L.A. County supervisors to name Buzz Aldrin 'honorary consul general to the moon'
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is heading for the final frontier: Space.
At the behest of Supervisor Mike Antonovich, the board is appointing Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as its very own "Honorary Consul General to the Moon from Los Angeles County."
Aldrin was the second man to step on the moon in July 1969.
The Board of Supervisors, famous for presentations of elaborate scrolls, will give one to Aldrin on behalf of the 24 Apollo astronauts who reached the vicinity of the moon.
According to the board's agenda, the astronauts represent the "highest ideals of a seasoned American military officer, American military aviator, American veteran, and American space explorer."
-- Richard Winton
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Another waste of time and money by a city council more famous for silly scrolls than actual governance.
Posted by: C.J. | November 10, 2009 at 12:48 PM
uh, well actually, you see? we sorta have a whole lot more things to attend to here at home first doncha think?
Posted by: stewart | November 10, 2009 at 01:17 PM
I'm underwhelmed. They can call him what they like. Let me know when they build him an embassy for his posting. :)
Posted by: Leonard | November 10, 2009 at 02:50 PM
When LA County's demagogues spend tax dollars on meaningless offices for octogenarian astronauts, only the calligrapher wins.
Posted by: I. R. Serf | November 10, 2009 at 03:11 PM
These bozos have too much time on their hands. It's a waste of public funds to pay their salaries.
Posted by: Fire the supervisors | November 10, 2009 at 06:57 PM