Talk:William Proxmire
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[edit] Is he dead?
I don't want to remove someone else's work, not yet, but it's been a day since this information was put in and I haven't heard any confirmation that he is dead. When is it considered acceptable for me to remove this information? Should he be removed from the recent deaths page yet? --JamesB3 06:51, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Yes, sad to report he is in fact dead http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/topics/proxmire/
[edit] Obituary
The first two paragraphs read like an obituary. Is it really necessary to detail who all of his descendants are, and where they live? If so, is it really necessary to do it so early in the article. Let the article be about him, not his family. --Rob Kennedy 19:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Um...
"he successfully stopped numerous science and academic projects of dubious value."
There was never a consensus that the studies that he stopped were of "dubious value." He was a politican, not a scientist; it was not his place to decide what had scientific value and what did not. I'm not necessarily saying that the recipients of the Golden Fleece award were undeserving (although I personally think that Proxmire was a dickhead). However, a modification to the above statement would be appropriate, so that it reads something like:
"he successfully stopped numerous science and academic projects whose scientific value was arguable"
