Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020

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COCOA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich promised Wednesday on Florida’s space coast to create a moon colony by 2020 if elected president.

"By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon. And it will be American," Gingrich told the crowd of roughly 700, taking them to their feet in applause.

The former House speaker said the current space program in the country is a "tragedy" and believes his "grandiose" ideas can help fix it.

"I am sick of being told we have to be timid and I'm sick of being told we have to be limited to technologies that are 50 years old," he said, noting that by 2020 he wants to be capable to go to Mars.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney seemed to question Gingrich’s desire to put lunar mining colonies on the moon during a debate last month but the speaker says these are bold ideas the governor doesn’t understand.

"I was attacked the other night for being grandiose. I would just want you to note: Lincoln standing at Council Bluffs was grandiose. The Wright Brothers standing at Kitty Hawk were grandiose. John F. Kennedy was grandiose. I accept the charge that I am grandiose and that Americans are instinctively grandiose," Gingrich said.

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, center, speaks at a Space Coast-Space Industry roundtable Wednesday at Brevard Commnunity College in Cocoa, Fla.

Speaking about space is not new for Gingrich. In stump speeches, he often references his ideas to change the struggling American program, but this was the first event he completely dedicated to the topic, hoping this is "the second great launch of the adventure John F. Kennedy started."

"At one point early in my career I introduced the northwest ordinance for space and I said when we got -- I think the number is 13,000 -- when we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon they can petition to become a state," Gingrich said, telling the crowd this was the "weirdest" thing he has ever done. "And I will as president encourage the introduction of the northwest ordinance for space to put a marker down that we want Americans to think boldly about the future…"

Gingrich finished off his public schedule for the day with a Space Industry Roundtable at Brevard Community College.
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Mandatory comment: Wow :wtf:
 
Excellent - can Newt be the first to live there.

"It will be American" ?? As far as I know no country can lay claim to any area on the moon.
 
Yes, let them colonise the moon. We can send all the politicians there. The world is better off without them.
 
Lycanthrope said:
I think you know the answer to that one already :p

What amazes me is that these people have so much support. Well, it would amaze me if I didn't live in a country run by the ANC.
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They have a lot of support because the alternative is the loonies in the Democratic Party
 
Just another example of Republican hypocrisy. The dems suggested making Washington DC its own state (with 500 000) people... and the Republicans went ape **** crazy and started foaming at the mouth about the very idea. Apparently if its only 13 000 people... and its on the moon.... thats enough to calm Republicans down....

lol.. cant believe people still support them...
 
I've heard of politicians promising the world, but to promise the moon?
 
Rosaudio said:
With what money?
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They spend 800 billion dollars a year on their military, im sure they could make a plan somewhere. The funny thing is NASA is such a small blip on the federal budget stuff like this could be done without altering the numbers much. NASA only accounts for about 0.6% of of the federal budget. Heck, i'd rather see them pushing $100 billion NASA's way than see it doing nothing at the military.

...and to think how little space exploration has progressed since the JFK days. Quite sad really.

Perhaps 2020 is a bit soon, but surely 2030 isnt.
 
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