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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

The Thin Air Must’ve had Something to do with This

She’s nuttier than a fruitcake...

A jail official says a NASA astronaut is being charged with attempted first-degree murder in alleged kidnapping attempt involving a romantic rival.

Lisa Marie Nowak was charged earlier Tuesday with attempting to kidnap a romantic rival in a love triangle with another astronaut.
Nowak, a Navy captain and married mother of three, stood in a jail uniform, looking down during most of the hearing. The 43-year-old robotics specialist faces charges including attempted kidnapping, attempted vehicle burglary with battery, destruction of evidence and battery.

Police said Nowak drove 900 miles, donned a disguise and was armed with a BB gun and pepper spray when she confronted a woman she believed was a competitor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein, an unmarried fellow astronaut.

This is the weirdest part…

According to authorities, Nowak believed another woman, Colleen Shipman, was romantically involved with Oefelein. When Nowak found out Shipman was flying to Orlando from Houston, Nowak decided to confront her early Monday, according to the arrest affidavit.

Nowak raced from Houston to Orlando wearing diapers in the car so she wouldn’t have to stop to go to the bathroom, authorities said. Astronauts wear diapers during launch and re-entry.

The only question I have is why didn’t she just go to the bathroom when she had to stop for gas?

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The only question I have is why didn’t she just go to the bathroom when she had to stop for gas?

Easy answer: she was using rocket fuel.

likwidshoe on February 6, 2007 at 01:42 pm
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I’ll bet she votes Democrat.

Mickey on February 6, 2007 at 02:03 pm
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Sad to see this; even if a civilian court exonerates her, she ought to be charged in Navy courts (along with her paramour and victim) for conduct unbecoming an officer.  All in all, it looks like up to three officers are watching the end of their careers, and up to two of them are going to watch their families be destroyed.

Robert Perry on February 6, 2007 at 02:05 pm

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I think it was the formaldehyde from the plywood sets where they fake all the moon landings!



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Proof on February 6, 2007 at 03:04 pm

I think it was the formaldehyde from the plywood sets where they fake all the moon landings!

You weren’t supposed to figure that out.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on February 6, 2007 at 03:29 pm

I’ll bet she votes Democrat.

What? I mean I know this is a conservative blog, but c’mon.

I think it was the formaldehyde from the plywood sets where they fake all the moon landings!

PMSing, jealous, semi-preserved Astro-Chicks high on sherm. Run for the fucking hills!!!

No, seriously, this bitch was out to kill. I think that’s pretty damn clear. She definitely wanted to do more than just talk with all that shit she had in her trench coat and car. At least she didn’t bring her NASA lightsaber along, that could have been nasty.


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Sparkie Arbuckle on February 6, 2007 at 03:43 pm
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The only question I have is why didn’t she just go to the bathroom when she had to stop for gas?

As the father of 4 daughters and a husband of nearly 9 years, I can tell you that bathroom breaks for women almost never occur at your carefully preplanned stops.

kbiel on February 6, 2007 at 03:48 pm

bathroom breaks for women almost never occur at your carefully preplanned stops

unless you plan a stop every 10 minutes.


rasberry

Sparkie Arbuckle on February 6, 2007 at 03:54 pm

I’ll bet she votes Democrat.--Mickey

Considering that crime is generally slightly higher in red (and more Christian?) states, and two of the five cities with the highest violent crime rates are in Texas, I am sure you have statistical evidence to back that up Mickey.


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“Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.” —George Orwell

Anarchist Vegetarian on February 6, 2007 at 04:31 pm
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Of course, AV, the fact that Detroit, Gary, Chicago, DC, and virtually all other high crime cities vote overwhelmingly Democratic will not come into your analysis--are you trying to prove the adage “lies, damned lies, and statistics” for us?

But seriously, just because she was a government worker does not mean she voted Democratic.  Lots of people screw up their lives through adultery on both sides of the political aisle, from Teddy Kennedy to Mark Foley.

Robert Perry on February 6, 2007 at 04:35 pm

Well, well, well…

It’s the return of Kara Hultgren or, where the PC-Kommissars are lowering standards in order to meet their gender (and race)-norming goals.  Look at any PR shot of the initial batch of astronauts—lilly white, males, mostly military airplane drivers with hard science backgrounds.  As depicted in the book “We Seven” and the film, “the Right Stuff” the program was extremely competitive.

After the orbital programs (Mercury, Gemini) were closed, the Apollo program had run its course, and Skylab’s remains had long cooled into spacejunk, the New Benetton Ad Generation of space programs had begun. 

I dunno, maybe the Shuttle was completely ground controllable and everybody was payload, or it just took two REAL astronauts and the rest could be the Politically-correct, genetically and gender-normed Mission Specialists.

I think that maybe this gal was one from the more recent PC-batch.  Either that, or their psych-eval profiling has suffered dramatically.

On a side note: that Depends thing, AFAIK, is an old fast-mover standby.  If you are on a trans-France-Med 22.5 hour flight in an FB-111 to cross some South Mediterranean Nations‘ Line of Death and put hot steel on target, say, a Bedouin tent set up in some palace courtyard, there are no pit stops.  You don’t have the luxuries afforded to multiengine ships, such as a toilet and a cot—your outhouse is in your shorts.

Kinda took the shining off being a fighter jock for me.

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Move_Zig on February 6, 2007 at 05:12 pm
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The only question I have is why didn’t she just go to the bathroom when she had to stop for gas?

Well, probably she was trying to reduce the chances that anyone could recognize her. It’s not a bad idea. As for the diapers, maybe this is something astronauts do (they do have long periods where using a toilet would be extremely inconvenient).

Really, if you wanted to kill someone a thousand miles away and not get caught, what would your plan be?

Bostonian on February 6, 2007 at 06:42 pm

So what did she run the car on Boston?  Rocket fuel?


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on February 6, 2007 at 07:55 pm
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Whistler,
It is really pretty darned easy to buy gas without human interaction.

(If you count on McD’s, it can be pretty easy to find a bathroom without talking to people, but it still increases the chance you have to talk to people.)

If you’re planning to kill someone, and if you were halfway bright, you would consider each interaction as a possible disaster.

Really, does nobody else think of these things?

Bostonian on February 6, 2007 at 08:31 pm

It is really pretty darned easy to buy gas without human interaction.

If you’re willing to leave a credit card trail across the US.

Really, does nobody else think of these things?


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on February 6, 2007 at 08:34 pm
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Ah, you are right about that! Take that for granted, I do.

OK, maybe she is entirely nuts, as opposed to 75%.

Bostonian on February 6, 2007 at 09:04 pm
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strange people you seppos. strange how nasa would stand up for a nutter like this.

gavin brown on February 7, 2007 at 12:25 am
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