Hi Bob,

Neither Rutan nor his team made that sign. Someone in the crowd
handed Melvill the sign as he passed by on the SS1 and he held it up
to the crowd. Anyways, my comment was to celebrate the freedom that
we have here in the US, not to degrade our government.

Bryan

Bob Fry wrote in message ...
(bryan chaisone) writes:

They had a sign that said:

Space Ship One
Government Zero

That is a great statement! Only in America do you get the freedom to
do something like this and to publicly say such a statement and not be
imprisoned or killed.

Only in America would someone as clever as Rutan be so ignorant about
the history of government in this country and its role in creating a
place for entrepeneurs to thrive.