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'''George Carlton Deutsch III''' was a press officer of the ] space agency ]. He was appointed to the position by ], having previously worked in the ] "war room." '''George Carlton Deutsch III''' was a press officer of the ] space agency ]. He was appointed to the position by President ], having previously worked in the ] "War Room" and on the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee.<ref name="NYT4">{{cite news
| last = Revkin
| first = Andrew
| title = NASA Chief Backs Agency Openness
| work = ]
| date = 2006-02-04
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/science/04climate.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-06 }}</ref>


==Biography==
Deutsch gained notoriety in ], when it was reported he ordered the adjustment of NASA websites mentioning ] include the word "]" afterwards. <ref>|
Deutsch gained notoriety in late 2005 and early 2006, when it was reported that he had instructed a NASA website designer to add the word "theory" after every occurrence of the phrase ].<ref name="NYT4"/> In his memo to the website designer, Deutsch wrote that the Big Bang is "not proven fact; it is opinion... It is not NASA's place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator... This is more than a science issue, it is a religious issue." The memo also noted that the ] calls for the usage of the phrase "Big Bang theory".<ref name="NYT4"/>
''NASA Chief Backs Agency Openness''], Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, February 4, 2006</ref>His comments in the internal NASA email quoted by the New York Times raised concerns because of its religious overtones. Deutsch wrote,
<blockquote>
It is not NASA’s place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts ] by a ]... This is more than a science issue, it is a ] issue. And I would hate to think that young people would only be getting one-half of this debate from NASA. That would mean we had failed to properly educate the very people who rely on us for factual information the most.
</blockquote>
{{wikinews|George Deutsch resigns NASA post after Texas A&M refutes his resume}}
He was also connected with Dr. ]'s allegations of ] of science reporting within NASA.


On ], ], an Internet blog revealed that Deutsch had lied on his résumé about earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in ] from ] in 2003. Deutsch did attend A&M, but left school in ] to work for George W. Bush's reelection campaign. Following this revelation, on ], ], Deutsch resigned from his post at NASA. Prior to the 2004 Bush/Cheney presidential campaign, Deutsch had been a student at ]. His NASA résumé falsely asserted that he had a B.A. degree in journalism, but in February 2006 a blogger at ] discovered that he had never graduated.<ref>{{cite web | last = Anthis | first = Nick | title = BREAKING NEWS: George Deutsch Did Not Graduate From Texas A & M University | work = The Scientific Activist (blog) | date = 2006-02-06 | url = http://scientificactivist.blogspot.com/2006/02/breaking-news-george-deutsch-did-not.html| accessdate = 2007-06-06 }}</ref> This was subsequently confirmed by Texas A&M, and Deutsch resigned from NASA.<ref name="NYT8">{{cite news | last = Revkin| first = Andrew | title = A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA | work = The New York Times | date = 2006-02-08 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/politics/08nasa.html | accessdate = 2008-03-29 }}</ref> Deutsch later returned to Texas A&M and completed his degree that year.<ref>{{cite web
|last=Deutsch
|first=George
|title=Testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
|date=2007-03-19
|url=http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070319103734-13686.pdf
|accessdate=2007-07-15
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709190042/http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070319103734-13686.pdf
|archivedate=2007-07-09
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


], the director of NASA's ], and several other career NASA scientists and public affairs officials had been interviewed by '']'' in January 2006. In these interviews, they complained about "intensifying efforts by political appointees in NASA, including Deutsch, to control more closely" the content of their public statements.<ref name="NYT10">{{cite news
On ], ], officials from Texas A&M University, including the assistant to the registrar Rita Presly, wrote:
| last = Revkin
"George Carlton Deutsch III did attend Texas A&M University but has not completed the requirements for a degree."
| first = Andrew
| title = Ex-Press Aide for NASA Offers Defense

| work = The New York Times
On February 10th, 2006, the ] reported that Deutsch denied he had lied about his college degree on his résumé. They wrote,
| date = 2006-02-10

| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3DF153EF933A25751C0A9609C8B63
<blockquote>'When I left college,' he said, 'I did not properly update my résumé. As a result, it may appear misleading to some. However, I was up front with NASA about my undergraduate status when they hired me.'</blockquote>
| accessdate = 2007-06-06 }}</ref> Deutsch, speaking to the ''New York Times'', gave his opinion that Hansen had exaggerated the threat of global warming. He denied lying to NASA about his college degree.<ref name="NYT10"/>

In the same article Deutsch responded to the Big Bang controversy,

<blockquote>'We are both Christians, and I was sharing with him my personal opinions on the Big Bang theory versus intelligent design,' Mr. Deutsch wrote to The Times. 'What I said about intelligent design did not affect the presentation of the Big Bang theory in the subsequent Einstein Web story. This is a very important point, because I have been accused of trying to insert religion into this story, which I was not trying to do.'</blockquote>


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== External links == == External links ==
* , ''New York Times'', January 29, 2006, Andrew C. Revkin * , '']'', January 29, 2006, Andrew C. Revkin
* , ''New York Times'', February 10th, 2006, Andrew C. Revkin * , '']'', February 4, 2006
* , ''International Herald Tribune'', January 29, 2006, Andrew C. Revkin
* , ''New York Times'', February 4, 2006, Andrew C. Revkin
* , ''Houston Chronicle'', February 4, 2006
* , ''news@nature.com'', Tony Reichhardt (available only to "premium plus" subscribers)
* , ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', Eric Mink
* , ''The Scientific Activist'', February 6, 2006, Nick Anthis
* , ''The Scientific Activist'', February 8, 2006, Nick Anthis
* , '']'', ], ], Andrew C. Revkin
* , '']'', ], ], Andrew C. Revkin


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Latest revision as of 04:10, 20 October 2020

For American restaurateur, see George Lang (restaurateur).

George Carlton Deutsch III was a press officer of the United States space agency NASA. He was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush, having previously worked in the Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign "War Room" and on the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Biography

Deutsch gained notoriety in late 2005 and early 2006, when it was reported that he had instructed a NASA website designer to add the word "theory" after every occurrence of the phrase Big Bang. In his memo to the website designer, Deutsch wrote that the Big Bang is "not proven fact; it is opinion... It is not NASA's place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator... This is more than a science issue, it is a religious issue." The memo also noted that the AP Stylebook calls for the usage of the phrase "Big Bang theory".

Prior to the 2004 Bush/Cheney presidential campaign, Deutsch had been a student at Texas A&M University. His NASA résumé falsely asserted that he had a B.A. degree in journalism, but in February 2006 a blogger at The Scientific Activist discovered that he had never graduated. This was subsequently confirmed by Texas A&M, and Deutsch resigned from NASA. Deutsch later returned to Texas A&M and completed his degree that year.

James E. Hansen, the director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and several other career NASA scientists and public affairs officials had been interviewed by The New York Times in January 2006. In these interviews, they complained about "intensifying efforts by political appointees in NASA, including Deutsch, to control more closely" the content of their public statements. Deutsch, speaking to the New York Times, gave his opinion that Hansen had exaggerated the threat of global warming. He denied lying to NASA about his college degree.

See also

References

  1. ^ Revkin, Andrew (2006-02-04). "NASA Chief Backs Agency Openness". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  2. Anthis, Nick (2006-02-06). "BREAKING NEWS: George Deutsch Did Not Graduate From Texas A & M University". The Scientific Activist (blog). Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  3. Revkin, Andrew (2006-02-08). "A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  4. Deutsch, George (2007-03-19). "Testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  5. ^ Revkin, Andrew (2006-02-10). "Ex-Press Aide for NASA Offers Defense". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-06.

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