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Lunar Base Foe Romney Endorsed By Lunar Base Supporters

Posted by timothy on from the let's-just-howl-at-each-other-instead dept.

MarkWhittington writes "Mitt Romney has infamously suggested that the idea of lunar colonies is 'zany' and has ridiculed Newt Gingrich's idea of building a lunar base by 2020. However Romney has been endorsed by a group of aerospace heavyweights, including Apollo moonwalker Gene Cernan and former NASA administrator Mike Griffin, many of whom have previously supported the idea of lunar bases."

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  1. Re:It's just more Romney pandering. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    George W. Bush of all people was probably the first president to suggest with a straight face a manned moon station.

    In Texas, a "Manned Moon Station" is 4 oz whole milk, 2 oz of Bourbon and a jigger of grain alcohol, served over shaved ice. With a tiny American flag.

    The former President thought he was ordering an aperitif.

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