April 01, 2008 Archives

2008/04/01 03:00:30

larry niven as: the worst government consultant ever to live

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2008/March/SecurityBeat.htm#Science
Among the group's approximately 24 members is Larry Niven, the bestselling and award-winning author of such books as "Ringworld" and "Lucifer's Hammer," which he co-wrote with SIGMA member Jerry Pournelle.

Niven said a good way to help hospitals stem financial losses is to spread rumors in Spanish within the Latino community that emergency rooms are killing patients in order to harvest their organs for transplants.

"The problem [of hospitals going broke] is hugely exaggerated by illegal aliens who aren't going to pay for anything anyway," Niven said.

"Do you know how politically incorrect you are?" Pournelle asked. .

"I know it may not be possible to use this solution, but it does work," Niven replied.
I can't wait to see Niven's other revolutionary ideas, such as prohibiting Internet Smut, ending the Raghead Menace Once And For All with nuclear weapons, banning that gosh darn hippie music, and telling those damn kids to get offa his lawn.


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