to confusing typos that actually affect the meaning of what I THINK he’s trying to say — is it really that much effort to look over what you’re about to post before clicking on the post button?
I find that very irratating. Otherwise, he’s an interesting perspective. Too bad he doesn’t allow comments.
I was puzzled by this post until I realized, Rand is being a little humor impaired.
Well, Mark, you certainly have a talent for “realizing” nonsense. My sense of humor has an unfortunate characteristic, in that it causes me to find amusement only in things that are actually funny.
I put in my application for membership several months ago, but I haven’t heard anything back. Let me in guys, please. Huh, guys, please?
I put in my application for membership several months ago, but I haven’t heard anything back. Let me in guys, please. Huh, guys, please?
Hey, don’t ask us. Whittington is the only person who has a membership roster and knows how to join.
Adam,
We usually require some evidence of incorporation and a business plan, but what the hell! You’re in! 😉
-MM
I hear some of those Internet Rocketeers had a barbeque this weekend in MacGregor.
Maybe the Internet Rocket Club is a spinoff of the Clear Lake Group — the imaginary “space policy group” that Mark and Robert Oler claim to have “founded.”
The only offensive thing about Mark is his atrocious spelling and plain old lack of attention to detail, often leading to confusing typos that actually affect the meaning of what I THINK he’s trying to say
Spelling, grammar, punctuation — strange lapses from someone who claims to be a journalist.
I just checked on Whois.com, and the domain name internetrocketeersclub.org is available, cheap.
Ooh! Ooh! Can I play along?
What I like about Mark is his incredible lack of reading comprehension, coupled with his partisan ability to overlook the facts!
Take this example about Sarah Palin supposedly not knowing that Africa is a continent:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1206001/sarah_palin_africa_story_a_hoax.html?cat=9
Mark ignored the fact that the liberal Fox News first reported the story. But then he cites a NY Times article that actually does not say what he claims it does! In other words, he does not even bother to read his own sources!
I suspect that this happens to Mark a lot!